DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,146

DRIVESOL WORLDWIDE INC.
LYONS, OHIO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either
paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (a)(2)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 14, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by The International Union, United
Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of
America (UAW), Local 2331 on behalf of workers at DriveSol
Worldwide Inc., Lyons, Ohio. The workers produce electronic
throttle control pedals.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
subject firm declined from 2005 to 2006 and when comparing the
time period of January through August 2006 to the time period of
January through August 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of electronic
throttle control pedals. These surveys revealed increased
imports of electronic throttle control pedals beginning in 2007.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act
of 1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of its investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements of
Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are easily
transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry are
adverse.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with electronic throttle control
pedals produced by DriveSol Worldwide Inc., Lyons, Ohio
contributed importantly to the decline in employment and to the
decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of DriveSol Worldwide Inc., Lyons, Ohio, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 7, 2006 through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are
also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 22nd day of October, 2007


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance