DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,335

KRIZMAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF MANPOWER AND SPHERION
MISHAWAKA, INDIANA

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 October 22, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Krizman International, Inc., Mishawaka, Indiana. The
workers are engaged in the production of automotive chassis
parts (i.e. ball joints, tie rods, idler arms, pitman arms, and
center links).
The investigation determined that production and employment
at the subject firm declined during January through October 2007
when compared to the corresponding 2006 period.
The investigation also revealed company imports of products
directly competitive with automotive chassis parts (i.e. ball
joints, tie rods, idler arms, pitman arms, and center links)
increased during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Krizman International,
Inc., Mishawaka, Indiana also leased workers from Manpower and
Spherion.
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 automotive chassis parts (i.e.
ball joints, tie rods, idler arms, pitman arms, and center
links) produced by Krizman International, Inc., Mishawaka,
Indiana, contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers 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 Krizman International, Inc., Mishawaka,
Indiana, including on-site leased workers from Manpower and
Spherion, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 18, 2006, through two years
from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance 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 1st day of November, 2007.



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