DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,337

ROBERT BOSCH CORP.
AUTOMOTIVE CHASSIS DIVISION
ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN

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 (19
USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the results
of its 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 (TAA), 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 the State of Michigan on behalf
of workers of Robert Bosch Corp., Automotive Chassis Division,
St. Joseph, Michigan. The workers at the subject facility
produce components for disc brake caliper assemblies.
The workers at the subject facility were previously TAA
certified under TA-W-56,984, which expired on June 8, 2007.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment declined from January through September 2007, over
the corresponding 2006 period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm has
increased its reliance on imports of disc brake caliper
assemblies during the relevant period.
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 facility are age 50
or over and possess skills that are not 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 components for disc brake
caliper assemblies produced at Robert Bosch Corp., Automotive
Chassis Division, St. Joseph, Michigan, 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 Robert Bosch Corp., Automotive Chassis
Division, St. Joseph, Michigan, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 9,
2007, 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 28th day of November, 2007


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance