DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,515

DRIVE SOL GLOBAL STEERING, INC.
STEERING DIVISION
FORMERLY KNOWN AS TIMKEN US CORPORATION
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS GLOBAL STEERING SYSTEMS, LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM KELLY SERVICES, INC.
WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on February 5, 2008,
applicable to workers of Drive Sol Global Steering, Inc.,
Steering Division, Watertown, Connecticut. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on February 22, 2008 (73 FR
9835). The certification was amended on March 10, 2008 and
August 20, 2008 to reflect the former employers name and to
include on-site leased workers from Kelly Services. The notices
were published in the Federal Register on March 17, 2008 (73 FR
14271) and August 29, 2008 (73 FR 51000-51001), respectively.
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of steering mechanical shafts.


New information shows that on March 31, 2009, Wanxiang Corp.
purchased Drive Sol Global Steering Systems, LLC. and is
currently known as Global Steering Systems, LLC.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to include workers of the subject firm whose UI wages are
reported under the successor firm, Global Steering Systems, LLC.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,515 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Drive Sol Global Steering, Inc., Steering
Division formerly known as Timken US Corporation, currently
known as Global Steering Systems, LLC, including on-site
leased workers from Kelly Services, Watertown, Connecticut,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after November 29, 2006, through February 5, 2010, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 13th day of May 2009.

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


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,515

DRIVE SOL GLOBAL STERRING, INC.
STEERING DIVISION
WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT

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), as amended, 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, 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 November 30, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Drive Sol Global Steering, Inc., Steering
Division, Watertown, Connecticut. Workers at the subject firm
manufacture steering mechanical shafts.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the subject firm declined during the period of
January through November 2007, when compared to the same time
period in 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
customers regarding their purchases of steering mechanical shafts
in 2005, 2006, January through November 2006, and January through
November 2007. The survey revealed an increased reliance in
imports of steering mechanical shafts during the period under
investigation.
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 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 steering mechanical shafts
produced by Drive Sol Global Steering, Inc., Steering Division,
Watertown, Connecticut, 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 Drive Sol Global Steering, Inc., Steering
Division, Watertown, Connecticut, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 29,
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 5th day of February 2008


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





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