DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,530

COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE
FLUIDS DIVISION
NEW LEXINGTON, 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 (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 December 4, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a union official (United Auto
Workers, Local 1686) on behalf of workers at Cooper Standard
Automotive, Fluids Division, New Lexington, Ohio. The workers at
the subject firm produce tubing for brake and fuel lines.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment declined at the subject firm during the relevant period.

The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding their purchases of tubing for brake
and fuel lines during 2005, 2006 and January through October 2007
over the corresponding 2006 period. The survey revealed increased
imports of tubing for brake and fuel lines during the relevant
period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with tubing for brake and fuel lines
produced by Cooper Standard Automotive, Fluids Division, New
Lexington, Ohio 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 Cooper Standard Automotive, Fluids Division,
New Lexington, Ohio, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after November 27, 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 February 2008


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