DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,552

HAYES LEMMERZ
TECHNICAL CENTER
FERNDALE, MICHIGAN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
to Apply for 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 11, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Hayes Lemmerz, Technical Center, Ferndale,
Michigan. The workers are engaged in engineering, computer-
aided design (CAD), computer-aided machining (CAM), testing, and
research and development (R&D) services.
Employment at the subject firm declined between December 6,
2006 and December 6, 2007.
The Department has determined that the subject worker group
is in support of production at Hayes Lemmerz International,
Huntington, Indiana.
The decline in employment at the subject firm is related to
increased imports of cast aluminum wheels. Workers of Hayes
Lemmerz International, Huntington, Indiana, were certified
eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TA-W-58,867)
based on increased imports of articles like or directly
competitive with the cast aluminum wheels produced at the
Huntington, Indiana plant.
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 given
the employment situation in the local area. 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 cast aluminum wheels produced
by Hayes Lemmerz International, Huntington, 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 Hayes Lemmerz, Technical Center, Ferndale,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 6, 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 13th day of December 2007

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