DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,722

BENSON MANUFACTURING, INC.
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF BENSON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
MINERAL WELLS, WEST VIRGINIA

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 January 23, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Benson
Manufacturing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Benson
International, Inc., Mineral Wells, West Virginia. The workers
produce steel truck bodies.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment declined absolutely upon the facility's closure.
Company imports increased in 2007, contributing to declines.
Benson International will now rely exclusively on imported
product.
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 steel truck bodies produced at
Benson Manufacturing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Benson
International, Inc., Mineral Wells, West Virginia 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 Benson Manufacturing, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Benson International, Inc., Mineral Wells,
West Virginia who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 3, 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 12th day of February 2008


/s/Richard Church
_____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance