DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,877

RAYLOC DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
HANCOCK, MARYLAND

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 22, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Rayloc
Division, a subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, Hancock, Maryland.
Workers of the subject firm produce starters and alternators for
the automotive industry.
The investigation revealed that the decline in employment at
Rayloc Division, a subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, Hancock,
Maryland is related to a shift in production of starters and
alternators used in the automotive industry to Mexico, a country
which is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
Rayloc Division, a subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, Hancock,
Maryland to Mexico of articles that are like or directly
competitive with the products produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Rayloc Division, a subsidiary of Genuine Parts
Company, Hancock, Maryland, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 7, 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 5th day of March 2008


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