DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,983

CITATION CORPORATION
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS
COMPASS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
GRAND RAPIDS DIVISION
LOWELL, MICHIGAN

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 April 17, 2008,
applicable to workers of Citation Corporation, Grand Rapids
Division, Lowell, Michigan. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on May 2, 2008 (73 FR 24317).
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 precision machined aluminum castings
for engine and transmission components.
New information shows that due to a change in ownership in
March 2009, Citation Corporation is currently known as Compass
Automotive Group.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all
workers at the subject firm who were adversely affected due to
increased customer imports.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification to
include workers of the subject firm whose Unemployment Insurance
(UI) wages are reported under the successor firm, Compass
Automotive Group.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,983 is hereby issued
as follows:
"All workers of Citation Corporation, currently known as
Compass Automotive Group, Grand Rapids Division, Lowell,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 28, 2007, through April 17,
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 6th day of April 2009

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

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,983

CITATION CORPORATION
GRANDS RAPIDS DIVISION
LOWELL, MICHIGAN

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 March 11, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Citation Corporation, Grand Rapids Division, Lowell,
Michigan. The workers produce aluminum cast engine and
transmission components for the automotive industry. The workers
are not separately identifiable by article.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
declining customers regarding their purchases of aluminum cast
engine and transmission components in 2006, 2007, and January
through February 2008. The survey revealed increasing customer
imports during the relevant period.
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 do not possess skills that are 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 aluminum cast engine and
transmission components produced by Citation Corporation, Grand
Rapids Division, Lowell, Michigan 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 Citation Corporation, Grand Rapids Division,
Lowell, Michigan, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 28, 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 17th day of April 2008


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





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