DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,987

MAHLE CLEVITE, INC.
MUSKEGON, 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 12, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Mahle Clevite, Inc., Muskegon, Michigan. The workers package
piston rings produced at affiliated facilities.
The investigation revealed that a reduced demand for the
packaging at the subject plant originated at an affiliated facility
in Franklin, Kentucky that produced piston rings. Workers at that
Franklin plant have independently been certified by the Department
of Labor as adversely affected by imports and deemed eligible to
apply for trade adjustment assistance benefits.
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 piston rings produced at Mahle
Clevite, Inc., Franklin, Kentucky contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales
or production at Muskegon, Michigan. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of Mahle Clevite, Inc., Muskegon, Michigan who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 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 28th day of April, 2008


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