DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,046

ALCOA INCORPORATED
ALCOA WHEEL AND TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTIONS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADECCO, MANPOWER, QPS
AND SPHERION
BELOIT, WISCONSIN

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 21, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of the workers of
Alcoa Incorporated, Alcoa Wheel and Transportation
Products, Beloit, Wisconsin. The workers produce cast
aluminum wheels for automobiles.
The investigation revealed Alcoa Incorporated also
leased workers from Adecco, Manpower, QPS, and Spherion
The investigation also revealed employment and sales
at the subject facility decreased from January through
February 2008 when compared to January through February
2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customer regarding purchases of cast
aluminum auto wheels in 2006, 2007 and January through
February 2008. The survey revealed increased import
purchases 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 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 the cast
aluminum wheels produced by Alcoa Incorporated, Alcoa Wheel
and Transportation Products, Beloit, Wisconsin, 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 Alcoa Incorporated, Alcoa Wheel and
Transportation Products, Beloit, Wisconsin, including on-
site leased workers from Adecco, Manpower, QPS, and
Spherion, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 19, 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 4th day of April 2008.


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