DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,307

CONDOR PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF COOLGAS, INC.
TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
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 May 5, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers
Condor Products Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Coolgas, Inc., Tecumseh, Michigan. Workers produced bottled
pressurized refrigerant gas.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
at the subject firm have declined since 2007.
Company imports of bottled pressurized refrigerant gas have
increased in 2008 compared with 2007.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that
the Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act
are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion one has not
been met.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm does not
have a significant number of workers who are age 50 and above.
Significant means three or more workers in a workforce of fifty
or fewer.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with bottled pressurized
refrigerant gas produced at by the subject firm or subdivision
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 Condor Products Company, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Coolgas, Inc., Tecumseh, Michigan, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 30, 2007 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974"
I further determine that all workers of Condor Products
Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Coolgas, Inc.,
Tecumseh, Michigan, are denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 3rd day of June 2008

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