DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,351

SCHAEFFLER GROUP USA INC
AUTOMOTIVE SEGMENT
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 May 9, 2008, in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers of Schaeffler Group USA Inc.,
Automotive Segment, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Workers of the
subject firm produce bearings for the automotive industry. The
workers are separately identifiable from other industry segments at
this facility.

The investigation revealed that declines in employment at
Schaeffler Group USA Inc., Automotive Segment, Spartanburg, South
Carolina, are related to a shift in production of bearings by the
firm to a country (Mexico) that 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 determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with the bearings produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Schaeffler Group USA Inc., Automotive Segment,
Spartanburg, South Carolina who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 8, 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 11th day of July 2008


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance