DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,402

NTN-BCA CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF NTN-USA
LITIZ, PENNSYLVANIA

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 May 19, 2008 in response to
a petition filed by the United Steelworkers, District 10 on behalf
of workers of NTN-BCA Incorporated, a subsidiary of NTN-USA,
Lititz, Pennsylvania. The workers produce bearings for the
automotive industry.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased in January through April 2008 compared to
the same period in 2007.
The investigation also revealed the subject firm increased
reliance on imports of bearings 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 bearings produced by NTN-BCA
Incorporated, a subsidiary of NTN-USA, Lititz, Pennsylvania,
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 NTN-BCA Incorporated, a subsidiary of NTN-USA,
Lititz, Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 18, 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 14th day of July 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance