DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,432

KONGSBURG AUTOMOTIVE
DRIVELINE SYSTEMS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
PEOPLE LINK, STAFFING SOLUTIONS
AND QCI TECHNICAL STAFFING
VAN WERT, OHIO

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 19, 2008,
applicable to workers of Kongsburg Automotive, Driveline Systems
Division, including on-site leased workers from People Link and
Staffing Solutions, Van Wert, Ohio. The notice was published in
the Federal Register on July 14, 2008 (73 FR 40388).
At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
produce automotive shift cables and shirt towers.
New information shows that workers leased from QCI Technical
Staffing were employed on-site at the Van Wert, Ohio location of
Kongsburg Automotive, Driveline Systems Division. The Department
has determined that these workers were sufficiently under the
control of the subject firm to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from QCI Technical
Staffing working on-site at the Van Wert, Ohio location of
Kongsburg Automotive, Driveline Systems Division.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-63,432 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Kongsberg Automotive, Driveline Systems
Division, including on-site leased workers from People
Link, Staffing Solutions and QCI Technical Staffing,
Van Wert, Ohio, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 8, 2007,
through June 19, 2010, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 24th day of November 2009.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
__________________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,432

KONGSBURG AUTOMOTIVE
DRIVELINE SYSTEMS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM PEOPLE LINK
AND STAFFING SOLUTIONS
VAN WERT, OHIO

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 27, 2008 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers of Kongsberg Automotive,
Driveline Systems Division, Van Wert, Ohio. Workers produce
automotive shift cables and shift towers. Workers are not
separately identifiable by product.
The subject firm also leased workers from People Link and
Staffing Solutions.
Employment at the subject firm declined from 2006 to 2007, and
during the period of January through May 2008 when compared to the
same time period in 2007.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has shifted a
portion of the production of automotive shift cables to a country
(Mexico) that is party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
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 there has been a shift in
production from the workers’ firm or subdivision to Mexico of
automotive shift cables that are like or directly competitive with
those produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Kongsberg Automotive, Driveline Systems
Division, Van Wert, Ohio, including on-site leased workers
from People Link and Staffing Solutions, who became totally
separated from employment on 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 at Washington, D.C., this 19th day of June 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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








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