DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,441

METALDYNE CORPORATION
METALDYNE TUBULAR PRODUCTS
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS FLEXIBLE METAL, INC.
POWERTRAIN DIVISION
HAMBURG, MICHIGAN

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker 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 July 3, 2008,
applicable to workers of Metaldyne Corporation, Powertrain
Division, Hamburg, Michigan. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on July 21, 2008 (73 FR 42370).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of exhaust manifolds and turbo
tubes for the automotive industry.
Information shows that on June 10, 2010, Flexible Metals,
Inc. purchased Metaldyne Corporation, Metaldyne Tubular Products,
Powertrain Div. and is currently known as Flexible Metals, Inc.,
Powertrain Division. Some workers separated from employment at


the subject firms have their wages reported under a separate
unemployment insurance (UI) tax accounts for Flexible Metals,
Inc., Powertrain Division.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected by
increased customer imports of exhaust manifolds and turbo tubes
for the automotive industry.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-63,441 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Metaldyne Corporation, Metaldyne
Tubular Products, Powertrain Division, currently known
as Flexible Metals, Inc., Powertrain Division, Hamburg,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 27, 2007 through July
3, 2010, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
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 3rd day of August 2010.


/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-63,441

METALDYNE CORPORATION
POWERTRAIN DIVISION
HAMBURG, MICHIGAN


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 (TAA), 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 in response to a petition
received on May 28, 2008, filed by the Michigan State Workforce
Office on behalf of the workers at Metaldyne Corporation,
Powertrain Division, Hamburg, Michigan. The workers at the subject
firm are engaged in production of exhaust manifolds and turbo tubes
for the automotive industry. The workers are not separately
identifiable by articles produced.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined at the subject facility during the relevant
period.
The Department of Labor contacted the subject firm’s major
declining customers regarding their purchases of exhaust manifolds
and turbo tubes during 2006, 2007 and January through May 2008 over
the corresponding 2007 period. The survey revealed increased
import purchases of exhaust manifolds and turbo tubes during the
period under investigation.
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 exhaust manifolds and turbo tubes
produced at Metaldyne Corporation, Powertrain Division, Hamburg,
Michigan 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 Metaldyne Corporation, Powertrain Division,
Hamburg, Michigan who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 27, 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 3rd day of July 2008.

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





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