DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-63,565

FOUR SEASONS
GRAPEVINE PLANT
A DIVISION OF STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS

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 June 19, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Four Seasons, Grapevine Plant, a Division of Standard Motor
Products, Grapevine, Texas. The workers are engaged in the
manufacturing and remanufacturing of air conditioning compressors
for automobiles.
The workers in the C.N.C. Department of the subject firm were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
petition TA-W-59,441, which expired June 6, 2008.
Employment at the subject firm declined 2006 to 2007, and
during the period of January through May 2008 when compared to the
same period of 2007.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm shifted
production of air conditioning compressors for automobiles to a
country (Mexico) that is a 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are like
or directly competitive with those produced by Four Seasons,
Grapevine Plant, a Division of Standard Motor Products, Grapevine,
Texas. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Four Seasons, Grapevine Plant, a Division of
Standard Motor Products, Grapevine, Texas (excluding workers
of C.N.C. Department of Four Seasons, Division of Standard
Motors, Grapevine, Texas covered by TA-W-59,441), who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
June 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 8th day of July 2008

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