DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,587

SAF HOLLAND USA, INC.
A DIVISION OF SAF HOLLAND, INC.
HOLLAND, 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 (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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on June 24, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
SAF Holland USA, Inc., a division of SAF Holland Inc., Holland,
Michigan. The workers produce fifth wheels and components for Semi
Tractors.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of fifth wheels and components for Semi
Tractors to a country (Canada) 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 was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Canada of articles like or
directly competitive with fifth wheels and components for Semi
Tractors produced by SAF Holland USA, Inc., a division of SAF
Holland Inc., Holland, Michigan. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"Workers of SAF Holland USA, Inc., a division of SAF Holland
Inc., Holland, Michigan, who become totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 10, 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 30th day of July 2008


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