DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,592

GANTON TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF INTERMET MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM RANDSTAD
PULASKI, TENNESSEE

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 June 24, 2008 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Ganton Technologies,
LLC, a subsidiary of Intermet Manufacturing Corporation, Pulaski,
Tennessee. The workers at the subject firm produce die cast
automotive and non-automotive parts and components. The workers are
not separately identifiable by articles produced.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Randstad.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales declined
at Ganton Technologies, LLC, a subsidiary of Intermet Manufacturing
Corporation, Pulaski, Tennessee between 2006 and 2007, and January
through May 2008 over the corresponding 2007 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of die cast
automotive and non-automotive parts and components during 2006 and
2007 and January through May 2008. The survey revealed an
increased reliance on imported die cast automotive and non-
automotive parts and components during the period under
investigation.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with die cast automotive and non-
automotive parts and components produced by Ganton Technologies,
LLC, a subsidiary of Intermet Manufacturing Corporation, Pulaski,
Tennessee, 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 Ganton Technologies, LLC, a subsidiary of
Intermet Manufacturing Corporation, including on-site leased
workers from Randstad, Pulaski, Tennessee, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after June 16,
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 9th day of September 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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