DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,626

MAHLE ENGINE COMPONENTS USA, INC.
MANCHESTER, MISSOURI

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 30, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by the International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 9, on behalf of
workers at MAHLE Engine Components USA, Inc., Manchester,
Missouri. The workers produce piston rings for the automotive
industry. Workers are not separately identifiable by product
line.
The subject firm is in the process of shifting production
of piston rings to Brazil, which has impacted subject firm
workers during the relevant period. The subject firm has also
finalized agreements to shift production to Spain and Mexico
from October 2008 through December 2009. Following these shifts
of production abroad, the company will likely increase imports
of piston rings.
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 Brazil of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to
be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of MAHLE Engine Components USA, Manchester,
Missouri, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 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 18th day of July 2008


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