DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,689

BRAZEWAY INCORPORATED
ADRIAN, 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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 15, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Brazeway Incorporated, Adrian, Michigan. Workers at the subject
facility produce aluminum extruded tubes of varying lengths.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject facility declined during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Brazeway Incorporated, Adrian,
Michigan, supplies components and a loss of business with a
manufacturer of scroll compressors whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed importantly
to the separation or threat of separation of workers at Brazeway
Incorporated, Adrian, Michigan.
In addition, 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 workers of Brazeway Incorporated,
Adrian, Michigan, as adversely affected secondary workers under
Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of Brazeway Incorporated, Adrian, Michigan, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after July 2, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 24th day of July 2008.

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