DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,881

JCIM LLC
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES ARE REPORTED UNDER FEID
NUMBER FOR PLASTECH ENGINEERED PRODUCTS INCORPORATED
CARO, 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)(A) of Section 222 have been
met.
The investigation was initiated on August 15, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of JCIM
LLC, Caro, Michigan. The workers produce plastic automotive
parts.
The investigation revealed that workers wages of JCIM
LLC were also reported under FEID number for Plastech
Engineered Products Incorporated.
The investigation also revealed employment and sales
at the subject facility decreased in January through July
2008, when compared to the same period in 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding purchases of products
like or directly competitive with plastic automotive parts
in 2006, 2007 and January through July 2008. The survey
revealed increased reliance on import purchases during the
relevant period.
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 increases of imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the plastic
automotive parts produced by JCIM LLC, Caro, Michigan,
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 JCIM LLC, Caro, Michigan, including
workers whose wages are reported under FEID for
Plastech Engineered Products Incorporated, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after August 8, 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 19th day of September 2008.


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