DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,883

METALDYNE
SINTERED DIVISION
RIDGWAY, PENNSYLVANIA

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 18, 2008, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Metaldyne,
Sintered Division, Ridgway, Pennsylvania. Workers at the subject
firm produce powdered metal automotive components.
Employment at the subject firm declined from 2006 to 2007,
and during the period of January through July 2008 when compared to
the same time period in 2007.
Sales and production at the subject firm declined during the
period of January through July 2008 when compared to the same time
period in 2007.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of
powdered metal automotive components in 2006, 2007, and January
through July of 2007 and 2008. The surveys revealed increased
import purchases of powdered metal automotive components during the
period under investigation.
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 powdered metal automotive
components produced by Metaldyne, Sintered Division, Ridgway,
Pennsylvania, 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 Metaldyne, Sintered Division, Ridgway,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 11, 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 17th day of September 2008

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