DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,890

NEW PROCESS GEAR
A DIVISION OF MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA, INC.
EAST SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

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 August 18, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of New Process
Gear, a division of Magna Powertrain USA, Inc., East Syracuse,
New York. The workers produce automotive parts; primarily
transfer cases for 4-wheel and all-wheel drive.
The investigation revealed New Process Gear, a division of
Magna Powertrain USA, Inc., East Syracuse, New York, supplies
component parts for automotive vehicles, and a loss of business
with a manufacturer of automotive vehicles whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of
separation of workers at New Process Gear, a division of Magna
Powertrain USA, Inc., East Syracuse, New York.
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 do not possess skills that are 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 New Process Gear, a
division of Magna Powertrain USA, Inc., East Syracuse, New York
qualify 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 New Process Gear, a division of Magna
Powertrain USA, Inc., East Syracuse, New York, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 14, 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 16th day of December 2008.

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