DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,985

COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE
NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS DIVISION
AUBURN, INDIANA

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 4, 2008, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Cooper
Standard Automotive, Noise, Vibration and Harshness Division,
Auburn, Indiana. The workers produce automotive parts used to
reduce noise, vibration and harshness.
The investigation revealed that the workers were under a
certification (TA-W-60,069) that expired on October 6, 2008.
The investigation revealed that the declines in employment at
the subject firm are related to the subject firm shifting its
production of automotive parts used to reduce noise, vibration and
harshness to China, India, and South Korea, and subsequently
importing those products into the United States.
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 China, India, and South
Korea 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 Cooper Standard Automotive, Noise, Vibration
and Harshness Division, Auburn, Indiana, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 7,
2008, 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 12th day of November 2008.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance