DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,997

LAPEER METAL STAMPING COMPANIES, INC.
DEARBORN DIVISION
DEARBORN, 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 September 8, 2008, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Lapeer Metal Stamping
Companies, Inc., Dearborn Division, Dearborn, Michigan. The workers
produce automotive stampings and assemblies.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and production
at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the firm's major declining
customers regarding their purchases of automotive stampings and
assemblies for 2006, 2007, and January through May 2008. The survey
revealed that imports of automotive stampings and assemblies increased
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 automotive stampings and assemblies produced by
Lapeer Metal Stamping Companies, Inc., Dearborn Division, Dearborn,
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 Lapeer Metal Stamping Companies, Inc., Dearborn
Division, Dearborn, Michigan, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 4, 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 22nd day of September 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole


______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance