DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,021

ROBERT BOSCH, LLC
AUTOMOTIVE FULL BRAKE DIVISION
SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 10, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Robert Bosch, LLC, Automotive Full Brake Division,
Sumter, South Carolina. The workers produce automotive brakes and
brake boosters.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for trade adjustment assistance on September 22, 2006 due to a
shift in production to Mexico (TA-W-60,006). That certification
expired on September 22, 2008.
The investigation revealed that employment declined at the
subject facility during the relevant time period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm has
shifted a significant portion of production to a country (Mexico),
which is party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In addition, 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Robert Bosch, LLC, Automotive Full Brake
Division, Sumter, South Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September 23,
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 20th day of October 2008

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance