DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,044

KACE INTERNATIONAL, LLC
DANA DIVISION
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA

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 15, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the Louisiana State Workforce Office
on behalf of workers of KACE International, LLC, Dana Division,
Shreveport, Louisiana. Workers at the subject firm are engaged in
employment related to the production of automobiles, specifically the
Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, and Hummer H3. The workers sequenced
automotive components.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or portion
of the workers are threatened with separation.
The production of Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, and Hummer H3
vehicles occurs at General Motors Corporation, Vehicle Manufacturing
Division, Shreveport Assembly Plant, Shreveport, Louisiana. Workers
of this Shreveport Assembly Plant are certified eligible to apply for
trade adjustment assistance. This investigation revealed that the
workers of KACE International, LLC, Dana Division, Shreveport,
Louisiana are under the control of the above named General Motors
Shreveport division and thus share the adverse impact.
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 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, and Hummer H3,
contributed to the total or partial separation of workers and to the
decline in sales or production and at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers at KACE International LLC, Dana Division,
Shreveport, Louisiana who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 12, 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 25th day of September 2008


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance