DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,079

SKF AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF SKF USA INCORPORATED
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM QUALITY PERSONNEL
GLASGOW, KENTUCKY

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 19, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a Company official and United
Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industry and Service Workers International Union, Local 7461, on
behalf of the workers of SKF Automotive Division, a subsidiary of
SKF USA Incorporated, Glasgow, Kentucky. The workers are engaged in
activities related to the production of HUB Bearing Units.
The investigation revealed SKF Automotive Division also leased
workers from Quality Personnel.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of HUB Bearing Units to a country (Mexico) that
is party to a free trade agreement with 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 Mexico of articles like or
directly competitive with HUB Bearing Units produced by SKF
Automotive Division, a subsidiary of SKF USA Incorporated, Glasgow,
Kentucky. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"Workers of SKF Automotive Division, a subsidiary of SKF USA
Incorporated, Glasgow, Kentucky, including on-site leased
workers from Quality Personnel, who become totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September 18,
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 10th day of October 2008


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