DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,083

AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING
DETROIT MANUFACTURING COMPLEX
HOLBROOK AVENUE AND SAINT AUBIN
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM PAINT TECH INTERNATIONAL
DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on November 24, 2008,
applicable to workers of American Axle & Manufacturing, Detroit
Manufacturing Complex, Detroit, Michigan. The Department's
Notice was published in the Federal Register on December 10, 2008
(73 FR 75137).
The Department's Notice was amended on January 8, 2009 to
clarify that the certification is to cover all workers of
American Axle & Manufacturing, Detroit Manufacturing Complex,
including those workers in forge and non-forge plants at Holbrook
Avenue and Saint Aubin, Detroit, Michigan (subject firm). The
Department's Notice was published in the Federal Register on
January 15, 2009 (74 FR 2633).
The subject firm produces drivetrain components for the
automotive industry including axle, steering, linkage, and other
metal-formed products.
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm.
New information revealed that workers leased from Paint Tech
International were employed on-site at the Detroit, Michigan
location of American Axle & Manufacturing, Detroit Manufacturing
Complex, Holbrook Avenue and Saint Aubin. The Department has
determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control
of America Axle & Manufacturing, Detroit Manufacturing Complex,
Holbrook Avenue and Saint Aubin to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Paint Tech
International working on-site at the Detroit, Michigan location
of American Axle & Manufacturing, Detroit Manufacturing Complex,
Holbrook Avenue and Saint Aubin.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,083 is hereby
issued as follows:


"All workers of American Axle & Manufacturing, Detroit
Manufacturing Complex, Holbrook Avenue and Saint Aubin,
including on-site leased workers from Paint Tech
International, Detroit, Michigan, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after
September 16, 2007, through November 24, 2010, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 18th day of November, 2010

/s/ Del Min Amy Chen
__________________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P




DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,083

AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING
DETROIT MANUFACTURING COMPLEX
DETROIT, 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, 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 19, 2008, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of American Axle
& Manufacturing, Detroit Manufacturing Complex, Detroit, Michigan.
Workers of the subject firm produce drivetrain components for the
automotive industry including axle, steering, linkage, and other
metal-formed products.
The investigation revealed that declines in employment at the
Detroit facility are related to the subject firm shifting
production of drivetrain components to Mexico, a country that is
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 that
are like or directly competitive with the drivetrain components for
the automotive industry produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:


"All workers of American Axle & Manufacturing, Detroit
Manufacturing Complex, Detroit, Michigan, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after September
16, 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 24th day of November, 2008


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