DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,227

FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN, INC.
A DIVISION OF FEDERAL MOGUL CORPORATION
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 15, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by workers of Federal-Mogul
Powertrain, Inc., a division of Federal Mogul Corporation, South
Bend, Indiana. The workers produce pistons for the automotive
industry.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
during the period of January thru October 2008 compared to the
corresponding 2007 period.
The investigation further revealed that the South Bend plant
supplies component parts for automotive vehicles, and a loss of
business with a manufacturer of automotive vehicles whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of separation
of workers at the subject firm.
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 determine that workers of Federal-Mogul
Powertrain, Inc., a division of Federal Mogul Corporation, South
Bend, Indiana qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under
Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of Federal-Mogul Powertrain, Inc., a division of
Federal Mogul Corporation, South Bend, Indiana who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
October 14, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of January 2009


/s/Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance