DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,292

PHB DIE CASTING
A SUBSIDIARY OF PHB, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
CAREER CONCEPTS AND VOLT SERVICES
INCLUDING A CONTRACT WORKER FROM
BURNS INDUSTRIAL GROUP (BIG INC)
FAIRVIEW, PENNSYLVANIA

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 December 19, 2008,
applicable to workers of PHB Die Casting, a subsidiary of PHB,
Inc., including on-site leased workers from Career Concepts and
Volt Services, Fairview, Pennsylvania. The notice was published
in the Federal Register on January 14, 2009 (74 FR 2136).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of die castings.
New information shows that a worker from Burns Industrial
Group (BIG Inc) was contracted to provide various sales services
at the Fairview, Pennsylvania location of PHB Die Casting, a
subsidiary of PHB, Inc. The Department has determined that this
worker was sufficiently under the control of the subject firm to
be considered a contact worker.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include a worker from Burns Industrial Group
(BIG Inc) who was contracted by the Fairview, Pennsylvania
location of PHB Die Casting, a subsidiary of PHB, Inc.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,292 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of PHB Die Casting, a subsidiary of PHB,
Inc., Fairview, Pennsylvania, including on-site leased
workers from Career Concepts and Volt Services, and
including a contract worker from Burns Industrial Group
(BIG Inc), who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after October 27, 2007, through
December 19, 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 30th day of January 2012.

/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-64,292

PHB DIE CASTING
A SUBSIDIARY OF PHB, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM CAREER CONCEPTS AND VOLT
SERVICES
FAIRVIEW, PENNSYLVANIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Trade 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 November 3, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of PHB Die Casting, a subsidiary of PHB, Inc.,
Fairview, Pennsylvania. Workers at the subject firm produce die
castings.
The subject firm also leased workers from Career Concepts and
Volt Services.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined during the period of January through
September 2008 when compared to the same time period in 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
declining customer regarding purchases of die castings in 2006,
2007, January through October 2007 and January through October
2008. The survey revealed increased imports of die castings
during the relevant period.
In addition, 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 die castings produced by PHB Die
Casting, a subsidiary of PHB, Inc., Fairview, Pennsylvania,
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of PHB Die Casting, a subsidiary of PHB, Inc.,
Fairview, Pennsylvania, including on-site leased workers from
Career Concepts and Volt Services, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 27,
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 19th day of December 2008


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






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