DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,341

AFFINIA BRAKE PARTS, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF AFFINIA GROUP, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADECCO OFFICE AND
INDUSTRIAL
LITCHFIELD, ILLINOIS

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 November 3, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Affinia Brake Parts, Inc., a subsidiary of Affinia Group
Inc., Litchfield, Illinois. Workers at the subject firm
manufacture automotive brake system components, specifically master
cylinders, wheel cylinders, brake rotors, and brake cables.
Workers are not separately identifiable by product.
The subject firm also leased workers from Adecco Office and
Industrial.
Workers at the subject firm were previously certified eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance under petition TA-W-58,985,
which expired on August 24, 2008.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined during the period of January through
October 2008 when compared to the same time period in 2007.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of automotive brake system components during the
relevant period.
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 automotive brake system
components produced by Affinia Brake Parts, Inc., a subsidiary of
Affinia Group Inc., Litchfield, Illinois, 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 Affinia Brake Parts, Inc., a subsidiary of
Affinia Group Inc., Litchfield, Illinois, including on-site
workers from Adecco Office and Industrial, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after August 25,
2008, 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 18th day of November 2008

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