DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,477

ENGINEERED MACHINED PRODUCTS, INC.
ESCANABA, 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 (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 20, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters,
Local 486, on behalf of workers of Engineered Machined Products,
Inc., Escanaba, Michigan. Workers at the subject firm produced iron
and aluminum engine components.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and production
at the subject facility declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the major declining customer of
the subject firm regarding purchases of iron and aluminum engine
components in 2006, 2007, January through November 2007 and January
through November 2008. The survey revealed increased customer
imports 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 iron and aluminum engine components produced at
Engineered Machined Products, Inc., Escanaba, Michigan 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 Engineered Machined Products, Inc., Escanaba,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 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 in Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of March 2009


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