DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,547

GKN SINTER METALS
ST. MARY'S PLANT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SPHERION
KERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-64,547A

GKN SINTER METALS
KERSEY PLANT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SPHERION
KERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA

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 November 26, 2008, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of GKN Sinter
Metals, St. Mary's Plant, Kersey, Pennsylvania (TA-W-64,547) and
GKN Sinter Metals, Kersey Plant, Kersey, Pennsylvania (TA-W-
64,547A). Workers produce powder metal parts.
The worker groups include on-site leased workers from
Spherion.
The investigation revealed that there were declines in
employment at GKN Sinter Metals, St. Mary's Plant, Kersey,
Pennsylvania (TA-W-64,547) and GKN Sinter Metals, Kersey Plant,
Kersey, Pennsylvania (TA-W-64,547A) in January through October 2008
when compared to the same period of 2007.
Other findings of the investigation determined that GNK
Sinter Metals has shifted production of powder metal parts to a
country (Canada) 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 powder metal parts
produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of GKN Sinter Metals, St. Mary's Plant, including
on-site leased workers from Spherion, Kersey, Pennsylvania
(TA-W-64,547) and GKN Sinter Metals, Kersey Plant, Kersey,
Pennsylvania (TA-W-64,547A), 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 18th day of December, 2008


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