DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,639

ACUMENT GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES
A SUBSIDIARY OF PLATINUM EQUITY
CAMCAR LLC DIVISION
WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA

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 December 10, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Acument Global Technologies, a subsidiary of Platinum
Equity, Camcar LLC Division, Wytheville, Virginia. Workers at
the subject firm produce metal fasteners used in the automotive
industry.
Employment at the subject firm has declined by during the
period of January through October 2008 when compared to the same
time period in 2007.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has
shifted a portion of its production metal fasteners to a country
(Mexico) that is party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
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 there has been a shift in
production from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Acument Global Technologies, a subsidiary
of Platinum Equity, Camcar LLC Division, Wytheville,
Virginia who became totally separated from employment on
December 9, 2007, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 December 2008


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