DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,936

CASCO PRODUCTS
SEQUA CARLYLE GROUP DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF CASCO PRODUCTS SEQUA/CARLYLE GROUP
MARKS, MISSISSIPPI

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 January 22, 2009, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Casco Products, Sequa Carlyle Group Division, a
subsidiary of Casco Products Sequa/Carlyle Group, Marks,
Mississippi. The workers produce automotive accessory parts such
as cigar lighters, power outlets, and electric sensors.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance of the
employment decline at the subject facility is related to a shift in
production of automotive accessory parts to Brazil and China.
Moreover, the subject firm intends to increase imports to supply
their domestic customers.
In addition, 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 Brazil and China of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely
to be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:






"All workers of Casco Products, Sequa Carlyle Group Division,
a subsidiary of Casco Products Sequa/Carlyle Group, Marks,
Mississippi, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 20, 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 5th day of February 2009


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