DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,987

VEYANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED
FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CORPORATION
ENGINEERED PRODUCTS DIVISION
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

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 26, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Veyance Technologies Incorporated, formerly
known as The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Corporation, Engineered
Division, Lincoln, Nebraska. Workers at the subject firm
produce hoses, belts and drives. Workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
Workers at the subject firm are currently certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under petition
number TA-W-60,838, which will expire on February 23, 2009.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject firm are threatened to
become separated from employment after the expiration date of
the current petition.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
has shifted its production of automotive belts, replacement
market belts, industrial power transmission belts, agricultural
belts, and automotive coolant hose(s) 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 the 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 Veyance Technologies Incorporated, formerly
known as The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Corporation,
Engineered Division, Lincoln, Nebraska who become totally
separated from employment on February 24, 2009, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 9th day of February 2009

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance