DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,363

NOBEL AUTOMOTIVE TENNESSEE, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF ORHAN NORTH AMERICA
FORMERLY KNOWN AS DANA CORPORATION
PARIS, TENNESSEE

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 February 24, 2009, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Nobel Automotive Tennessee, LLC, a subsidiary of Orhan
North America, formerly known as Dana Corporation, Paris,
Tennessee. The workers produce rubber and hose tubing.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined in 2008 compared with 2007 and declined further
in January through February 2009. Production at the subject
facility also declined in January through February 2009.
The subject firm is shifting a portion of its production of
rubber hose and tubing to Mexico, resulting in a decline in
production and employment at the subject facility. Mexico is party
to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 conclude that there was 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 Nobel Automotive Tennessee, LLC, a subsidiary
of Orhan North America, formerly known as Dana Corporation,
Paris, Tennessee, who become totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 23, 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
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of April 2009


/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance