DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,553

GKN SINTER METALS
DUBOIS PLANT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SPHERION
DUBOIS, 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 March 11, 2009, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of GKN Sinter Metals,
DuBois Plant, DuBois, Pennsylvania. 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, DuBois Plant, DuBois, Pennsylvania
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 Canada 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, DuBois Plant, including on-
site leased workers from Spherion, Dubois, Pennsylvania, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 10, 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 25th day of March, 2009

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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