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TAW-65890  /  Automatic Machine Product (Corinth, MS)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 05/01/2008
Filed Date: 05/06/2009
Most Recent Update: 07/17/2009
Determination Date: 07/17/2009
Expiration Date: 07/17/2011

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,890

AUTOMATIC MACHINE PRODUCTS
CORINTH, 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 6, 2009, in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers of Automatic Machine
Products, Corinth, Mississippi. Workers of the subject firm
produce automotive, lawn & garden, and oil recovery products such
as tubes, shafts, and caps.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment declined
at the subject firm during the relevant period.
The Department surveyed the subject firm's major declining
customer regarding purchases of automotive, lawn & garden, and oil
recovery products such as tubes, shafts, and caps during 2007,
2008, and January through April 2009. The survey revealed an
increased reliance on imported automotive, lawn & garden, and oil
recovery products such as tubes, shafts, and caps during the
relevant period.
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 increased imports of automotive, lawn &
garden, and oil recovery products produced at Automatic Machine
Products, Corinth, Mississippi contributed importantly to the total
or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Automatic Machine Products, Corinth,
Mississippi, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 1, 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., this17th day of July, 2009

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance