DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-73,035

MIDWEST STAMPING, LLC
A SUBDIVISION OF THE BROWN COMPANY OF AMERICA, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF BHM TECHNOLOGIES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF MANPOWER, INC.
EDGERTON, OHIO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a Firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.
The investigation was initiated in response to a
petition filed on December 7, 2009 on behalf of workers of
Midwest Stamping, LLC, a subdivision of The Brown Company of
America, LLC, a subsidiary of BHM Technologies, Edgerton, Ohio.
The workers produced metal stampings and weld assemblies for the
automotive industry. The worker group includes on-site leased
workers from Manpower, Inc.
The investigation revealed that workers of Midwest
Stamping, LLC, who are engaged in employment related to
production of metal stampings and weld assemblies, meet the
criteria for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number of the workers have been separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and production of metal stampings and weld assemblies by
Midwest Stamping, LLC have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of articles like or directly competitive with metal
stampings and weld assemblies produced by Midwest Stamping,
LLC have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased customer imports contributed importantly to the
worker group separations and sales/production declines at
Midwest Stamping, LLC.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Midwest Stamping LLC,
a subdivision of The Brown Company of America, LLC, a
subsidiary of BHM Technologies, Edgerton, Ohio, who are engaged
in employment related to production of metal stampings and
welded assemblies, meet the worker group certification criteria
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In
accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make
the following certification:



"All workers of Midwest Stamping, LLC, a subdivision of
The Brown Company of America, LLC, a subsidiary of BHM
Technologies, including on-site leased workers from
Manpower, Inc., Edgerton, Ohio, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November
15, 2008, through two years from the date of certification,
and all workers in the group threatened with total or
partial separation from employment on the date of
certification through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 18th day of May, 2010

/s/ Michael W. Jaffe

______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance