DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL

TA-W-82,931

TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY, INC. (TAOC)
NAOERC DIVISION
MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT
A SUBSIDIARY OF TENNECO, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ELITE STAFFING, INC.
COZAD, NEBRASKA

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;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of articles
or supply of services like or directly competitive with
those produced/supplied by the workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on July 25, 2013 by the state workforce office on behalf of
workers of Tenneco Automotive Operating Company, Inc. (TAOC),
NAOERC Division, Maintenance Department, a subsidiary of
Tenneco, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Elite
Staffing, Inc., Cozad, Nebraska ("subject firm" or "Tenneco").
The workers were eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
under TA-W- 74,958, which expired on January 13, 2013. The subject
firm is engaged in activities related to the maintenance and
production of shock absorbers and struts for the automobile
industry.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers at Tenneco have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers' firm
has shifted to a foreign country the production of an article like
or directly competitive with those produced by the workers, which
contributed importantly to worker group separations at Tenneco.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Tenneco Automotive
Operating Company, Inc. (TAOC), NAOERC Division, Maintenance
Department, Cozad, Nebraska, who are engaged in activities
related to the maintenance and production of shock absorbers and
struts, 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 Tenneco Automotive Operating Company, Inc.
(TAOC), NAOERC Division, Maintenance Department, a
subsidiary of Tenneco, Inc., including on-site leased
workers from Elite Staffing, Inc., Cozad, Nebraska, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 14, 2013, 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 29th day of August, 2013
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance