DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-94,481

TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF TENNECO INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ELITE LOGISTICS SERVICES AND PROLINK STAFFING SERVICES
HARTWELL, GEORGIA

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 January 24, 2019 on behalf of workers and former workers
of Tenneco Automotive Operating Inc., a subsidiary of Tenneco
Inc., including on-site leased workers from Elite Logistics
Services and ProLink Staffing Services, Hartwell, Georgia
(Tenneco Automotive Operating). The workers' firm is engaged in
activities related to the production of automotive shock absorbers
and shock absorber components.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and the petitioners.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in Tenneco Automotive Operating 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 the automotive shock absorbers and
shock absorber components produced by the workers which
contributed importantly to worker group separations at Tenneco
Automotive Operating.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Tenneco Automotive
Operating, Hartwell, Georgia, who are engaged in activities
related to the production of automotive shock absorbers and shock
absorber components, 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 Inc., a
subsidiary of Tenneco Inc., including on-site leased workers
from Elite Logistics Services and ProLink Staffing Services,
Hartwell, Georgia, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 23, 2018 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 14th day of February 2019.

/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance