DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,495

MASSILLON STAINLESS, INC.
MASSILLON, OHIO


Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance


In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its 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 January 6, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
the workers at Massillon Stainless, Inc., Massillon, Ohio. The
workers produce 300 series austenitic stainless steel and 400
series ferritic stainless steel. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
at the subject firm decreased to zero when the plant closed in
November 2002.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of 300 series austenitic
stainless steel and 400 series ferritic stainless steel. The
surveys revealed increases in customer imports and indirect
imports of 300 series austenitic stainless steel and 400 series
ferritic stainless steel during the relevant time period.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced at Massillon
Stainless, Inc., Massillon, Ohio contributed importantly to the
decline in sales or production and to the total or partial
separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of the Massillon Stainless, Inc., Massillon,
Ohio who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 3, 2002, through two years
from the date of certification are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 5th day of February 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole
__________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance