DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,933

FISHING VESSEL (F/V) MARILYNN
COOK INLET, ALASKA

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance,
the group eligibility requirements under Section 222(b) must be
met. It has been determined in this case that the requirements of
Section 222(b) are met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on February 19, 2003 and filed by the company on behalf of
workers at Fishing Vessel (F/V) Marilynn, Cook Inlet, Alaska. The
workers produce fresh salmon.
The investigation revealed that Fishing Vessel (F/V) Marilynn,
Cook Inlet, Alaska, is an upstream supplier of fresh salmon. The
subject firm lost at least 20 percent of its business with a
processor of salmon, whose workers were certified eligible to apply
for trade adjustment assistance based on increased imports of
processed salmon.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases in imports of processed
salmon, contributed importantly to the total or partial separation
of workers at Fishing Vessel (F/V) Marilynn, Cook Inlet, Alaska.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Fishing Vessel (F/V) Marilynn, Cook Inlet,
Alaska who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 18, 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 18th day of March 2003.


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