DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,241

BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS INTERNATIONAL STEEL GROUP
SPARROWS POINT, MARYLAND

TA-W-51,241A

BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS INTERNATIONAL STEEL GROUP
LACKAWANNA, NEW YORK

TA-W-51,241B

BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS INTERNATIONAL STEEL GROUP
COATESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-51,241C

BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS INTERNATIONAL STEEL GROUP
CONSHOHOCKEN, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-51,241D

BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION
PIEDMONT, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-51,241E
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION
COLUMBUS, OHIO

TA-W-51,241F

DOUBLE G COATINGS
A SUBSIDIARY OF BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI


TA-W-51,241G

BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA


TA-W-51,241H

BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OFFICE
WASHINGTON, DC

TA-W-51,241I

CHICAGO COLD ROLLING
A SUBSIDIARY OF BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS INTERNATIONAL STEEL GROUP
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended (19 USC 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
directly-impacted (primary) workers under Section 222(a)
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, can be satisfied in
either of two ways:
I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following must be
satisfied:
A. a significant number or proportion of the workers
in such workers' firm, or an appropriate
subdivision of the firm, have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
B. the sales or production, or both, of such firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and
C. increased imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles produced by such firm or
subdivision have contributed importantly to such
workers' separation or threat of separation and to
the decline in sales or production of such firm or
subdivision; or

II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the following must be
satisfied:

A. a significant number or proportion of the workers
in such workers' firm, or an appropriate
subdivision of the firm, have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
B. there has been a shift in production by such
workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign country
of articles like or directly competitive with
articles which are produced by such firm or
subdivision; and

C. One of the following must be satisfied:
1. the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a party to
a free trade agreement with the United States;
2. the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a
beneficiary country under the Andean Trade
Preference Act, African Growth and Opportunity
Act, or the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
Act; or
3. there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of articles that are like or directly
competitive with articles which are or were
produced by such firm or subdivision.

The investigation was initiated on March 20, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by a Maryland Workforce Agency
representative on behalf of the workers of Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Sparrows Point, Maryland (TA-W-51,241). At
the request of a company official, the investigation was
expanded to include workers of Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
Lackawanna, New York (TA-W-51,241A), Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Coatesville, Pennsylvania (TA-W-51,241B),
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
(TA-W-51,241C), Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Piedmont,
North Carolina (TA-W-51,241D), Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
Columbus, Ohio (TA-W-51,241E), Double G Coatings, a
subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Jackson,
Mississippi (TA-W-51,241F), Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
Corporate Headquarters, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
(TA-W-51,241G), Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Government
Affairs Office, Washington, DC (TA-W-51,241H), Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, Chicago Cold Rolling, a subsidiary of
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Chicago, Illinois (TA-W-
51,241I) are the subjects of this investigation. Workers
at each location are not separately identifiable by the
type of steel they produce.
The investigation revealed that on May 7, 2003,
Bethlehem Steel Corporation was purchased by International
Steel Group.
It is determined that that the requirements of
(a)(2)(A) of Section 222 have been met at the following
locations of Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
Sparrows Point, Maryland (TA-W-51,241) workers of the
firm produce hot rolled, cold rolled and semi-finished
steel. The investigation revealed that hot rolled steel
sales declined from 2001 to 2002. Cold rolled steel sales
declined from 2001 to 2002 and again from January through
March 2003 when compared to the same time period in 2002.
Semi-finished steel sales increased from 2001 to 2002 and
again from January to March 2003 when compared to the same
time period in 2002. Employment declined during the
relevant time period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major customers regarding their purchases of hot rolled
steel, cold rolled steel, and semi-finished steel. The
survey revealed increases in imports of hot rolled steel,
cold rolled steel, and semi-finished steel during the
relevant time period.
Lackawanna, New York (TA-W-51,241A) workers of the
firm produce cold rolled and coated steel.
The investigation revealed that cold rolled steel
sales declined from 2001 to 2002 and again from January
through March 2003 when compared to the same time period in
2002. The investigation revealed that coated steel sales
increased from 2001 to 2002 and again from January to March
2003 when compared to the same time period in 2002.
Employment declined during the relevant time period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major customers regarding their purchases of cold rolled
steel. The survey revealed increases in imports of cold
rolled steel during the relevant time period.
Coatesville, Pennsylvania (TA-W-51,241B) and
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (TA-W-51,241C) workers of the
firm produce steel plates.
The investigation revealed that at both plants sales
of plate steel sales declined from 2001 to 2002.
Employment declined during the relevant time period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major customers regarding their purchases of plate steel.
The survey revealed increases in imports of plate steel
during the relevant time period.
Chicago Cold Rolling, a subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Chicago, Illinois (TA-W-51,241I) workers
produce cold rolled steel and provide sales support.
The investigation revealed that cold rolled steel
sales declined from 2001 to 2002 and again from January
through March 2003 when compared to the same time period in
2002. Employment declined during the relevant time period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major customers regarding their purchases of cold rolled
steel. The survey revealed increases in imports of cold
rolled steel during the relevant time period.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (TA-W-51,241G) and Washington,
D.C. (TA-W-51,241H), workers of the firm provide
administrative support services for the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation steel producing plants. Employment at both
locations declined during the relevant time period.
At the following locations of Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, it is determined that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A)
and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) are not met.
Piedmont, North Carolina (TA-W-51,241D) workers of the
firm produce steel plate. Employment did not decline
during the relevant time period, nor is there a threat of
layoffs.
Columbus, Ohio (TA-W-51,241E) workers of the firm
produce coated steel. Employment did not decline during
the relevant time period, nor is there a threat of layoffs.
Jackson, Mississippi (TA-W-51,241F) Double G Coatings,
a subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, workers
process coated steel. Employment did not decline during
the relevant time period, nor is there a threat of layoffs.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of
articles like or directly competitive with hot rolled
steel, cold rolled steel, or steel plates produced at
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Sparrows Point, Maryland
(TA-W-51,241), Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Lackawanna, New
York (TA-W-51,241A), Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
Coatesville, Pennsylvania (TA-W-51,241B), Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (TA-W-51,241C),
Chicago Cold Rolling, a subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Chicago, Illinois (TA-W-51,241I), contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers
and to the decline in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Currently
Known As International Steel Group, Sparrows Point,
Maryland (TA-W-51,241), Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
Currently Known As International Steel Group,
Lackawanna, New York (TA-W-51,241A), Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Currently Known As International Steel
Group, Coatesville, Pennsylvania (TA-W-51,241B),
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Currently Known As
International Steel Group, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
(TA-W-51,241C), Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (TA-W-51,241G), Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, Government Affairs Office,
Washington, D.C. (TA-W-51,241H), and Chicago Cold
Rolling, a subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
Currently Known As International Steel Group, Chicago,
Illinois (TA-W-51,241I), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March
19, 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."


Furthermore, after careful review, I determine that
all workers of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Piedmont, North
Carolina (TA-W-51,241D), Columbus, Ohio (TA-W-51,241E), and
Double G Coatings, a subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Jackson, Mississippi (TA-W-51,241F) are denied
eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 16th day of May, 2003.

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