DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,342

CITATION
BROWNTOWN, WISCONSIN


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 July 18, 2003, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Citation, Browntown, Wisconsin. The workers were engaged in
employment related to the production of gray and ductile iron
castings.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment declined
during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firms major
declining customers regarding their purchases of gray and ductile
iron castings in 2001, 2002 and January through June 2003. The
survey revealed that customer(s) increased imports of gray and
ductile iron castings, while reducing their purchases from the
subject firm during the period under investigation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with gray and ductile iron castings
produced Citation, Browntown, Wisconsin 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 Citation, Browntown, Wisconsin, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
July 16, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 5th day of September, 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance