Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 03/16/2003
Filed Date: 03/17/2004
Most Recent Update: 04/12/2004
Determination Date: 04/12/2004
Expiration Date: 04/12/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,528
CERRO FABRICATED PRODUCTS, INC.
MAIN PLANT
A FORMER DIVISION OF CERRO METAL PRODUCTS
BRAVE, PENNSYLVANIA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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 March 17, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Cerro Fabricated Products, Inc., Main Plant, a
former division of Cerro Metal Products, Brave, Pennsylvania.
The workers at the subject firm produce non-ferrous forgings;
workers are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment decreased absolutely during the period of January
through February 2004, when compared to the same period in
2003.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject
firm did not import non-ferrous forgings or shift production of
non-ferrous forgings to a foreign country during the relevant
period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of non-ferrous
forgings. This survey revealed increases in imports of non-
ferrous forgings during the period under investigation.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26
USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assis-
tance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements of
Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of
articles like or directly competitive with non-ferrous forgings
produced at Cerro Fabricated Products, Inc., Main Plant, a
former division of Cerro Metal Products, Brave, Pennsylvania
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production and at that
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Cerro Fabricated Products, Inc., Main
Plant, a former division of Cerro Metal Products, Brave,
Pennsylvania who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 16, 2003 through two
years from the date of certification are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 12th day of April 2004
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance