Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 04/24/2003
Filed Date: 05/05/2004
Most Recent Update: 06/03/2004
Determination Date: 06/03/2004
Expiration Date: 06/03/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,843
TRENT TUBE
A DIVISION OF CRUCIBLE MATERIALS CORP.
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA
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 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 assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
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 May 5, 2004, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of the
workers at Trent Tube, a division of Crucible Materials Corp.,
Carrollton, Georgia. The workers produce stainless steel pipe
and large diameter tube, and are not separately identifiable by
product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined from 2002 to 2003.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of stainless steel pipe and
large diameter tube. This survey revealed increases in customer
import purchases of stainless steel pipe during the relevant
time period.
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 conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with stainless steel pipe produced
by Trent Tube 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 Trent Tube, a division of Crucible
Materials Corp., Carrollton, Georgia, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 24,
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 at Washington, D.C., this 3rd day of June, 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
__________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance