CORRECTED COPY
OCTOBER 4, 2004
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,480

CONDUIT PIPE PRODUCTS COMPANY
WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 August 19, 2004 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Conduit Pipe Products
Company, West Jefferson, Ohio. The workers produced conduit nipples
and couplings.
The investigation revealed that the sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased in January through June
2004 compared with the same period in 2003. Layoffs occurred in May
2004.
Company imports, representing a substantial proportion of
the decline in production, increased in January through June 2004
compared with the same period in 2003.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed the workers in the workers' firm
possess skills that are easily transferable.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with conduit nipples and couplings
produced at Conduit Pipe Products Company, West Jefferson, Ohio
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 Conduit Pipe Products Company, West
Jefferson, Ohio who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 9, 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."
I further determine that all workers of Conduit Pipe
Products Company, West Jefferson, Ohio are denied eligibility to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section
246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 20th day of September, 2004
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance