DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,501

SANDVIK SPECIAL METALS LLC
KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON

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 August 24, 2004, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Sandvik
Special Metals LLC, Kennewick, Washington. The workers produced
seamless titanium and zirconium alloy tubes. Workers are not
separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that seamless zirconium alloy tubes
accounted for the majority of production at the subject facility in
2002, 2003 and January through July 2004.
The company shifted production of seamless zirconium alloy
tubes from the subject facility to foreign facilities in the
relevant period. The company will be importing these products as a
result of the shifts in production.
The investigation further revealed that layoffs occurred
during the relevant period.
The workers were under an existing TAA certification which
expired on November 9, 2003.
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 addition, 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Germany, France and Sweden
of articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or
is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Sandvik Special Metals LLC, Kennewick,
Washington who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 10, 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 30th day of August, 2004
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance