DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,260

WHEATLAND TUBE COMPANY
SHARON PLANT
SHARON, 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 December 28, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of America
(USWA), Local 1016-00, on behalf of workers of Wheatland Tube
Company, Sharon Plant, Sharon, Pennsylvania. Workers at the
subject firm produce standard pipe and rigid steel conduit; workers
were not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that production, sales and
employment at the subject firm declined from 2003 to 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of standard pipe and
rigid steel conduit. This survey revealed increased imports of
standard pipe and rigid steel conduit from 2003 to 2004.
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 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 facility are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are 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 standard pipe and rigid steel
conduit produced at Wheatland Tube Company, Sharon Plant, Sharon,
Pennsylvania 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 Wheatland Tube Company, Sharon Plant, Sharon,
Pennsylvania who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 17, 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 4th day of February 2005.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance