DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,646

WHEATLAND TUBE COMPANY
WARREN PLANT
WARREN, OHIO

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 February 25, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of
America (USWA): Local 9306, on behalf of workers of Wheatland
Tube Company, Warren Plant, Warren, Ohio. Workers at the
subject firm produce standard pipe and rigid 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 conduit. This survey revealed increased imports of
standard pipe and rigid 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
conduit produced at Wheatland Tube Company, Warren Plant,
Warren, 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 Wheatland Tube Company, Warren Plant,
Warren, Ohio who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 4, 2004 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 28th day of March 2005.

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