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TAW-57250  /  Flowline Division (Whiteville, NC)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 05/24/2004
Filed Date: 05/24/2005
Most Recent Update: 06/28/2005
Determination Date: 06/28/2005
Expiration Date: 06/28/2007

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,250

FLOWLINE DIVISION
A SUBDIVISION OF MARKOVITZ ENTERPRISES, INC.
WHITEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 May 24, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers
at Flowline Division, a Subdivision of Markovitz Enterprises,
Inc., Whiteville, North Carolina. The workers at the subject
facility produce stainless steel butt-weld fittings (1/2" to 6"
diameter). Workers are not separately identifiable by product
line.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
at the subject facility declined during January through April
2005 when compared to the same period in 2004.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
stainless steel butt-weld fittings (1/2" to 6" diameter)
increased during the relevant period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with stainless steel butt-weld
fittings (1/2" to 6" diameter) produced at Flowline Division, a
Subdivision of Markovitz Enterprises, Inc., Whiteville, North
Carolina contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in production and at
that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Flowline Division, a Subdivision of
Markovitz Enterprises, Inc., Whiteville, North Carolina,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after May 24, 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 June, 2005.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance