DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,003

ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE COMPANY
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

TA-W-58,003A

ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE COMPANY
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA

TA-W-58,003B

ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE COMPANY
VALDEZ, ALASKA

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 September 22, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Anchorage, Alaska (TA-
W-58,003), Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Fairbanks, Alaska (TA-
W-58,003A), and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Valdez, Alaska
(TA-W-58,003B). The workers are engaged in the transportation of
crude oil and are in support of affiliates producing crude oil that
meet the eligibility requirements of the Trade Act.
The investigation further revealed that employment at the
subject firm decreased from 2003 to 2004 and again during the
period of January through September 2005 over the corresponding
period in 2004.
The investigation further revealed that aggregate United
States imports of crude oil increased from 2003 to 2004 and again
during the period of January through September 2005 over the
corresponding period in 2004. Also, the ratio of U.S. imports to
U.S. shipments of these products was well over 100 percent during
January through September 2005.
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 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 conclude that increases of imports like or
directly competitive with crude oil 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 Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Anchorage,
Alaska (TA-W-58,003), Alyeska Pipeline Service Company,
Fairbanks, Alaska (TA-W-58,003A), and Alyeska Pipeline Service
Company, Valdez, Alaska (TA-W-58,003B) who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September 20,
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 4th day of November, 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance