DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,492

ORMET ALUMINUM MILL PRODUCTS CORPORATION
HANNIBAL ROLLING MILL
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF PAWNEE INC., ELECTRICAL STAFFING
INC., and SYNTAC STAFFING SOLUTIONS
HANNIBAL, 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 December 12, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of America,
Local 5760, on behalf of workers at Ormet Aluminum Mill Products
Corporation, Hannibal Rolling Mill, including leased workers from
Pawnee Inc., Electrical Staffing Inc., and Syntac Staffing
Solutions, Hannibal, Ohio. The workers at the subject firm produce
rolled aluminum products.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at Ormet Aluminum Mill Products Corporation, Hannibal
Rolling Mill, Hannibal, Ohio declined with its closure in December
2005.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customer regarding its purchases of rolled aluminum products in
2003, 2004 and January-October of 2005. The survey revealed that
the respondent increased imports while correspondingly decreasing
purchases from the subject firm in the relevant period.
United States aggregate imports for consumption of aluminum
plates, sheets, bars, etc. increased in 2004 compared with 2003,
and also increased in January through October, 2005 compared with
the same period in 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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with rolled aluminum products produced
at Ormet Aluminum Mill Products Corporation, Hannibal Rolling Mill,
Hannibal, 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 Ormet Aluminum Mill Products Corporation,
Hannibal Rolling Mill, including leased workers from Pawnee
Inc., Electrical Staffing Inc., and Syntac Staffing Solutions,
Hannibal, Ohio who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 9, 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 26th day of January, 2006


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance