DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,529

TRANS-OCEAN PRODUCTS, INC.
SALEM, OREGON

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), 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 in response to a petition
received on June 7, 2006 and filed by a company official on behalf
of workers of Trans-Ocean Products, Inc., Salem, Oregon. The
workers at the subject firm produce surimi seafood products
(imitation crab meat).
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined from 2004 to 2005 and also declined from the
period of January through May 2006 over the corresponding 2005
period.
The investigation also revealed that the company increased
their reliance on imports of surimi seafood products (imitation
crab meat) from January through May 2006 over the corresponding
2005 period.
In addition, 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 surimi seafood products
(imitation crab meat) produced by Trans-Ocean Products, Inc.,
Salem, Oregon, 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 Trans-Ocean Products, Inc., Salem, Oregon, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 6, 2005, 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., this20th day of June 2006.

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