DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,541

WATERBURY ROLLING MILLS
OLIN CORPORATION
WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT

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 June 13, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Waterbury Rolling Mills, Olin Corporation, Waterbury, Connecticut.
The workers produce phosphor bronze strip.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased during the period under investigation.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firms' major
declining customers regarding their purchases of phosphor bronze
strip in 2004, 2005 and January through May 2006 over the
corresponding 2005 period. The survey revealed a major customer
increased their reliance on imported phosphor bronze strip during
the period under investigation.
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 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 conclude that increases of imports phosphor bronze
strip produced by Waterbury Rolling Mills, Olin Corporation,
Waterbury, Connecticut 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 Waterbury Rolling Mills, Olin Corporation,
Waterbury, Connecticut, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 8, 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., this 21st day of July, 2006.


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