DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,922

HIATT METAL PRODUCTS CO. INC.
MUNCIE, INDIANA

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 on August 17, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Hiatt Metal Products Co. Inc., Muncie, Indiana. The
workers produced machined metal products.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
subject firm declined in January through July 2006 when compared
to the corresponding 2005 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of machined metal
products. These surveys revealed increased imports of machined
metal products during the period under investigation.
In addition, 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 do not possess skills that are 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 machined metal products
produced by Hiatt Metal Products Co. Inc., Muncie, Indiana,
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 Hiatt Metal Products Co. Inc., Muncie,
Indiana who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 17, 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 26th day of September, 2006

/s/Linda G. Pool
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance