DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,986

CRANE VALVE NORTH AMERICA
A DIVISION MCC HOLDINGS, INC.
WASHINGTON, IOWA

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an 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 31, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Crane Valve North America, a division MCC Holdings,
Inc., Washington, Iowa. The workers are engaged in the
production of cast iron valves and cast steel valve assembly.
The workers are not separately identifiable.
The investigation determined that production and employment
at the subject facility declined from 2004 to 2005 and in
January through August 2006.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of
cast iron valves increased during in relevant period.
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 cast iron valves produced by
Crane Valve North America, a division MCC Holdings, Inc.,
Washington, Iowa, 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 Crane Valve North America, a division MCC
Holdings, Inc., Washington, Iowa, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 30,
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 September, 2006.


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