DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,687

WHEATLAND TUBE CO.
SHARON PLANT
SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA

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 29, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of America
on behalf of workers of Wheatland Tube Co., Sharon Plant, Sharon,
Pennsylvania. The workers produce steel pipe and rigid conduit.
This worker group was previously certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-56,260, which
expired on February 4, 2007.

The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility declined from 2004 to 2005, and
in January through November 2006 over the corresponding 2005
period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's
primary declining customers regarding purchases of steel pipe in
2005 and 2006. The survey revealed that the respondents became
increasingly reliant on imports during the 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 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 steel pipe produced by Wheatland
Tube Co., Sharon Plant, Sharon, Pennsylvania 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 Wheatland Tube Co., Sharon Plant, Sharon,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 5, 2007 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 12th day of March 2007


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