DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,235

WCI STEEL, INC.
WARREN, OHIO

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 April 3, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
WCI Steel, Inc., Warren, Ohio. The workers produce sheet and strip
steel including galvanized, cold-rolled sheet, and hot-rolled
carbon, alloy, and stainless sheet. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility declined in January through
April 2007 compared with the same period in 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed a sample of the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of flat
rolled steel in 2005, 2006, and January through April 2007. The
survey revealed that 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 sheet and strip galvanized, sheet
cold-rolled, and sheet hot-rolled carbon, alloy, and stainless
steel produced WCI Steel, Inc., Warren, Ohio 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 WCI Steel, Inc., Warren, Ohio, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after April 2,
2006 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 June 2007


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance