DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,340

TUBE SPECIALTIES CO., INC.
TROUTDALE, OREGON

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 19, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Tube Specialties Co., Inc., Troutdale,
Oregon. Workers at the subject firm produce fabricated pieces
(components) from tube steel.
The investigation revealed Tube Specialties Co., Inc.,
Troutdale, Oregon, supplies components for commercial truck
parts, and a loss of business with a manufacturer of commercial
truck parts whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance contributed importantly to the separation
or threat of separation of workers at Tube Specialties Co.,
Inc., Troutdale, Oregon.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that
the Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act
are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).
The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met.
Workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are easily
transferable.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Tube Specialties Co.,
Inc., Troutdale, Oregon, qualify as adversely affected secondary
workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of workers Tube Specialties Co., Inc.,
Troutdale, Oregon, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 18, 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
I further determine that all workers of Tube Specialties
Co., Inc., Troutdale, Oregon, are denied eligibility to apply
for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 22nd day of May 2007.

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