DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,626

CITIZENS GAS & COKE UTILITY
MANUFACTURING DIVISION
INDIANAPOLIS, 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), 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 June 6, 2007 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers of Citizens Gas & Coke
Utility, Manufacturing Division, Indianapolis, Indiana. Workers at
the subject firm produce metallurgical coke - blast furnace coke,
foundry coke, and 2x4 coke.
Employment, sales, and production at the subject firm declined
in January through May 2007 compared with the same period one year
prior.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of blast furnace
coke, foundry coke, and 2x4 coke in 2005, 2006, and January through
May 2007. This survey revealed increased reliance on imports in
the surveyed periods.
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 blast furnace coke, foundry coke,
and 2x4 coke produced at Citizens Gas & Coke Utility, Manufacturing
Division, Indianapolis, 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:
"Workers of Citizens Gas & Coke Utility, Manufacturing
Division, Indianapolis, Indiana, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 5, 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 26th day of July 2007

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