DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,667

J.D. PHILLIPS CORPORATION
ALPENA, MICHIGAN

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 12, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
J.D. Phillips Corporation, Alpena, Michigan. Workers at the
subject firm produce machine tools/metal cutting type.
Employment at the subject firm declined in July 2007.
Sales at the subject firm declined comparing January through
May 2007 with the period one year prior.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of machine
tools/metal cutting type in 2005, 2006, and January through May
2007. This survey revealed increased imports of machine
tools/metal cutting type from 2005 to 2006 and January through May
2007 compared to the period one year prior.
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 machine tools/metal cutting type
produced at J.D. Phillips Corporation, Alpena, Michigan,
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 J.D. Phillips Corporation, Alpena, Michigan, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 11, 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 9th day of August 2007

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