DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,838

TYLER PIPE COMPANY
TYLER, TEXAS

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on July 18, 2007, and filed by United Steelworkers of
America, Local 1157L, on behalf of workers at Tyler Pipe Company,
Tyler, Texas. The workers produced ductile and cast iron pipe and
fittings.
The workers of the subject firm were previously certified
eligible for adjustment assistance which expired July 18, 2007 (TA-
W-57,538). Consequently, the impact date for this certification is
July 19, 2007.
The investigation revealed that since the expiration of the
above certification there have been no worker separations and none
are planned. The workers are, however, affected by a reduced
production schedule at the plant.
Furthermore, the subject firm has continued to shift its
production of ductile and cast iron pipe and fittings from Tyler,
Texas to China, and is subsequently importing those products into
the United States.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Tyler Pipe Company, Tyler, Texas, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
July 19, 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 31st day of July 2007.



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