DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,937

WHEATLAND TUBE COMPANY
LITTLE ROCK DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF JOHN MANEELY COMPANY
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

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 August 6, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Wheatland Tube Company, Little Rock Division, a
subsidiary of John Maneely Company, Little Rock, Arkansas. Workers
at the subject firm produced steel pipe and tube products.
Employment and production at the subject firm declined
absolutely with the cessation of operations on or about September
20, 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of steel pipe and
tube products in 2005, 2006, and January through July 2007. This
survey revealed an increased reliance on import purchases of steel
pipe and/or tube during the period of January through July 2007
compared to the period prior.
Additionally, the investigation revealed that aggregate United
States imports of carbon steel standard and structural pipe and
tubing increased from 2005 to 2006 and during the period of January
through June 2007 compared to the same period of 2006.
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 steel pipe and tube produced by
Wheatland Tube Company, Little Rock Division, a subsidiary of John
Maneely Company, Little Rock, Arkansas, 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 of Wheatland Tube Company, Little Rock Division,
a subsidiary of John Maneely Company, Little Rock, Arkansas,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after August 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 26th day of September 2007

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