DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,025

SEMINOLE TUBULAR PRODUCTS-WHEATLAND TUBE COMPANY
A DIVISION OF JOHN MANEELY COMPANY
HOUSTON, 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 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 23, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a state workforce official on behalf of
workers at Seminole Tubular Products-Wheatland Tube Company, a
division of John Maneely Company, Houston, Texas. The workers at
the subject firm produce pipe nipples.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment declined at the subject firm from January through July
2007 over the corresponding 2006 period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of pipe nipples during the relevant period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with pipe nipples produced at the
Seminole Tubular Products-Wheatland Tube Company, a division of
John Maneely Company, Houston, Texas 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 Seminole Tubular Products-Wheatland Tube
Company, a division of John Maneely Company, Houston, Texas
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after August 20, 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 17th day of October, 2007.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance