DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,047

WHEATLAND TUBE COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF JOHN MANEELY COMPANY
COLLINGSWOOD, NEW JERSEY

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 27, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a State of New Jersey workforce
office on behalf of workers of Wheatland Tube Company, a
subsidiary of John Maneely Company, Collingswood, New Jersey.
The workers of the subject firm provide a variety of business
services for a steel pipe and tube manufacturing facility.
These services include finance, accounting, information
technology, sales, marketing, credit, and human resources.
Employment at the subject firm declined from August 24,
2006 as compared to August 24, 2007. The subject firm is
scheduled to close in December of 2007.
The investigation revealed that the decline in employment
at the subject firm is related to the increased imports of steel
pipe and tube products like or directly competitive with those
produced by the Wheatland Tube Company, a subsidiary of John
Maneely Company, Little Rock, Arkansas. Workers of the
Wheatland facility, in Little Rock, Arkansas were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance on September 26,
2007 under petition number TA-W-61,937.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act
of 1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor here
in 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 conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with steel pipe and tube products
produced by Wheatland Tube Company contributed importantly to
the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial
separation of workers of that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Wheatland Tube Company, a subsidiary of
John Maneely Company, Collingswood, New Jersey, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 24, 2006 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 28th day of September, 2007.

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