DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,152

OHIO VALLEY ALUMINUM COMPANY, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF INTERLOCK INDUSTRIES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM THE CALLOS COMPANIES
NILES, OHIO

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 September 17, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of America,
Local 4564-13, on behalf of workers of Ohio Valley Aluminum
Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Interlock Industries, Inc., Niles,
Ohio. Workers produced aluminum billets.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from the
Callos Companies.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the Niles plant declined absolutely upon its May 30,
2007 closure.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's primary
customers regarding purchases of aluminum billets in 2005, 2006 and
January through August 2007. The survey revealed increasing imports
in the relevant period.
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.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with aluminum billets produced at Ohio
Valley Aluminum Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Interlock Industries,
Inc., Niles, Ohio, 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 Ohio Valley Aluminum Company, LLC, a
subsidiary of Interlock Industries, Inc., including on-site
leased workers from the Callos Companies, Niles, Ohio, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 10, 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 10th day of January 2008

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