DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,522

TIFTON ALUMINUM
A SUBSIDIARY OF ALCOA, INC.
TIFTON, GEORGIA

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 December 3, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Tifton Aluminum, a subsidiary of Alcoa, Inc.,
Tifton, Georgia. Workers produced aluminum extruded products.
The investigation revealed that employment sales and
production at the Tifton plant declined through November 2007. The
facility is now closed.
The Department of Labor surveyed a sample of the subject
firm's customers regarding purchases of aluminum extruded products
in 2005, 2006 and January through November 2007. The survey
revealed an increase in customer imports.
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 extruded products
produced at Tifton Aluminum, a subsidiary of Alcoa, Inc., Tifton,
Georgia, 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 Tifton Aluminum, a subsidiary of Alcoa, Inc.,
Tifton, Georgia, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after November 29, 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 14th day of February 2008

/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance