DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,942

HI SPECIALTY AMERICA
A SUBSIDIARY OF HITACHI METALS AMERICA, LTD
IRWIN, PENNSYLVANIA

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 March 4, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Hi Specialty America, a subsidiary of Hitachi Metals America, LTD,
Irwin, Pennsylvania. Workers at the subject firm manufacture
specialty steel bar and wire products, specifically cold drawn wire
in coil, cold draw bar, centerless ground bar, and centerless
ground blanks. Workers are not separately identifiable by
products.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales declined
from 2006 to 2007.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of the centerless ground bar for engine valves,
during the relevant period.
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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with centerless ground bar for engine
valves produced by Hi Specialty America, a subsidiary of Hitachi
Metals America, LTD, Irwin, Pennsylvania, 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 Hi Specialty America, a subsidiary of Hitachi
Metals America, LTD, Irwin, Pennsylvania, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after February
29, 2007, 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 March 2008

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