DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,408

THEIS PRECISION STEEL CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF FRIEDRICH GUSTAV THEIS KALTWALZWERKE GMBH
BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT

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 November 13, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the State Workforce Office on
behalf of the workers of Theis Precision Steel Corporation, a
subsidiary of Friedrich Gustav Theis Kaltwalzwerke GmbH, Bristol,
Connecticut. The workers are engaged in activities related to the
production of steel.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's declining customers regarding purchases of steel during
2006, 2007 and January through October 2008 over the corresponding
2007 period. The survey revealed increased purchases of steel
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 steel produced by Theis Precision
Steel Corporation, a subsidiary of Friedrich Gustav Theis
Kaltwalzwerke GmbH, Bristol, Connecticut, 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 Theis Precision Steel Corporation, a
subsidiary of Friedrich Gustav Theis Kaltwalzwerke GmbH,
Bristol, Connecticut, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 10, 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 20th day of February 2009


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance