DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,475

TEXAS FOUNDRIES LTD.
A SUBSIDIARY OF CITATION CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM EXPRESS PERSONNEL AND FIRST
CHOICE PERSONNEL
LUFKIN, TEXAS

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 19, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Texas Foundries Ltd., a subsidiary of Citation
Corporation, Lufkin, Texas. The workers produce ductile iron
castings.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Express Personnel and First Choice Personnel.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding its purchases of ductile iron castings
in 2006, 2007, and January through October 2008. The survey
revealed increasing customer imports 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 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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with ductile iron castings produced by
Texas Foundries Ltd., a subsidiary of Citation Corporation, Lufkin,
Texas 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 Texas Foundries Ltd., a subsidiary of Citation
Corporation, including on-site leased workers from Express
Personnel and First Choice Personnel, Lufkin, Texas, 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 9th day of January 2009


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