DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,616

STEELSCAPE
A SUBSIDIARY OF BLUESCOPE STEEL
KALAMA, WASHINGTON

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 8, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Steelscape, a subsidiary of BlueScope Steel, Kalama,
Washington. The workers at the subject firm steel coils.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production declined at Steelscape, a subsidiary of BlueScope Steel,
Kalama, Washington from 2006 to 2007 and from January through
November 2008 over the corresponding 2007 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding purchases of steel coils during 2006,
2007 and January through November 2008. The surveys revealed
increased imports of steel coils during the period under
investigation.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 increased imports of steel coils
produced by Steelscape, a subsidiary of BlueScope Steel, Kalama,
Washington 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 Steelscape, a subsidiary of BlueScope Steel,
Kalama, Washington, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after December 3, 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 28th day of January, 2009


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