DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,737

STILLWATER MINING COMPANY
CORPORATE OFFICE
BILLINGS, MONTANA

64,737A

STILLWATER MINING COMPANY
STILLWATER MINE
NYE, MONTANA

64,737B

STILLWATER MINING COMPANY
STILLWATER METALLURGICAL COMPLEX
COLUMBUS ADMINISTRATION
COLUMBUS WAREHOUSE
COLUMBUS, MONTANA

64,737C

STILLWATER MINING COMPANY
EAST BOULDER MINE
MCLEOD, MONTANA

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 4, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of the workers of
Stillwater Mining Company at the following locations: Stillwater
Mining, Corporate Office, Billings, Montana (TA-W-64,737); Stillwater
Mine, Nye, Montana (TA-W-64,737A); Stillwater Metallurgical Complex,
Columbus Administration and Columbus Warehouse, Columbus, Montana
(TA-W-64,737B); and East Boulder Mine, McLeod, Montana (TA-W-
64,737C). The workers are engaged in activities related to production
of palladium, platinum, copper, nickel and other metals used by the
automobile industry.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at the
subject firm declined from January through November 2008, when
compared to January through November 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding its purchases of palladium, platinum,
copper and nickel from 2006 to 2007 and from January through November
2008. The survey revealed that the customer increased imports during
the relevant period.
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.


I 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 palladium, platinum, copper and nickel produced by
Stillwater Mining Company 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 Stillwater Mining Company, Corporate Office,
Billings, Montana (TA-W-64,737); Stillwater Mining Company,
Stillwater Mine, Nye, Montana (TA-W-64,737A); Stillwater Mining
Company, Stillwater Metallurgical Complex, Columbus
Administration, Columbus Warehouse, Columbus, Montana (TA-W-
64,737B) and Stillwater Mining Company, East Boulder Mine,
McLeod, Montana (TA-W-64,737C), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 4, 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 18th day of February 2009

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