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March 11, 2009
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,816

NORTHWEST ALUMINUM SPECIALTIES, INC.
THE DALLES, OREGON

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 January 6, 2009, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Northwest Aluminum Specialties, Inc., The Dalles, Oregon. The workers
produce aluminum billet.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
Dalles plant declined in 2008 compared with 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
declining customers regarding their purchases of aluminum billet in
2007 and 2008. The survey revealed that increased reliance on imports
by customers contributed importantly to separations at the subject
firm.
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 increased imports of articles like or directly
competitive with aluminum billet produced at Northwest Aluminum
Specialties, Inc., The Dalles, Oregon 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 Northwest Aluminum Specialties, Inc., The
Dalles, Oregon who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 19, 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 11th day of February, 2009


______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance