DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,507

ARCELOR MITTAL MARION, INCORPORATED
TUBULAR PRODUCTS
A SUBSIDIARY OF ARCELOR MITTAL
MARION, OHIO


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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 6, 2009 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Arcelor Mittal Marion,
Incorporated, Tubular Products, a subsidiary of Arcelor Mittal,
Marion, Ohio. The workers are engaged in activities related to the
production of steel tubular products.
The investigation revealed that the decline in employment at
Arcelor Mittal Marion, Incorporated, Tubular Products, a subsidiary
of Arcelor Mittal, Marion, Ohio, is related to a shift in
production of steel tubular products to a country (Mexico) that is
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Arcelor Mittal Marion, Incorporated, Tubular
Products, a subsidiary of Arcelor Mittal, Marion, Ohio, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 4, 2008, 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 8th day of April 2009

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance