DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-85,108

AMERON INTERNATIONAL
WATER TRANSMISSION GROUP
A SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO
ETIWANDA, CALIFORNIA

TA-W-85,108A
AMERON INTERNATIONAL
WATER TRANSMISSION GROUP
A SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO
FONTANA, CALIFORNIA


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 ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm, or an appropriate
subdivision of the firm, have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become totally
or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i) there has been a shift in production by such
workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign country of
articles like or directly competitive with articles
which are produced by such firm or subdivision; and
(ii)(I) the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States;
(II) the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a beneficiary
under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the
Caribbean Basin Economic Act; or
(III) there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of articles that are like or
directly competitive with articles which are or were
produced by such firm or subdivision

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on March 4, 2014 by a state workforce representative, on
behalf of workers of Ameron International, Water Transmission
Group, a subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco, Etiwanda,
California (TA-W-85,108) and Ameron International, Water
Transmission Group, a subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco,
Fontana, California (TA-W-85,108A).
The workers of Ameron International, Water Transmission
Group, a subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco, Etiwanda,
California (TA-W-85,108) are engaged in activities related to
the production of concrete and steel pipes. The workers of
Ameron International, Water Transmission Group, a subsidiary of
National Oilwell Varco, Fontana, California (TA-W-85,108A) are
engaged in activities related to the production of wind towers.




During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm.
In regard to Ameron International, Water Transmission
Group, a subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco, Etiwanda,
California (TA-W-85,108), the investigation revealed that
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number or
proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated, and that Section 222(a)(2)(B)
has been met because the employment decline is related to the
shift in production of concrete and steel pipes to a foreign
country that is party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
In regard to Ameron International, Water Transmission
Group, a subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco, Fontana,
California (TA-W-85,108A), the investigation revealed that
Section 222(b)(1) has been met because a significant number or
proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated; Section 222(b)(2) has been met
because Ameron International, Water Transmission Group, a
subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco, Fontana, California is a
Supplier to a firm (or subdivision, whichever is applicable)
that employed a group of workers who received a certification of
eligibility under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2272(a), and such supply is related to the actual finished
article that was the basis for such certification; and Section
222(b)(3)(B) has been met because the loss of business by
Ameron International, Water Transmission Group, a subsidiary of
National Oilwell Varco, Fontana, California, with the
aforementioned firm contributed importantly to worker
separations at Ameron International, Water Transmission Group, a
subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco, Fontana, California.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 26 U.S.C. 2813, the Department herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied
if the following criteria are met:
(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry
are adverse).

In regard to TA-W-85,108 and TA-W-85,108A, the Department
determines that Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because
a significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50
years of age or older; Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) has been met
because the workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are
not easily transferrable; and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) has
been met because conditions within the workers' industry are
adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Ameron International,
Water Transmission Group, a subsidiary of National Oilwell
Varco, Etiwanda, California (TA-W-85,108) and Ameron
International, Water Transmission Group, a subsidiary of
National Oilwell Varco, Fontana, California (TA-W-85,108A), who
are engaged in activities related to the production of concrete
and steel pipes (TA-W-85,108) or wind towers (TA-W-85,108A),
meet the worker group certification criteria under Section
222(a) or Section 222(b) of the Act, as the case may be. In
accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make
the following certification:


"All workers of Ameron International, Water Transmission
Group, a subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco, Etiwanda,
California (TA-W-85,108) and Ameron International, Water
Transmission Group, a subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco,
Fontana, California (TA-W-85,108A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February
28, 2013, through two years from the date of certification,
are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended,
and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 23rd day of May, 2014


/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance