Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 05/28/2018
Filed Date: 04/05/2018
Most Recent Update: 06/11/2019
Determination Date: 06/11/2019
Expiration Date: 06/11/2021
Other Worker Groups on This Petition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-93,702
KOPPERS INC.
CMC DIVISION
FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA
TA-W-93,702A
KOPPERS INC.
CMC DIVISION
CLAIRTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Notice of Revised Determination
on Reconsideration
On October 3, 2018, the Department of Labor issued an
Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration
for the workers and former workers of Koppers Inc., CMC Division,
Follansbee, West Virginia (TA-W-93,702) and Koppers Inc., CMC
Division, Clairton, Pennsylvania (TA-W-93,702A) (herein known as
“Koppers Inc.”). The worker group was engaged in activities
related to the production of tar pitch, creosote, and related
products. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
December 3, 2018 (83 FR 62377).
The workers of Koppers Inc. were certified eligible to
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance under petition numbers TA-
W-91,250 and TA-W-91,250A that expired on May 27, 2018.
To support the request for reconsideration, the
applicant/company official supplied additional information.
Based on the additional information provided, the
investigation revealed that a shift in the production of article(s)
like or directly competitive to the article(s) produced by the
workers of Koppers Inc. to a foreign country occurred. That same
shift contributed importantly to workers’ separations at Koppers
Inc.
Conclusion
After careful review of the additional facts obtained on
reconsideration, I determine that workers of Koppers Inc., CMC
Division, Follansbee, West Virginia (TA-W-93,702) and Koppers
Inc., CMC Division, Clairton, Pennsylvania (TA-W-93,702A), who
were engaged in activities related to the production of tar pitch,
creosote, and related products, meet the worker group certification
criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In
accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Koppers Inc., CMC Division, Follansbee, West
Virginia (TA-W-93,702) and Koppers Inc., CMC Division,
Clairton, Pennsylvania (TA-W-93,702A) who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 28, 2018,
through two years from the date of this certification, and all
workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on date of certification 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.”
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 11th day of June, 2019
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-93,702
KOPPERS, INC.
FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA
TA-W-93,702A
KOPPERS, INC.
CLAIRTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Notice of Affirmative Determination
Regarding Application for Reconsideration
By application dated June 15, 2018, a company official
requested administrative reconsideration of the Department of
Labor's negative determination regarding eligibility to apply for
worker adjustment assistance, applicable to workers and former
workers of Koppers, Inc., Follansbee, West Virginia and Koppers,
Inc., Clairton, Pennsylvania. The determination was issued on May
18, 2018 and the Notice of Determination was published in the
Federal Register on August 23, 2018 (83 FR 42705).
Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c) reconsideration may be granted
under the following circumstances:
(1) If it appears on the basis of facts not previously
considered that the determination complained of
was erroneous;
(2) If it appears that the determination complained of
was based on a mistake in the determination of facts
not previously considered; or
(3) If in the opinion of the Certifying Officer, a
misinterpretation of facts or of the law justified
reconsideration of the decision.
The negative determination of the Trade Adjustment Assistance
(“TAA”) petition filed on behalf of workers at Koppers, Inc.,
Follansbee, West Virginia and Koppers, Inc., Clairton,
Pennsylvania was based on a termination due to an existing
certification in effect (TA-W-91,250 and TA-W-91,250A).
In the request for reconsideration the petitioner stated that
the active certification expired on May 27, 2018 and workers still
employed lost the protection of that TAA petition.
The Department of Labor has carefully reviewed the request for
reconsideration and the existing record, and has determined that
the Department will conduct further investigation to determine if
the workers meet the eligibility requirements of the Trade Act of
1974.
Conclusion
After careful review of the application, I conclude that the
claim is of sufficient weight to justify reconsideration of the
U.S. Department of Labor's prior decision. The application is,
therefore, granted.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 3rd day of October, 2018.
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
_______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-93,702
KOPPERS INC.
FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA
Notice of Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended,
an investigation was initiated in response to a petition filed on
April 5, 2018 by a company official on behalf of workers of
Koppers Inc., Follansbee, West Virginia (TA-W-93,702). The
petition states: "employees remain cleaning the tanks which will
be demolished . . . in the fall of 2018, when a newly constructed
naphthalene plant at the Stickney, Illinois Koppers facility will
begin production."
The worker groups on whose behalf the petition was filed are
covered under an existing certification (TA-W-91,250; Supplier to
firms that employed a group of workers who received a certification
of eligibility under Section 222(a) of the Act) which expires on
May 27, 2018. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 18th day of May 2018.
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-93,702
KOPPERS INC.
CMC DIVISION
FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA
TA-W-93,702A
KOPPERS INC.
CMC DIVISION
CLAIRTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Notice of Revised Determination
on Reconsideration
On October 3, 2018, the Department of Labor issued an
Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration
for the workers and former workers of Koppers Inc., CMC Division,
Follansbee, West Virginia (TA-W-93,702) and Koppers Inc., CMC
Division, Clairton, Pennsylvania (TA-W-93,702A) (herein known as
“Koppers Inc.”). The worker group was engaged in activities
related to the production of tar pitch, creosote, and related
products. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
December 3, 2018 (83 FR 62377).
The workers of Koppers Inc. were certified eligible to
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance under petition numbers TA-
W-91,250 and TA-W-91,250A that expired on May 27, 2018.
To support the request for reconsideration, the
applicant/company official supplied additional information.
Based on the additional information provided, the
investigation revealed that a shift in the production of article(s)
like or directly competitive to the article(s) produced by the
workers of Koppers Inc. to a foreign country occurred. That same
shift contributed importantly to workers’ separations at Koppers
Inc.
Conclusion
After careful review of the additional facts obtained on
reconsideration, I determine that workers of Koppers Inc., CMC
Division, Follansbee, West Virginia (TA-W-93,702) and Koppers
Inc., CMC Division, Clairton, Pennsylvania (TA-W-93,702A), who
were engaged in activities related to the production of tar pitch,
creosote, and related products, meet the worker group certification
criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In
accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Koppers Inc., CMC Division, Follansbee, West
Virginia (TA-W-93,702) and Koppers Inc., CMC Division,
Clairton, Pennsylvania (TA-W-93,702A) who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 28, 2018,
through two years from the date of this certification, and all
workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on date of certification 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.”
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 11th day of June, 2019
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-93,702
KOPPERS, INC.
FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA
TA-W-93,702A
KOPPERS, INC.
CLAIRTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Notice of Affirmative Determination
Regarding Application for Reconsideration
By application dated June 15, 2018, a company official
requested administrative reconsideration of the Department of
Labor's negative determination regarding eligibility to apply for
worker adjustment assistance, applicable to workers and former
workers of Koppers, Inc., Follansbee, West Virginia and Koppers,
Inc., Clairton, Pennsylvania. The determination was issued on May
18, 2018 and the Notice of Determination was published in the
Federal Register on August 23, 2018 (83 FR 42705).
Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c) reconsideration may be granted
under the following circumstances:
(1) If it appears on the basis of facts not previously
considered that the determination complained of
was erroneous;
(2) If it appears that the determination complained of
was based on a mistake in the determination of facts
not previously considered; or
(3) If in the opinion of the Certifying Officer, a
misinterpretation of facts or of the law justified
reconsideration of the decision.
The negative determination of the Trade Adjustment Assistance
(“TAA”) petition filed on behalf of workers at Koppers, Inc.,
Follansbee, West Virginia and Koppers, Inc., Clairton,
Pennsylvania was based on a termination due to an existing
certification in effect (TA-W-91,250 and TA-W-91,250A).
In the request for reconsideration the petitioner stated that
the active certification expired on May 27, 2018 and workers still
employed lost the protection of that TAA petition.
The Department of Labor has carefully reviewed the request for
reconsideration and the existing record, and has determined that
the Department will conduct further investigation to determine if
the workers meet the eligibility requirements of the Trade Act of
1974.
Conclusion
After careful review of the application, I conclude that the
claim is of sufficient weight to justify reconsideration of the
U.S. Department of Labor's prior decision. The application is,
therefore, granted.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 3rd day of October, 2018.
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
_______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-93,702
KOPPERS INC.
FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA
Notice of Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended,
an investigation was initiated in response to a petition filed on
April 5, 2018 by a company official on behalf of workers of
Koppers Inc., Follansbee, West Virginia (TA-W-93,702). The
petition states: "employees remain cleaning the tanks which will
be demolished . . . in the fall of 2018, when a newly constructed
naphthalene plant at the Stickney, Illinois Koppers facility will
begin production."
The worker groups on whose behalf the petition was filed are
covered under an existing certification (TA-W-91,250; Supplier to
firms that employed a group of workers who received a certification
of eligibility under Section 222(a) of the Act) which expires on
May 27, 2018. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 18th day of May 2018.
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance