(a) Who may file petitions. A petition under section 221(a) of the
Act and this subpart B shall be filed by a group of workers for a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance or by
their certified or recognized union or other duly authorized
representative.
(b) Identification of petitioners. Every petition filed with the
Department shall clearly state the group of workers on whose behalf the
petition is filed and the name(s) and address(es) of the person(s) by
whom the petition is filed. Every petition shall be signed by at least
three individuals of the petitioning group or by an official of a
certified or recognized union or other duly authorized representative.
Signing of a petition shall constitute acknowledgement that each signer
has read the entire petition, that to the best of the signer's knowledge
and belief the statements therein are true, and that each signer is duly
authorized to sign such a petition.
(c) Contents. Petitions may be filed on a U.S. Department of Labor
form. Copies of the form may be obtained at a local office of a State
Employment Security Agency or by writing to the Office of Trade
Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20213. Every
petition shall include:
(1) The name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of the
petitioner(s);
(2) The name or a description of the group of workers on whose
behalf the petition is filed (e.g., all hourly and salaried employees of
the XYZ plant of ABC corporation);
(3) The name and address of the workers' firm or appropriate
subdivision thereof;
(4) The name, address, telephone number, and title of an official of
the firm;
(5) The approximate date(s) on which the total or partial separation
of a significant number or proportion of the workers in the workers'
firm or subdivision began and continued, or threatened to begin, and the
approximate number of workers affected by such actual or threatened
total or partial separations;
(6) A statement of reasons for believing that increases of like or
directly competitive imports contributed importantly to total or partial
separations and to the decline in the sales or production (or both) of
the firm or subdivision (e.g., company statements, articles in trade
association publications, etc.); and
(7) A description of the articles produced by the workers' firm or
appropriate subdivision, the production or sales of which are adversely
affected by increased imports, and a description of the imported
articles concerned.
If available, the petition also should include information concerning
the method of manufacture, end uses, and wholesale or retail value of
the domestic articles produced and the United States tariff provision
under which the imported articles are classified.
(d) Number of copies. One (1) signed original and two (2) clear
copies of the petition shall be filed. The name(s) of the person(s)
signing the petition shall be typewritten or otherwise clearly
reproduced.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number
1205-0192)
[42 FR 32772, June 28, 1977, as amended at 49 FR 18295, Apr. 30, 1984;
52 FR 23401, June 19, 1987]
