DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-38,205

CRATER LAKE POTATO DISTRIBUTORS
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eligi-
bility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on October 16, 2000 and filed on behalf of workers of
Crater Lake Potato Distributors, Klamath Falls, Oregon. The
workers package potatoes.
The investigation revealed that the workers of Crater Lake
Potato Distributors, Klamath Falls, Oregon, do not produce an
article within the meaning of Section 222 (3) of the Act. The
Department of Labor has consistently determined that the
performance of services does not constitute production of an
article, as required by Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.





Workers of Crater Lake Potato Distributors, Klamath Falls,
Oregon, may be certified only if their separation was caused
importantly by a reduced demand for their services from a parent
firm, a firm otherwise related to the subject firm by ownership,
or a firm related by control. Additionally, the reduction in
demand for services must originate at a production facility whose
workers independently meet the statutory criteria for
certification and the reduction must directly relate to the
product impacted by imports. These conditions have not been met
for workers at the subject firm.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Crater
Lake Potato Distributors, Klamath Falls, Oregon, are denied
eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 28th day of December, 2000
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance