DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-38,264

THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A.
OIL AND GAS ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP
MIDLAND, TEXAS

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 on October 30, 2000 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at The Chase
Manhattan Bank, N.A. Oil and Gas Asset Management Group, Midland,
Texas. Workers provided services related to the development of
oil and gas properties for unaffiliated oil and gas producers.
The investigation revealed that the workers of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, N.A., Oil and Gas Asset Management Group,
Midland, Texas, 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, and this determination has been upheld
in the U. S. Court of Appeals.
Workers of the subject firm 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 The
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Oil and Gas Asset Management Group,
Midland, Texas are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 30th day of November, 2000.


/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance