TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-38,502

REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND


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 eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance,
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met:
(1) that a significant number or proportion of the workers
in the workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision
thereof, have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;

(2) that sales or production, or both, of the firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and

(3) that increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles produced by the firm or
appropriate subdivision have contributed importantly to
the separations, or threat thereof, and to the absolute
decline in sales or production.



The investigation was initiated on January 2, 2001 in
response to a petition filed by the Stainless Steel Bar, Wire and
Rod Workers Union on behalf of workers at Republic Technologies
International, Baltimore, Maryland. The workers are engaged in
activity related to the production of stainless steel bar
products. The workers are not separately identifiable by product
line.
The investigation revealed that criterion (3) has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that during the relevant time
period, the subject company did not import stainless steel bar
products.
The investigation also revealed that the predominate cause
of worker separations was the domestic transfer of production.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
company's major customers regarding their purchases of stainless
steel bar products.
The survey revealed no increased customer import purchases
of stainless steel bar products during the period of sales and
production decline at the subject company.





Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of
Republic Technologies International, Baltimore, Maryland are
denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 25th day of June 2001.

/s/ Edward A. Tomchick
_______________________________
EDWARD A. TOMCHICK
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance