DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,104
ASARCO INCORPORATED

TA-W-40,104 HAYDEN, ARIZONA
TA-W-40,104A RAY, ARIZONA
TA-W-40,104B AMARILLO, TEXAS
TA-W-40,104C SILVER BELL MINING, MARANA,ARIZONA
TA-W-40,104D SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
TA-W-40,104E PHOENIX, ARIZONA
TA-W-40,104F TUCSON, ARIZONA


Certification 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.
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. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.


The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on September 24, 2001 and filed on behalf of workers of
Asarco Incorporated at the following locations: Hayden, Arizona;
Ray, Arizona; Amarillo, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Marana,
Arizona; Phoenix, Arizona and Tucson, Arizona. The workers are
engaged in the production of refined copper.
The investigation revealed that production, sales and
employment declined. The company is a major domestic producer of
copper in the United States. Aggregate U.S. imports of refined
copper increased significantly during the year 2000, followed by
further increases in January through September 2001. U.S.
production of refined copper declined during the corresponding
period. The U.S. import to U.S. production ratio of refined copper
increased significantly during the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investiga-
tion, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or
directly competitive with copper produced at Asarco, Incorporated
contributed importantly to the decline in sales or production and
to the total or partial separation of workers of that firm. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:


"All workers of Asarco, Incorporated in Hayden, Arizona; Ray,
Arizona; Amarillo, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Marana,
Arizona; Phoenix, Arizona and Tucson, Arizona, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 31, 2000, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 20th day of February, 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance