DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,335

PHELPS DODGE SIERRITA, INC.
GREEN VALLEY, 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 on November 5, 2001, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Phelps Dodge Sierrita, Inc., Green Vallay, Arizona. The
workers were engaged in employment related to the production of
refined copper.
This investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject plant decreased during the period under investigation.
United States aggregate imports of refined copper increased
both absolutely and relative to U.S. shipments in 2001 compared
with 2000. U.S. production of refined copper declined during the
corresponding period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or
directly competitive with those produced by Phelps Dodge Sierrita,
Inc., Green Valley, Arizona, 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
Trade Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at Phelps Dodge Sierrita, Inc., Green Valley,
Arizona, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 26, 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 25th day of April, 2002


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