DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,389
BP AMOCO OIL COMPANY
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS


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.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on December 3, 2001 and filed on behalf of workers at BP
Amoco Oil Company, Chicago, Illinois.
The workers provide information technology services to the
corporation in the administration office of BP Amoco Oil Company.
The investigation revealed that the workers of BP Amoco Oil
Company, Chicago, Illinois 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.



Therefore, workers of BP Amoco Oil Company, Chicago, Illinois
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. In any case, 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 BP Amoco Oil
Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of BP Amoco
Oil Company, Chicago, Illinois who were engaged in providing a
service are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 22nd day of April, 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance