DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,455
PHELPS DODGE BAGDAD, INC.
BAGDAD, 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
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. 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 December 17, 2001 and filed on behalf of workers at
Phelps Dodge Bagdad, Inc., Bagdad, Arizona. The workers are
engaged in the production of copper cathode.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment declined
during the relevant period.
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 period, followed by further
increases in 2001. U.S. production of refined copper declined
during the corresponding period. The U.S. import penetration 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 Phelps Dodge Bagdad,
Inc., Bagdad, 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
Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of Phelps Dodge Bagdad, Inc., Bagdad, Arizona who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 13, 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 March, 2002


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