DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,641
MOBIL OIL CORPORATION
BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER
DALLAS, TEXAS

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 January 28, 2002, on behalf of workers at Mobil Oil
Corporation, Business Resource Center, Dallas, Texas. The workers
are engaged accounting services.
The investigation revealed that the petitioners of Mobil Oil
Corporation, Business Resource Center, Dallas, Texas do not produce
an article within the meaning of Section 223(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 Mobil Oil Corporation, Business Resource
Center, Dallas, Texas, 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 Mobil Oil Corporation, Business Resource Center,
Dallas, Texas.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Mobil
Oil Corporation, Business Resource Center, Dallas, Texas, are
denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 6th day of February, 2002.

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