DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-41, 664
ALYESKA PIPELINE ERVICES
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

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 June 17, 2002 and filed by the company on behalf of
workers at Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Anchorage, Alaska.
The workers provide petroleum pipeline transportation services.
The investigation revealed that the petitioners of Alyeska
Pipeline Service Company, Anchorage, Alaska 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.
Workers of the subject firm 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.
Additionally, 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 performing petroleum
pipeline transportation services at the subject firm.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Alyeska
Pipeline Service Company, Anchorage, Alaska are denied eligibility
to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 5th day of September, 2002
/s/ Richard Church

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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance