DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-41,688
STORK H&E BLADING, INC.
AUBURN, NEW YORK

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 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:

(1) that a significant number or proportion of the workers
in the workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision
thereof, have become totally or partially separated,
or are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;

(2) that sales or production, or both, of the firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and

(3) that increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles produced by the firm or
appropriate subdivision have contributed importantly
to the separations, or threat thereof, and to the
absolute decline in sales or production.

The investigation was initiated on June 17, 2002 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Stork H&E
Blading, Inc., Auburn, New York. Workers were engaged in
employment related to the production of gas and steam turbine
blades.
The investigation revealed that criterion (3) has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that there were no company
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the gas
and steam turbine blades produced at the subject firm during the
relevant period.
The U.S. Department of Labor conducted a survey of major
customers of the subject firm regarding their purchases of
turbine blades in 2000, 2001, and the first-quarter of 2002.
The survey revealed that respondents either had no imports or
reduced imports in the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Stork
H&E Blading, Inc., Auburn, New York are denied eligibility to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 17th day of September 2002.
/s/ Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance