DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


TA-W-54,036

POLYONE CORPORATION
ENGINEERED FILMS
BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY


Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance as a secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility
requirements of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act,
as amended, must be met. It is determined in this case that
the requirements of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been
met.
The investigation was initiated on January 20, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative
on behalf of workers at PolyOne Corporation, Engineered Films,
Burlington, New Jersey. The workers at the subject firm
produced vinyl sheeting for window shades and finger bandages;
they are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm decreased during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
supplies vinyl sheeting for window blinds and shades produced
by a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance. A loss of business
with this manufacturer contributed importantly to worker
separations or threat of separation.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26
USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assis-
tance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements
of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.




Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of PolyOne
Corporation, Engineered Films, Burlington, New Jersey qualify
as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of PolyOne Corporation, Engineered Films,
Burlington, New Jersey, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 13, 2003
through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 26th day of January, 2004.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance