DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,866

SCP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
BOISE, IDAHO

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), the Department of Labor herein presents the results
of its 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either
paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (a) (2) (A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 27, 2004 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at SCP Global
Technologies Inc., Boise, Idaho. The workers at the subject
facility make surface preparation equipment (wet benches).
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined absolutely from during the period of January through
September 2004 when compared to the same time period in 2003.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's
major declining customer regarding its purchases of surface
preparation equipment (wet benches). This survey revealed
increased reliance on imports of surface preparation equipment
(wet benches) during the period under investigation.
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 assistance
(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 increased reliance on imports of
articles like or directly competitive with surface preparation
equipment (wet benches) produced at SCP Global Technologies
Inc., Boise, Idaho, contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production and at that facility or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of SCP Global Technologies Inc., Boise, Idaho
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after June 21, 2004 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 7th day of December, 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance