DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,910

TEMOINSA CORPORATION
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF TEMOINSA
PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK

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 November 3, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Temoinsa Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Temoinsa, Plattsburgh, New York. The workers at the subject firm
produce toilet modules and water systems for railcars.
The investigation revealed that Temoinsa Corporation, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Temoinsa, Plattsburgh, New York, is an upstream
supplier who lost business with a manufacturer of railcars whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment.
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 workers of Temoinsa Corporation, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Temoinsa, Plattsburgh, New York 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 Temoinsa Corporation, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Temoinsa, Plattsburgh, New York who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
October 27, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 18th day of November, 2004.


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