DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,633

SYRACUSE CHINA
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration
of Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

By letter dated May 19, 2005, a petitioner requested
administrative reconsideration regarding Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) applicable to workers of the subject
firm. The negative determination was signed on March 31, 2005,
and was published in the Federal Register on May 2, 2005 (70 FR
22712).
The workers of Syracuse China, Syracuse, New York were
certified eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
on March 31, 2005.
The initial ATAA investigation determined that the skills of
the subject worker group are easily transferable to other
positions in the local area.
Upon further contacts with the company official it was
confirmed that the skills of the workers at the subject firm are
not easily transferable in the local commuting area.
Additional investigation has determined that the workers
possess skills that are not easily transferable. A significant
number or proportion of the worker group are age fifty years or
over. Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.


Conclusion
After careful review of the additional facts obtained on
reconsideration, I conclude that the requirements of Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, have been met for workers
at the subject firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Syracuse China, Syracuse, New York, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 8, 2004 through March 31, 2007, are eligible
to apply for trade 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 2nd day of June 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,633

SYRACUSE CHINA
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

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

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated February 25, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Syracuse China,
Syracuse, New York. The workers produce ceramic dinnerware.
The investigation revealed that and employment declined at the
subject firm from February 2004 to February 2005. Production also
declined in the partial year 2005 period compared with the same
period one year earlier.
The investigation also revealed that the company increased
imports of ceramic dinnerware from 2003 to 2004 and continuing
through February of 2005.


In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).
The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the skills of the worker
group are easily transferable to other positions in the local
commuting area.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with ceramic dinnerware, produced at
Syracuse China, Syracuse, New York contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales
or production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:




"All workers of Syracuse China, Syracuse, New York, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
February 8, 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.”
I further determine that all workers of Syracuse China, Syracuse,
New York are denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 31st day of March 2005.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance