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TAW-56759  /  Felix Schoeller Technical Papers, Inc. (Pulaski, NY)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 05/07/2004
Filed Date: 03/16/2005
Most Recent Update: 04/06/2005
Determination Date: 04/06/2005
Expiration Date: 04/06/2007

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,759

FELIX SCHOELLER TECHNICAL PAPERS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF ADECCO
PULASKI, 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 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 March 16, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Felix Schoeller Technical Papers, Inc., Pulaski, New York. The
workers produce photographic papers. The company also employed
leased workers from Adecco.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm will increase
their imports of like or directly competitive products while
reducing production and employment at Pulaski, New York.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with contactors, transformers and
relays produced at Felix Schoeller Technical Papers, Inc., Pulaski,
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 Felix Schoeller Technical Papers, Inc.,
Pulaski, New York including on-site leased workers of Adecco
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after May 7, 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 6th day of April, 2005.

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