DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,174

ETHOX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
BUFFALO MANUFACTURING DIVISION
INCLUDING ONSITE LEASED WORKERS OF ADECCO
BUFFALO, 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 April 7, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Ethox International, Inc., Buffalo Manufacturing Division, Buffalo,
New York. The workers of the subject facility produce disposable
vinyl medical devices. Specifically, the workers produce infusers
and blood pressure cuffs.
The subject worker group includes onsite leased workers of
Adecco.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility decreased during the period of
January through March of 2006, when compared to the same period in
2005.
The subject facility increased imports of disposable vinyl
medical devices 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with disposable vinyl medical devices
produced at Ethox International, Inc., Buffalo Manufacturing
Division, Buffalo, 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 Ethox International, Inc., Buffalo
Manufacturing Division, including onsite leased workers of
Adecco, Buffalo, New York who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 6, 2005 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 19th day of May 2006



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