DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,189

PHOTRONICS, INC.
AUSTIN, TEXAS

TA-W-59,189A

INCLUDING AN EMPLOYEE OF PHOTRONICS, INC.
AUSTIN, TEXAS
LOCATED IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on May 9, 2006,
applicable to workers of Photronics, Inc., Austin, Texas. The
notice was published in the Federal Register on May 24, 2006 (71
FR 29983).
At the request of a State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that a worker separation has occurred involving
an employee of the Austin, Texas facility of Photronics, Inc.,
located in Chandler, Arizona.
Mr. Karl White provided sales function services for the
production of photomasks produced by the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include employees of the Austin, Texas facility
of Photronics, Inc. located in Chandler, Arizona.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Photronics, Inc., Austin, Texas who were adversely
affected by a shift in production to Taiwan, Korea, China and the
United Kingdom.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-59,189 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Photronics, Inc., Austin, Texas
(TA-W-59,189), and including an employee located in
Chandler, Arizona (TA-W-59,189A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after
March 31, 2005, through May 9, 2008, 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 26th day of March 2007.



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

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,189

PHOTRONICS INC.
AUSTIN, TEXAS

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 11, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Photronics Inc., Austin, Texas. The workers produce photomasks,
they are not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined as a result of production of photomasks being shifted to
Taiwan, Korea, China, and the United Kingdom.
Moreover, the investigation revealed that imports of
photomasks are likely to increase, following the shift.
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.
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 subject 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 that there was a shift in
production from the subject firm to Taiwan, Korea, China, and the
United Kingdom of articles that are like or directly competitive
with those produced by Photronics Inc., Austin, Texas, and there
has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of like or
directly competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Photronics Inc., Austin, Texas, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
March 31, 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 9th day of May, 2006


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






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