DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-59,477

PMC SPECIALTIES GROUP, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM BELCAN STAFFING AND ON
ASSIGNMENT LAB SUPPORT
CINCINNATI, OHIO

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), 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 May 26, 2006 in response PMC
Specialties Group, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio. Workers at the subject
firm manufacture saccharin and triazoles (agricultural chemicals).
The subject firm also leased workers from Belcan Staffing and
On Assignment Lab Support.
The investigation revealed that sales at the subject firm
decreased from 2004 to 2005 as well as during the period of January
through April 2006 when compared to the same period in 2005.
The investigation revealed a significant number or proportion
of workers at the subject firm are threatened to become separated
from employment.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
saccharin and triazoles increased during the relevant period.
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 do not possess skills that are 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 saccharin and triazoles produced
at response PMC Specialties Group, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
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 PMC Specialties Group, Inc., including on-site
leased workers from Belcan Staffing and On Assignment Lab
Support, Cincinnati, Ohio who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 24, 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 21st day of June 2006

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance