DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,743

ATOTECH USA INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF TOTAL S.A.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM EXPRESS PERSONNEL SERVICES
AND ON ASSIGNMENT
ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 11, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Atotech USA Incorporated, A subsidiary of Total S.A.,
Rock Hill, South Carolina. Workers at the subject firm produce
industrial chemicals.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Atotech USA Incorporated, A
subsidiary of Total S.A., Rock Hill, South Carolina supplies
components, and a loss of business with a manufacturer of chrome
plated aluminum wheels and bright polish wheels whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed
importantly to the separation or threat of separation of workers at
Atotech USA Incorporated, A subsidiary of Total S.A., Rock Hill,
South Carolina.
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 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 workers of Atotech USA
Incorporated, A subsidiary of Total S.A., Rock Hill, South
Carolina, qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under
Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Atotech USA Incorporated, A subsidiary of
Total S.A., Rock Hill, South Carolina, including on-site
leased workers from Express Personnel Services and On
Assignment, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 9, 2006 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 at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of February 2007.

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