DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,872

SILBERLINE MFG. CO., INC.
CORPORATION DIVISION
TAMAQUA, PENNSYLVANIA

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 31, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Silberline Mfg. Co., Inc., Corporation Division,
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. Workers at the subject firm produce
aluminum pigment.
The investigation revealed Silberline Mfg. Co., Inc.,
Corporation Division, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, supplies component
ingredients utilized in coatings, and a loss of business with
manufacturers of automotive coatings whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of
separation of workers at Silberline Mfg. Co., Inc., Corporation
Division, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.
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 workers of Silberline Mfg. Co.,
Inc., Corporation Division, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 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 workers Silberline Mfg. Co., Inc.,
Corporation Division, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
January 22, 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 6th day of March 2007.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance