DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,961

VYTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA

TA-W-60,961A

INCLUDING AN EMPLOYEE OF VYTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
ANDERSON SOUTH CAROLINA
LOCATED IN SALISBURY, MARYLAND

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 March 26, 2007,
applicable to workers of VyTech Industries, Inc., Anderson, South
Carolina. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
April 10, 2007 (72 FR 17936).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that a worker separation occurred involving an
employee of the Anderson, South Carolina facility of VyTech
Industries, Inc. who is located in Salisbury, Maryland.
Mr. Barry Seldomridge provided sales and engineering
function services for the Anderson, South Carolina location of
the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include an employee of the Anderson, South
Carolina facility of VyTech Industries, Inc. who is located in
Salisbury, Maryland.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of VyTech Industries, Inc., Anderson, South Carolina
who were adversely affected by increased customer imports.



The amended notice applicable to TA-W-60,961 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of VyTech Industries, Inc., Anderson,
South Carolina (TA-W-60,961), including an employee in
support of VyTech Industries, Inc., Anderson, South
Carolina located in Salisbury, Maryland (TA-W-60,961A),
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 9, 2006, through March
26, 2009, 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 28th day of August 2007.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,961

VYTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
ANDERSON, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 in response to a petition
received on February 15, 2007, and filed on behalf of workers at
VyTech Industries, Inc., Anderson, South Carolina. The workers
produce printed and embossed vinyl.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined at the subject facility during the relevant
period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm’s major declining customers regarding their purchases of
printed and embossed vinyl during 2005 and 2006. The survey
revealed that customers increased their reliance imported printed
and embossed vinyl during the relevant time 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 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 increased import reliance of
articles like or directly competitive with printed and embossed
vinyl produced at VyTech Industries, Inc., Anderson, South
Carolina, 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 VyTech Industries, Inc., Anderson, South
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 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 in Washington, D.C. this 26th day of March 2007.



/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance







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