DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,004
THE SEYDEL COMPANIES
SEYDEL-WOOLLEY & CO., INC., DIVISION
PENDERGRASS, GEORGIA

INCLUDING EMPLOYEES OF THE SEYDEL COMPANIES
SEYDEL-WOOLLEY CO., INC., DIVISION
PENDERGRASS, GEORGIA
WORKING OUT OF VARIOUS OTHER LOCATIONS:

TA-W-61,004A
PORTLAND, MAINE

TA-W-61,004B
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA


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) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on March 14, 2007,
applicable to workers of The Seydel Companies, Seydel-Woolley &
Co., Inc., Division, Pendergrass, Georgia. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on March 30, 2007 (72 FR
15168).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers produced textile chemicals.


New information shows that worker separations have occurred
involving employees (Mr. Martin Folan and Mr. Dan Bull) in
support of the and under the control of the Pendergrass, Georgia
facility of The Seydel Companies, Seydel-Woolley & Co., Inc.,
Division working out of Portland, Maine and Greenville, South
Carolina.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include employees of the of the Pendergrass,
Georgia location of the subject firm working out of Portland,
Maine and Greenville, South Carolina.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of The Seydel Companies, Seydel-Woolley & Co., Inc.,
Division who were adversely affected by a shift in production
textile chemicals to China.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-61,004 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of The Seydel Companies, Seydel-Woolley &
Co., Inc., Division, Pendergrass, Georgia (TA-W-
61,004), including employees in support of The Seydel
Company, Seydel-Woolley & Co., Inc., Division,
Pendergrass, Georgia working out of Portland, Maine
(TA-W-61,004A) and Greenville, South Carolina (TA-W-
61,004B), who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 12, 2006, through
March 14, 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 18th day of August 2008

/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,004

THE SEYDEL COMPANIES
SEYDEL-WOOLLEY & CO., INC., DIVISION
PENDERGRASS, GEORGIA

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 22, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of The Seydel Companies, Seydel-Woolley & Co.,
Inc., Division, Pendergrass, Georgia. The workers produce textile
chemicals.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined significantly in 2006 compared with 2005. The
separations are directly attributable to production at the facility
being shifted to China and Thailand for subsequent import and sale
in the United States.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers’ firm or subdivision to China and Thailand of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by the subject firm or subdivision, 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 The Seydel Companies, Seydel-Woolley & Co.,
Inc., Division, Pendergrass, Georgia, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February 12,
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 14th of March 2007


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance







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