DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,243

FERRO ELECTRONIC MATERIAL SYSTEMS
NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK

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 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 on April 4, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Ferro Electronic Material Systems, Niagara Falls, New York.
Workers manufacture ceramic powders. Workers are not separately
identifiable.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the subject firm declined during the period of
January through March 2007, when compared to the same time period
in 2006.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment at the subject firm is related to a shift
in production of ceramic powders to the Netherlands. Furthermore,
it is likely that imports of ceramic powders will increase.
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 the Netherlands of articles
that are like or directly competitive with ceramic powders 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 Ferro Electronic Material Systems, Niagara
Falls, New York, who became totally separated from employment
on April 3, 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 day of May 2007


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