DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,529

SCHOTT LITHOTEC USA CORPORATION
POUGHKEEPSIE, 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 May 17, 2007, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Schott Lithotec USA Corporation, Poughkeepsie, New York. Workers
at the subject firm photomask blanks.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined absolutely with the closure of the
facility in May 2007.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm did
not import any photomask blanks, or shift production to a foreign
country during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of photomask blanks
during 2005, 2006, and January through April 2007. The surveys
revealed increases in import purchases of photomask blanks during
the period under investigation.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with photomask blanks produced by
Schott Lithotec USA Corporation, Poughkeepsie, New York,
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 Schott Lithotec USA Corporation, Poughkeepsie,
New York, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 16, 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 4th day of June 2007

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