DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,842

SETON COMPANY
SAXTON DIVISION
WORKERS WAGES WERE ALSO REPORTED UNDER SETON LEATHER PARTNERSHIP
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SPHERION
SAXTON 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 20, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Seton Company, Saxton division, Saxton, Pennsylvania. Workers
wages were also reported under Seton Leather Partnership. Workers
at the subject firm produce finished and cut leather hides for the
automotive industry.
The subject firm also utilizes leased workers from Spherion.
Workers of the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for trade adjustment assistance based on a shift in production of
cut sets (from leather hides) to Mexico, under petition number TA-
W-56,547, which expired on February 24, 2007.
The investigation revealed employment at the subject firm
declined after February 25, 2007, and further separations are
threatened.
The subject firm is continuing to shift finished and cut
leather hide production from Saxton, Pennsylvania to a country
(Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the United
States as well as to another country (Costa Rica) that is a
beneficiary under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico and Costa Rica of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Seton Company, Saxton division, Saxton,
Pennsylvania, including workers whose wages were reported
under Seton Leather Partnership, including on-site leased
workers from Spherion who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 25, 2007
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 6th day of August 2007


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