DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,757

FERRO CORPORATION
INORGANIC SPECIALTIES DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SPHERION
TOCCOA, GEORGIA

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 of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on January 15, 2009,
applicable to workers of Ferro Corporation, Inorganic Specialties
Division, Toccoa, Georgia. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on February 2, 2009 (74 FR 5871).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
produce inorganic pigments.
New information provided by the company shows that workers
leased from Spherion were employed on-site at Ferro Corporation,
Inorganic Specialties Division, Toccoa, Georgia.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all
workers at the subject firm who were adversely affected by the
shift in production to Mexico.
The Department has determined that these workers were
sufficiently under the control of Ferro Corporation, Inorganic
Specialties Division, to be considered leased workers.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification to
include workers leased from Spherion working on-site at Ferro
Corporation, Inorganic Specialties Division, Toccoa, Georgia.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,757 is hereby issued
as follows:
"All workers of Ferro Corporation, Inorganic Specialties
Division, Toccoa, Georgia, including on-site leased workers
from Spherion, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 18, 2007 through January 15,
2011, 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 7th day of April 2009


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

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,757

FERRO CORPORATION
INORGANIC SPECIALTIES DIVISION
TOCCOA, 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 December 22, 2008, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Ferro
Corporation, Inorganic Specialties Division, Toccoa, Georgia. The
workers produce inorganic pigments.
The investigation revealed that production at Toccoa has
ceased and been shifted to Mexico.
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 addition, 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico 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 Ferro Corporation, Inorganic Specialties
Division, Toccoa, Georgia who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after December 18, 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 15th day of January 2009



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









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