DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,062

SEQUA COATINGS
DOING BUSINESS AS PRECOAT METALS
MCKEESPORT, 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 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 2, 2009, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Sequa
Coatings, doing business as Precoat Metals, McKeesport,
Pennsylvania. Workers of the subject firm produce coated and
laminated coils of steel and aluminum.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment declined at the subject firm during the relevant period.

The Department surveyed the subject firm's major declining
customer regarding purchases of coated and laminated coils of steel
and aluminum in 2007, 2008, and in January 2009. The survey
revealed an increased reliance on import purchases of coated and
laminated coils of steel and aluminum during the relevant period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 increased imports of coated and
laminated coils of steel and aluminum produced by Sequa Coatings
doing business as Precoat Metals, McKeesport, Pennsylvania,
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 Sequa Coatings, doing business as Precoat
Metals, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 29,
2008 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 27th day of February, 2009


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