Rock-Tenn Company, Otsego, MI; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration, 8638-8639 [E5-688]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–55,826]
Dendrite International Stroudsburg,
PA; Notice of Affirmative
Determination Regarding Application
for Reconsideration
By application of December 14, 2004,
petitioners requested administrative
reconsideration of the Department of
Labor’s Notice of Negative
Determination Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance, applicable to workers of the
subject firm. The Department’s negative
determination was signed on November
18, 2004. The Notice of determination
was published in the Federal Register
on December 9, 2004 (69 FR 71428).
The petitioner asserts that the workers
produce an article, licensed
pharmaceutical sales software which is
sold to third-party customers in a
physical medium (CD or flash cards).
The Department has carefully
reviewed the petitioner’s request for
reconsideration and has determined that
the Department will conduct further
investigation based on new information
provided by the petitioner and the
company official.
Conclusion
After careful review of the
application, I conclude that the claim is
of sufficient weight to justify
reconsideration of the Department of
Labor’s prior decision. The application
is, therefore, granted.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of
January 2005.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–55,898]
Glenshaw Glass Company, Glenshaw,
PA; Notice of Affirmative
Determination Regarding Application
for Reconsideration
By application of January 20, 2005,
the Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and
Allied Workers International Union,
Locals 134 and 76, requested
administrative reconsideration of the
Department of Labor’s Notice of
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Negative Determination Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance, applicable to
workers of the subject firm. The denial
notice was signed on December 1, 2004.
The Notice of determination was
published in the Federal Register on
December 22, 2004 (69 FR 76785).
The petitioner alleges that foreign
competition, including the loss of
business to foreign manufacturers,
contributed to the closure of the subject
facility.
The Department carefully reviewed
the petitioner’s request for
reconsideration and has determined that
the Department will conduct further
investigation based on new information
provided by the petitioner and company
official.
Conclusion
After careful review of the
application, I conclude that the claim is
of sufficient weight to justify
reconsideration of the Department of
Labor’s prior decision. The application
is, therefore, granted.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of
February 2005.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E5–691 Filed 2–18–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment And Training
Administration
[TA–W–55,408]
Kokoku Wire Industries, South Bend,
IN; Notice of Negative Determination
on Reconsideration
On December 7, 2004, the Department
issued an Affirmative Determination
Regarding Application for
Reconsideration for the workers and
former workers of the subject firm. The
Department’s Notice of determination
was published in the Federal Register
on December 20, 2004 (69 FR 76016).
The Department initially denied
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) to
workers of Kokoku Wire Industries,
South Bend, Indiana (‘‘Kokoku Wire’’)
because the ‘‘contributed importantly’’
and shift of production group eligibility
requirements of Section 222(3) of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended, were
not met. The initial investigation
revealed that neither the subject
company nor its customers increased
import purchases of steel wire for
automotive control cables during the
relevant period and that there was no
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shift of production. The Department
also denied Alternate Trade Adjustment
Assistance (ATAA) to workers since the
workers were not certified eligible for
TAA.
In the request for reconsideration, the
petitioner alleged that the subject’s
major customers increased import
purchases during the relevant time
period.
During the reconsideration
investigation, the Department carefully
reviewed the record, requested
additional information from the subject
company, and conducted another, more
extensive customer survey regarding
purchases of steel wire for automotive
control cables during 2002, 2003,
January through August 2003 and
January through August 2004.
A careful review of the record
confirms that the subject company’s
inability to secure raw materials was a
determining factor for the plant closure
in July 2004.
Additional information provided by
the company official revealed that the
subject company had a group of smaller
customers who decreased purchases
during the investigatory period. A
survey of those customers revealed no
imports of steel wire for automotive
control cables during the relevant
period.
An investigation for ATAA
certification eligibility was not
conducted because the workers are not
certified for TAA.
Conclusion
After reconsideration, I affirm the
original notice of negative
determination of eligibility to apply for
worker adjustment assistance for
workers and former workers of Kokoku
Wire Industries, South Bend, Indiana.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of
February 2005.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
ADMINISTRATION
[TA-W–55,742]
Rock-Tenn Company, Otsego, MI;
Notice of Revised Determination on
Reconsideration
On January 25, 2005, the Department
issued an Affirmative Determination
Regarding Application on
Reconsideration applicable to workers
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and former workers of the subject firm.
The notice will soon be published in the
Federal Register.
The previous investigation initiated
on October 6, 2004, resulted in a
negative determination issued on
November 8, 2004, based on the finding
that imports of paperboard rolls did not
contribute importantly to worker
separations at the subject firm and no
shift of production to a foreign source
occurred. The denial notice was
published in the Federal Register on
December 9, 2004 (69 FR 71428).
In the request for reconsideration, the
petitioner provided additional
information regarding subject firm’s
customers. Upon further review, it was
revealed that the Department did not
request a list of declining domestic
customers during the initial
investigation due to the understanding
that the subject firm produced
paperboard rolls to satisfy the in-house
demand.
Having conducted a detailed
investigation on reconsideration, it was
established that the subject firm
supplied a number of affiliated facilities
with low-density paperboard. The
Department surveyed these facilities as
customers of the subject firm. It was
revealed that the major declining
customer absolutely increased its
imports of low-density paperboard in
the relevant period. The imports
accounted for a meaningful portion of
the subject plant’s lost sales and
production.
In accordance with section 246 the
Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 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 additional
facts obtained on reconsideration, I
conclude that increased imports of
articles like or directly competitive with
those produced at Rock-Tenn Company,
Otsego, Michigan, contributed
importantly to the declines in sales or
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production and to the total or partial
separation of workers at the subject
firm. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following
certification:
All workers of Rock-Tenn Company,
Otsego, Michigan, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or
after September 29, 2003 through two years
from the date of this certification, are eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are
eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, DC this 4th day of
February 2005.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division, of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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Solutia, Inc., Nylon Business Unit, who
were adversely affected by increased
imports.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–52, 517 is hereby issued as
follows:
Workers of Solutia, Inc., Nylon Business
Unit, including leased workers of Kelly
Services, Austin Industrial and The Mundy
Companies, Decatur, Alabama, engaged in
employment related to the production of
acrylic fibers, Decatur, Alabama, who became
totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 5, 2002,
through September 22, 2005, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Dated: Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th
day of February 2005.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 05–3324 Filed 2–18–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[TA–W–52, 517]
Employment And Training
Administration
Solutia, Inc. Nylon Business Unit
Including Leased Workers of Kelly
Services Austin Industrial and the
Mundy Companies Decatur AL;
Amended Certification Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273) the
Department of Labor issued a
Certification of Eligibility to Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance on
September 22, 2003, applicable to
workers of Solutia, Inc., Nylon Business
Unit, including leased workers of Kelly
Services and Austin Industrial, Decatur,
Alabama. The notice was published in
Federal Register on November 6, 2003
(68 FR 62834).
At the request of a company official,
the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject
firm. Information provided by the
company shows that workers of The
Mundy Companies were leased to
Solutia, Inc., Nylon Business Unit.
Solutia, Inc., produces produce acrylic
fibers and chemicals at its Decatur,
Georgia plant.
Based on this new information, the
Department is amending the
certification to include leased workers
of The Mundies Companies engaged in
activities related to the production of
working at Solutia, Inc., Nylon Business
Unit, Decatur, Alabama.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers of
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Steelcase, Inc. Including Leased
Workers Of RCM Technologies Grand
Rapids, MI; Amended Revised
Determination 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 U.S.C. 2273) and
section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26
U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the
Department of Labor issued an
Amended Revised Determination on
Reconsideration Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance on March 30,
2004, applicable to workers of Steelcase,
Inc., located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The revised determination was
amended to include employees of RCM
Technologies working at the subject
firm. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on April 16, 2004 (69
FR 20646–20647).
At the request of the State Agency, the
Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm. The
workers produce office furniture and
furniture parts.
The review shows that the
Department inadvertently erred in
setting the expiration date at December
11, 2005. The correct expiration date is
October 14, 2005, two years after the
issuance of the initial certification for
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
[TA-W-55,742]
Rock-Tenn Company, Otsego, MI; Notice of Revised Determination on
Reconsideration
On January 25, 2005, the Department issued an Affirmative
Determination Regarding Application on Reconsideration applicable to
workers
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and former workers of the subject firm. The notice will soon be
published in the Federal Register.
The previous investigation initiated on October 6, 2004, resulted
in a negative determination issued on November 8, 2004, based on the
finding that imports of paperboard rolls did not contribute importantly
to worker separations at the subject firm and no shift of production to
a foreign source occurred. The denial notice was published in the
Federal Register on December 9, 2004 (69 FR 71428).
In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner provided
additional information regarding subject firm's customers. Upon further
review, it was revealed that the Department did not request a list of
declining domestic customers during the initial investigation due to
the understanding that the subject firm produced paperboard rolls to
satisfy the in-house demand.
Having conducted a detailed investigation on reconsideration, it
was established that the subject firm supplied a number of affiliated
facilities with low-density paperboard. The Department surveyed these
facilities as customers of the subject firm. It was revealed that the
major declining customer absolutely increased its imports of low-
density paperboard in the relevant period. The imports accounted for a
meaningful portion of the subject plant's lost sales and production.
In accordance with section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C.
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 additional facts obtained on
reconsideration, I conclude that increased imports of articles like or
directly competitive with those produced at Rock-Tenn Company, Otsego,
Michigan, contributed importantly to the declines in sales or
production and to the total or partial separation of workers at the
subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
All workers of Rock-Tenn Company, Otsego, Michigan, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after September
29, 2003 through two years from the date of this certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, and are eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, DC this 4th day of February 2005.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division, of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E5-688 Filed 2-18-05; 8:45 am]
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