Intermark Fabric Corp., Plainfield, CT; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration, 75840 [E5-7606]

Agencies

• Employment and Training Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 75840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7606]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-58,043]


Intermark Fabric Corp., Plainfield, CT; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    By application of November 29, 2005 a company official requested 
administrative reconsideration of the Department's negative 
determination regarding eligibility for workers and former workers of 
the subject firm to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and 
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA).
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
signed on November 2, 2005 was based on the finding that imports of 
imitation suede and velvets for upholstery, drapery and apparel did not 
contribute importantly to worker separations at the subject plant and 
no shift of production to a foreign source occurred. The denial notice 
was published in the Federal Register on November 23, 2005 (70 FR 
70882).
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner provided 
additional information regarding subject firm's customers and requested 
to investigate a secondary impact on the subject firm as an upstream 
supplier in the textile industry. A review of the new facts determined 
that the workers of the subject firm may qualify eligible for TAA on 
the basis of a secondary upstream supplier impact.
    Having conducted an investigation of subject firm workers on the 
basis of secondary impact, it was revealed that Intermark Fabric Corp, 
Plainfield, Connecticut supplied imitation suede and velvets that were 
used in the production of upholstery fabrics, and a loss of business 
with domestic manufacturers (whose workers were certified eligible to 
apply for adjustment assistance) contributed importantly to the workers 
separation or threat of separation.
    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 facts obtained in the investigation, I 
determine that workers of Intermark Fabric Corp, Plainfield, 
Connecticut engaged in production of imitation suede and velvets 
qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under section 222 of 
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of 
the Act, I make the following certification:

    All workers of Intermark Fabric Corp, Plainfield, Connecticut, 
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or 
after September 28, 2004, 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 at Washington, DC, this 8th day of December, 2005.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E5-7606 Filed 12-20-05; 8:45 am]
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