Liberty Throwing Co., Inc., Kingston, PA; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration, 71192 [E6-20834]

Agencies

• Employment and Training Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 236 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 71192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20834]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-59,940]


Liberty Throwing Co., Inc., Kingston, PA; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    By application of October 24, 2006 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 September 26, 2006 was based on the finding that imports of 
elastic yarn 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 
October 16, 2006 (71 FR 60763).
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner provided 
additional information regarding the subject firm's customers and 
requested an investigation relating to secondary impact concerning the 
subject firm as an upstream supplier in the production of fabric. A 
review of the new facts determined that the workers of the subject firm 
may be eligible for TAA on the basis of a secondary upstream supplier 
impact.
    The Department conducted an investigation of subject firm workers 
on the basis of secondary impact. It was revealed that Liberty Throwing 
Co., Inc., Kingston, Pennsylvania supplied elastic yarn that was used 
in the production of stretch fabric, 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 all workers of Liberty Throwing Co., Inc., Kingston, 
Pennsylvania 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 Liberty Throwing Co, Inc., Kingston, Pennsylvania, 
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or 
after August 22, 2005, 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.

    Dated: November 30, 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 [FR Doc. E6-20834 Filed 12-7-06; 8:45 am]
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