Tower Automotive, Inc.; Upper Sundusky, OH; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration, 12833-12834 [E7-5002]

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• Employment and Training Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 52 (Monday, March 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12833-12834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5002]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-60,530]


Tower Automotive, Inc.; Upper Sundusky, OH; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    By application of February 19, 2007 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 February 1, 2007 was based on the finding that imports of 
automotive suspension components and steel stampings did not contribute 
importantly to worker separations at the subject plant and no shift of 
production to a foreign source occurred. The denial was published in 
the Federal Register on February 14, 2007 (72 FR 7088).
    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 Tower 
Automotive, Inc., Upper Sandusky, Ohio supplied automotive suspension 
components and steel stampings that were used in the production of 
motor vehicles, 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 Tower Automotive, Inc., Upper Sandusky, 
Ohio 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 Tower Automotive, Inc., Upper Sandusky, Ohio, who 
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after 
December 5, 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.


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    Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of March 2007.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 [FR Doc. E7-5002 Filed 3-16-07; 8:45 am]
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