Gerdau Ameristeel, Perth Amboy, NJ; Notice of Termination of Investigation, 70614 [E7-24020]
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determination complained of was
erroneous;
(2) If it appears that the determination
complained of was based on a mistake
in the determination of facts not
previously considered; or
(3) If in the opinion of the Certifying
Officer, a mis-interpretation of facts or
of the law justified reconsideration of
the decision.
The negative TAA determination
issued by the Department for workers of
ABN Amro Services Co., Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of LaSalle Bank
Corporation, Chicago, Illinois was based
on the finding that the worker group
does not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222 of the Trade Act
of 1974. The investigation revealed that
workers of the subject firm are engaged
in information technology support. The
investigation further revealed that no
production of article(s) occurred within
the firm or appropriate subdivision
within the ABN Amro Services Co., Inc.
and LaSalle Bank Corporation during
the relevant time period.
The petitioner contends that the
Department erred in its interpretation of
the work performed by the workers of
the subject firm. The petitioner
acknowledges that the workers of the
subject firm are ‘‘employees of the
services sector supporting staff for the
bank,’’ but further alleges that the
workers of the subject firm ‘‘produced
output on regular basis’’. The petitioner
describes these outputs as loans, wire
transfer data, account reconciliation
statements, billing statements, various
statistical data, programs, reports,
electronic files, etc.
The investigation revealed that all of
the above ‘‘outputs’’ are information and
documents used by the subject firm as
incidentals to the purpose of the
services provided by ABN Amro
Services Co., Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of LaSalle Bank Corporation.
The investigation revealed that workers
of ABN Amro Services Co., Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of LaSalle
Bank Corporation, Chicago, Illinois are
engaged in IT applications support,
maintenance and development. These
services, as described above, are not
considered production of an article
within the meaning of Section 222 of
the Trade Act. No production took place
at the subject facility and the workers
did not support production of articles at
any affiliated firm in the relevant time
period.
The petitioner also alleges that the
positions have been shifted from the
subject firm to India and China.
The allegation of a shift to another
country might be relevant if it was
determined that workers of the subject
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firm produced an article. However, the
investigation determined that workers of
ABN Amro Services Co., Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of LaSalle bank
Corporation, Chicago, Illinois do not
produce an article within the meaning
of Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Conclusion
After review of the application and
investigative findings, I conclude that
there has been no error or
misinterpretation of the law or of the
facts which would justify
reconsideration of the Department of
Labor’s prior decision. Accordingly, the
application is denied.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 5th day of
December, 2007.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E7–24023 Filed 12–11–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–62,330]
Gerdau Ameristeel, Perth Amboy, NJ;
Notice of Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on October
19, 2007 in response to a worker
petition filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of Gerdau Ameristeel,
Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
the investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 5th day of
December, 2007.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E7–24020 Filed 12–11–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–61,976]
Intel Corporation, Mobile Wireless
Networking Manufacturing/Operations
Division, Hillsboro, OR; Notice of
Negative Determination Regarding
Application for Reconsideration
By application dated October 23,
2007, the petitioner requested
administrative reconsideration of the
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Department’s negative determination
regarding eligibility to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA),
applicable to workers and former
workers of the subject firm. The denial
notice was signed on September 24,
2007 and published in the Federal
Register on October 12, 2007 (72 FR
58131).
Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c)
reconsideration may be granted under
the following circumstances:
(1) If it appears on the basis of facts
not previously considered that the
determination complained of was
erroneous;
(2) if it appears that the determination
complained of was based on a mistake
in the determination of facts not
previously considered; or
(3) if in the opinion of the Certifying
Officer, a misinterpretation of facts or of
the law justified reconsideration of the
decision.
The petition for the workers of Intel
Corporation, Mobile Wireless
Networking Manufacturing/Operations
Division, Hillsboro, Oregon engaged in
production of wireless cards for
notebook computers was denied
because the ‘‘contributed importantly’’
group eligibility requirement of Section
222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended, was not met. The
investigation revealed that worker
separations at the subject firm are
attributed to worldwide restructuring of
the company to increase efficiencies.
The investigation also revealed that
production of wireless cards for
notebook computers was shifted from
the subject firm to Taiwan, which is not
a party to a Free Trade Agreement with
the United States or a beneficiary
country. The subject firm did not import
wireless cards for notebook computers
and is not planning to import these
products in the future.
The petitioner alleges that ‘‘activities
were not restructured across the
company’’, but were rather outsourced
to suppliers in Asia. The petitioner also
alleges that production from the subject
firm was shifted to China, not Taiwan.
The initial investigation did reveal
that production was shifted from Intel
Corporation, Mobile Wireless
Networking Manufacturing/Operations
Division, Hillsboro, Oregon to Taiwan
and further to China. Neither Taiwan
nor China are countries that are a party
to Free Trade Agreements with the
United States or beneficiary countries.
Thus a shift in production to either
China or Taiwan does not qualify
workers of the subject firm eligible for
TAA.
The subject firm reported no imports
of wireless cards for notebook
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-62,330]
Gerdau Ameristeel, Perth Amboy, NJ; Notice of Termination of
Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on October 19, 2007 in response to a worker
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Gerdau
Ameristeel, Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn.
Consequently, the investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 5th day of December, 2007.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E7-24020 Filed 12-11-07; 8:45 am]
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