General Fibers & Fabrics, LaGrange, GA; Notice of Termination of Investigation, 44287 [E8-17382]
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investigation, the Department relied on
facts provided by the managing director
in determining that, during the relevant
period, the subject facility produced
semiconductor wafers.
The Department also considered in
the second remand investigation
whether that shift of production could
provide a basis for certification of the
petitioning workers even though the
subject facility did not import
semiconductor wafers after that
production shift.
In order for a group of workers to
meet the certification requirements
under Section 222(a)(1) and Section
222(a)(2)(B) of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended, the Department must
determine that the following was
satisfied:
A. A significant number or proportion
of the workers in such workers’ firm, or
an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated; and
B. There has been a shift in
production by such workers’ firm or
subdivision to a foreign country of
articles like or directly competitive with
articles which are produced by such
firm or subdivision; and
C. One of the following must be
satisfied:
1. The country to which the workers’
firm has shifted production of the
articles is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States; or
2. The country to which the workers’
firm has shifted production of the
articles is a beneficiary country under
the Andean Trade Preference Act,
African Growth and Opportunity Act, or
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
Act; or
3. There has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of articles that are
like or directly competitive with articles
which are or were produced by such
firm or subdivision.
Because semiconductor wafer
production shifted from the subject
facility to China, a country that does not
fall within subparagraphs C.1. or C.2.
above, the only issue at hand is
whether, following the shift of
production abroad, there has been or is
likely to be an increase of imports of
articles like or directly competitive with
the semiconductor wafers produced by
the subject firm or subject facility.
During the second remand
investigation, the Department obtained
new information which revealed that,
after the subject firm shifted
semiconductor wafer production from
the subject facility to China, the subject
firm is likely to import semiconductor
wafers that are like those produced at
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the subject facility. This fact was
revealed during the investigation of
petition TA–W–63,121 (Fairchild
Semiconductor Corporation, Wafer Sort
Department, Including On-Site Leased
Workers from Manpower, South
Portland, Maine; issued May 20, 2008;
published in the Federal Register on
June 3, 2008 at 73 FR 31716). As such,
the Department determines that
following the shift of production to
China, the subject firm is likely to
import semiconductor wafers that are
like those produced by the subject
workers during the relevant period.
Based on the aforementioned
information, the Department has
determined that there was a shift in
production by the subject firm of
articles like or directly competitive with
the semiconductor wafers produced by
the subject facility to a foreign country,
and that, following the shift of
production, there was a likely increase
in imports by the subject firm of articles
that are like or directly competitive with
the semiconductor wafers produced at
the subject facility.
In accordance with Section 246 the
Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as
amended, the Department herein
presents the results of its investigation
regarding certification of eligibility to
apply for ATAA. The Department has
determined in this case that the group
eligibility 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.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day
of July 2008.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–17379 Filed 7–29–08; 8:45 am]
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts
generated through the second remand
investigation, I determine that there was
a total or partial separation of a
significant number or proportion of
workers at the subject facility, and that
there was a shift in production to a
foreign country followed by likely
increased imports by the subject firm of
articles like or directly competitive with
semiconductor wafers produced at the
subject facility.
In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following
certification:
Employment and Training
Administration
All workers of Fairchild Semiconductor
International, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania,
who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 11,
2005, through two years from the issuance of
this revised determination, are eligible to
apply for Trade 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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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–63,590]
General Fibers & Fabrics, LaGrange,
GA; Notice of Termination of
Investigation
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on June 24,
2008 in response to a worker petition
filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at General Fibers and Fabrics,
LaGrange, Georgia.
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
the investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of
July 2008.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–17382 Filed 7–29–08; 8:45 am]
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[TA–W–63,606]
Lakeland Mold Co. Stow, OH; Notice of
Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on June 27,
2008, in response to a worker petition
filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Lakeland Mold Co., Stow,
Ohio.
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
the investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day
of July 2008.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–17376 Filed 7–29–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-63,590]
General Fibers & Fabrics, LaGrange, GA; Notice of Termination of
Investigation
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on June 24, 2008 in response to a worker
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at General
Fibers and Fabrics, LaGrange, Georgia.
The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn.
Consequently, the investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of July 2008.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8-17382 Filed 7-29-08; 8:45 am]
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