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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-28,997]

 

AGIP Petroleum Company, Inc., Houston, TX; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    The Department is revising its initial denial of eligibility for 
trade adjustment assistance (TAA) for workers of the subject firm as a 
result of a voluntary remand from the U.S. Court of International Trade 
in Former Employees of AGIP Petroleum Company, Inc., v. Secretary of 
Labor (USCIT 94-01-00025).
    Investigation findings show AGIP Petroleum produced crude oil and 
natural gas in approximately the same dollar amount during the relevant 
period.
    The workers were denied TAA because the ``contributed importantly'' 
test of the Group Eligibility Requirements of the Trade Act was not 
met. This test is generally determined through a survey of the workers' 
firm's major declining customers.
    On reconsideration the Department obtained information not 
previously available regarding a major crude oil customer. The customer 
was a major importer of crude oil in 1993 who substantially increased 
its import purchases of crude oil in 1993 compared to 1992 while 
decreasing its purchases from AGIP Petroleum Company.
    U.S. imports of crude oil and natural gas increased absolutely and 
relative to domestic shipments in 1993 compared to 1992 and in the 
latest 12-month period ending in June 1994.
    Investigation findings show that AGIP Petroleum had declining sales 
in the first six months of 1993 compared to the same period in 1992. 
Substantial worker separations occurred in 1993.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the additional facts obtained on 
reconsideration, it is concluded that increased imports of articles 
like or directly competitive with the crude oil and natural gas 
produced at AGIP Petroleum Company contributed importantly to the 
decline in sales and to the total or partial separation of workers at 
AGIP Petroleum Company in Houston, Texas. In accordance with the 
provisions of the Trade Act of 1974, I make the following revised 
determination:

    ``All workers of AGIP Petroleum Company, Inc., Houston, Texas 
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or 
after August 20, 1992 are eligible to apply for adjustment 
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of November 1994.
Victor J. Trunzo,
Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment Services, Office of Trade 
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 94-29716 Filed 12-1-94; 8:45 am]
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