[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 19642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10948]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[NAFTA-00737]


Anchor Glass Container, Cliffwood, New Jersey; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    On March 5, 1996, the Department issued a Negative Determination 
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment 
Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) applicable to all workers of Anchor Glass 
Container located in Cliffwood, New Jersey. The notice was published in 
the Federal Register on March 25, 1996 (FR 61 12101)
    By letter of March 22, 1996, counsel to the petitioner, Glass, 
Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers International Union AFL-CIO 
and its Local 119, requested administrative reconsideration of the 
Department's findings.
    The petitioners presented new evidence that was not considered in 
the original determination. The petitioners claim that the introduction 
of Mexican glass containers in the U.S. resulted in a substantial loss 
of work for Anchor Glass production facilities, and ultimately 
contributed to worker separations at the Cliffwood plant. Anchor Glass 
Container is a subsidiary of Vitro Glass, which has production 
facilities in Mexico. The petitioners claim that the Mexican production 
facilities contributed importantly to the declines in sales, 
production, and employment at the Cliffwood plant.
    Investigation findings revealed that sales, production and 
employment at the subject firm declined. The plant ceased production in 
December 1995, and the plant is scheduled to close in April 1996. The 
workers were engaged in the production of glass bottles.
    New findings on reconsideration show that the aggregate value of 
U.S. imports of glass bottles from Mexico and Canada increased annually 
from 1993 to 1995.

Conclusion

    After careful, review of the additional facts obtained on 
reconsideration, I conclude that increased imports of glass bottles 
from Mexico or Canada contributed importantly to the declines in sales 
or production and to the total or partial separation of workers of 
Anchor Glass Container, Cliffwood, New Jersey. In accordance with the 
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:

    All workers of Anchor Glass Container, Cliffwood, New Jersey who 
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after 
January 5, 1995 are eligible to apply for NAFTA-TAA under Section 
250 of the Trade Act of 1974.

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 5th day of April 1996.
Russell T. Kile,
Acting Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment Services, Office of 
Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 96-10948 Filed 5-1-96; 8:45 am]
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