[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 150 (Friday, August 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 40455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19650]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[TA-W-32,227]


Ralph Lauren Womenswear, Incorporated, Bidermann Industries 
Corporation, New York, New York; Amended Certification Regarding 
Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

    In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to 
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on May 16, 1996, applicable to 
all workers of Ralph Lauren Womenswear, Incorporated, Bidermann 
Industries Corporation, New York, New York. The notice was published in 
the Federal Register on June 6, 1996 (FR 61 28900).
    At the request of former employees, the Department reviewed the 
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers of Ralph 
Lauren Womenswear, Incorporated, Bidermann Industries Corporation, New 
York, New York produced ladies' apparel. The Union representative for 
the affected workers provided evidence that an attempt was made to file 
a TAA petition on behalf of the workers of the subject firm at an 
earlier date. Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification 
to change the impact date form March 27, 1995 to January 31, 1995, the 
date separations began.
    The intent of the Department's certification is to include all 
workers of Ralph Lauren Womenswear, Incorporated, Bidermann Industries 
Corporation adversely affected by imports of apparel.
    The amended notice applicable to TA-W-32,227, is hereby issued as 
follows:

    All workers of Ralph Lauren Womenswear, Incorporated, Bidermann 
Industries Corporation, New York, New York who became totally or 
partially separated from employment on or after January 31, 1995 are 
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the 
Trade Act of 1974.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 16th day of July 1996.
Russell T. Kile,
Acting Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment Services Office of 
Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 96-19650 Filed 8-1-96; 8:45 am]
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