[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71501-71502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33001]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-34,695]


Energizer Power Systems; Eveready Battery Company Now Known as 
Moltech Power Systems, Gainesville, FL; 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 U.S. Department of Labor issued a Certification of 
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on August 28, 
1998 applicable to all workers of Energizer Power Systems located in 
Gainesville, Florida. The notice was published in the Federal Register 
on September 28, 1998 (63 FR 51605). The determination was amended on 
September 29, 1998 to include workers whose wages were reported under 
its parent firm, Eveready Battery Company. The amended notice was 
published in the Federal Register on October 9, 1998 (63 FR 54497).
    At the request of the company, the Department reviewed the 
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are engaged 
in the production

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of rechargeable batteries. Company information shows that in November 
1999, the Energizer Power Systems, Division of Eveready Battery 
Company, was purchased by Moltech Corporation. The Gainesville, Florida 
location of Energizer Power Systems became known as Moltech Power 
Systems and will continue to lay off workers.
    Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification 
determination to correctly identify the new ownership to read 
``Energizer Power Systems, Division of Eveready Battery Company, now 
known as Moltech Power Systems,'' Gainesville, Florida.
    The intent of the Department's certification is to include all 
workers of Energizer Power Systems who were adversely affected by 
increased imports of rechargeable batteries.
    The amended notice applicable to TA-W-34,695 is hereby issued as 
follows:

    All workers of Energizer Power Systems, now known as Moltech 
Power Systems, Gainesville, Florida who became totally or partially 
separated from employment on or after June 12, 1997 through August 
28, 2000 are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under 
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

    Signed at Washington DC this 30th day of November, 1999.
Grant D. Beale,
Program Manager, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 99-33001 Filed 12-20-99; 8:45 am]
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