[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 246 (Thursday, December 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80460-80461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32586]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[Docket No. NAFTA-04202]


Samsonite Corporation Tucson, AZ; Notice of Revised Determination 
On Reconsideration

    On November 29, 2000, the Department issued a Negative 
Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for NAFTA-Transitional 
Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) applicable to all workers of 
Samsonite Corporation located in Tucson, Arizona. The notice will soon 
be published in the Federal Register.
    By letter of December 5, 2000, the petitioner requested 
administrative reconsideration of the Department's findings.
    The employees of the Samsonite Corporation located in Tucson, 
Arizona were engaged in the cutting of fabric used in soft-sided 
luggage.
    New findings on reconsideration show that the production of all cut 
fabric produced by Samsonite Corporation, Tucson, Arizona is currently 
being shifted to Mexico. The transfer will be completed on December 15, 
2000 impacting all workers at the subject plant.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the additional facts obtained on 
reconsideration, I conclude that increased imports of articles from 
Mexico like or directly competitive with cut fabrics contributed 
importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total or 
partial separation of workers of Samsonite Corporation, Tucson, 
Arizona. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the 
following certification:

    ``All workers of Samsonite Corporation, Tucson, Arizona who 
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after 
September 29, 1999 through two years from the date of the 
certification are eligible

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to apply for NAFTA-TAA under Section 250 of the Trade Act of 1974.''

    Signed at Washington, DC this 8th day of December 2000.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 00-32586 Filed 12-20-00; 8:45 am]
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