[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 54789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27242]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-39,313]


Lynn Electronics Feasterville, Pennsylvania; Notice of Negative 
Determination on Reconsideration

    On September 5, 2001, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers 
and former workers of the subject firm. The notice was published in the 
Federal Register on September 21, 2001 (66 FR 48714).
    The Department initially denied TAA to workers of Lynn Electronics, 
Feasterville, Pennsylvania because the ``contributed importantly'' 
group eligibility requirement of section 222(3) of the Trade Act of 
1974, as amended, was not met. The workers at the subject firm were 
engaged in employment related to the production of wire and cable and 
cordsets.
    The petitioner provided evidence that further survey may be 
warranted regarding customer purchases of communication wire products.
    On reconsideration, the Department contacted the company for 
additional customers of the subject firm. The company indicated that 
the products produced at the subject plant are shopped to a sister 
facility (warehouse). Those products produced at the subject plant 
account for approximately one-fourth of the total sales at the sister 
facility. The remainder of the products sold at the sister facility are 
in fact imported. Only a negligible portion of the imports are like or 
directly competitive with products produced at the subject plant.
    The investigation further revealed that the overwhelming 
preponderance in the declines in employment leading to the closure of 
the plant is related to the company being able to purchase domestically 
produced products at a lower cost than those produced at the subject 
plant.
    Any declines in sales are the direct result of the phase down of 
the plant prior to the closure of the plant.
    A customer survey was not conducted due to the conditions as 
described above.

Conclusion

    After reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of negative 
determination of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance 
for workers and former workers of Lynn Electronics, Feasterville, 
Pennsylvania.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of October, 2001.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 01-27242 Filed 10-29-01; 8:45 am]
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