[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 56123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27792]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-39,045]


Longview Aluminum LLC Longview, Washington; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    By letter of July 25, 2001, the Longview Federated Aluminum 
Council, requested administrative reconsideration regarding the 
Department's Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for 
Worker Adjustment Assistance, applicable to the workers of the subject 
firm.
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
issued on June 25, 2001, based on the finding that imports of aluminum 
did not contribute importantly to worker separations at the Longview 
plant. The primary internal customer of the products of the subject 
facility turned to imported aluminum only after the closure of the 
subject plant. The decision further indicated that the on-going West 
Coast energy crisis was a factor impacting the subject plant closing. 
The denial notice was published in the Federal Register on July 11, 
2001 (66 FR 36329).
    To support the request for reconsideration, the Longview Federated 
Aluminum Council provided additional information showing the 
affiliation between the primary customer and the subject plant, both of 
which were owned by Michigan Avenue Partners.
    Michigan Avenue Partners acquired the subject plant and made a 
decision to close the facility down. The decision created a 
corresponding increase in the reliance on imported aluminum by the 
primary affiliated customer.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the additional facts obtained on 
reconsideration, I conclude that increased imports of articles like or 
directly competitive with those produced at Longview Aluminum LLC, 
Longview, Washington, contributed importantly to the declines in sales 
or production and to the total or partial separation of workers at the 
subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the 
following certification:

    All workers of Longview Aluminum LLC, Longview, Washington, who 
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after 
March 30, 2000 through two years from the date of this 
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under 
section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.


    Signed in Washington, DC this 17th day of October 2001.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 01-27792 Filed 11-5-01; 8:45 am]
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