[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45548-45549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17144]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-40,529]


L-S Electro-Galvanizing Co., Cleveland, OH; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    By letter of May 23, 2002, the company 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 April 22, 2002 based on the finding that imports of 
corrosion-resistant zinc coated cold rolled steel coils did not 
contribute importantly to worker separations at the Cleveland plant. 
The denial notice was published in the Federal Register on May 2, 2002 
(67 FR 22112).
    To support the request for reconsideration, the company official 
provided clarification concerning the relationship between the subject 
firm and their sole customer. The company official indicated that their 
sole customer was a majority owner (Joint Venture) of L-S Electro-
Galvanizing Company (LSE), Cleveland, Ohio and that the subject firm 
was in direct support of that operation. The subject

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firm applied a corrosion-resistant zinc coating on cold rolled steel 
coil substrate produced by the customer. The official further indicates 
that the closure of the customer facility at the same location as the 
subject firm is the reason for the closure of the subject plant. The 
company official further indicated that the sole customer was certified 
for TAA under TA-W-38,362.
    Clarification by the company and review of the initial 
investigation show that the subject firm was in direct support of a TAA 
certified facility (TA-W-38,362, LTV Steel Company, Inc., Cleveland, 
Ohio) that had a majority controlling interest in the subject firm's 
operation. Since the workers of the subject firm were in direct support 
of the affiliated TAA certified facility, they meet all eligibility 
requirements of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.

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 L-S Electro-Galvanizing 
Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 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 L-S Electro-Galvanizing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or 
after December 3, 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 20th day of June 2002.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 02-17144 Filed 7-8-02; 8:45 am]
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