[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 51298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19969]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-41,239]


Enerflex, Inc., Cedar Mountain, North Carolina; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    By application of June 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 
based on the fact that the workers did not produce an article as 
required for certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act. The 
denial notice was published in the Federal Register on June 11, 2002 
(67 FR 40004).
    To support the request for reconsideration, the applicant provided 
additional information explaining the support and production functions 
performed by the subject workers. The company also indicated that the 
subject workers were working exclusively for a TAA certified facility.
    Upon examination of the data supplied by the applicant, it became 
apparent that the workers were engaged in activities related to the 
production of an article. The workers were contract workers engaged in 
the production of medical x-ray film and the polyester base chemicals 
used in the manufacture of medical x-ray film at Afga Corporation, 
Cedar Mountain, North Carolina. The Afga plant was certified for Trade 
Adjustment Assistance under TA-W-40,818 under Afga Corporation, 
Brevard, North Carolina on March 31, 2002. The Brevard location is the 
post office address of the Afga Corporation, the physical plant is 
located in Cedar Mountain, North Carolina, the same location as the 
subject firm workers.
    Based on the decision in case TA-W-40,818 and data supplied by the 
subject firm, it has become evident that all criteria have been met for 
the Enerflex, Inc. contractors working at Afga Corporation engaged in 
support and production activities at the certified plant. Plant sales, 
production and employment declined and Afga imports of film like or 
directly competitive with what the subject plant produced increased 
during the relevant period.

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 Afga Corporation, Cedar 
Mountain, North Carolina contributed importantly to the declines in the 
total or partial separation of Enerflex, Inc., Cedar Mountain, North 
Carolina workers, who performed work in direct support of the 
production of medical x-ray film and the polyester base chemicals at 
the Afga plant. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make 
the following certification:

    ``Workers of Enerflex, Inc., Cedar Mountain, North Carolina 
engaged in employment activities related to the production of 
medical x-ray film and the polyester base chemicals at Afga 
Corporation, Cedar Mountain, North Carolina, who became totally or 
partially separated from employment on or after March 29, 2001 
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 25th day of July 2002.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 02-19969 Filed 8-6-02; 8:45 am]
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