[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 61159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24504]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-40,188 and NAFTA-05386]


GFC Foam, LLC, West Hazelton, PA; Notice of Negative 
Determination on Reconsideration

    On June 17, 2002, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers 
and former workers of the subject firm. The notice will soon be 
published in the Federal Register.
    The Department initially denied TAA to workers of GFC Foam, LLC, 
West Hazelton, Pennsylvania because criterion (3) was not met. The 
``contributed importantly'' group eligibility requirement of section 
222(3) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was not met. Imports did 
not contribute importantly to the worker separations.
    The Department denied NAFTA-TAA because criteria (3) and (4) have 
not been met. Imports from Canada or Mexico did not contribute 
importantly to workers' separations. There was no shift in production 
from the subject firm to Canada or Mexico during the relevant period.
    The workers at the subject firm were engaged in employment related 
to the production of polyurethane foam.
    The petitioner believes customers were importing polyurethane foam 
and therefore requested that the Department of Labor survey customers 
of the subject firm.
    On review of the request for reconsideration the Department of 
Labor determined that a survey of major customers should be conducted 
for the relevant period.
    On reconsideration, the Department contacted the company for a list 
of major declining customers of the subject firm. The company supplied 
a list of major customers of the subject firm.
    The U.S. Department of Labor conducted a survey of the major 
customers of the subject firm regarding their purchases of polyurethane 
foam during 1999, 2000 and January through September 2001. The survey 
revealed that none of the customers reported importing polyurethane 
foam from Canada or Mexico or from any other foreign source during the 
relevant period.

Conclusion

    After reconsideration, I affirm the original notices of negative 
determination regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment 
assistance and NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance for workers and 
former workers of GFC Foam, LLC, West Hazelton, Pennsylvania.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of September 2002.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 02-24504 Filed 9-26-02; 8:45 am]
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