[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 69 (Thursday, April 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17674-17675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8850]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-42,310]


Inteplast Group Ltd., Integrated Bagging Systems, Lolita, TX; 
Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration

    By application of February 21, 2003, petitioners 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 February 13, 2003, based on the finding that imports of 
plastic bags did not contribute importantly to worker separations at 
the Lolita plant. The denial notice was published in the Federal 
Register on March 10, 2003 (68 FR 11409).
    To support the request for reconsideration, the petitioner supplied 
additional information to supplement that which was gathered during the 
initial investigation. Upon further review and contact with the 
company, it was revealed that sales and production did decline in the 
relevant period. As a result of this finding, a customer survey which 
was conducted in the original investigation became relevant to 
establishing import impact. Results from this survey revealed that a 
major declining customer increased their imports of plastic bags while 
decreasing their purchases from the subject firm in 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 Inteplast Group, LTD., 
Integrated Bagging Systems, Lolita, Texas, contributed importantly to 
the declines in sales or production and

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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 Inteplast Group, LTD., Integrated Bagging 
Systems, Lolita, Texas, who became totally or partially separated 
from employment on or after October 7, 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 26th day of March 2003.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 03-8850 Filed 4-9-03; 8:45 am]
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