[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23328-23329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10739]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-37,459]


Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Notice of 
Revised Determination on Remand

    The United States Court of International Trade (USCIT) remanded to 
the Secretary of Labor for further investigation of the negative 
determination in Former Employees of Rohm and Haas v. U.S. Secretary of 
Labor (Court No. 00-07-00333).
    The Department's initial denial of Trade Adjustment Assistance 
(TAA) for the workers producing ion exchange resins at Rohm and Haas 
Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was based on the finding that 
criterion (1) of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of 
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was not met. The decision was signed 
on April 18, 2000 and published in the Federal Register on May 11, 2000 
(65 FR 30443).
    On voluntary remand, the Department determined that workers of Rohm 
and Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, producing ion exchange 
resins were threatened with employment declines. Therefore, criterion 
(1) of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the Trade 
Act of 1974, as amended, was met. Also on voluntary remand, it was 
determined that criterion (2) of the group eligibility requirements of 
Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was met. However, 
criterion (3) of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of 
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was not met. Imports did not 
contribute importantly to worker separations at the subject firm.
    On remand, the Department obtained new information from the company 
which they did not provide during the initial investigation or during 
voluntary remand.
    New data recently supplied by the company shows that the company 
increased their imports of ion exchange resins (IER's) during the 
relevant period of the investigation. The data supplied by the company 
on remand also

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indicates that the workers were not separately identifiable by product.
    On May 8, 2002, workers of Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia were 
certified (TA-W-41,312) eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment 
Assistance. That certification covers workers from March 27, 2001 
through May 8, 2004.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the additional facts obtained on remand, I 
conclude that there were increased imports of articles like or directly 
competitive with those produced by the subject firm that contributed 
importantly to the worker separations and sales or production declines 
at the subject facility. In accordance with the provisions of the Trade 
Act, I make the following certification:

    All workers of Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or 
after March 3, 1999, through March 26, 2001, are eligible to apply 
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 
1974.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of April 2003.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 03-10739 Filed 4-30-03; 8:45 am]
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