[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 44544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19219]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-50,283]


Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), FAB 25, Austin, TX; Notice of 
Revised Determination on Reconsideration

    By application of April 29, 2003, a petitioner 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 under this case number was for Advanced 
Micro Devices (AMD), Lone Star Fab Division, Austin, Texas, and 
resulted in a negative determination issued on April 7, 2003, based on 
the finding that imports of wafers and dies did not contribute 
importantly to worker separations at the subject plant. The denial 
notice was published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2003 (68 FR 
20177).
    To support the request for reconsideration, the petitioner stated 
that the Department had investigated the wrong worker group. Upon 
further review, it was revealed that the petitioner had not worked in 
the Lone Star Fab (also known as Fab 14 and Fab 15) but rather Fab 25, 
which produced a different product (a microprocessor chip).
    Having identified the appropriate worker group, the Department 
contacted the company regarding imports of products like or directly 
competitive with those produced at Fab 25. As a result, it was revealed 
that the subject firm shifted production from Fab 25 to a foreign 
source within the relevant period, and subsequently imported directly 
competitive products to the U.S., contributing to layoffs at the 
subject plant.

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 Advanced Micro Devices 
(AMD), Fab 25, Austin, Texas, 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 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Fab 25, Austin, 
Texas, who became totally or partially separated from employment on 
or after November 23, 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 9th day of July 2003.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 03-19219 Filed 7-28-03; 8:45 am]
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