[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 46232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19855]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-50,330]


Bardon Rubber Company, Inc., Union Grove, Wisconsin; Notice of 
Revised Determination

    By letter dated March 31, 2003, the International Union, United 
Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America-UAW, 
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 10, 2003. The Department initially denied TAA to 
workers of Bardon Rubber Company, Inc., Union Grove, Wisconsin 
producing rubber products (such as ``O'' rings, gaskets, and seals) 
because the ``contributed importantly'' group eligibility requirement 
of Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was not met. The 
notice was published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2003 (68 FR 
14708).
    In the request for reconsideration, the union indicated that the 
subject firm should be considered on the basis of secondary upstream 
supplier impact, and provided the names of customers that were under 
existing trade certifications. Upon further review, it was revealed 
that the Department erred in its initial investigation, as secondary 
impact was indicated on the petition.
    Having conducted an investigation of subject firm workers on the 
basis of secondary impact, it was revealed that Bardon Rubber Company, 
Inc., Union Grove, Wisconsin supplies component parts for clamps, 
valves and pump products, and at least 20 percent of its production or 
sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified 
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I 
determine that workers of Bardon Rubber Company, Inc., Union Grove, 
Wisconsin qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 
222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the 
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:

    All workers of Bardon Rubber Company, Inc., Union Grove, 
Wisconsin who became totally or partially separated from employment 
on or after December 11, 2001 through two years from the date of 
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under 
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.


    Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of July 2003.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 03-19855 Filed 8-4-03; 8:45 am]
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