[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 943-944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-305]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-52,777]


Steelcase, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration Regarding Eligibility To Apply for 
Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment 
Assistance

    By electronic mail dated October 22, 2003, the State of Michigan 
requested administrative reconsideration regarding Alternative Trade 
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA). The request was made because the 
Department certified the workers of the subject firm regarding only 
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance. The 
certification was signed on November 5, 2003. The notice will soon be 
published in the Federal Register.
    The Department issued the limited certification because it did not 
investigate if workers met the eligibility requirement of Alternative 
Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA), since a copy of the request for 
determination of eligibility to apply for the ATAA program for Older 
Workers was not attached to the petition.
    Because the State provided documentation that a request for ATAA 
consideration was properly submitted, an investigation was conducted to 
determine if workers are eligible to apply for ATAA. The investigation 
revealed that a significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or 
over and possess skills that are not easily transferable and that 
competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.

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Conclusion

    After careful review of the additional facts obtained on 
reconsideration, I conclude that there was a shift of production from 
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles like or directly 
competitive with those produced by the subject firm. In accordance with 
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:

    All workers of Steelcase, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan, who 
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after 
August 12, 2002, 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, and are also eligible to apply 
for alternative trade adjustment assistance under section 246 of the 
Trade Act of 1974.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 11th day of December, 2003.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 04-305 Filed 1-6-04; 8:45 am]
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