[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 49 (Friday, March 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 11885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5606]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-54,043]


Ramseur Interlock Knitting Company, Inc., Ramseur, NC; Notice of 
Revised Determination On Reopening

    On February 26, 2004, the Department, on its own motion, reopened 
its investigation for the former workers of the subject firm.
    The initial investigation was initiated on January 20, 2004, and 
resulted in a negative determination issued on February 11, 2004. The 
investigation findings showed that the company did not shift production 
to a foreign country, nor did the company or customers increase imports 
of knitted apparel fabrics. Consequently, the Department issued a 
negative determination of eligibility to apply for trade adjustment 
assistance (TAA) and alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA). 
The notice was signed on February 11, 2004, and will soon be published 
in the Federal Register.
    The Department has obtained new information showing that the 
subject firm lost a significant amount of business with apparel 
manufacturers whose workers were certified eligible for TAA, and the 
loss of business contributed importantly to worker separations at the 
Ramseur, North Carolina plant.
    Furthermore, the Department has determined in this case that the 
requirements of section 246 have been met.
    A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over and 
possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive conditions 
within the industry are adverse.

Conclusion

    After careful consideration of the facts obtained on reopening, I 
determine that workers of Ramseur Interlock Knitting Company, Inc., 
Ramseur, North Carolina, qualify as adversely affected secondary 
workers under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
    In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following 
revised determination:

    All workers of Ramseur Interlock Knitting Company, Inc., 
Ramseur, North Carolina, who became totally or partially separated 
from employment on or after January 15, 2003, through two years from 
the date of 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, as amended.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 27th day of February 2004.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 04-5606 Filed 3-11-04; 8:45 am]
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