[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 33421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13387]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-53,617]


Fleetguard, Inc., Neillsville West Plant, a Subsidiary of 
Cummins, Inc., Neillsville, Wisconsin; Notice of Negative Determination 
on Reconsideration

    On March 5, 2004, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers 
and former workers of the subject firm. The Department published the 
Notice in the Federal Register on March 16, 2004 (69 FR 12350).
    The initial Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) petition was filed on 
behalf of workers producing exhaust systems at Fleetguard, Inc., 
Neillsville West Plant, a subsidiary of Cummins, Inc., Neillsville, 
Wisconsin. The petition was denied because the investigation revealed 
no sales or production declines and no shift of production during the 
relevant time period. The petitioner also alleged that the company was 
secondarily affected as a supplier to a TAA-certified customer, but the 
investigation found that was not the case.
    In response to the petitioner's request for reconsideration, the 
Department conducted an investigation of events during the relevant 
time period (2001, 2002, and January-October 2003). The Department 
investigated company sales, production, employment and import levels as 
well as possible shifts of production abroad.
    The investigation revealed that 2002 sales and production levels 
were greater than 2001 levels and that January-October 2003 sales and 
production levels were greater than January-October 2002 levels. 
Employment decreased in 2002 from 2001 levels and increased during 
January-October 2003 from January-October 2002 levels.
    The company (including the subject facility, parent company, and 
affiliated facilities) did not import during 2001, 2002 and January-
October 2003. There was no shift of production abroad during the 
relevant time period.

Conclusion

    After reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of negative 
determination of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance 
for workers and former workers of Fleetguard, Inc., Neillsville West 
Plant, a subsidiary of Cummins, Inc., Neillsville, Wisconsin.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of June, 2004.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 04-13387 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am]
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