[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 39502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14785]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-54,841]


Elastex, Inc.; a Division of the Elastic Corporation of America, 
Asheboro, NC; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for 
Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment 
Assistance

    In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility To 
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on June 9, 2004, applicable to 
the workers of Elastex, Inc., a division of the Elastic Corporation of 
America, Asheboro, North Carolina. The notice will soon be published in 
the Federal Register.
    At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed the 
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are engaged 
in the production of knitted narrow elastic bands and gauge.
    Information shows that the petitioner, a company official, 
requested Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) on behalf of 
the workers of the subject firm but that request was not addressed in 
the decision document.
    Information obtained from the company indicates that a significant 
number of workers of the subject firm are age 50 or over, workers have 
skills that are not easily transferable, and conditions within the 
industry are adverse. Review of this information shows that all 
eligibility criteria under section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 
U.S.C. 2813), as amended have been met.
    Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to 
reflect its finding.
    The amended notice applicable to TA-W-54,841 is hereby issued as 
follows:

    ``All workers of Elastex, Inc., a division of the Elastic 
Corporation of America, Asheboro, North Carolina who became totally 
or partially separated from employment on or after June 3, 2003 
through June 9, 2006, 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 at Washington, DC, this 16th day of June 2004.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 04-14785 Filed 6-29-04; 8:45 am]
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