[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47183-47184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17716]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-54,957]


Union Carbide Corp., a Subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co., West 
Virginia Operations, South Charleston, West Virginia; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reopening

    On July 9, 2004, the Department, on its own motion, reopened its 
investigation for the former workers of the subject firm.
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
issued on June 30, 2004, applicable to workers of the subject firm in 
the Control Group. The investigation findings showed that the workers 
performing global engineering and support services did not support the 
domestic production of the firm. The denial notice will soon be 
published in the Federal Register.
    The Department obtained new information that warranted a 
reexamination of the findings of the investigation. Furthermore, the 
Department is expanding the worker group to include the total of the 
West Virginia Operations, South Charleston, West Virginia. The findings 
of the investigation on reopening determined that production, 
employment and sales have declined over the relevant period. In 
relation, company imports of chemicals and the derivatives thereof that 
are like or directly competitive with those produced at the West 
Virginia Operations have increased.
    In accordance with section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the results 
of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply 
for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
    In order for the Department to issue a certification of eligibility 
to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements of section 246 of 
the Trade Act must be met. 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 new facts obtained on reopening, 
it is concluded that increased imports of articles like or directly 
competitive with the chemicals or derivatives thereof produced by Union 
Carbide, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Company, West Virginia 
Operations, South Charleston, West Virginia contributed importantly to 
the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial 
separation of workers of the subject firm. In accordance with the 
provisions of the Trade Act of 1974, I make the following revised 
determination:

    All workers of Union Carbide, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical 
Company, West Virginia Operations, South Charleston, West Virginia, 
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or 
after May 20, 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.


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    Signed in Washington, DC, this 26th day of July, 2004.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 04-17716 Filed 8-3-04; 8:45 am]
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