[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 52938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19673]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-55,003 and TA-W-55,003A;]


Pomona Textile Co., Inc. Production Plant, Pomona, California; 
Pomona Textile Co., Inc. Sales Office, Burbank, California; Notice of 
Revised Determination on Reconsideration

    By letter dated July 22, 2004 a company official requested 
administrative reconsideration regarding the Department's Negative 
Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment 
Assistance, applicable to the workers of the subject firm.
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
signed on July 7, 2004 was based on the finding that imports of nylon 
and polyester tricot did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the subject plant and no shift of production to a 
foreign source occurred. The denial notice was published in the Federal 
Register on August 3, 2004 (69 FR 46574).
    To support the request for reconsideration, the company official 
supplied additional information. Upon further review and contact with 
the subject firm's major customer, it was revealed that the customer 
significantly increased its import purchases of nylon-polyester tricot 
while decreasing its purchases from the subject firm during the 
relevant period. The imports accounted for a meaningful portion of the 
subject plant's lost sales and production.
    In accordance with Section 246 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 review of the additional facts obtained on 
reconsideration, I conclude that increased imports of articles like or 
directly competitive with those produced at Pomona Textile Co., Inc., 
Pomona, California, contributed importantly to the declines in sales or 
production and to the total or partial separation of workers at the 
subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the 
following certification:

    ``All workers of Pomona Textile, Co, Inc., Production Plant, 
Pomona, California (TA-W-55,003) and Pomona Textile Co., Inc., Sales 
Office, Burbank, California (TA-W-55,003A), who became totally or 
partially separated from employment on or after May 28, 2003 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 eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment 
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.''

    Signed in Washington, DC this 18th day of August, 2004.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 04-19673 Filed 8-27-04; 8:45 am]
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