[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 3731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-269]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-55,518]


BASF Corporation, Freeport, TX; Notice of Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration

    By application of October 15, 2004, a petitioner requested 
administrative reconsideration of the Department of Labor's Notice of 
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker 
Adjustment Assistance, applicable to workers of the subject firm. The 
negative determination for the workers of BASF Corporation, Freeport, 
Texas was signed on October 4, 2004, and the Department's notice of 
determination was published in the Federal Register on October 26, 2004 
(69 FR 62461).
    The initial investigation found that workers are separately 
identifiable by product line (polycaprolactum, oxo, diols, and acrylic 
monomers), that polycaprolactum, oxo and diol production increased 
during the relevant period, and that the subject company neither 
increased imports of acrylic monomers during the relevant period nor 
shifted acrylic monomer production abroad.
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner alleged that the 
subject firm has shifted acrylic monomer production to China.
    The Department has carefully reviewed the petitioner's request for 
reconsideration and previously submitted documents, and has determined 
that the petitioner has provided additional information and that the 
subject worker group was erroneously categorized. Therefore, the 
Department will conduct further investigation to determine if the 
workers meet the eligibility requirements of the Trade Act of 1974.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the application, I conclude that the claim 
is of sufficient weight to justify reconsideration of the Department of 
Labor's prior decision. The application is, therefore, granted.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 12th day of January, 2005.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E5-269 Filed 1-25-05; 8:45 am]
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