[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 78 (Monday, April 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21251-21252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1925]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-56,274]


Shane-Hunter, Inc., San Francisco, CA; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    On March 15, 2005, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application on Reconsideration applicable to 
workers and former workers of the subject firm. The Notice of 
determination will soon be published in the Federal Register.
    The Department initially denied Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) 
to workers of Shane-Hunter, Inc., San Francisco, California because the 
subject

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company's sales and production increased during the relevant period and 
the subject company did not shift production abroad. Workers were 
engaged in employment related to the production of women's and 
children's garments and were not separately identifiable by product 
line.
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner alleged that the 
subject company shifted garment production abroad and is increasing 
reliance upon imports.
    In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a 
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, 
the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph (a)(2)(A) or 
(a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met. It is determined 
in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of Section 222 have 
been met.
    During the reconsideration investigation, the Department requested 
additional information and clarification from the subject company. The 
investigation revealed that during the relevant period, the subject 
company's domestic production levels and employment levels declined and 
that the subject company increased its reliance on imports of articles 
like or directly competitive with those produced at the subject 
company.
    In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 
2813), as amended, the Department 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 garment industry are adverse.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the facts obtained in the reconsideration 
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles like 
or directly competitive with those produced at the subject firm 
contributed importantly to the decline in sales or production and to 
the total or partial separation of workers of that firm. In accordance 
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:

    All workers of Shane-Hunter, Inc., San Francisco, California, 
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or 
after December 15, 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.

    Signed in Washington, DC this 25th day of March 2005.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E5-1925 Filed 4-22-05; 8:45 am]
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