[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 37115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3354]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-56,869]


National Textiles, Textiles Division, Hodges, SC; Notice of 
Revised Determination on Reconsideration

    By application of May 26, 2005, 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 
issued on May 5, 2005, based on the finding that imports of fleece and 
jersey fabric did not contribute importantly to worker separations at 
the subject plant and that there was no shift to a foreign country. The 
denial notice will soon be published in the Federal Register.
    To support the request for reconsideration, the company official 
supplied additional information to supplement that which was gathered 
during the initial investigation. Upon further review, it was revealed 
that the company shifted production of fleece and jersey fabric to El 
Salvador during the relevant period and that this shift contributed 
importantly to layoffs at the subject firm.
    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 facts obtained in the investigation, I 
determine that there was a shift in production from the workers' firm 
or subdivision to El Salvador of articles that are like or directly 
competitive with those produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In 
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following 
certification:

    ``All workers of National Textiles, Textiles Division, Hodges, 
South Carolina who became totally or partially separated from 
employment on or after March 21, 2004 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 
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under 
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.''

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 17th day of June 2005.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E5-3354 Filed 6-27-05; 8:45 am]
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