[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37113-37114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3355]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment And Training Administration

[TA-W-56,887]


Century Moulding Company Hood River, OR; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    By letter dated June 10, 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 
signed on May 24, 2005, was based on the finding that imports of 
picture frames did not contribute importantly to worker separations at 
the subject plant and no shift of production to a foreign source 
occurred. The denial notice will soon be published in the Federal 
Register.
    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 picture frames 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. The investigation further revealed 
that production and employment at the subject firm declined during the 
relevant time period.
    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

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articles like or directly competitive with those produced at Century 
Moulding Company, Hood River, Oregon, 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 Century Moulding Company, Hood River, Oregon who 
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after 
March 30, 2004, 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 17th day of June, 2005.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E5-3355 Filed 6-27-05; 8:45 am]
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