[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56743-56744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5286]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-57,336 and TA-W-57,336A]


United Machine Works, Inc., Bethel, NC and Greenville, NC; Notice 
of Revised Determination on Reconsideration

    By letter dated August 1, 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 July 12, 2005 was based on the finding that imports of 
automotive parts 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 26, 2005 (70 FR 50411).
    To support the request for reconsideration, the company official

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supplied additional information. Upon further review and contact with 
the subject firm's major customer, it was revealed that the customer 
significantly increased its imports of products like or directly 
competitive with automotive parts purchased from the subject firm and 
decreased 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 articles like or 
directly competitive with those produced at United Machine Works, Inc., 
Bethel, North Carolina and United Machine Works, Inc., Greenville, 
North Carolina, 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 United Machine Works, Inc., Bethel, North 
Carolina (TA-W-57,336) and United Machine Works, Inc., Greenville, 
North Carolina (TA-W-57,336A) who became totally or partially 
separated from employment on or after June 3, 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 14th day of September, 2005.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 [FR Doc. E5-5286 Filed 9-27-05; 8:45 am]
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