[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72854-72855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6993]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-57,728]


J.E. Morgan Knitting Mills (Sara Lee), Tamaqua, PA; Notice of 
Revised Determination on Reconsideration

    By application of September 30, 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 August 31, 2005, based on the finding that imports of long 
sleeve mock turtleneck shirts did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the subject plant and that there was no shift to a 
foreign country. The denial notice was published in the Federal 
Register on October 6, 2005 (70 FR 58477).
    The workers at the subject facility were previously certified 
eligible for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) under TA-W-51,522. That 
TAA certification expired on May 5, 2005.
    To support the request for reconsideration, the company official 
supplied additional information to supplement that which was gathered

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during the initial investigation. Upon further review, it was revealed 
that workers of the subject firm were also engaged in production of 
thermal knit underwear, shirts and drawers and knit, bleach and cutting 
operations. The investigation also revealed that the company shifted 
production of thermal knit underwear, shirts and drawers to El Salvador 
and Honduras 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 and Honduras 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 J.E. Morgan Knitting Mills (Sara Lee), Tamaqua, 
Pennsylvania who became totally or partially separated from 
employment on or after May 6, 2005 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
    ``All workers of J.E. Morgan Knitting Mills (Sara Lee), Tamaqua, 
Pennsylvania who became totally or partially separated from 
employment on or after August 12, 2004, through two years from the 
date of this certification, 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 November 2005.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E5-6993 Filed 12-6-05; 8:45 am]
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