[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 25240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6404]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-58,369]


Agere Systems, Inc.; Orlando, FL; Amended Certification Regarding 
Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative 
Trade Adjustment Assistance

    In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to 
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on December 19, 2005, applicable 
to workers of Agere Systems, Inc., Orlando, Florida. The workers are 
engaged in employment related to the production of integrated circuits.
    By letter dated March 2, 2006, the International Brotherhood of 
Electrical Workers, Local Union 2000, provided new information which 
indicated that the intention was to apply for all Trade Act benefits 
available at the time of the filing (November 3, 2005). Therefore, the 
Department has made a decision to investigate further to determine 
whether the subject workers are eligible to apply for Alternative Trade 
Adjustment Assistance.
    The investigation revealed that a significant number of workers of 
the subject firm are age 50 or over, workers have skills that are not 
easily transferable, and conditions in the industry are adverse.
    Review of this information shows that all eligibility criteria 
under section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as 
amended, have been met for workers at the subject firm.
    Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to 
reflect its finding.
    The amended notice applicable to TA-W-58,369 is hereby issued as 
follows:

    ``All workers of Agere Systems, Inc., Orlando, Florida, who 
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after 
November 3, 2004 through December 19, 2007, 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, as 
amended.''

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of April 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6-6404 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am]
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