[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 120 (Thursday, June 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35948-35949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9897]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-57,273]


Bernhardt Furniture Company Upholstery Plant 5 Including 
On-Site Leased Workers of Able Body Temporary Service, Lenoir, NC; 
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 July 11, 2005, applicable to 
workers of Bernhardt Furniture Company, Upholstery Plant 5, 
including on-site leased workers of Able Body Temporary Service, 
Lenoir, North Carolina. The notice was published in the Federal 
Register on August 26, 2005 (70 FR 50412). The workers are engaged in 
the production of frames and frame components for upholstery 
manufacturing.
    New information provided by the petitioners show their intention 
was to apply for all available Trade Act benefits at the time of the 
filing. Therefore, the Department has made a decision to investigate 
further to determine if the workers are eligible to apply for 
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance.
    Information obtained from the company states 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-57,273 is hereby issued as 
follows:

    All workers of Bernhardt Furniture Company, Upholstery Division, 
Plant 5, including on-site leased workers of Able Body 
Temporary Services, Lenoir, North Carolina, who became totally or 
partially separated from employment on or after May 25, 2004 through 
July 11, 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

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Adjustment Assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 2nd day of June 2006.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 [FR Doc. E6-9897 Filed 6-21-06; 8:45 am]
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