[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 129 (Thursday, July 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 38424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10520]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA W-58,809]


Henry Pratt Company, Dixon, IL; Notice of Revised Determination 
on Reconsideration

    By letter dated May 15, 2006 International Association of 
Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District No. 8, AFL-CIO requested 
administrative reconsideration regarding the Eligibility to Apply for 
Worker Adjustment Assistance, applicable to the workers of the subject 
firm who support production of machined and painted component parts of 
water valves at Henry Pratt Company, Machine Shop and Weld/Paint Shop, 
Dixon, Illinois.
    The initial investigation resulted in a certification of Machine 
Shop and Weld/Paint Shop and did not include workers of other 
departments who supported production at Machine Shop and Weld/Paint 
Shop. The determination was signed on April 21, 2006 and the notice was 
published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2006 (71 FR 27291).
    In the request for reconsideration the petitioner described the 
work performed by employees of other departments as support of 
production.
    A review of the initial investigation confirmed the allegations of 
the petitioner and provided the facts in support of eligibility of 
workers of other departments for TAA as workers supporting production 
of machined and painted component parts of water valves 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 initial investigation, I determine that 
there was a shift in production from the workers' firm or subdivision 
to a foreign country of articles that are like or directly competitive 
with those produced by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has 
been or is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly 
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I 
make the following certification:

    All workers of Henry Pratt Company, Dixon, Illinois, engaged in 
activities related to production and support of production of 
machined and painted component parts of water valves, who became 
totally or partially separated from employment on or after January 
26, 2005 through April 21, 2008, 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 20th day of June, 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 [FR Doc. E6-10520 Filed 7-5-06; 8:45 am]
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