[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 40546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11216]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-58,637]


Carolina Mills, Inc.; Plant No. 9; Valdese, NC; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    By letter dated March 28, 2006, a company official requested 
administrative reconsideration regarding the Department's Negative 
Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment 
Assistance, applicable to workers of the subject firm. The Notice of 
Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration was 
issued on April 21, 2006, and was published in the Federal Register on 
May 5, 2006 (71 FR 26565).
    During the reconsideration investigation, the Department confirmed 
that the subject firm was a supplier to a company certified for Trade 
Adjustment Assistance and that the loss of the business by that company 
contributed importantly to the workers' separations at the subject 
firm. This customer was one of the subject firm's major declining 
customers and was certified based on a shift of production to Honduras.
    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 information obtained in the 
reconsideration investigation, I determine that workers of the subject 
firm qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions 
of the Act, I make the following certification:

    All workers of Carolina Mills, Inc., Plant No. 9, Valdese, North 
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from employment 
on or after January 17, 2005 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 5th day of July 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6-11216 Filed 7-14-06; 8:45 am]
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