[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 100 (Thursday, May 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 29179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10016]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-60,388]


Hartz & Company, HL Hartz & Sons, New York, NY; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reopening

    On May 14, 2007, the Department, on its own motion, reopened its 
investigation for the former workers of the subject firm.
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
issued on December 1, 2006 because the workers provided a service that 
was not in support of the firm's production of apparel. Since the 
workers were denied eligibility to apply for trade adjustment 
assistance (TAA) they were also denied eligibility to apply for 
alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
    The Department has determined that the information provided by a 
former employee of the firm shows that the duties performed by workers 
of Hartz & Company in New York, New York, including design and 
marketing, supported the production of men's and women's suits and 
bottoms at a Hartz & Company facility located domestically. The 
production workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment 
assistance based on increased aggregate U.S. imports of men's and 
women's suits and bottoms.
    All workers of Hartz & Company, New York, New York, were separated 
when the production facility closed in October 2006.
    In order for the Department to issue a certification of eligibility 
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance 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 
in the apparel industry are adverse.

Conclusion

    After careful consideration of the new facts obtained on reopening, 
it is concluded that increased imports of articles like or directly 
competitive with men's and women's suits and bottoms produced by Hartz 
& Company, contributed importantly to the total or partial separation 
of workers and to the decline in sales or production sales at that firm 
or subdivision.
    In accordance with the provisions of the Trade Act of 1974, I make 
the following revised determination:

    All workers of Hartz & Company, HL Hartz & Sons, New York, New 
York, who became totally or partially separated from employment on 
or after November 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, as amended, and are also 
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under 
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 16th day of May 2007.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E7-10016 Filed 5-23-07; 8:45 am]
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