[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 39078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13784]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[TA-W-61,281]


Employment and Training Administration: Form Tech Industries, 
Llc, Canal Fulton, OH; Notice of Revised Determination on 
Reconsideration

    On June 27, 2007, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application on Reconsideration applicable to 
workers and former workers of the subject firm. The notice will soon be 
published in the Federal Register.
    The previous investigation initiated on April 11, 2007, resulted in 
a negative determination issued on May 9, 2007, was based on the 
finding that imports of machine parts, such as shafts and sheaves for 
CVT transmissions did not contribute importantly to worker separations 
at the subject firm and no shift of production to a foreign source 
occurred. The denial notice was published in the Federal Register on 
May 24, 2007 (72 FR 29182).
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner provided 
additional information regarding the subject firm's declining 
customers.
    The Department requested additional list of customers from the 
subject firm and conducted a survey of a major declining customer 
regarding its purchases of like or directly competitive products with 
machine parts, such as shafts and sheaves for CVT transmission. It was 
revealed that the major declining customer increased its reliance on 
imports of machine parts, such as shafts and sheaves for CVT 
transmission while decreasing their purchases from the subject firm 
during the relevant period. The increases in imports accounted for a 
meaningful portion of the subject plant's lost sales.
    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 additional facts obtained on 
reconsideration, I conclude that increased imports of articles like or 
directly competitive with those produced at Form Tech Industries, LLC, 
Canal Fulton, Ohio, contributed importantly to the declines in sales or 
production and to the total or partial separation of workers at the 
subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the 
following certification:

    ''All workers of Form Tech Industries, LLC, Canal Fulton, Ohio, 
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or 
after April 3, 2006, 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 11th day of July 2007.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 [FR Doc. E7-13784 Filed 7-16-07; 8:45 am]
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