[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 50982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17473]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-60,958]


Sekely Industries, Inc. Including On-Site Workers of Staffright, 
Bartech, and Alliance Staffing, Salem, OH; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    On May 14, 2007, the Department of Labor (Department) issued a 
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker 
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance for 
the workers and former workers of Sekely Industries, Inc., Salem, Ohio 
(subject firm). The Department's Notice of Negative Determination was 
published in the Federal Register on June 6, 2007 (72 FR 31346). 
Workers produced automotive dies until the subject firm ceased 
operation in January 2007. The subject firm used temporary workers 
supplied by Staffright, Bartech, and Alliance Staffing agencies.
    The investigation revealed that section 222(a)(2)(A)(I)(C) and 
section (a)(2)(B)(II)(B) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, were not 
met.
    The investigation revealed that the subject firm did not increase 
its imports of dies or successfully shift its production of automotive 
dies abroad during the relevant period. The investigation also revealed 
no increased imports by the subject firm's major declining customers of 
like or directly competitive dies accompanied by decreased subject firm 
purchases.
    By application dated June 11, 2007, a worker requested 
administrative reconsideration of the negative determination. The 
request alleged that the subject firm shifted production to an 
affiliated facility in China.
    During the reconsideration investigation, the Department confirmed 
that the subject firm did not shift production abroad. The Department 
also received new information that revealed that, during the relevant 
period, a major declining customer of the subject firm replaced subject 
firm purchases with imported dies that are like or directly competitive 
with those produced by the subject firm.
    In accordance with section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 
2813), as amended, the Department herein presents the results of its 
investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA. 
The Department has determined in this case that the group eligibility 
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 new information obtained in the 
reconsideration investigation, I determine that workers and former 
workers of Sekely Industries, Inc., Salem, Ohio are negatively impacted 
by increased imports of automotive dies like or directly competitive 
with those produced by the subject firm.
    In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following 
certification:

    All workers of Sekely Industries, Inc., including on-site 
temporary workers of Staffright, Bartech, and Alliance Staffing, 
Salem, Ohio who became totally or partially separated from 
employment on or after February 9, 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 at Washington, DC this 28th day of August 2007.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 [FR Doc. E7-17473 Filed 9-4-07; 8:45 am]
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