[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 116 (Monday, June 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 34049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13404]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-62,809]


Edwards Vacuum, Inc., Wilmington, MA; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    By application dated April 23, 2008, a company official requested 
administrative reconsideration of the Department's negative 
determination regarding eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment 
Assistance (TAA), applicable to workers and former workers of the 
subject firm. The denial notice was signed on March 31, 2008 and 
published in the Federal Register on April 17, 2008 (73 FR 20954).
    In the request for reconsideration, the company official provided 
new information regarding production at the subject facility. The 
company official stated that workers of the subject facility produce 
remanufactured vacuum pumps for retail.
    Based on the information provided by the company official, the 
Department determined that workers of the subject firm were engaged in 
the production of remanufactured vacuum pumps. The investigation also 
revealed that the subject firm has begun shifting production of 
remanufactured vacuum pumps to Mexico and that this shift contributed 
to the layoffs at 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 
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, as amended, 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 facts obtained in the investigation, I 
determine that there was a shift in production from the workers' firm 
or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are like or directly 
competitive with those produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In 
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following 
certification:

    All workers of Edwards Vacuum, Inc., Wilmington, Massachusetts 
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or 
after February 4, 2007 through two years from the date of 
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 June, 2008.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 [FR Doc. E8-13404 Filed 6-13-08; 8:45 am]
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