[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51531-51532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20346]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-63,235]


Southprint, Inc., Reidsville Division, Reidsville, NC; Notice of 
Negative Determination on Reconsideration

    On July 31, 2008, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers 
and former workers of the subject firm. The notice was published in the 
Federal Register on August 7, 2008 (73 FR 46037).
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on the finding that imports of screen-printing for apparel did 
not contribute importantly to worker separations at the subject firm 
and no shift of production to a foreign source occurred.
    In the request for reconsideration the petitioner alleged that 
business at the subject firm declined because the subject firm's 
customers shifted screen-printing for apparel to foreign facilities. 
The petitioner provided an additional list of customers and alleged 
that these customers are importing screen-printing for apparel.
    On reconsideration the Department of Labor surveyed these declining 
customers regarding their purchases of products like or directly 
competitive with screen-printing for apparel during 2006, 2007 and 
January through March, 2008 over the corresponding 2007 period. The 
survey revealed that the customers did not import products like or 
directly competitive with screen-printing for apparel during the 
relevant period.
    The fact that the subject firm's customers are shifting their 
production abroad is not relevant to this investigation. According to 
section (a)(2)(B) of the Trade Act, in order to be eligible for TAA on 
the basis of a shift in production abroad, the shift in production must 
be implemented by the subject firm or its subdivision.
    In this case, the subject firm did not import screen-printing for 
apparel nor was there a shift in production from subject firm abroad 
during the relevant period.

Conclusion

    After reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of negative 
determination of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance 
for workers and former workers of Southprint, Inc., Reidsville 
Division, Reidsville, North Carolina.


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    Signed at Washington, DC this 26th day of August, 2008.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8-20346 Filed 9-2-08; 8:45 am]
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