[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 14593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7104]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-64,947]


Philip Morris USA, Cabarrus Manufacturing Plant, a Subsidiary of 
Altria Group, Inc.; Concord, NC; Notice of Affirmative Determination 
Regarding Application for Reconsideration

    By application dated February 19, 2009, the petitioner requested 
administrative reconsideration of the negative determination regarding 
workers' eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and 
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) applicable to workers 
and former workers of the subject firm. The determination was issued on 
February 6, 2009. The Notice of Determination was published in the 
Federal Register on March 3, 2009 (74 FR 9283).
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on the finding that imports of cigarettes did not contribute 
importantly to worker separations at the subject firm. The 
investigation revealed that the subject firm shifted production of 
cigarettes to foreign countries during the period under investigation. 
However, these products were not likely to be imported back to the 
United States.
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner provided 
additional information regarding a shift in production of cigarettes to 
Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Mexico.
    The Department has carefully reviewed the request for 
reconsideration and the existing record and has determined that the 
Department will conduct further investigation to determine if the 
workers meet the eligibility requirements of the Trade Act of 1974.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the application, I conclude that the claim 
is of sufficient weight to justify reconsideration of the U.S. 
Department of Labor's prior decision. The application is, therefore, 
granted.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of March 2009.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E9-7104 Filed 3-30-09; 8:45 am]
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