[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28551-28552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14069]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-64,979]


Fiberweb, PLC, Simpsonville, SC; Notice of Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration

    By application dated April 18, 2009, the petitioners requested 
administrative reconsideration of the negative determination regarding 
workers' eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment

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Assistance (TAA) and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) 
applicable to workers and former workers of the subject firm. The 
determination was issued on March 4, 2009. The Notice of Determination 
was published in the Federal Register on March 19, 2009 (74 FR 11760).
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on the finding that imports of filtration media did not 
contribute importantly to worker separations at the subject firm. The 
investigation also revealed that the subject firm did not shift 
production of filtration media to a foreign country during the relevant 
period.
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner alleged that the 
workers of the subject firm also produced non-filtration products. The 
petitioner also alleged that the subject firm shifted production of 
non-filtration products abroad and also increased imports of non-
filtration products during the relevant period.
    The Department 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 12th day of May 2009.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E9-14069 Filed 6-15-09; 8:45 am]
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