[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 53766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25159]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-70,326]


Ford Motor Company, Dearborn Truck Plant; Dearborn, MI; Notice of 
Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration

    By application dated September 18, 2009, a 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 
August 14, 2009. The Notice of Determination was published in the 
Federal Register on September 22, 2009 (74 FR 48302).
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on the finding that imports of Ford F Series pickups and Lincoln 
Mark LT sports-utility pickups did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the subject firm. The investigation revealed that the 
subject firm did not shift production of Ford F Series pickups and 
Lincoln Mark LT sports-utility pickups to foreign countries during the 
period under investigation.
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner alleged that 
employment at the subject firm was negatively impacted by a shift in 
production of pickups from the subject firm to South Africa, Thailand, 
Mexico and Canada. The petitioner also alleged that imports of directly 
competitive products with Ford F Series pickups contributed importantly 
to the decline in sales at the subject facility.
    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 29th day of September 2009.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E9-25159 Filed 10-19-09; 8:45 am]
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