[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 58050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27020]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-64,768]


HDM/Henredon Morganton Operations, a Subsidiary of HDM Furniture 
Industries, Incorporated, a Subsidiary of Furniture Brands 
International, Incorporated; Morganton, NC; Amended Certification 
Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and 
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

    In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as 
amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility 
to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade 
Adjustment Assistance on January 30, 2009, applicable to workers of 
HDM/Henredon Morganton Operations, a subsidiary of HDM Furniture 
Industries, Incorporated, Morganton, North Carolina. The notice was 
published in the Federal Register on February 23, 2009 (74 FR 8115).
    At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed the 
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are engaged 
in administrative support, product development, engineering, human 
resources, accounting, payroll and catalog distribution services, 
related to the production of household furniture.
    New information shows that Furniture Brands International, 
Incorporated is the parent firm of HDM/Henredon Morgan Operation, a 
subsidiary of HDM Furniture Industries, Incorporated. Workers wages at 
the subject firm are being reported under the Unemployment Insurance 
(UI) tax account for Furniture Brands International, Incorporated.
    Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification to 
properly reflect this matter.
    The intent of the Department's certification is to include all 
workers of HDM/Henredon Morganton Operations, a subsidiary of HDM 
Furniture Industries, Incorporated, a subsidiary of Furniture Brands 
International, Incorporated, Morganton, North Carolina who were 
adversely affected by a shift in the production of household furniture 
to China, Columbia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
    The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,768 is hereby issued as 
follows:

All workers of HDM/Henredon Morganton Operations, a subsidiary of 
HDM Furniture Industries, Incorporated, a subsidiary of Furniture 
Brands International, Incorporated, Morganton, North Carolina, who 
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after 
December 22, 2007 through January 30, 2011, are eligible to apply 
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 
1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade 
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.


    Signed at Washington, DC this 19th day of October 2009.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E9-27020 Filed 11-9-09; 8:45 am]
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