[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 64712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29155]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-71,174]


General Electric Company, Transportation Division, Erie, PA; 
Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for 
Reconsideration

    By application dated October 28, 2009, the petitioners requested 
administrative reconsideration of the negative determination regarding 
workers' eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) 
applicable to workers and former workers of the subject firm. The 
determination was issued on October 8, 2009. The Notice of 
Determination will soon be published in the Federal Register.
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on the finding that imports of locomotives, locomotive parts, 
marine and stationary engines, and various propulsion systems did not 
contribute importantly to worker separations at the subject firm. The 
investigation revealed that the subject firm did not shift production 
of locomotives, locomotive parts, marine and stationary engines, and 
various propulsion systems to foreign countries during the period under 
investigation.
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner alleged that 
General Electric reduced employment levels at the subject facility as a 
direct result of shifts in production to Brazil, China and Kazakhstan.
    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 16th day of November 2009.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E9-29155 Filed 12-7-09; 8:45 am]
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