[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 243 (Monday, December 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67926-67927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30256]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-70,295]


Ultimizers, Inc., Boring, OR; Notice of Revised Determination on 
Reconsideration

    By application dated September 21, 2009, a company official 
requested administrative reconsideration of the Department's negative 
determination regarding eligibility for workers and former workers of 
Ultimizers, Inc., Boring, Oregon (subject firm) to apply for Trade 
Adjustment Assistance (TAA). The Department's Notice of Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration was signed on 
October 15, 2009, and published in the Federal Register on October 27, 
2009 (74 FR 55261).
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
issued on September 9, 2009, was based on the finding that imports of 
optimizing lumber cut-off saws, feeders, sorters and scanners did not 
contribute importantly to worker separations at the subject firm and no 
shift in production to a foreign source occurred.
    To support the request for reconsideration, the petitioner supplied 
additional information regarding lost bids by the subject firm during 
the relevant period. The Department of Labor conducted a bid survey of 
the domestic firms to which the subject facility was the lowest 
domestic bidder. The results of the survey revealed that the bids were 
awarded to foreign producers. The loss of these contracts contributed 
importantly to the declines in sales and employment at the subject 
firm. The investigation further revealed that sales, production and 
employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the additional facts obtained on 
reconsideration, I determine that workers of Ultimizers, Inc., Boring, 
Oregon, who are engaged in activities related to the production of 
parts feeding and assembly equipment meet the worker group 
certification

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criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a). In 
accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19. U.S.C. 2273, I make the 
following certification:

    All workers of Ultimizers, Inc., Boring, Oregon, who became 
totally or partially separated from employment on or after May 18, 
2008, through two years from the date of this certification, and all 
workers in the group threatened with total or partial separation 
from employment on date of certification through two years from the 
date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment 
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 10th day of December 2009.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E9-30256 Filed 12-18-09; 8:45 am]
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