[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69468-69469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28488]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-73,210; TA-W-73,210A]


Metlife Moosic, PA, Metlife Clarks Summit, PA; Notice of 
Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration

    By application dated August 2, 2010, 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 July 14, 2010, and the Department's Notice 
of Determination was published in the Federal Register on August 2, 
2010 (75 FR 45163).
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on the findings that there was no increase in imports or 
acquisition from a foreign country of software testing and quality 
assurance services by the workers' firm, and that the workers' firm did 
not produce an article or supply a service that was used by a firm with 
workers eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) in the 
production of an article or supply of a service that was the basis for 
TAA-certification.
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioners provided 
additional information alleging the procurement by the subject firm 
from foreign sources of services like and directly competitive with 
those produced by the petitioning workers.
    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, as 
amended.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the application, I conclude that the claim 
is of sufficient weight to justify reconsideration of the U.S. 
Department

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of Labor's prior decision. The application is, therefore, granted.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of August, 2010.
 Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2010-28488 Filed 11-10-10; 8:45 am]
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