[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17446-17447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7266]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-75,090]


Wausau Daily Herald Advertising Production Division, a Subsidiary 
of Gannett Co., Inc.; Wausau, WI; Notice of Affirmative Determination 
Regarding Application for Reconsideration

    By application dated March 1, 2011 (received March 7, 2011), the 
petitioner requested administrative reconsideration of the negative 
determination regarding workers' eligibility to apply for Trade 
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) applicable to workers and former workers of 
Wausau Daily Herald, Advertising Production Division, a subsidiary of 
Gannett Co., Inc., Wausau, Wisconsin (subject firm). The determination 
was issued on February 11, 2011. The Department's Notice of 
Determination will soon be published in the Federal Register. The 
workers produce newspaper advertisements.
    The negative determination was based on the findings that, during 
the period

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under investigation, there were no increased imports or an acquisition 
of services from a foreign country by the workers' firm. The negative 
determination stated that the worker separations are due to a shift of 
services to other locations within the United States and the firm did 
not produce an article or supply a service that was used by a firm with 
TAA-certified workers in the production of an article or supply of a 
service that was the basis for TAA-certification.
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner alleged that 
``Gannett is outsourcing ads in order to reduce the workforce 
throughout Gannett Newspapers.'' The request also focused on a 
Gannettoid newsletter, dated August 20, 2009, that stated ``Outsourcing 
will increase from 10% to about 30% being outsourced'' and a 
newsletter, dated November 23, 2009, that stated ``we have reinstated 
outsourcing * * * outsourcing will be setting up visits to those sites 
who have already accomplished some local area consolidations such as * 
* * Wisconsin.'' The request also referred to other, previously-
submitted articles that mention out-sourcing by the subject firm.
    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 
petitioning 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 of Labor's prior decision. The application is, therefore, 
granted.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of March, 2011.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2011-7266 Filed 3-28-11; 8:45 am]
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