[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 131 (Friday, July 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40402-40403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17091]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-72,953


Matthews International Corporation, Bronze Division, Kingwood, 
WV; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration

    On January 28, 2011, the Department of Labor issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for workers and 
former workers of Matthews International Corporation, Bronze

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Division, Kingwood, West Virginia (subject firm). The Department's 
Notice of determination was published in the Federal Register on 
February 10, 2011 (76 FR 7584). Workers were engaged in the production 
of cast bronze memorial products.
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on the findings that, during the relevant period, the subject 
firm did not import articles like or directly competitive with those 
produced at the subject firm, or shift to/acquire from a foreign 
country the production of these articles. The Department's survey of 
the subject firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases 
of cast bronze memorial products (and like or directly competitive 
articles) in 2007, 2008, 2009, and during January through February 2010 
revealed no imports.
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner alleged that, 
during the relevant time period, the subject firm had transferred 
equipment from the subject facility to Mexico and that the subject 
worker group was impacted by customer imports.
    During the reconsideration investigation, the Department requested 
the subject firm to submit a new Confidential Data Request form, 
collected new information to address the allegations, and obtained 
clarification of previously-submitted information. The Department also 
obtained additional U.S. aggregate import data of articles like or 
directly competitive with those produced by the subject worker group.
    Based on a careful review of information obtained during the 
initial and reconsideration investigations, the Department determines 
that imports of articles like or directly competitive with the cast 
bronze memorial products manufactured at the subject firm did not 
contribute importantly to worker group separations and to subject firm 
sales/production declines. Therefore, the criteria set forth in Section 
222(a) have not been met.

Conclusion

    After careful reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of 
negative determination of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment 
assistance for workers and former workers of Matthews International 
Corporation, Bronze Division, Kingwood, West Virginia.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 27th day of June, 2011.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2011-17091 Filed 7-7-11; 8:45 am]
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