[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 33491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13592]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-81,264]


Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, Izod Women's Wholesale Division, 
New York, NY; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application 
for Reconsideration

    By application dated May 14, 2012, a worker requested 
administrative reconsideration of the negative determination regarding 
workers' eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) 
applicable to workers and former workers of Phillips-Van Heusen 
Corporation, Izod Women's Wholesale Division, New York, New York 
(subject firm). The determination was issued on April 6, 2012. The 
Department's Notice of Determination was published in the Federal 
Register on April 19, 2012 (77 FR 23511).
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on the findings that with respect to Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Act, imports of services like or directly competitive with the 
design, sourcing, and sales services supplied by the subject firm has 
not increased.
    With respect to Section 222(a)(2)(B) of the Act, the investigation 
revealed that the subject firm did not shift the supply of design, 
sourcing, and sales services to a foreign country (or like or directly 
competitive services) or acquire the supply of design, sourcing, and 
sales services (or like or directly competitive services) from a 
foreign country.
    With respect to Section 222(b)(2) of the Act, the investigation 
revealed that Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation is not a Supplier or 
Downstream Producer to a firm that employed a group of workers who 
received a certification of eligibility under Section 222(a) of the 
Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a).
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner supplied new 
information regarding the worker group as well as a possible shift in 
services to a foreign country.
    The Department has carefully reviewed the request for 
reconsideration and the existing record, and 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 of Labor's prior decision. The application is, therefore, 
granted.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of May, 2012
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2012-13592 Filed 6-5-12; 8:45 am]
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