[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 48550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19914]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-81,253]


Sears Holdings Management Corporation, A Division of Sears 
Holdings Corporation, Hoffman Estates, IL; Notice of Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration

    By application dated April 20, 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 the subject firm. The 
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 
the subject firm. The determination was issued on March 30, 2012 and 
the Notice of Determination was published in the Federal Register on 
April 18, 2012 (77 FR 23290).
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on the findings that there was no shift in services and any 
company or customer imports of like or directly competitive services.
    The request for reconsideration alleges that the worker group does 
not perform marketing, analysis, and space management services, as 
stated in the determination; that worker separations was due to a shift 
in the supply of accounting, marketing, and inventory services to 
India; and that the workers at the Hoffman Estates, Illinois facility 
are similarly situated as the Sears Holdings workers at the Dallas, 
Texas facility who are covered by a certification (TA-W-73,244).
    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 of Labor's prior decision. The application is, therefore, 
granted.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of August, 2012.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2012-19914 Filed 8-13-12; 8:45 am]
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