[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 8589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02541]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-82,095]


Verizon Services Corporation, Customer Services Clerk, General 
Clerk, Clarksburg, WV; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding 
Application for Reconsideration

    By application dated December 27, 2012 and received by the 
Department of Labor (Department) on January 4, 2013, workers of Verizon 
Services Corporation, Customer Services Clerk, General Clerk, 
Clarksburg, West Virginia (subject firm) 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 Department's 
determination was issued on December 19, 2012. The Department's Notice 
of determination was published in the Federal Register on January 10, 
2013 (78 FR 2290).
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on the findings that the subject firm did not shift to a foreign 
country the supply of services like or directly competitive with those 
supplied by the workers and did not import services like or directly 
competitive with those supplied by the workers.
    The request for reconsideration supplied new information regarding 
a shift to the Philippines and India, as well as reiterated the earlier 
allegation of a shift to Mexico.
    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 
petition worker group meets 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 15th day of January 2013.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2013-02541 Filed 2-5-13; 8:45 am]
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