[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74768-74769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29317]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-85,371]


Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana; Notice 
of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration

    By application dated October 10, 2014, the IUE-CWA, Local 84001,

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requested administrative reconsideration of the negative determination 
regarding workers' eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 
(TAA) applicable to workers and former workers of Contacts Metals and 
Welding, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana (subject firm). The determination 
was issued on August 28, 2014. The Department's Notice of determination 
was published in the Federal Register on September 11, 2014 (79 FR 
54298). Workers at the subject firm were engaged in activities related 
to the production of resistance welding consumables and accessories, 
such as welding tips and holders.
    The negative determination was based on the Department's findings 
that during the course of the investigation, the Department received 
information which establishes that BGA Management, LCC (doing business 
as Alliance Management) is the Court-appointed receiver for CMW 
International, LLC; that CMW International, LLC is the successor-in-
interest to CMW International, Inc.; that the afore-mentioned entities 
have the same address as Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc.; that the 
Court-appointed receiver was authorized to sell assets, including the 
right to sell products under the Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc./CMW 
brand; and that the entity(s) selling products under the CMW brand are 
not successor-in-interest to either CMW International, LLC, CMW 
International, Inc., or Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc.
    With respect to Section 222(a)(2)(B) of the Act, the Department did 
not receive information that Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc. shifted 
production of resistance welding consumables and accessories, or like 
or directly competitive articles, to a foreign country.
    With respect to Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii), the Department did not 
receive information that imports of articles like or directly 
competitive with the resistance welding consumables and accessories 
produced by Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc. increased during the 
relevant period.
    With respect to Section 222(b)(2) of the Act, the Department did 
not receive information that Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc. was a 
Supplier to, or act as a Downstream Producer for, 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), based on an increase in 
imports from, or a shift in production to, Canada or Mexico.
    The request for reconsideration states ``The Union has, since the 
negative determination, been reaching out to secure better contact 
information . . . We are submitting that information so that a more 
comprehensive re-investigation can be conducted.'' The request for 
reconsideration also alleged that production shifted to various foreign 
countries including Mexico, Canada, Germany, and China. In addition, 
the request for reconsideration included contact information for a 
union representative and several former company officials to assist 
with the reconsideration.
    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 9th day of December 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2014-29317 Filed 12-15-14; 8:45 am]
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