[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30492-30493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12884]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-85,674]


Levi Strauss & Company Eugene, Oregon; Notice of Negative 
Determination on Reconsideration

    On March 10, 2015, the Department of Labor issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers 
and former workers of Levi Strauss and Company, Eugene, Oregon. The 
notice was published in the Federal Register on March 31, 2015 (80 FR 
17080).
    Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c), reconsideration may be granted under 
the following circumstances:
    (1) If it appears on the basis of facts not previously considered 
that the determination complained of was erroneous;
    (2) If it appears that the determination complained of was based on 
a mistake in the determination of facts not previously considered; or
    (3) If in the opinion of the Certifying Officer, a 
misinterpretation of facts or of the law justified reconsideration of 
the decision.
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on findings that the worker separations at Levi Strauss & Co., 
Eugene, Oregon are not attributable to increased imports of articles or 
a shift in production of articles to a foreign country. The 
investigation also confirmed that the subject firm is not a Supplier or 
Downstream Producer.
    The request for reconsideration asserts that the workers perform

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production forecasting activities and order management support of Levi 
Strauss' production of clothing and apparel. The reconsideration 
application concludes that both activities drive production and has 
been shifted to a foreign country.
    Information obtained during the investigation confirmed that Levi 
Strauss & Co. does not produce articles within the United States. The 
investigation confirmed that all production of articles for the Levi 
Strauss & Co. brand is done by another firm not covered under the 
definition of a ``firm'' in 29 CFR 90.2.
    Therefore, after careful review of the request for reconsideration, 
the Department determines that 29 CFR 90.18(c) has not been met.

Conclusion

    After careful review, I determine that the requirements of Section 
222 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272, have not been met and, therefore, deny 
the petition for group eligibility of Levi Strauss & Company, Eugene, 
Oregon, to apply for adjustment assistance, in accordance with Section 
223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2273.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on this 22nd day of April, 2015.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2015-12884 Filed 5-27-15; 8:45 am]
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