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Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 225 / Tuesday, November 23, 2004 / Notices
affected by a shift in production to
Canada.
The amended notice applicable to
TAW54,945 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of Amcor Plastube, Inc.,
Breinigsville, Pennsylvania (TAW54,945),
and Amcor Plastube, Inc., Lake in the Hills,
Illinois (TAW54,945A), who became
totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 17, 2003,
through June 16, 2006, are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of
November 2004.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E43292 Filed 112204; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 451030P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TAW55,894]
Delta Mills, Plant 3; Wallace, SC;
Notice of Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, an investigation was
initiated on November 1, 2004 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of
workers at Delta Mills, Plant 3, Wallace,
South Carolina.
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
further investigation in this case would
serve no purpose, and the investigation
has been terminated.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 8th day of
November, 2004.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E43295 Filed 112204; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 451030P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TAW53,679]
General Cable, Taunton, MA; Notice of
Negative Determination on
Reconsideration on Remand
The United States Court of
International Trade (USCIT) granted the
Department of Labors request for
voluntary remand of the negative
determination on reconsideration in
United Electrical, Radio and Machine
Workers of America (General Cable) v.
U.S. Secretary of Labor, Court No. 04
00390.
The Departments denial of Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for the
workers of General Cable, Taunton,
Massachusetts was issued on January
13, 2004 and was published in the
Federal Register on February 6, 2004
(69 FR 5866). The workers produce
copper wire and polyvinylchloride
(PVC) plastic compounds and are
separately identifiable by product line.
The subject company and the United
Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
of America, District Council 2 (Union)
filed a joint primary- and secondarily-
affected petition, claiming that the
subject company lost sales to customers
importing and that the subject company
lost business as a supplier, assembler or
finisher of products or components for
a trade-affected primary company
(General Cable, Montoursville,
Pennsylvania).
The initial investigation revealed that
during the relevant time period, the
subject company did not supply a
component to a primary firm engaged in
production whose workers were
currently certified as trade impacted.
The primary firm ceased production in
2001 and the TAA certification of
workers at that facility expired
November 9, 2003. The investigation
also revealed that sales and production
at the subject company increased in
2003 from 2002 levels.
By application dated February 4,
2004, the Union requested
administrative reconsideration of the
negative determination, stating that the
relevant period investigated by the
Department is not an accurate measure
in determining workers eligibility for
TAA and suggests that the Department
should extend the investigation back to
the beginning of 2000. The Notice of
Negative Determination Regarding
Application for Reconsideration was
issued on March 23, 2004 and was
published in the Federal Register on
June 8, 2004 (69 FR 32046).
The request for reconsideration was
denied because the closure of the
primary company occurred before the
relevant time period (November 20,
2002 through November 20, 2003). The
TAA statute established the
investigatory period as the twelve full
months prior to the petition date
(November 20, 2003).
By application of July 31, 2004, the
Union sought judicial review from the
USCIT. In response to the petitioners
appeal, the Department requested, and
was granted, a voluntary remand. The
Order was issued on September 16,
2004.
In its remand investigation, the
Department determined that the workers
of the firm are separately identifiable as
to whether they are engaged in the
production of copper wire or PVC
compound.
The Department contacted the
company for sales, production, and
import figures for copper wire and PVC
compound produced at the subject
facility during 2002, 2003, January
November 2002 and JanuaryNovember
2003 as well as information regarding
the subject companys customers.
The investigation on remand
determined that the subject firm did not
import copper wire or PVC compound
during 2002, 2003, JanuaryNovember
2002 and JanuaryNovember 2003.
The remand investigation determined
that there was no loss of business with
customers purchasing copper wire
during the relevant period. Production
of copper wire increased at the subject
facility in 2003 from 2002 levels and
increased during JanuaryNovember
2003 from JanuaryDecember 2002
levels.
To support its findings on remand,
the Department also conducted a new
customer survey of the subject
companys major customers regarding
their purchases of copper wire during
2002, 2003, JanuaryNovember 2002
and JanuaryNovember 2003. The
investigation revealed that the
customers did not increase import
purchases (direct or indirect) of copper
wire during 2002, 2003, January
November 2002 and JanuaryNovember
2003.
The Department determined on its
remand investigation that PVC
compound production at the subject
firm decreased in 2003 from 2002 levels
and decreased during January
November 2003 from JanuaryDecember
2002 levels.
The Department conducted a new
customer survey of the subject
companys major customers regarding
their purchases of PVC compound
during 2002, 2003, JanuaryNovember
2002 and JanuaryNovember 2003. The
investigation revealed that the
customers did not increase import
purchases (direct or indirect) of PVC
compound during 2002, 2003, January
November 2002 and JanuaryNovember
2003. Therefore, the Department
determined that the workers of the firm
producing PVC compound are not
impacted by imports of PVC compound.
The remand investigation also
confirmed that workers of General
Cable, Taunton, Massachusetts, cannot
be considered secondarily affected
because sales of copper wire and PVC
compound to the primary firm ceased in
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2001 (copper wire in August 2001 and
PVC compound in September 2001). As
previously determined, the primary firm
ceased its production in 2001.
Conclusion
After reconsideration on remand, I
affirm the original notice of negative
determination of eligibility to apply for
adjustment assistance for workers and
former workers of General Cable,
Taunton, Massachusetts.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of
November 2004.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E43291 Filed 112204; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 451030P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TAW55,889]
The Glass Group, Inc., Park Hills, MO;
Notice of Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on October
27, 2004 in response to a worker
petition filed on behalf of workers at
The Glass Group, Inc., Park Hills,
Missouri.
This petition is a duplicate of a
petition instituted on October 27, 2004
(TAW55,864), which is the subject of
an ongoing investigation. Consequently,
further investigation in this case would
serve no purpose, and the petition
investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 5th day of
November, 2004.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
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