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50982 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No.

171 / Wednesday, September 5, 2007 / Notices

TAA PETITIONS INSTITUTED BETWEEN 8/20/07 AND 8/24/07—Continued


Subject firm Date of Date of
TA–W Location
(petitioners) institution petition

62039 ........... Hole In None Hosiery (Comp) ................................... Burlington, NC ...................................... 08/24/07 08/22/07
62040 ........... The Colibri Group (Comp) ......................................... Providence, RI ...................................... 08/24/07 08/23/07
62041 ........... Johnson Controls (State) ........................................... Santa Fe Springs, CA ........................... 08/24/07 08/09/07
62042 ........... Tecumseh Power Company (IAM) ............................ Grafton, WI ........................................... 08/24/07 08/22/07
62043 ........... Synergis Technologies (Wkrs) ................................... Grand Rapids, MI ................................. 08/24/07 08/24/07

[FR Doc. E7–17470 Filed 9–4–07; 8:45 am] that, during the relevant period, a major DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P declining customer of the subject firm
replaced subject firm purchases with Employment and Training
imported dies that are like or directly Administration
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR competitive with those produced by the [TA–W–61,541]
subject firm.
Employment and Training
In accordance with section 246 the South Indiana Lumber Company, Inc.,
Administration
Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as Liberty, KY; Notice of Negative
[TA–W–60,958] Determination on Reconsideration
amended, the Department herein
Sekely Industries, Inc. Including On- presents the results of its investigation On August 3, 2007, the Department
Site Workers of Staffright, Bartech, and regarding certification of eligibility to issued an Affirmative Determination
Alliance Staffing, Salem, OH; Notice of apply for ATAA. The Department has Regarding Application for
Revised Determination on determined in this case that the group Reconsideration for the workers and
Reconsideration eligibility requirements of section 246 former workers of the subject firm. The
have been met. notice was published in the Federal
On May 14, 2007, the Department of Register on August 14, 2007 (72 FR
Labor (Department) issued a Negative A significant number of workers at the
firm are age 50 or over and possess 45450).
Determination Regarding Eligibility to The petition for the workers of South
Apply for Worker Adjustment skills that are not easily transferable.
Indiana Lumber Company, Inc., Liberty,
Assistance and Alternative Trade Competitive conditions within the
Kentucky engaged in production of
Adjustment Assistance for the workers industry are adverse.
furniture blanks, stair balusters, and
and former workers of Sekely Industries,
Conclusion handle blanks was denied because the
Inc., Salem, Ohio (subject firm). The
‘‘contributed importantly’’ group
Department’s Notice of Negative After careful review of the new eligibility requirement of Section 222 of
Determination was published in the information obtained in the the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was
Federal Register on June 6, 2007 (72 FR reconsideration investigation, I not met. The subject firm did not import
31346). Workers produced automotive
determine that workers and former furniture blanks, stair balusters, and
dies until the subject firm ceased
operation in January 2007. The subject workers of Sekely Industries, Inc., handle blanks nor did it shift
firm used temporary workers supplied Salem, Ohio are negatively impacted by production to a foreign country during
by Staffright, Bartech, and Alliance increased imports of automotive dies the relevant period. The ‘‘contributed
Staffing agencies. like or directly competitive with those importantly’’ test is generally
The investigation revealed that produced by the subject firm. demonstrated through a survey of the
section 222(a)(2)(A)(I)(C) and section workers’ firm’s customers. The survey
In accordance with the provisions of
(a)(2)(B)(II)(B) of the Trade Act of 1974, revealed no imports of furniture blanks,
the Act, I make the following
as amended, were not met. stair balusters, and handle blanks
certification: during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that the
subject firm did not increase its imports All workers of Sekely Industries, Inc., The petitioners filed a request for
of dies or successfully shift its including on-site temporary workers of reconsideration and requested that
production of automotive dies abroad Staffright, Bartech, and Alliance Staffing, workers of South Indiana Lumber
during the relevant period. The Salem, Ohio who became totally or partially Company, Inc., Liberty, Kentucky be
investigation also revealed no increased separated from employment on or after considered eligible for TAA as a
imports by the subject firm’s major February 9, 2006, through two years from the secondary affected company. The
declining customers of like or directly date of this certification, are eligible to apply petitioner provided the names of two
competitive dies accompanied by for adjustment assistance under section 223 TAA certified companies to which the
decreased subject firm purchases. of the Trade Act of 1974, and are eligible to subject firm allegedly supplied products
By application dated June 11, 2007, a apply for alternative trade adjustment during the relevant time period.
worker requested administrative assistance under section 246 of the Trade Act A company official was contacted to
reconsideration of the negative of 1974. verify whether the subject firm supplied
determination. The request alleged that Signed at Washington, DC this 28th day of furniture blanks, stair balusters, and
the subject firm shifted production to an August 2007. handle blanks to the companies
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affiliated facility in China. Elliott S. Kushner, provided by the petitioner. The


During the reconsideration Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
company official stated that South
investigation, the Department confirmed Adjustment Assistance. Indiana Lumber Company, Inc., Liberty,
that the subject firm did not shift Kentucky did not sell to these TAA
[FR Doc. E7–17473 Filed 9–4–07; 8:45 am]
production abroad. The Department also certified facilities and that these specific
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received new information that revealed facilities were not customers of the

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