Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(C) an application for administrative reconsideration was filed with the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance for workers at Cabinet Industries, Inc., Danville, Pennsylvania. The application contained no new substantial information which would bear importantly on the Department's determination. Therefore, dismissal of the application was issued. TAW57,930; Cabinet Industries, Inc. Danville, Pennsylvania (November 17, 2005).

Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of November 2005. Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E56997 Filed 12605; 8:45 am]
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In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on September 20, 2005, applicable to workers of Cardinal Health 200, Incorporated, Medical Products and Services Division, including leased production workers of Select Personnel Services, El Paso, Texas. The notice was published in the Federal Register on October 31, 2005 (70 FR 62347).

At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are engaged in the production of medical products such as disposable surgical gowns, drapes and packs.

New information shows that the subject firm, originally named Allegiance Health Care, was renamed Cardinal Health 200, Incorporated, due to a change in ownership. Workers separated from empl ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-07-E5-6995 Wed, Dec 7 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-07-E5-6994

In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on September 15, 2005, applicable to workers of Champion Laboratories, Inc., Albion, Illinois. The notice was published in the Federal Register on October 31, 2005 (70 FR 62347). The certification was amended on November 8, 2005 to include an employee of the Albion, Illinois facility of the subject firm located in Bristol, Connecticut (TAW57,881A). The notice will be published soon in the Federal Register.

At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are engaged in the production of filters.

New information shows that the company sends workers back and forth between the Albion, Illinois facilities and the West Salem, Illinois facility; therefore, workers are not separately identifiable by location. Worker separations have occu ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-07-E5-6994 Wed, Dec 7 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-07-E5-6992

The Department adopted a new interpretation regarding the Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) program in order to provide equitable access to ATAA for worker groups whose petitions were still in process at the time of implementation of the ATAA program on August 6, 2003. Under this new interpretation, worker groups covered by the certification of a petition that was in process on August 6, 2003 may request ATAA consideration for the certified worker group. In addition, certified worker groups who filed petitions after that date may also request ATAA if the petition did not include an option to apply for ATAA. The request must be made to the Department and may be made by anyone who was entitled to file the original petition under section 221(a)(1) of the Act.

By letter dated November 8, 2005, a state agency representative requested ATAA consideration for workers at the subject firm located in Syracuse, New York.

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By application of September 30, 2005, a company official requested administrative reconsideration regarding the Department's Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, applicable to the workers of the subject firm.

The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination issued on August 31, 2005, based on the finding that imports of long sleeve mock turtleneck shirts did not contribute importantly to worker separations at the subject plant and that there was no shift to a foreign country. The denial notice was published in the Federal Register on October 6, 2005 (70 FR 58477).

The workers at the subject facility were previously certified eligible for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) under TAW51,522. That TAA certification expired on May 5, 2005.

To support the request for reconsideration, the company official supplied additional information to supplement that which was gathered [[Page 72855]]
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Petitions have been filed with the Secretary of Labor under Section 221(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (``the Act'') and are identified in the Appendix to this notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, has instituted investigations pursuant to Section 221(a) of the Act.

The purpose of each of the investigations is to determine whether the workers are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Title II, Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations will further relate, as appropriate, to the determination of the date on which total or partial separations began or threatened to begin and the subdivision of the firm involved.

The petitioners or any other persons showing a substantial interest in the subject matter of the investigations may request a public hearing, provided such request is filed in writing with the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown be ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-07-E5-6990 Wed, Dec 7 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-07-E5-6999

In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on October 28, 2005, applicable to workers of La ZBoy Greensboro, Inc., Lea Industries and American Drew, including on site leased workers of Kelly Temporary Services, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The notice was published in the Federal Register on November 16, 2005 (70 FR 69599).

At the request of the company, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are engaged in the production of bedroom and diningroom furniture.

The company reports that some workers wages at the subject firm are being reported under the Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax account for LADD Furniture, Inc., the previous name of the firm. Accordingly, the Department is amending the c ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-07-E5-6999 Wed, Dec 7 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-07-E5-6996

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on October 27, 2005, applicable to workers of Luhr Jensen & Sons, Inc., Fishing Tackle Division, Jentech Plant, Hood River, Oregon. The notice will soon be published in the Federal Register.

At the request of the State Agency, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers produce fishing tackle.

The review of the investigation shows that the Department inadvertently omitted the Portway Plant in the certification document. Consequently, the certification is amended to include workers of the Portway Plant in Hood River, Oregon.

The amended notice applicable to TAW57,904 is hereby issued as follows:
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The United States Court of International Trade (USCIT) remanded to the Department of Labor for further investigation Former Employees of Merrill Corporation v. Elaine Chao, U.S. Secretary of Labor, Court No. 0300662 (issued July 28, 2005).

The Department's initial negative determination for the workers of Merrill Corporation (hereafter ``Merrill'') was issued on July 22, 2003. The Notice was published in the Federal Register on July 10, 2003 (68 FR 43373). The determination was based on the finding that workers did not produce an article within the meaning of section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. The Department determined that the subject worker group was not engaged in the production of an article, but rather engaged in activities related to document management services.

The plaintiffs did not seek administrative reconsideration by the Department but sought judicial review by the USCIT on September 9, 2003, asserting that Merrill produces an article (documents) and that the workers ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-07-E5-6991 Wed, Dec 7 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-07-E5-6998

This notice terminates the Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance issued by the Department on October 24, 2005, applicable to all workers of the subject firm. The notice will soon be published in the Federal Register.

The Department, at the request of the State agency, reviewed the certification for workers of Solectron Corporation, a Subsidiary of Solectron USA, Inc., Lumberton, New Jersey. The workers produce computer storage equipment.

In response to the petition filed by a company official, the certification was issued based on the investigation finding that there were worker separations and the production of computer storage equipment was shifted from the Lumberton, New Jersey plant to Mexico.

New information provided by an official of Solectron Corporation to the State agency reveals that the subject firm has not shifted production of computer storage equipment to Mexico. The company official ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-07-E5-6998 Wed, Dec 7 2005 11:00:00 GMT