[Federal Register: June 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 106)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-54,691]

 
R.A.G.S., Inc., Including Leased Workers of Selective HR 
Solutions, Inc., Albemarle, NC; Amended Certification Regarding 
Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative 
Trade Adjustment Assistance

    In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to 
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment 
Assistance on April 30, 2004, applicable to workers of R.A.G.S., Inc., 
Albemarle, North Carolina. 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 were engaged 
in the production of women's tops: jackets, blouses and shirts.
    Information provided by the State agency shows that all workers of 
the Albemarle, North Carolina location of the subject firm are leased 
workers of Selective HR Solutions, Inc.
    Information also shows that workers separated from employment at 
the subject firm had their wages reported under a separate unemployment 
insurance (UI) tax account for Selective HR Solutions, Inc. employed at 
R.A.G.S., Inc., Albemarle, North Carolina.
    Based on these findings, the Department is amending this 
certification to include leased workers of Selective HR Solutions, Inc. 
working at R.A.G.S., Inc., Albemarle, North Carolina.
    The intent of the Department's certification is to include all 
workers of

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R.A.G.S., Inc. who was adversely affected by increased imports.
    The amended notice applicable to TA-W-54,691 is hereby issued as 
follows:

    All workers of R.A.G.S., Inc., including leased workers of 
Selective HR Solutions, Inc., Albemarle, North Carolina, who became 
totally or partially separated from employment on or after March 31, 
2003, through April 30, 2006, are eligible to apply for adjustment 
assistance under section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also 
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under 
section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of May, 2004.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 04-12382 Filed 6-1-04; 8:45 am]

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