[Federal Register: June 8, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 110)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-52,177]
Redman Knitting, Inc., Ridgewood, NY; Notice of Revised
Determination on Remand
The United States Court of International Trade (USCIT) granted the
Department of Labor's request for voluntary remand of the negative
determination on reconsideration in Former Employees of Redman
Knitting, Inc. v. U.S. Secretary of Labor (Court No. 03-00848).
The Department's denial of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for
the workers of Redman Knitting, Inc., Ridgewood, New York was issued on
July 29, 2003 and was published in the Federal Register on August 14,
2003 (68 FR 48643). That investigation indicated that Redman Knitting
produced knitted fabric, and there were no increased imports of
articles like or directly competitive with knitted fabric by either the
subject company or its customers, and no shift of production abroad
during the relevant period.
By letter dated September 2, 2003, a petitioner requested
administrative reconsideration of the negative determination, alleging
that imports of knitted sweaters adversely affected domestic production
of knitted fabric. The Notice of Negative Determination Regarding
Application for Reconsideration was issued on September 25, 2003 and
was published in the Federal Register on October 10, 2003 (68 FR
58716).
The request for reconsideration was denied because a final product
(sweaters) is not ``like or directly competitive'' with its raw
material (knitted fabric) and, therefore, any increased imports of the
final product cannot be used to certify workers producing the raw
material. The Department also determined that the subject company's
major declining customers are not TAA-certified, and that the subject
worker group is therefore not eligible under secondary impact.
In response to the petitioner's appeal to the U.S. Court of
International Trade, the Department requested, and was granted, a
voluntary remand.
In the remand investigation, the Department requested from the
company information about the article(s) produced at the subject
facility, the plant production process, and additional customer
information. A review of the information submitted during the remand
investigation and previously submitted documents revealed that Redman
Knitting, which was thought to have produced only knitted fabric, was
in fact engaged in activities related to the production of knitted
sweaters.
Since it has been determined that the workers were engaged in the
production of sweaters, a customer survey was conducted to determine
whether imports of sweaters increased during the relevant time period.
The surveyed revealed that the subject company's major declining
customers increased their reliance on imports of sweaters during the
relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the additional facts obtained on the
current remand, I conclude that there were increased imports of knitted
sweaters like or directly competitive with those produced at the
subject firm, and that the increases contributed importantly to the
worker separations and sales or production declines at the subject
facility. In accordance with the provisions of the Trade Act, I make
the following certification:
All workers of Redman Knitting, Inc., Ridgewood, New York, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after
May 20, 2002, through two years from the issuance of this revised
determination, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of May, 2004.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 04-12886 Filed 6-7-04; 8:45 am]
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