[Federal Register: March 16, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 51)]
[Notices]               
[Page 12352-12353]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-53, 994]

 
Union Tools, Inc., a Subsidiary of Acorn Products, Frankfort, NY; 
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 on January 23, 2004, applicable 
to workers of Union Tools, Inc., a subsidiary of Acorn Products, 
Frankfort, New York. 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 lawn and garden tools.
    New information from the State shows that the International 
Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers 
and Helpers, requested Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) 
on behalf of the workers of the subject firm but that request was not 
addressed in the decision document.
    Information obtained from the company indicates that a significant 
number of workers of the subject firm are age 50 or over, workers have 
skills that are not easily transferable, and conditions in the industry 
are adverse. Review of this information shows that all eligibility 
criteria under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), 
as amended, have been met.
    Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to 
reflect its finding.
    The amended notice applicable to TA-W-53,994 is hereby issued as 
follows:

    ``All workers of Union Tools, Inc., a subsidiary of Acorn 
Products, Frankfort, New York, who became totally or partially 
separated from employment on or after January 12, 2003, through 
January 23, 2006, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance 
under Secton 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.''


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    Signed at Washingotn, DC., this 8th day of March, 2004.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 04-5927 Filed 3-15-04; 8:45 am]

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