[Federal Register: October 13, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 197)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-57,603]

 
Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes, FL; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    By letter dated September 28, 2005, the subject company requested 
administrative reconsideration regarding the Department of Labor's 
Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for 
Worker Adjustment Assistance, applicable to the workers of the subject 
firm. Workers produce medical devices used for surgical procedures.
    A negative determination regarding the subject facility was signed 
on August 25, 2005. The Department's notice will soon be published in 
the Federal Register. The negative determination was based on the 
findings that there was neither a significant decline in employment at 
the subject facility nor a threat of employment decline at the subject 
facility since the previous certification for the subject company (TA-
W-52,275) expired on August 7, 2005.
    During the reconsideration investigation, the Department was 
informed by the subject company that a significant proportion of 
workers have been/will be separated from the subject due to an ongoing 
shift of medical device production to Mexico.
    In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 
2813), as amended, the Department herein presents the results of its 
investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply for 
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
    In order for the Department to issue a certification of eligibility 
to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements of Section 246 of 
the Trade Act must be met. The Department has determined in this case 
that the requirements of Section 246 have been met.
    A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over and 
possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive conditions 
within the industry are adverse.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the additional facts obtained on 
reconsideration, I conclude that a shift of production to Mexico of 
medical devices used in surgical procedures like or directly 
competitive with those produced at Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes, 
Florida, contributed importantly to the declines in sales or production 
and to the total or partial separation of workers at the subject firm. 
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following 
certification:

    All workers of Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes, Florida who 
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after 
August 8, 2005 through two years from the date of this 
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under 
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are eligible to apply for 
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the 
Trade Act of 1974.

    Signed in Washington, DC this 4th day of October 2005.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 [FR Doc. E5-5609 Filed 10-12-05; 8:45 am]

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