[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 10403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4095]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-72,949]


Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Coporate Headquaters/Hard 
Drive Development Division, Lake Forest, CA; Notice of Negative 
Determination on Reconsideration

    On October 7, 2010, the Department of Labor issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers 
and former workers of Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Corporate 
Headquarters/Hard Drive Development Division, Lake Forest, California 
(Western Digital Technologies). The Department's Notice was published 
in the Federal Register on October 25, 2010 (75 FR 65517). The subject 
workers supply engineering (development) services in support of hard 
drive (also known as disk drive) manufacturing.
    The initial negative determination was based on the Department's 
findings that that the subject firm did not increase imports of like or 
directly competitive services and did not shift to a foreign country 
the supply of these services. The investigation also revealed that the 
subject firm does not supply services that were directly used in the 
production of an article by a firm that employed a worker group 
eligible to apply for TAA. Because the services were supplied 
internally, no customer survey was conducted.
    The request for reconsideration alleges that increased imports of 
articles that were produced directly using the services supplied by the 
subject workers contributed importantly to separations at the subject 
firm.
    Information obtained during the reconsideration investigation 
confirmed that, during the relevant period, the workers' firm did not 
shift to a foreign country the supply of services like or directly 
competitive with the engineering services supplied by the workers nor 
has there has been an acquisition by the subject firm from a foreign 
country of like or directly competitive services; that the subject firm 
did not increase services like or directly competitive with the 
engineering services supplied by the workers; and the subject firm did 
not increase imports of articles that were produced directly using 
services supplied by the subject workers.

Conclusion

    After reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of negative 
determination of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance 
for workers and former workers of Western Digital Technologies, Inc., 
Corporate Headquarters/Hard Drive Development Division, Lake Forest, 
California.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on this 4th day of February, 2011.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2011-4095 Filed 2-23-11; 8:45 am]
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