ETA Federal Register Notice

Guidant Intermedics, Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. (CPI), Angleton, Texas; Amended Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance [02/04/2000]

Volume 65, Number 24, Page 5694

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-36,592]

 
Guidant Intermedics, Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. (CPI), Angleton, 
Texas; Amended Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply 
for Worker Adjustment Assistance

    In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2273) the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Determinations 
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on 
August 4, 1999, applicable to workers of Guidant Intermedics, 
Angeleton, Texas. The notice was published in the Federal Register on 
September 29, 1999 (64 FR 52540).
    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 pacemakers and defibrillators, associated leads 
for the pacemakers and defibrillators and a personnel computer 
specifically designed for the programming of the pacemakers and 
defibrillators. Findings show that Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. (CPI) is a 
wholly owned subsidiary of Guidant Intermedics. Findings also show that 
some workers separated from employment at the subject firm had their 
wages reported under a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account 
for Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., Angleton, Texas.
    The intent of the Department's certification is to include all 
workers of Guidant Intermedics who were adversely affected by increased 
imports. Accordingly, the Department is amending the Notice of 
Determinations to reflect this matter.
    The amended notice applicable to TA-W-36,592 is hereby issued as 
follows:

    ``All workers of Guidant Intermedics, Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., 
(CPI), Angleton, Texas engaged in employment related to the 
production of pacemakers and defibrillators who became totally or 
partially separated from employment on or after July 13, 1998 
through August 4, 2001 are eligible to apply for adjustment 
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.''
    ``I further determine that all workers at Guidant Intermedics, 
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., (CPI), Angleton, Texas engaged in 
activities related to the production of leads, hybrid circuits and 
PC's for the programming of pacemakers are denied eligibility to 
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act 
of 1974.''

    Signed at Washington, DC this 19th day of January, 2000.
Grant D. Beale,
Program Manager, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 00-2503 Filed 2-3-00; 8:45 am]
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