ETA Federal Register Notice DeZurik Corporation, McMinnville, Tennessee; Notice of Revised Determination on Remand [07/05/2001]

Volume 66, Number 129, Page 35462

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-37,239 and NAFTA-3642]

 
DeZurik Corporation, McMinnville, Tennessee; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Remand

    The United States Court of International Trade (USCIT) granted the 
Secretary of Labor's motion for voluntary remand for further 
investigation of the negative determination in Former Employees of 
DeZurik Corporation v. U.S. Secretary of Labor (Court No. 00-07-00319).
    On March 30, 2000, the Department issued negative determinations 
regarding Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and North American Free 
Trade Agreement-Transitional Adjustment Assistance, applicable to 
workers producing industrial valves at DeZurik Corporation, 
McMinnville, Tennessee. The notices were published in the Federal 
Register on April 21, 2000; the TAA petition TA-W-37,239 (65 FR 21473) 
and the NAFTA-TAA petition NAFTA-3642 (65 FR 21475).
    On April 15, 2000, the International Association of Machinists 
(IAM), Local 1941, requested administrative reconsideration of the 
Department's denial of TA-W-37,239 and NAFTA-3642, which also resulted 
in affirmation of the initial negative decision. The determination was 
issued on June 5, 2000, and published in the Federal Register on June 
15, 2000 (65 FR 32275).
    On remand, the Department obtained new information regarding the 
production of components produced at the McMinnville, Tennessee plant, 
which were used in the production of the industrial valves sold by 
DeZurick. Investigation findings on remand show that the company relied 
on imports of some of the components formerly produced at the 
McMinnville, Tennessee plant. Other investigation findings on remand 
revealed that the subject firm has shifted a portion of the production 
of valves at the McMinnville, Tennessee plant to Canada.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the additional facts obtained on remand, I 
conclude that there were increased imports of articles like or directly 
competitive with those produced by the subject firm and that there was 
a shift in production to Canada. In accordance with the provisions of 
the Trade Act, I make the following certification:

``All workers of DeZurik Corporation, McMinnville, Tennessee, who 
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after 
December 6, 1998, through two years from the issuance of this 
revised determination, are eligible to apply for adjustment 
assistance under Section 223 and NAFTA-TAA under Section 250 of the 
Trade Act of 1974.''

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 13th day of June 2001.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 01-16846 Filed 7-3-01; 8:45 am]
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