Cliffs Mining Services Company, Ishpeming, Michigan; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration [01/26/2004]
Volume 69, Number 16, Page 3603-3604
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-52,751]
Cliffs Mining Services Company, Ishpeming, Michigan; Notice of
Revised Determination on Reconsideration
On November 21, 2003, the Department issued an affirmative
determination regarding application on reconsideration applicable to
workers and former workers of the subject firm. The notice will soon be
published in the Federal Register.
The initial determination stated that the subject worker group did
not engage in production but provided engineering design, testing,
management and technical support services for affiliates of the
company. The initial investigation did not determine whether the
workers were eligible to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance since the workers were not found eligible to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
On review of new information provided by the petitioner and the
company official, it has been determined that subject company sales,
production and employment declined during the relevant time periods,
that the subject worker group was engaged in the production of iron
pellets, that a majority of the workers' responsibilities involved
testing and product quality control, and that a significant portion of
their functions were dedicated to support an existing Trade-certified
company (TA-W-40,489).
A review of the submitted documents revealed that least five
percent of the workforce at the subject from is at least 50 years of
age and that the workers 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 increased imports of articles like or
directly competitive with those produced at the subject form
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 Cliffs Mining Services Company, Ishpeming,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after August 19, 2002, through two years from the date of this
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certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, DC this 22nd day of December, 2003.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 04-1523 Filed 1-23-04; 8:45 am]
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