Mohican Mills, Inc., Lincolnton, NC; Negative Determination on Reconsideration [05/24/2004]
Volume 69, Number 100, Page 29580
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-53,798]
Mohican Mills, Inc., Lincolnton, NC; Negative Determination on
Reconsideration
On April 16, 2004, the Department issued an Affirmative
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers
and former workers of the subject firm. The Department's notice was
published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2004 (69 FR 23818).
The Department initially denied Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
to workers of Mohican Mills, Inc., Lincolnton, North Carolina because
the ``contributed importantly'' group eligibility requirement of
section 222(3) of the Trade Act of 1974 was not met. The subject worker
group produces textiles, primarily warp knit products, and workers are
not separately identifiable by product line. During the relevant
period, the company did not import or shift production abroad. A survey
of the company's major declining customers revealed insignificant
amounts of warp knit fabric imports during the relevant time period.
Aggregate data showed decreased imports during the relevant time.
The petitioner alleges in the request for reconsideration that lace
is not the same as warp knit fabrics and that workers who make lace
produces are separately identifiable from workers who make other types
of warp knit fabric. The petitioner requests that the negative
determination not be applied to lace producers and that the Department
address only lace products in the new investigation. The petitioner
also alleges that that increased imports of raw lace material has
negatively impacted domestic lace production.
In the reconsideration investigation, the Department contacted the
company and was informed that lace is a type of warp knit fabric and
that lace production constitutes a small percentage of production
(about five percent). The company also confirmed that the workers are
not separately identifiable by product line. A new customer survey of
lace product imports was not conducted because the initial survey of
warp knit fabric was appropriate.
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 Mohican Mills, Inc., Lincolnton,
North Carolina.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day May, 2004.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance,
Assistance.
[FR Doc. 04-11627 Filed 5-21-04; 8:45 am]
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