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95-6656. Texaco Refining and Marketing, Incorporated Fuels Division, Tulsa, OK; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration
[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14453-14454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6656]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[TA-W-30,414]
Texaco Refining and Marketing, Incorporated Fuels Division,
Tulsa, OK; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for
Reconsideration
By an application dated January 27, 1995, one of the petitioners
requested administrative reconsideration of the Department's notice of
negative determination. The notice was issued on December 16, 1995 and
published in the Federal Register on January 20, 1995 (60 FR 4194).
Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c) reconsideration may be granted under
the following circumstances:
(1) If it appears on the basis of facts not previously considered
that the determination complained of was erroneous;
(2) If it appears that the determination complained of was based on
a mistake in the determination of facts not previously considered; or
(3) If in the opinion of the Certifying Officer, a mis-
interpretation of facts or of the law justified reconsideration of the
decision.
The workers produce refined petroleum products. Gasoline represents
the predominant portion of sales at the Fuels Operation of Texaco
Refining and Marketing.
Petitioner states that the refined petroleum workers at Texaco's
Tulsa facility should be certified for TAA since the Department
certified the workers producing crude oil and natural gas at Texaco's
Exploration and Production Division in Tulsa.
Certification under the Trade Act is based on increased imports of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced at
the petitioning workers' firm and which contributed importantly to
worker separations and sales or production declines at the plant.
Refined products like gasoline, in all its many forms--leaded regular,
unleaded regular, unleaded premium; diesel fuel; jet fuel; kerosene;
propane; petroleum coke; asphalt and chemicals are not like or directly
competitive with crude oil. Other findings show that refined petroleum
products have a much lower import to domestic [[Page 14454]] shipment
ratio than crude oil which currently is over 100 percent of U.S.
domestic shipments.
The Department's denial was based on the fact that sales and
production of gasoline and total refined petroleum products increased
in the first nine months of 1994 compared to the same period in 1993.
No customer survey was conducted since the company sells everything
that it produces and there were no declining customers. Further, the
company does not import refined petroleum.
Worker separations occurred in late 1994 and were mainly salaried
workers. These workers were laid off because of a corporate
reorganization. Production workers increased in the first nine months
of 1994 compared to the same period in 1993.
U.S. imports of refined petroleum products decreased absolutely and
relative to domestic shipments in 1992 compared to 1991 and in 1993
compared to 1992. U.S. imports of refined petroleum products accounted
for only seven percent of domestic shipments in 1993.
Conclusion
After review of the application and investigative findings, I
conclude that there has been no error or misinterpretation of the law
or of the facts which would justify reconsideration of the Department
of Labor's prior decision. Accordingly, the application is denied.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 28th day of February, 1995.
Victor J. Trunzo,
Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment Services, Office of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 95-6656 Filed 3-16-95; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 03/17/1995
- Department:
- Labor Department
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 95-6656
- Pages:
- 14453-14454 (2 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- TA-W-30,414
- PDF File:
-
95-6656.pdf