94-7379. Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp.; Negative Determination on Reconsideration

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-29,028]

 

Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp.; Negative Determination on 
Reconsideration

    On December 13, 1993, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for workers and 
former worker of the Trentwood Works of Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical 
Corporation in Spokane, Washington. The notice was published in the 
Federal Register on November 9, 1993 (58 FR 59491).
    The Department's initial denial was based on the fact that the 
decreased production or sales criterion was not met during the relevant 
period to the petition.
    Investigation findings show that sales and production increased in 
the first eight months of 1993 compared to the same period in 1992.
    The company submitted additional customer information for aluminum 
coil, sheet and plate and claimed that Russian and European producers 
have penetrated the American market with reduced aluminum prices.
    New findings on reconsideration show that customers purchasing 
aluminum from the Trentwood Works either increased their purchases from 
Trentwood or their import reliance for aluminum coil, sheet and plate 
increased but accounted for a negligible portion of Trentwood sales in 
1993.
    The Trade Act was not intended to provide TAA benefits to everyone 
who is in some way affected by increased imports but only to those who 
experienced a decline in sales or production and employment and an 
increase in imports of like or directly competitive products which 
contributed importantly to declines in sales or production and 
employment in the period relevant to the petition. Accordingly, foreign 
competition and reduced prices, in themselves, would not form a basis 
for a worker group certification.
    Company officials stated that Trentwood will restructure its 
operations because of over-capacity in the aluminum can sheet business 
and declining markets in the aerospace business.

Conclusion

    After reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of negative 
determination of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance to 
workers and former workers of the Trentwood Works, Kaiser Aluminum and 
Chemical Corporation in Spokane, Washington.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of March 1994.
Stephen A. Wandner,
Deputy Director, Office of Legislation & Actuarial Services, 
Unemployment Insurance Service.
[FR Doc. 94-7379 Filed 3-28-94; 8:45 am]
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