99-7720. Mitchell Manufacturing Group, a Lamont Group Company, Clare, MI; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 15172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7720]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-35,102 and NAFTA-02669]


Mitchell Manufacturing Group, a Lamont Group Company, Clare, MI; 
Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration

    On March 2, 1999, 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 Department initially denied TAA to workers of Mitchell 
Manufacturing Group, a Lamont Group Company, Clare, Michigan, producing 
automotive interior covers including soft trim (seat covers) because 
the ``contributed importantly'' group eligibility requirement of 
Section 222(3) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was not met.
    On reconsideration, the Department conducted further survey 
analysis of the major customer of Mitchell Manufacturing Group. The 
survey revealed that a former major customer changed manufacturers and 
the current manufacturer of seat covers is manufacturing those items in 
Mexico and importing the finished product into the U.S.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the additional facts obtained on 
reconsideration, I conclude that increased imports of articles like or 
directly competitive with seat covers, contributed importantly to the 
declines in sales or production and to the total or partial separation 
of workers of Mitchell Manufacturing Group, a Lamont Group Company, 
Clare, Michigan. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make 
the following certification:

    All workers of Mitchell Manufacturing Group, a Lamont Group 
Company, Clare, Michigan who became totally or partially separated 
from employment on or after October 2, 1997 are eligible to apply 
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 
1974.

    Signed in Washington, D.C. this 9th day of March 1999.
Grant D. Beale,
Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 99-7720 Filed 3-29-99; 8:45 am]
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