99-10722. General Electric Company, Power Systems Plant, Fitchburg, MA; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 82 (Thursday, April 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 23116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10722]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-34,820]


General Electric Company, Power Systems Plant, Fitchburg, MA; 
Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration

    On November 18, 1998, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application on Reconsideration applicable to 
workers and former workers of the subject firm. The notice was 
published in the Federal Register on December 4, 1998 (63 FR 67142).
    The Department initially denied TAA to workers of General Electric 
Company, Power Systems Plant, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, producing steam 
turbines 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 surveyed for additional bids 
lost by the subject facility. The survey revealed that the subject firm 
lost significant bids to foreign sources and that the steam turbines 
being build under those lost bids were manufactured offshore and 
imported 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 steam turbines contributed importantly to the 
declines in sales or production and to the total or partial separation 
of workers of General Electric Company, Power Systems Plant, Fitchburg, 
Massachusetts. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the 
following certification:

    All workers of General Electric Company, Power Systems Plant, 
Fitchburg, Massachusetts who became totally or partially separated 
from employment on or after July 22, 1997 are eligible to apply for 
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 16th day of April 1999.
Grant D. Beale,
Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 99-10722 Filed 4-28-99; 8:45 am]
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