94-8295. Aluminum Company of America, Lafayette, IN; Negative Determination on Reconsideration

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-29,210]

 

Aluminum Company of America, Lafayette, IN; Negative 
Determination on Reconsideration

    On March 22, 1994, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for workers and 
former workers of the subject firm. This notice will soon be published 
in the Federal Register.
    The application for reconsideration states that the Department's 
survey was inadequate in that only the hard alloy customers were 
surveyed, not the soft alloy customers. It was also stated that (1) the 
Russians were dumping large amounts of aluminum in the open market and 
that (2) workers at two other Alcoa locations were certified for TAA--
Newburgh, Indiana and Wenatchee, Washington.
    Investigation findings show that the workers produce both hard and 
soft aluminum extrusions and tubes.
    Other investigation findings show that in 1993 Lafayette exited the 
commercial extrusion (soft alloy) business because of non-trade 
reasons.
    The Department's denial was based on the fact that the 
``contributed importantly'' test of the Group Eligibility Requirements 
of the Trade Act was not met. This test is generally demonstrated 
through a survey of the workers; firm' major declining customers. The 
Department's survey showed that none of the respondents reported 
purchasing imports in the relevant period.
    On reconsideration, the Department obtained the major declining 
customers of soft aluminum alloy extrusions. The customers accounted 
for over half of the 1993 sales decline of all aluminum extrusions. The 
Department survey on reconsideration found that the respondents did not 
import soft alloy extrusion during the relevant period but transferred 
their business from Alcoa to other domestic producers.
    Other findings on reconsideration show that Alcoa's Lafayette ingot 
production was used internally for the production of extrusions and 
tubes at Lafayette. Lafayette did not use imported aluminum ingots. 
Lafayette's ingot production decreased in 1993 because the company 
exited the soft alloy extrusion business.
    Workers at Alcoa's Newburgh, Indiana (TA-W-28,848) and Wenatchee, 
Washington (TA-W-28,882) produced aluminum ingots as the finished 
article and were certified for TAA because they met all the worker 
group requirements in the period relevant to their petitions.

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 Aluminum Company of America in 
Lafayette, Indiana.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of March 1994.
Stephen A. Wandner,
Deputy Director, Office of Legislation & Actuarial Service, 
Unemployment Insurance Service.
[FR Doc. 94-8295 Filed 4-6-94; 8:45 am]
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