[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 19642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10948]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[NAFTA-00737]
Anchor Glass Container, Cliffwood, New Jersey; Notice of Revised
Determination on Reconsideration
On March 5, 1996, the Department issued a Negative Determination
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment
Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) applicable to all workers of Anchor Glass
Container located in Cliffwood, New Jersey. The notice was published in
the Federal Register on March 25, 1996 (FR 61 12101)
By letter of March 22, 1996, counsel to the petitioner, Glass,
Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers International Union AFL-CIO
and its Local 119, requested administrative reconsideration of the
Department's findings.
The petitioners presented new evidence that was not considered in
the original determination. The petitioners claim that the introduction
of Mexican glass containers in the U.S. resulted in a substantial loss
of work for Anchor Glass production facilities, and ultimately
contributed to worker separations at the Cliffwood plant. Anchor Glass
Container is a subsidiary of Vitro Glass, which has production
facilities in Mexico. The petitioners claim that the Mexican production
facilities contributed importantly to the declines in sales,
production, and employment at the Cliffwood plant.
Investigation findings revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined. The plant ceased production in
December 1995, and the plant is scheduled to close in April 1996. The
workers were engaged in the production of glass bottles.
New findings on reconsideration show that the aggregate value of
U.S. imports of glass bottles from Mexico and Canada increased annually
from 1993 to 1995.
Conclusion
After careful, review of the additional facts obtained on
reconsideration, I conclude that increased imports of glass bottles
from Mexico or Canada contributed importantly to the declines in sales
or production and to the total or partial separation of workers of
Anchor Glass Container, Cliffwood, New Jersey. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
All workers of Anchor Glass Container, Cliffwood, New Jersey who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after
January 5, 1995 are eligible to apply for NAFTA-TAA under Section
250 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 5th day of April 1996.
Russell T. Kile,
Acting Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment Services, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 96-10948 Filed 5-1-96; 8:45 am]
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