97-12216. Sara Lee Bodywear, McAdoo, Pennsylvania; Notice of Revised Determination on Reopening

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 90 (Friday, May 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 25663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12216]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-32,842]


Sara Lee Bodywear, McAdoo, Pennsylvania; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reopening

    On February 28, 1997, the Department, on its own motion, reopened 
its investigation for the former workers of the subject firm.
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
issued on December 13, 1996, because the workers provided distribution 
and warehousing services. The workers did not produce an article within 
the meaning of Section 222(3) of the Trade Act of 1974. The denial 
notice was published in the Federal Register on December 31, 1996 (61 
FR 69110).
    The petitioners provided evidence that finishing operations were 
performed on women's garments (including bike shorts, capri pants and 
ankle pants) at the Sara Lee Bodywear facility in McAdoo, Pennsylvania.
    The articles produced by the subject firm have been impacted 
importantly by the high penetration of imports into this market. The 
ratio of U.S. imports of women's and girls' slacks and shorts to 
domestic production was above 110 percent from 1994 through September 
1996.

Conclusion

    After careful consideration of the new facts obtained on reopening, 
it is concluded that increased imports of articles like or directly 
competitive with women's apparel produced by the subject firm 
contributed importantly to the decline in sales and to the total or 
partial separation of workers of the subject firm. In accordance with 
the provisions of the Trade Act of 1974, I make the following revised 
determination:

All workers of Sara Lee Bodywear, McAdoo, Pennsylvania, who became 
totally or partially separated from employment on or after October 
7, 1995, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under 
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

    Signed in Washington, D.C. this 17th day of April 1997.
Russell T. Kile,
Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment Services, Office of Trade 
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 97-12216 Filed 5-8-97; 8:45 am]
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