99-15312. Motorola Ceramic Products, Albuquerque, NM; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32275-32276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15312]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-35,438]


Motorola Ceramic Products, Albuquerque, NM; Notice of Negative 
Determination on Reconsideration

    On March 9, 1999, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers 
and former workers of the subject firm. The petitioners presented new 
evidence that indicated the Department had not fully investigated the 
subject firm's decision to shift production to an offshore location and 
the impact of the subsequent imports of RF filters. The notice was 
published in the Federal Register on April 6, 1998 (64 FR 16757).
    The Department initially denied TAA to workers of Motorola Ceramics 
because the ``contributed importantly'' group eligibility requirement 
of section 222(3) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was not met. 
The workers at the subject firm were engaged in employment related to 
the production of RF filters.
    On reconsideration, the Department requested additional information 
from the subject firm as to its shift in production and subsequent 
imports of RF filters. Upon further examination, it was revealed that 
in 1996 the subject firm transferred approximately 85% of the final 
production stage of RF filters to an offshore facility and the workers 
affected by that action were certified eligible to apply for Trade 
Adjustment Assistance (TA-W-32,889). In mid-1997 the subject firm made 
a strategic business decision to transfer middle production stages 
offshore. The subject firm now manufactures the middle and final stages 
at its offshore location and imports final stage production into the 
U.S. The worker group under this investigation were affected by the 
latest transfer of production and were primarily engaged in middle 
production stages of RF filters and not engaged in

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the production of articles like or directly competitive with those 
being imported by the subject firm.

Conclusion

    After reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of negative 
determination regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment 
assistance for workers and former workers of Motorola Ceramics 
Products, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of May 1999.
Grant D. Beale,
Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 99-15312 Filed 6-15-99; 8:45 am]
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