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[FR Doc No: 94-17396]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[TA-W-28,158]
Northrop Corporation, Norwood, MA; Revised Determination on
Reconsideration
On April 21, 1994, the United States Court of International Trade
(USCIT) in John C. Dennis v. United States Secretary of Labor, (USCIT
93-07-00405) granted the Secretary of Labor's motion for a voluntary
remand for further investigation.
The Department's initial denial of certification for all workers of
Northrop Corporation, Norwood, Massachusetts 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's customers. The Department's
survey of the subject firm's major declining customers showed that none
increased their imports of gyroscopes while decreasing their purchases
of gyroscopes from the subject firm.
The plaintiffs raised the question of the adequacy of the
Department's investigation which focused on the production of
gyroscopes, The petition dated December 3, 1992 was for workers in the
Electromagnetic Assembly Department (Department #4817) who produce
components for gyroscopes.
As a result of the investigation pursuant to the remand, the
Department found that the major products produced in Department 4817,
Electromagnetic Assembly, were the G5 and G6 microsyns and pickoff
coils. The workers were not separately identifiable by product.
Further, the Department obtained information from Northrop which
showed decreased production of G5 and G6 microsyns in Department 4817
at Norwood in 1992 compared to 1991 and in 1993 compared to 1992. Other
findings show that G5 microsyn production accounted for the major
portion of production in Department 4817.
Other findings show increased purchases of G5 microsyns from a
domestic supplier in 1992 compared to 1991. The purchased G5 microsyns
were predominately made in Mexico when measured in production hours or
standard cost in dollars.
Other findings show that pickoff coils last produced at Norwood in
1991 have been replaced in 1992 and in 1993 by purchased coils which
are almost totally made in Mexico when measured in production hours or
standard cost.
Conclusion
After careful consideration of the new facts obtained during the
remand, it is concluded that workers in the Electromagnetic Assembly
Department (Department #4817) were adversely affected by increased
imports of articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced in Department #4817 of Northrop Corporation in Norwood,
Massachusetts. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following revised determination for workers of Department #4817 of
Northrop Corporation, Norwood, Massachusetts.
All workers of the Electromagnetic Assembly Department
(Department #4817) of Northrop Corporation in Norwood, Massachusetts
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 3, 1991 are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
The Department's negative determination for all other workers at
Northrop Corporation, Norwood, Massachusetts remains in effect.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 1st day of July, 1994.
Stephen A. Wandner,
Deputy Director, Office of Legislation & Actuarial Services,
Unemployment Insurance Service.
[FR Doc. 94-17396 Filed 7-18-94; 8:45 am]
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