98-24479. Siebe Automotive North America, Knoxville, TN; Notice of Revised Determination on Reopening

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 176 (Friday, September 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 48763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24479]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-34,685]


Siebe Automotive North America, Knoxville, TN; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reopening

    On July 30, 1998, the Department issued a Negative Determination 
Regarding Eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, 
applicable to workers and former workers of Siebe Automotive North 
America in Knoxville, Tennessee. The notice will be published shortly 
in the Federal Register.
    By letter of August 11, 1998, the company requested administrative 
reconsideration regarding the Department's denial. New information 
provided by the subject firm and confirmed by the sole customer shows 
that the customer is using a different vendor who is manufacturing like 
or directly competitive articles in Canada and importing the finished 
product into the U.S.
    Workers at the subject firm are engaged in employment related to 
the production of emission gas recirculating valves. The workers are 
not separately identifiable by product line.
    Sales, production and employment at the Knoxville, Tennessee 
facility declined during the relevant time period.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the additional facts obtained on reopening, 
I conclude that increased imports of articles like or directly 
competitive with emission gas recirculating valves, contributed 
importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total or 
partial separation of workers of Siebe Automotive North America in 
Knoxville, Tennessee. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I 
make the following certification:

    All workers of Siebe Automotive North America in Knoxville, 
Tennessee, who became totally or partially separated from employment 
on or after June 12, 1997 are eligible to apply for worker 
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

    Signed in Washington, D.C. this 27th day of August 1998.
Grant D. Beale,
Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 98-24479 Filed 9-10-98; 8:45 am]
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