94-23861. Alsco Amerimark Building Products Gnadenhutten, OH, Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[TA-W-29,504]

 

Alsco Amerimark Building Products Gnadenhutten, OH, Notice of 
Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration

    By an application dated August 12, 1994, the United Steelworkers of 
America (USW) requested administrative reconsideration of the subject 
petition for trade adjustment assistance. The denial notice was signed 
on June 20, 1994 and published in the Federal Register on June 30, 1994 
(59 FR 33786).
    Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c) reconsideration may be granted under 
the following circumstances:

(1) If it appears on the basis of facts not previously considered that 
the determination complained of was erroneous;
(2) If it appears that the determination complained of was based on a 
mistake in the determination of facts not previously considered; or
(3) If in the opinion of the Certifying Officer, a misinterpretation of 
facts or of the law justified reconsideration of the decision.

    The workers produce coated or painted aluminum coil.
    Investigation findings show that the plant melted scrap aluminum 
cans and rolled the aluminum into coils which were then painted. The 
smelter and rolling mill closed in December 1993. Currently the plant 
is painting only domestically purchased coil.
    Its claimed that imports of Russian aluminum ingots and coil 
affected the pricing of aluminum coil.
    The articles produced by the subject workers is coated aluminum 
coil, not aluminum ingots or aluminum coil. Accordingly, the Department 
must look at imports of coated aluminum coil. Granted, the price of 
domestic aluminum may have been affected by imports of Russian 
aluminum. Price, however, is not one of the worker group criteria 
necessary for a worker group certification. The Department's survey of 
Amerimark's customers shows that none of them reported increased import 
purchases of coated aluminum coil while reducing their purchases from 
Amerimark during the period applicable to the petition. Customer 
comments from the Department's survey indicated there were non-trade 
reasons for Amerimark's customers reducing their purchases from 
Amerimark.
    Other findings show that Amerimark did not purchase ingots (foreign 
or domestic) for use in its production process for coated aluminum coil 
but purchased scrap aluminum cans. The scrap market is a different 
market from the London Metals Exchange (LME).

Conclusion

    After review of the application and investigative findings, I 
conclude that there has been no error or misinterpretation of the law 
or of the facts which would justify reconsideration of the Department 
of Labor's prior decision. Accordingly, the application is denied.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., this 16th day of September 1994.
Victor J. Trunzo,
Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment Services, Office of Trade 
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 94-23861 Filed 9-26-94; 8:45 am]
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