Post-Initial Determinations Regarding Eligiblity To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

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Federal RegisterMar 24, 2020
85 Fed. Reg. 16661 (Mar. 24, 2020)

In accordance with Sections 223 and 284 (19 U.S.C. 2273 and 2395) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271, et seq.) (“Act”), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents Notice of Affirmative Determinations Regarding Application for Reconsideration, summaries of Negative Determinations Regarding Applications for Reconsideration, summaries of Revised Certifications of Eligibility, summaries of Revised Determinations (after Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration), summaries of Negative Determinations (after Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration), summaries of Revised Determinations (on remand from the Court of International Trade), and summaries of Negative Determinations (on remand from the Court of International Trade) regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of the Act (“TAA”) for workers by (TA-W) number issued during the period of February 1, 2020 through February 29, 2020. Post-initial determinations are issued after a petition has been certified or denied. A post-initial determination may revise a certification, or modify or affirm a negative determination.

Affirmative/Negative Determinations Regarding Applications for Reconsideration

The certifying officer may grant an application for reconsideration 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 previously considered; or (3) If, in the opinion of the certifying officer, a misinterpretation of facts or of the law justifies reconsideration of the determination. See 29 CFR 90.18(c).

Affirmative Determinations Regarding Applications for Reconsideration

The following Applications for Reconsideration have been received and granted. See 29 CFR 90.18(d). The group of workers or other persons showing an interest in the proceedings may provide written submissions to show why the determination under reconsideration should or should not be modified. The submissions must be sent no later than ten days after publication in Federal Registration to the Office of the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5428, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. See 29 CFR 90.18(f).

TA-W No. Subject firm Location
95259 Norcraft Companies L.P. Lynchburg, VA.

Notice of Revised Certifications of Eligibility

Revised certifications of eligibility have been issued with respect to cases where affirmative determinations and certificates of eligibility were issued initially, but a minor error was discovered after the certification was issued. The revised certifications are issued pursuant to the Secretary's authority under section 223 of the Act and 29 CFR 90.16. Revised Certifications of Eligibility are final determinations for purposes of judicial review pursuant to section 284 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2395) and 29 CFR 90.19(a).

Revised Certifications of Eligibility

The following revised certifications of eligibility to apply for TAA have been issued. The date following the company name and location of each determination references the impact date for all workers of such determination, and the reason(s) for the determination.

The following revisions have been issued.

TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date Reason(s)
93,624 Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC Camas, WA 3/8/2017 Worker Group Clarification.
93,624A Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC Zachary, LA 3/8/2017 Worker Group Clarification.
93,624B Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC Crossett, AR 3/8/2017 Worker Group Clarification.
94810 Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC Coos Bay, OR 5/13/2018 Worker Group Clarification.
94,810A Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC Brunswick, GA 5/13/2018 Worker Group Clarification.
94,783 Sitel Operating Corporation Albuquerque, NM 5/3/2018 Worker Group Clarification.
94,783A Sitel Operating Corporation Caribou, ME 5/3/2018 Worker Group Clarification.

The following revised determinations on reconsideration, certifying eligibility to apply for TAA, have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(a)(2)(B) (Shift in Production or Services to a Foreign Country Path or Acquisition of Articles or Services from a Foreign Country Path) of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
95,054A Goodman Company, L.P Fayetteville, TN 8/7/2018

I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of February 1, 2020 through February 29, 2020. These determinations are available on the Department's website https://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/petitioners/taa_search_form.cfm under the searchable listing determinations or by calling the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance toll free at 888-365-6822.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of March 2020.

Hope D. Kinglock,

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 2020-06091 Filed 3-23-20; 8:45 am]

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