[Federal Register: July 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 141)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-35,899]

 
Consolidated Coal Company, Humphrey #7 Mine, Osage, WV; Negative 
Determination on Reconsideration

    On June 8, 1999, the Department issued an Affirmative Determination 
Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers and former 
workers of the subject firm. The notice was published in the Federal 
Register on June 23, 1999 (64 FR 33523).
    The Department initially denied TAA to workers of Consolidated 
Coal's Humphrey #7 Mine because the ``contributed importantly'' group 
eligibility requirement of Section 222(3) of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended, was not met. Aggregate U.S. imports of bituminous coal were 
negligible during the relevant time period. The workers at the subject 
firm were engaged in employment related to the production of bituminous 
coal.
    The petitioner asserted that increased foreign competition was a 
major factor in the closing of the facility and provided additional 
information which warranted reconsideration of the Department's 
previous denial.
    On reconsideration, the Department conducted a survey of the major 
customers of Humphrey #7 Mine and found that the customers had not 
increased their reliance on imports of coal; one customer reported no 
imports, another reported declining imports.

Conclusion

    After reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of negative 
determination of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance 
for workers and former workers of Consolidated Coal, Humphrey #7 Mine, 
Osage, West Virginia.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of July 1999.
Grant D. Beale,
Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 99-18840 Filed 7-22-99; 8:45 am]
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