[Federal Register: July 21, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 140)]
[Notices]
[Page 42368]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-62,955]


Pitney Bowes Tech Central Infrastructure & Support Services
Danbury, CT; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application
for Reconsideration

    By application postmarked June 12, 2008, the petitioners requested
administrative reconsideration of the negative determination regarding
workers' eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) applicable to workers
and former workers of the subject firm. The determination was issued on
May 15, 2008. The Notice of Determination was published in the Federal
Register on May 29, 2008 (73 FR 30978).
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination
based on the finding that the worker group engaged in information
technology technical support, does not produce an article within the
meaning of section 222(a)(2) of the Act.
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioners provided
additional information regarding activities of the workers at the
subject facility. The petitioners stated that workers of the subject
firm directly supported production of articles at Pitney Bowes
production facilities.
    The Department has carefully reviewed the request for
reconsideration and determined that the Department will conduct further
investigation to determine whether the workers of the subject firm
supported production of articles at Pitney Bowes manufacturing
facilities and whether these facilities meet the eligibility
requirements of the Trade Act of 1974.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the application, I conclude that the claim
is of sufficient weight to justify reconsideration of the U.S.
Department of Labor's prior decision. The application is, therefore,
granted.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of July 2008.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8-16566 Filed 7-18-08; 8:45 am]

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