[Federal Register: April 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 82)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-56,170]

 
Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., Pacemaker Furniture Company; 
Lenoir, NC; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for 
Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment 
Assistance

    In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2273), the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to 
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on December 22, 2004, applicable 
to workers of Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., Pacemaker Furniture 
Company, Lenoir, North Carolina. Carolina. The workers are engaged in 
the production of case goods (wooden) furniture used in bedrooms, 
dining rooms and living rooms. The notice was published in the Federal 
Register on January 4, 2005 (70 FR 3391).
    New information provided by the petitioners indicated that their 
intention was to apply for all available Trade Act benefits at the time 
of the filing. Therefore, the Department has made a decision to 
investigate further to determine if the workers are eligible to apply 
for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance.
    The investigation revealed that a significant number of workers of 
the subject firm are age 50 or over, workers have skills that are not 
easily transferable, and conditions in the industry are adverse.
    Review of this information shows that all eligibility criteria 
under section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as amended 
have been met for workers at the subject firm.
    Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to 
reflect its finding.
    The amended notice applicable to TA-W-56,170 is hereby issued as 
follows:

    ``All workers of Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., Pacemaker 
Furniture Company, Lenoir, North Carolina, who became totally or 
partially separated from employment on or after December 1, 2003, 
through December 22, 2006, are eligible to apply for adjustment 
assistance under section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 and are also 
eligible to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance under 
section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.''

    Signed at Washington, DC this 14th day of April 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6-6401 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am]

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