ESA Federal Register Notice

Steag Hamatech, Inc., Saco, ME; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration [12/26/2001]

Volume 66, Number 247, Page 66430-66431

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-38,953]

 
Steag Hamatech, Inc., Saco, ME; Notice of Revised Determination 
on Reconsideration

    By letter of July 9, 2001, the company, requested administrative 
reconsideration regrading the Department's Negative Determination 
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, 
applicable to the workers of the subject firm.
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
issued on May 21, 2001, based on the finding that the ``contributed 
importantly;'' group eligibility requirement of section 222(3) of the 
Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was not met. The investigation revealed 
that imports did not contribute importantly to worker separations at 
the firm. A major portion of production was for the export market. The 
reason for the separations at the subject firm was the transfer of 
production aboard. The denial notice was published in the Federal 
Register on June 8, 2001 (66 FR 30947).
    To support the request for reconsideration, the company provided 
additional information clarifying how the company was impacted by 
imported products like and directly competitive with what was produced 
at the subject firm.
    The company indicated that they were the only domestic manufacturer 
of this type of equipment (referred to as replication equipment) and 
that the machinery is a type of capital equipment, which normally is 
not purchased on an annual basis. The domestic market accounted for a

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meaningful portion of the subject plant's customer base.
    The additional information supplied by the company helped clarity 
customer response(s) in the survey that was conducted during the 
original investigation. Upon examination of the survey, it is now clear 
that major customer significantly increased their imports of machinery 
like and directly competitive with what the subject plant produced 
during the relevant period.

Conclusion

    After careful review of the additional facts obtained on 
reconsideration, I conclude that increased imports or articles like or 
directly competitive with those produced at STEAG Hamatech, Saco, Maine 
contributed importantly to the declines in sales or production and to 
the total or partial separation of workers at the subject firms. In 
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I the following 
certification:

    All workers of STEAG Hamatech, Saco, Maine, who became totally 
or partially separated from employment on or after March 21, 2000 
through two years from the date of this certification, are eligible 
to apply for adjustment assistance under section 223 of the Trade 
Act of 1974.

    Dated: Signed in Washington, DC this 11th day of December 2001.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 01-31622 Filed 12-21-01; 8:45 am]
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