[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 58 (Monday, March 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 17524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7159]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-80,459]


Roseburg Forest Products, Composite Panels Division, Missoula, 
MT; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for 
Reconsideration

    By application dated February 29, 2012, a company official 
requested administrative reconsideration of the negative determination 
regarding workers' eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 
(TAA) applicable to workers and former workers of Roseburg Forest 
Products, Composite Panels Division, Missoula, Montana (subject 
facility). The Notice of Determination was issued on February 2, 2012 
and published in the Federal Register on February 21, 2012 (77 FR 
9973).
    The workers engage in activities related to the production of 
particleboard. The initial determination was based on the findings that 
worker separations were not attributable to increased imports by the 
subject firm or its declining customers of articles like or directly 
competitive with particleboard or a shift/acquisition of these articles 
to/from a foreign country by the workers' firm.
    In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner supplied 
additional information regarding possible import competition.
    The Department of Labor has carefully reviewed the request for 
reconsideration and the existing record, and has determined that the 
Department will conduct further investigation to determine if the 
workers meet the eligibility requirements to apply for TAA.

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 14th day of March 2012.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2012-7159 Filed 3-23-12; 8:45 am]
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