[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 52975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20805]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-82,663]


Belden, Inc. Including On-Site Leased Workers From Adecco 
Horseheads, New York; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding 
Application for Reconsideration

    By application dated July 8, 2013, workers requested administrative 
reconsideration of the negative determination regarding workers' 
eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) applicable 
to workers and former workers of the subject firm. The determination 
was issued on June 14, 2013 and the Notice of Determination was 
published in the Federal Register on July 2, 2013 (78 FR 39776). The 
subject firm produces coaxial cable connectors and related parts.
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on the findings that there was no increase in imports by the 
workers' firm or its customers, nor was there a foreign shift or 
acquisition by the workers' firm or its customers.
    The request for reconsideration alleges, among other things, that 
Belden has been outsourcing to China and Mexico for twenty years, that 
the subject firm's ``splice connectors are now almost solely produced 
in Asia, including . . . TBCF81'' and ``In 2012, Belden bought PPC . . 
. PPC sources almost all of its 350 million Drop-line connector 
components in China.''
    The Department has carefully reviewed the request for 
reconsideration and the existing record, and has determined that the 
Department will conduct further investigation to clarify key facts and 
to determine if the workers meet the eligibility requirements of the 
Trade Act of 1974, as amended.

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 8th day of August, 2013.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2013-20805 Filed 8-26-13; 8:45 am]
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