[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19472-19473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8309]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-73,579]


Consolidated Glass and Mirror Corporation, a Subsidiary of 
Guardian Industries Corporation, Galax, VA; Notice of Negative 
Determination on Reconsideration

    On September 21, 2010, the Department of Labor issued an 
Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for 
the workers and former workers of Consolidated Glass and Mirror 
Corporation, a Subsidiary of Guardian Industries Corporation, Galax, 
Virginia (subject firm). The Notice was published in the Federal 
Register on September 29, 2010 (75 FR 60139). Workers are engaged in 
employment related to the production of mirrored and/or laminated glass 
articles used in furniture, automotives and architecture.
    Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c), reconsideration may be granted under 
the following circumstances:
    (1) If it appears on the basis of facts not previously considered 
that the determination complained of was erroneous;
    (2) If it appears that the determination complained of was based on 
a mistake in the determination of facts not previously considered; or
    (3) If in the opinion of the Certifying Officer, a mis-
interpretation of facts or of the law justified reconsideration of the 
decision.
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on the findings that the subject firm did not, during the period 
under investigation, shift to/acquire from a foreign country the 
production of articles like or directly competitive with the mirrored 
and/or laminated glass products manufactured by the workers; that 
increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with the 
mirrored and/or laminated glass products manufactured by the workers 
did not contribute importantly to the workers' separation, or threat of 
separation; and that the workers did not produce a component part that 
was directly used in the production of an article or the supply of 
service by a firm that employed a worker group that is eligible to 
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) based on the aforementioned 
article.
    The request for reconsideration, filed by former workers of the 
subject firm, stated that the Galax, Virginia facility is owned by 
``Guardian Industries, a

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company that has plants all over the world'' and identified customers 
with worker groups eligible to apply for TAA (``Pulaski Furniture 
certified 1/17/07, Woodmaster certified 5/19/06, Ridgeway Furniture 
certified 11/6/07, Hooker Furniture certified 10/5/06, American Pride 
certified 8/25/09 and Stanley Furniture 5/5/10''). The workers also 
supplied an article, dated February 24, 2010, that stated ``Guardian is 
a diversified global manufacturing company * * * Guardian * * * 
operates facilities throughout North America, Europe, South America, 
Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.''
    During the reconsideration investigation, the Department obtained 
from the subject firm additional information related to those customers 
identified in the request for reconsideration that both employed 
workers groups eligible to apply for TAA and conducted business with 
the subject firm during the relevant period.
    Information obtained during the reconsideration investigation 
confirmed that, during the relevant period, the subject firm did not 
shift to/acquire from a foreign country import articles like or 
directly competitive with mirrored and/or laminated glass products 
manufactured by the subject workers. Further, the subject firm 
confirmed that, on a firm-wide basis, they do not import articles like 
or directly competitive with mirrored/laminated glass products nor did 
the subject firm import articles directly incorporating component parts 
produced outside the United States that are like or directly 
competitive with imports of articles incorporating one or more 
component parts produced by the subject firm.
    While the subject firm may have produced and supplied a component 
part used by a firm that both employed a worker group that is currently 
eligible to apply for TAA and directly incorporated the glass products 
in the production of that article that was the basis for the TAA 
certification, information obtained during the reconsideration 
investigation revealed that the customer accounted for an insignificant 
percentage of the subject firm sales. Therefore, the Department 
confirms that the subject workers are not adversely affected secondary 
workers.

Conclusion

    After reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of negative 
determination of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance 
for workers and former workers of Consolidated Glass and Mirror 
Corporation, a Subsidiary of Guardian Industries Corporation, Galax, 
Virginia.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on this 29th day of March, 2011.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2011-8309 Filed 4-6-11; 8:45 am]
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