[Federal Register: January 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 3)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-64,088]

 
Rexam Closure Systems, Inc., Bowling Green, OH; Notice of 
Negative Determination on Reconsideration

    On November 13, 2008, the Department issued an Affirmative 
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers 
and former workers of the subject firm. The notice was published in the 
Federal Register on November 25, 2008 (73 FR 71693).
    The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination 
based on the finding that imports of plastic closures for plastic food 
industry packaging did not contribute importantly to worker separations 
at the subject firm and no shift of production to a foreign source 
occurred.
    In the request for reconsideration the petitioner alleged that the 
subject firm ``is shifting production of T-tops to China.''
    On reconsideration the Department of Labor contacted a company 
official of the subject firm to address this allegation. The company 
official stated that during the initial phases of developing the 
closure plan, Rexam considered shifting production of T-Top product 
line to China. However, since then, Rexam has decided to sell or scrap 
the T-Top assets within the United States. Furthermore, the subject 
firm official confirmed that Rexam did not shift any production from 
the subject firm abroad.
    The petitioner further alleged that ``Rexam is closing in Bowling 
Green, Ohio due to loss of sales to global competitors.''
    In order to establish an import impact on domestic production, the 
Department conducts a survey of the declining domestic customers of the 
workers' firm regarding their purchases of like or directly competitive 
products. The customer survey was not conducted in the initial 
investigation due to the fact that sales at the subject facility did 
not decline from 2006 to 2007 or from January through August 2008 over 
the corresponding period in 2007.
    To address the petitioner allegations, the Department requested 
additional information from the subject firm regarding sales to 
customers. Further investigation revealed that the subject firm had 
declining customers in the relevant period. The Department surveyed 
these customers regarding their purchases of plastic closures 
(including like or directly competitive products) during 2006, 2007, 
and January through August 2008 over the corresponding 2007 period. The 
survey revealed no imports of plastic closures (including like or 
directly competitive products) during the relevant period.
    The subject firm did not import plastic closures for plastic food 
industry packaging during the relevant period and no shift in 
production of plastic closures for plastic food industry packaging to a 
foreign source occurred.

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 Rexam Closure Systems, Inc., Bowling 
Green, Ohio.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of December 2008.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 [FR Doc. E8-31330 Filed 1-5-09; 8:45 am]

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