Barry Callebaut USA, Incorporated, Van Leer Division, Jersey City, NJ; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-37,000 and NAFTA-3402] On January 24, 2000, the Department issued an Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers and former workers of the subject firm. The petitioners presented information regarding company imports of chocolate products and related ingredients and a shift in production of certain articles from Jersey City, New Jersey to Canada. The notice was published in the Federal Register on February 4, 2000 ( 65 FR 5690 ). The Department initially denied TAA to the workers of Barry Callebaut USA, Incorporated, Van Leer Division, Jersey City, New Jersey, because 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 the layoffs at the Jersey City plant were attributable to a consolidation of operations and transfer of plant production to other domestic affiliated plants. Company wide domestic sales and production increased during the relevant time period. The Department initially denied NAFTA-TAA for the workers of Barry Callebaut USA, Incorporated, Van Leer Division, Jersey City, New Jersey, because criteria (3) and (4) of paragraph (a)(1) of Section 250 of the Trade Act were not met. Layoffs at the Jersey City plant were attributable to a consolidation of operations and transfer of plant production to other domestic affiliated plants. Company wide d…