[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8219-8220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4058]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[NAFTA-02048; NAFTA-02048A; NAFTA-02048B]
Oxford Industries, Incorporated; Oxford Women's Catalog and
Special Markets Division, Alma, GA; Oxford of Giles, Pearisburg, VA;
Oxford of Gaffney, Gaffney, SC; Amended Certification Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 250(a), Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title
II, of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 USC 2273), the Department
of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for NAFTA
Transitional Adjustment Assistance on December 21, 1997, applicable to
workers of Oxford Women's Catalog and Special Markets Division of
Oxford Industries, Incorporated located in Alma, Georgia. The notice
was published in the Federal Register on January 22, 1998 (63 FR 3352).
At the request of the company, the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject firm. The company reports that
layoffs will occur at Oxford Industries, Incorporated locations in
Pearisburg, Virginia where the workers produce ladies knit apparel, and
in Gaffney, South Carolina where the workers produce jackets and
outerwear.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include all
workers of Oxford Industries, Incorporated adversely affected by
increased imports from Mexico. Accordingly, the Department is amending
the certification to include workers of Oxford Industries, Incorporated
locations in Pearisburg, Virginia and Gaffney, South Carolina.
The amended notice applicable to NAFTA-02048 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of Oxford Industries, Incorporated, Oxford Women's
Catalog and Special Markets Division, Alma, Georgia (NAFTA-02048),
Oxford of Giles, Pearisburg, Virginia (NAFTA-02048A), Oxford of
Gaffney, Gaffney, South Carolina (NAFTA-02048B) who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after November 24, 1996
through December 21, 1999, are eligible to apply for NAFTA-TAA under
Section 250 of the Trade Act of 1974.
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Signed in Washington, D.C. this 6th day of February 1998.
Grant D. Beale,
Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 98-4058 Filed 2-17-98; 8:45 am]
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