98-7434. Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 13878-13880]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-7434]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
    
    Employment and Training Administration
    
    
    Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for 
    Worker Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment 
    Assistance
    
        In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
    amended, the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of 
    determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment 
    assistance for workers (TA-W) issued during the period of March, 1998.
        In order for an affirmative determination to be made and a 
    certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance 
    to be issued, each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 
    of he Act must be met.
        (1) That a significant number of proportion of the workers in the 
    workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision thereof, have become 
    totally or partially separated,
        (2) That sales or production, or both, of the firm or subdivision 
    have decreased absolutely, and
        (3) That increases of imports of articles like or directly 
    competitive with articles produced by the firm or appropriate 
    subdivision have contributed importantly to the separations, or threat 
    hereof, and to the absolute decline in sales or production.
    
    Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance
    
        In each of the following cases the investigation revealed that 
    criterion (3) has not been met. A survey of customers indicated that 
    increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker separations 
    at the firm.
    
    TA-W-34,139; Trelleborg YSH, Inc., South Haven, MI
    TA-W-34,141; Mascotech, Industrial Components Division, Duffield, VA
    TA-W-34,174; United Technologies Automotive, Columbus, MS
    
        In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the 
    criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.
    
    TA-W-34,091; Globelle, Inc., Berlin, NJ
    TA-W-34,211; Alta Genetics USA, Inc., Hughson, CA
    
        The workers firm does not produce an article as required for 
    certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
    
    TA-W-34,257; Weyerhaeuser Co., Coos Bay Timberlands, North Bend, OR
    TA-W-34,188; Badger Paper Mills, Inc., Peshtigo, WI
    TA-W-34,167; The Stanley Works, Stanley Tools Div., York, PA
    TA-W-34,254; American National Can Co., Mt. Vernon, OH
    TA-W-34,269; Erickson Air-Crane Co. L.L. C., Central Point, OR
    TA-W-33,979; Cytec Industries, Inc., Warners Plant, Linden, NJ
    
        Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker 
    separations at the firm.
    
    TA-W-34,152; Lorraine Wardy Enterprises, El Paso, TX
    
        The investigation revealed criteria (2) has not been met. Sales or 
    production did not decline during the relevant period as required for 
    certification.
    
    Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance
    
        The following certifications have been issued; the date following 
    the company
    
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    name and location of each determination references the impact date for 
    all workers of such determination.
    
    TA-W-34,054; Identify Headwear, Maysville, MO: November 20, 1996.
    TA-W-34,232; Verona Fashions, Inc., Hoboken, NJ: January 20, 1997.
    TA-W-34,191; Calgon Carbon Corp., Advanced Oxidation Technologies, 
    Tucson, AZ: January 19, 1997.
    TA-W-34,132; Burgess Machine & Tool, Inc, St. Clair, MI: December 18, 
    1996.
    TA-W-34,250; New Ponce Shirt Co., Inc., Ponce DeLeon, FL: February 17, 
    1997.
    TA-W-34,258; New America Wood Products, Wincock, WA: February 10, 1997.
    TA-W-34,108; Breed Technologies, Inc., Air Bag & Seat Belt Div., St. 
    Clair Shores, MI: December 9, 1996.
    TA-W-34,244; Glenbrook Nickel Co., Riddle, OR: January 30, 1997.
    TA-W-34,170; Scientific Atlanta, Tempe, AZ and Devau Resources Working 
    at Scientific Atlanta, Tempe, AZ: January 16, 1997.
    TA-W-34,097; Criterion Plastics, Inc., Kingsville, TX Including Leased 
    Workers of Manpower Temporary Services, Corpus Christie, Texas and 
    Kingsville, Texas: December 5, 1996.
    WA-W-33,391; Asher Company, Fitchburg, MA: March 12, 1996.
    TA-W-34,016; Paradox Fabrics, Inc., New York, NY: November 4, 1996.
    TA-W-34,123; General Electric Co., Medium Transformer Operation, Rome, 
    GA: June 26, 1997.
    TA-W-34,197: Pro-Am Corp., Long Island City, NY: January 12, 1997.
    TA-W-34,070 & A, B & C; The American Fabrics Co., Tylertown, MS, 
    Picayune, MS, Bogulusa, LA and Cliffside Park, NJ: November 18, 1996.
    TA-W-34,243 & A, B; Cooper Sportswear, Newark, NJ, Cleve Tenn 
    Industries, Newark, NJ, and Niemor Contractors, Newark, NJ: January 12, 
    1997.
    
        Also, pursuant to Title V of the North American Free Trade 
    Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 103-182) concerning transitional 
    adjustment assistance hereinafter called (NAFTA-TAA) and in accordance 
    with Section 250(a), Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II, of the Trade 
    Act as amended, the Department of Labor presents summaries of 
    determinations regarding eligibility to apply for NAFTA-TAA issued 
    during the month of March, 1998.
        In order for an affirmative determination to be made and a 
    certification of eligibility to apply for NAFTA-TAA the following group 
    eligibility requirements of Section 250 of the Trade Act must be met:
        (1) That a significant number or proportion of the workers in the 
    workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision thereof, (including 
    workers in any agricultural firm or appropriate subdivision thereof) 
    have become totally or partially separated from employment and either--
        (2) That sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision 
    have decreased absolutely,
        (3) That imports from Mexico or Canada of articles like or directly 
    competitive with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have 
    increased, and that the increases imports contributed importantly to 
    such workers' separations or threat of separation and to the decline in 
    sales or production of such firm or subdivision; or
        (4) That there has been a shift in production by such workers' firm 
    or subdivision to Mexico or Canada of articles like or directly 
    competitive with articles which are produced by the firm or 
    subdivision.
    
    Negative Determinations NAFTA-TAA
    
        In each of the following cases the investigation revealed that 
    criteria (3) and (4) were not met. Imports from Canada or Mexico did 
    not contribute importantly to workers' separations. There was no shift 
    in production from the subject firm to Canada or Mexico during the 
    relevant period.
    
    NAFTA-TAA-02198; Warner Manufacturing Co., Akeley, MN
    NAFTA-TAA-02117; Shelby Die Casting Co., Fayette, AL
    NAFTA-TAA-012148; Sangamon, Inc., Taylorville, IL
    NAFTA-TAA-02191; Cooper Industries, Hand Tools Div., Micholson File 
    Plant, Cullman, AL
    NAFTA-TAA-02204; Interwest Mining Glenrock Coal, Glenrock, WY
    NAFTA-TAA-02199; KAO Information Systems, Plymouth, MA
    NAFTA-TAA-02112; Mascotech, Industrial Components Div., Duffield, VA
    NAFTA-TAA-02061; Frankfort Plastics, a/k/a/ Jones Plastic & Engineering 
    Corp., Frankfort, KY
    NAFTA-TAA-02192; Erickson Air-Crane Co., L.L. C., Central Point, OR
    NAFTA-TAA-02175; Glenbrook Nickel Co., Riddle, OR
    NAFTA-TAA-02110 & A, B; Pacific Lumber & Shipping Co., Packwood Lumber 
    Co., Packwood, WA, Cowlitz Stud Co., Morton, WA and Cowlitz Stud Co., 
    Randle, WA
    NAFTA-TAA-02140; Badger Paper Mills, Inc., Preshtigo, WI
    NAFTA-TAA-02190; Weyerhaeuser Co., Coos Bay Timberlands, North Bend, OR
    
        In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the 
    criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.
    
    NAFTA-TAA-02100; Globelle, Inc., Berlin, NJ
    NAFTA-TAA-02146; Alta Genetics USA, Inc., Hughson, CA
    NAFTA-TAA-02211; Swiss Re Life and Health America, Inc., Life 
    Administration Div., New York, NY
    
        The investigation revealed that the workers of the subject firm did 
    not produce an article within the meaning of section 250(a) of the 
    Trade Act, as amended.
    
    Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA
    
    NAFTA-TAA-02101; Westwood Lighting, Inc., El Paso, TX: December 31, 
    1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-02169; BTR Automotive Sealing Systems, West Unity, OH: 
    January 27, 1997.
    NAFTA-TAA-02203; Master Lick Co., Door Hardware Div., Auburn, AL: 
    February 17, 1997.
    NAFTA-TAA-02077; Corning Inc., Science Products Div., Big Flats, New 
    York: December 10, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-02105; Dixie Mfg. Co., York, SC: January 5, 1997.
    NAFTA-TAA-02168; Pro-Am Corp., Long Island City, NY: January 13, 1997.
    NAFTA-TAA-02181; Breed Technologies, Inc., Air Bag & Seat Belt Div., 
    St. Clair Shores, MI: December 9, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-02124; Specialty Manufacturers, Inc., Bristol, TN: January 
    14, 1997.
    NAFTA-TAA-02108; Burgess Machine & Tool, Inc., St. Clair, MI: December 
    18, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-02025; Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Northern Regional Office, 
    Hayden Lake, ID (Headquarters): November 11, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-02044; American Metal Products, LaFollette, TN: December 1, 
    1996.
    
        I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
    during the month of March 1998. Copies of these determinations are 
    available for inspection in Room C-4318, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
    Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210 during normal 
    business hours or will be mailed to persons who write to the above 
    address.
    
    
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        Dated: March 13, 1998.
    Grant D. Beale,
    Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
    [FR Doc. 98-7434 Filed 3-20-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
03/23/1998
Department:
Employment and Training Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
98-7434
Pages:
13878-13880 (3 pages)
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