00-11823. Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance

Petitions for transitional adjustment assistance under the North American Free Trade Agreement-Transitional Adjustment Assistance Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103-182), hereinafter called (NAFTA-TAA), have been filed with State Governors under Section 250(b)(1) of Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II, of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, are identified in the Appendix to this Notice. Upon notice from a Governor that a NAFTA-TAA petition has been received, the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance (DTAA), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Department of Labor (DOL), announces the filing of the petition and takes action pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (e) of Section 250 of the Trade Act.

The purpose of the Governor's actions and the Labor Department's investigation are to determine whether the workers separated from employment on or after December 8, 1993 (date of enactment of Pub. L. 103-182) are eligible to apply for NAFTA-TAA under Subchapter D of the Trade Act because of increased imports from or the shift in production to Mexico or Canada.

The petitioners or any other persons showing a substantial interest in the subject matter of the investigations may request a public hearing with the Director of DTAA at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in Washington, DC provided such request is filed in writing with the Director of DTAA not later than May 22, 2000.

Also, interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the subject matter of the petitions to the Director of DTAA at the address shown below not later than May 22, 2000.

Petitions filed with the Governors are available for inspection at the Office of the Director, DTAA, ETA, DOL, Room C-4318, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC this 4th day of May 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

Subject firm	Location	Date received at Governor's Office	Petition number	Articles produced
Swiss-M-Tex (Wkrs)	Travelers Rest, SC	03/21/2000	NAFTA-3,810	embroidered textile products.
Stant Manufacturing (IBB)	Connersvile, IN	03/16/2000	NAFTA-3,811	plated fuel rails.
Exide Corporation (Co.)	Reading, PA	03/22/2000	NAFTA-3,812	auto batteries.
C.P. Lighting (Wkrs)	Pottsville, PA	03/22/2000	NAFTA-3,813	finished table & floor lamps.
Chevron Products (UNITE)	El Paso, TX	03/22/2000	NAFTA-3,814	gasoline, diesel, propane & butane.
Russell Athletic Division (Co.)	Ashland, AL	03/22/2000	NAFTA-3,815	knit apparel.
North American Heaters (Co.)	Franklin, TN	03/20/2000	NAFTA-3,816	electrical heating elements.
United States Sales (Wkrs)	San Fernando, CA	03/20/2000	NAFTA-3,817	warehouse & distribution center.
Chic by H.I.S.—Sierra Pacific Apparel (Co.)	Visalia, CA	03/22/2000	NAFTA-3,818	jeans.
Anchor Lamina America (Wkrs)	Cheshire, CT	03/06/2000	NAFTA-3,819	die sets, machined plates etc.
Labeling Systems (Co.)	Oakland, NJ	03/27/2000	NAFTA-3,820	labeling machine.
Quebecor World (Co.)	Nashville, TN	03/27/2000	NAFTA-3,821	commercial printing of books, magazines.
American Recreation Products (Co.)	Mineola, TX	03/28/2000	NAFTA-3,822	sleeping bags.
Alliance Carolina Tool and Mold (Co.)	Arden, NC	03/27/2000	NAFTA-3,823	plastic injected molded parts.
Mattel Operations (Co.)	Beaverton, OR	04/03/2000	NAFTA-3,824	view master reels.
C and L Textiles (Co.)	Cooper City, FL	04/03/2000	NAFTA-3,825	men's & women's clothing.
Talema Electronics (Co.)	St. James, MO	03/29/2000	NAFTA-3826	toroidal transformers.
Ross Corporation (Co.)	Eugene, OR	03/29/2000	NAFTA-3,827	heavy logging equipment.
Oregon Manufacturing (Co.)	Klamath Falls, OR	03/29/2000	NAFTA-3,828	electronics.
Hexcel Corporation (Wkrs)	Kent, WA	03/28/2000	NAFTA-3,829	air line space components.
Willamette Industrial (Wkrs)	Dallas, OR	03/28/2000	NAFTA-3,830	plywood.
Midwest Micro (Wkrs)	Iron Ridge, WI	03/27/2000	NAFTA-3,831	computer.
Finishing 2000 (UNITE)	El Paso, TX	04/03/2000	NAFTA-3,832	jeans.
Berne Apparel (Wkrs)	Berne, IN	04/03/2000	NAFTA-3,833	work apparel.
Seagate Technology (Wkrs)	Oklahoma City, OK	04/05/2000	NAFTA-3,834	hard drive.
American Industrial Container (UE)	Meadville, PA	04/07/2000	NAFTA-3,835	industrial containers.
Sony Professional Products (Wkrs)	Boca Raton, FL	04/05/2000	NAFTA-3,836	video screen/airline entertainment.
K and D Clothing (UNITE)	Philadelphia, PA	04/05/2000	NAFTA-3,837	men's suits.
Rugged Sportswear (Wkrs)	La Grange, NC	04/04/2000	NAFTA-3,838	sweatshirts, sweatpants & sweatshorts.
Ametek Aerospace (IUE)	Wilmington, MA	02/18/2000	NAFTA-3,839	cables and thermocouples.
Tally Sportswear (Wkrs)	Lancaster, SC	04/10/2000	NAFTA-3,840	t-shirts.
Elsie Undergarment (Wkrs)	Hialeah, FL	04/07/2000	NAFTA-3,841	lingerie.
IBM—International Business Machines (Wkrs)	Rochester, MN	03/03/2000	NAFTA-3,842	electronic computer products.
Trinity Industries (Wkrs)	Lyndora, PA	04/10/2000	NAFTA-3,843	railroad cars.
Thomson Consumer Electronics (IBEW)	Indianapolis, IN	04/11/2000	NAFTA-3,844	single sided printed circuit boards.
Howeywell (USWA)	Ironton, OH	04/12/2000	NAFTA-3,845	naphthalene.
Willamette (Wkrs)	Lebanon, OR	04/13/2000	NAFTA-3,846	lvl presses, convyor systems.
Taylor Precisions Products (Co.)	Fletcher, NC	04/07/2000	NAFTA-3,847	precisions measuring products.
Coho Resources (Wkrs)	Dallas, TX	04/13/2000	NAFTA-3,848	oil and gas.
A. Schulman (PACE)	Orange, TX	04/12/2000	NAFTA-3,849	polyurethane products.
Tecumseh Products (Wkrs)	Somerset, KY	03/06/2000	NAFTA-3,850	compressors.
ABC NACO (Co.)	Cicero, IL	04/10/2000	NAFTA-3,851	sideframes & bolsters.
Troutman Foundry (Co.)	Statesville, NC	04/17/2000	NAFTA-3,852	grey iron castings.
Hatch (CO.)	El Paso, TX	04/10/2000	NAFTA-3,853	power & control system integrators.
Chevron Products (Wkrs)	Roosevelt, UT	03/27/2000	NAFTA-3,854	lifting & transportation crude oil.
Minard Run Oil (Wkrs)	Bradford, PA	04/17/2000	NAFTA-3,855	crude oil & natural gas.
RHI Refractories America (USWA)	Womelsdorf, PA	04/18/2000	NAFTA-3,856	magnesia chrome refractories.
Fort James (Co.)	Clatskanie, OR	04/11/2000	NAFTA-3,857	groundwood speciality.
Raychem—Tyco Electronics (Co.)	Fuquay-Varina, NC	04/20/2000	NAFTA-3,858	telecommunication cable.
ICI Explosives (Co.)	Joplin, MO	04/25/2000	NAFTA-3,859	ammonium nitrate.
Pennzoil Quaker State (Co.)	Rouseville, PA	04/21/2000	NAFTA-3,860	oil.
Cross Supply (Wkrs)	Olney, IL	11/15/1999	NAFTA-3,861	oil.
Elcon Products International (Co.)	Fremont, CA	04/20/2000	NAFTA-3,862	electrical assemblies.
Westwood Lighting (Co.)	El Paso, TX	04/20/2000	NAFTA-3,863	lamps.
DTM Products—Flextronics In't (Wkrs)	Niwot, CO	04/19/2000	NAFTA-3,864	small plastic parts.
Sharp Manufacturing (Wkrs)	Memphis, TN	04/24/2000	NAFTA-3,865	television.
Furniture Crafts (Wkrs)	Grants Pass, OR	04/24/2000	NAFTA-3,866	office furniture.
Sensus Tech (USWA)	Uniontown, PA	04/12/2000	NAFTA-3,867	water meters.
Frontier Foundry (Wkrs)	Titusville, PA	04/26/2000	NAFTA-3,868	aluminum steel castings.
Cooper Energy Services (Co.)	Grove City, PA	04/27/2000	NAFTA-3,869	pistones.
Fairway Foods of Michigan (Wkrs)	Menominee, MI	04/25/2000	NAFTA-3,870	fruits & vegetables.
Mr. Coffee—Sunbeam Products (Co.)	Glenwillow, OH	04/17/2000	NAFTA-3,871	coffee & tea makers.
Philips Electronics North America (Co.)	Wartburg, TN	04/21/2000	NAFTA-3,872	power supply transformer.
Solectron (Co.)	Sunwancee, GA	04/25/2000	NAFTA-3,873	cellular mobile telephones.
Long Handles Shirts (Co.)	Monroe, NC	04/27/2000	NAFTA-3,874	men's knit shirts.
Motor Coils (IUE)	Braddock, PA	05/01/2000	NAFTA-3,875	traction motors.
Chavez Signs (Wkrs)	El Paso, TX	05/01/2000	NAFTA-3,876	plywood.
Erie Controls (Co.)	Milwaukee, WI	04/26/2000	NAFTA-3,877	electrical components.
Kongsberg (Wkrs)	Livania, MI	03/29/2000	NAFTA-3,878	seat heaters.