97-13353. Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 27776-27778]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-13353]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
    
    Employment and Training Administration
    
    
    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 May, 1997.
        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 the Act must be met.
        (1) That a significant number or 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 
    thereof, 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-33,267; FMC Corp., Agricultural Products Group, Middleport, NY
    TA-W-33,373; Little Tikes, Aurora, MO
    TA-W-33,255; Latestyle Belt Creations, Inc., New York, NY
    TA-W-33,375; Eagle Coach Corp., Brownsville, TX
    
        In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the 
    criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.
    
    
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    TA-W-33,193 & A; Valmont, Inc--Valtex Industries, Pio Piedras, PR and 
    New York, NY
    
        The workers firm does not produce an article as required for 
    certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
    
    TA-W-33,429; East Manufacturing Corp., New Castle, PA
    
        The preponderance in decline in employment at the subject firm are 
    related to a shift in production to another domestic affiliated 
    location.
    
    TA-W-33,358; Sensormatic Co., CCTV Systems Div., Pearl River, NY
    
        The investigation revealed that the layoffs at the subject plant 
    were caused by the consolidation operations transfering the production 
    of the subject plant to a plant located in Puerto Rico.
    
    TA-W-33,230; Genicom Corp., Waynesboro, VA
    
        The investigation revealed that criteria (2) has not been met. 
    Sales or production did not decline during the relevant period as 
    required for certification.
    
    TA-W-33,184; Universal-Rundle Corp., Bath Furniture Div., Rensselaer, 
    IN
    TA-W-33,451; Hillco, Inc., Missoula, MT
    TA-W-33,433; Northern Forest Products, Inc., Noxon, MT
    TA-W-33,359; Hauser Lake Lumber Operation, Planer Dept., Post Falls, ID
    TA-W-33,465; Border Lumber, Rexford, MT
    TA-W-33,414 & A; New Warwick Mining Co., Bobtown, PA & Mt. Morris, PA
    
        Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker 
    separations at the firm.
    
    Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance
    
        The following certifications have been issued; the date following 
    the company name & location for each determination references the 
    impact date for all workers for such determination.
    
    TA-W-33,137; Imperial Wallcoverings, Inc., Plattsburgh, NY: January 21, 
    1996.
    TA-W-33,298; N. Erlanger Blumgart, New York, NY: February 28, 1996.
    TA-W-33,202; Allied Signal, Inc., Truck Brake Systems Co., Charlotte, 
    NC: January 21, 1996.
    TA-W-33,313; Stony Creek Kniting Mills, Rocky Mountain, NC: March 6, 
    1996.
    TA-W-33,351; Dienes Corp., Spencer, MA: March 17, 1996.
    TA-W-33,211; Delco Electronics Corp., Delco Systems Operation, Goleta, 
    CA: February 3, 1996.
    TA-W-33,262; CMT Industries, Inc., El Paso, TX: January 13, 1996.
    TA-W-33,220; Spenco Mfg., Inc., Glenville, WV: February 10, 1996.
    TA-W-33,418; International Wire, Harness Group Div. (Formerly Wirekraft 
    Industries) D/B/A Burcliff Industries, Erin, TN: April 4, 1996.
    TA-W-33,292; Leica, Inc., Depew, NY: March 14, 1997.
    TA-W-33,160; Roffe, Inc., Seattle, WA: January 24, 1996.
    TA-W-33,241; Pine Bluff Industries, Pine Bluff, AR: February 10, 1996.
    TA-W-33,208; Great Western Malting Co., Vancouver, WA: February 3, 
    1996.
    TA-W-33,315; Lexington Fabrics, Inc., Hamilton Div., Hamilton, AL: 
    March 4, 1996.
    TA-W-33,231; Willamette Industries, Inc., Custom Service Div., Sweet 
    Home, OR: February 10, 1996.
    TA-W-33,382; Danti, Inc., Lansford, PA: March 25, 1996.
    TA-W-33,397; Master Apparel Div. of Masterwear Corp., Sommerville, TN: 
    March 26, 1996.
    TA-W-33,059; Barry Hazan Sportswear, New York, NY: December 16, 1995.
    TA-W-33,409; Lou Levy & Son/Jersey Fashion, Jersey City, NJ: April 3, 
    1996.
    TA-W-33,410; Lou Levy & Son (Show Room), New York, NY: July 25, 1996.
    TA-W-33,318 & A; Alfred Angelo, Inc., Hatboro, PA and Horsham, PA: 
    March 21, 1997.
    TA-W-33,331; American Fiber Resources, L.P., Fairmont, WV: March 4, 
    1996.
    TA-W-33,394; Georgia Pacific West, Inc., Building Products Div., 
    Martell, CA: February 20, 1996.
    TA-W-33,346; Asiachem Corp., Orangeburg, SC: March 10, 1996.
    TA-W-33,454; Sandvik, Inc., Sandvik Hard Materials Co., Warren, MI: 
    April 17, 1996.
    TA-W-33,438; General Electric Co., Bucyrus Lamp Plant, Bucyrus, OH: 
    April 14, 1996.
    TA-W-33,437; Holiday Products, Inc., El Paso, TX: April 10, 1996.
    TA-W-33,432; Jos J. Pietrafesa Co., Sturgis, KY: March 24, 1996.
    
        Also, pursuant to Title V of the North American Free Trade 
    Agreement Implementation Act (Pub.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 May, 1997.
        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 produce by such firm or subdivision have 
    increased, and that the increases in 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-01472; Universal-Rundle Corp., Bath Furniture Div., 
    Rensselaer, IN
    NAFTA-TAA-01493; John H. Harland Co., Centralia, WA
    NAFTA-TAA-01577; Eagle Coach Corp., Brownsville, TX
    NAFTA-TAA-01596 & A; New Warwick Mining Co., Bobtown, PA and Mt. 
    Morris, PA
    NAFTA-TAA-01575; Little Tikes, Aurora, MO
    NAFTA-TAA-01622; Hillco, Inc., Missoula, MT
    NAFTA-TAA-01579; Hauser Lake Lumber Operations, Planer Department Post 
    Falls, ID
    
        In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the 
    criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.
    
    NAFTA-TAA-01638; Nissan Motor Corp., Gardena, CA
    
        The investigation revealed that the workers of the subject firm did 
    not
    
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    produce an article within the meaning of section 250(a) of the Trade 
    Act, as amended.
    
    Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA
    
        The following certifications have been issued; the date following 
    the company name & location for each determination references the 
    impact date for all workers for such determination.
    
    NAFTA-TAA-01570; Eagle Ottawa Leather Co., Grand Haven, MI: March 4, 
    1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-01615; Jos J. Pietrafesa Co., Liverpool, NY: April 3, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-01623; General Electric Co., Bucyrus Lamp Plant, Bucyrus, OH: 
    April 14, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-01544; Spenco Mfg., Inc., Glenville, WV: February 10, 1997.
    NAFTA-TAA-01574; Stony Creek Knitting Mills, Rocky Mountain, NC: March 
    18, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-01621; International Wire, Harness Group Div. (Formerly 
    Wirekraft Industries), D/B/A Burcliff Industries, Erin, TN: April 15, 
    1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-01557; Lexington Fabrics, Inc.--Hamilton Div., Hamilton, AL: 
    March 4, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-01498; Willamette Industries, Inc., Custom Service Div., 
    Sweet Home, OR: February 10, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-01635; Jos J. Pietrafesa Co., Sturgis, KY: April 8, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-01600; Georgia Pacific West, Inc., Building Products Div., 
    Martell, CA: February 26, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-01614; Holiday Products, Inc., El Paso, TX: April 10, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-01618; Osram Sylvania, Inc., Danvers, MA: April 16, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-01565; GCC Cutting, Inc., El Paso, TX: March 13, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-01626; Sandvik, Inc., Sandvik Hard Materials Co., Warren, MI: 
    April 10, 1996.
    NAFTA-TAA-01625; Allied Signal, Inc., Filters & Spark Plugs Group, 
    Greenville, OH: April 7, 1996.
    
        I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
    during the month of May, 1997. Copies of these determinations are 
    available for inspection in Room C-4318, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
    Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 during normal business 
    hours or will be mailed to persons who write to the above address.
    
        Dated: May 12, 1997.
    Russell T. Kile,
    Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment Services, Office of Trade 
    Adjustment Assistance.
    [FR Doc. 97-13353 Filed 5-20-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4510-30-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
05/21/1997
Department:
Employment and Training Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
97-13353
Pages:
27776-27778 (3 pages)
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