00-18361. 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 investigations 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 to 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 if filed in writing with the Director of DTAA not later than July 31, 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 July 31, 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 10th day of July, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

Subject firm	Location	Date received at Governor's office	Petition No.	Articles produced
Hearst Entertainment (Wkrs)	Los Angeles, CA	05/26/2000	NAFTA-3,960	television movies.
Cast Alloys (Wkrs)	Northridge, CA	06/05/2000	NAFTA-3,961	golf club heads.
Texas Instruments (Co.)	Versailles, KY	06/05/2000	NAFTA-3,962	pressure controls.
Sagaz Industries (Wkrs)	Miami, FL	06/07/2000	NAFTA-3,963	car seat covers.
Seton Company (Co.)	Saxton, PA	06/07/2000	NAFTA-3,964	leather.
Memphis Chair (Wkrs)	Gainesboro, TN	06/08/2000	NAFTA-3,965	chairs.
O'Neill (Co.)	San Francisco, CA	06/07/2000	NAFTA-3,966	wet suits & life jackets.
ALCO Controls (Co.)	Wytheville, VA	06/08/2000	NAFTA-3,967	valve products.
Mar Kel Lighting (IAMAW)	Paris, TN	06/12/2000	NAFTA-3,968	ceramic & metal lamps.
UFE (Wkrs)	El Paso, TX	06/05/2000	NAFTA-3,969	automotive ignition parts.
Craft House (Co.)	Kalkaska, MI	06/08/2000	NAFTA-3,970	children's toys.
Edgewater Steel (Wkrs/)	Oakmont, PA	06/12/2000	NAFTA-3,971	forded rings & railroad wheels.
Ametek U.S. Guage Division (IAMAW)	Sellersville, PA	06/06/2000	NAFTA-3,972	guages.
Grand Haven Brass Foundry (PACE)	Grand Haven, MI	06/16/2000	NAFTA-3,973	plumbing fixtures.
Hitachi Koki Imaging Solutions (Wkrs)	Simi Valley, CA	06/07/2000	NAFTA-3,974	data products.
Shorewood Packaging Corp. of Alabama (Wkrs)	Andalusia, AL	06/19/2000	NAFTA-3,975	customized packaging.
I.C. Isaacs (Co.)	Raleigh, MS	06/08/2000	NAFTA-3,976	jeans.
Eagle River Knits (Co.)	Monroe, NC	06/13/2000	NAFTA-3,977	circular knitted fabric.
Key Industries (Co.)	Buffalo, MO	06/07/2000	NAFTA-3,978	work clothes.
VDO North America (Co.)	Cheshire, CT	05/19/2000	NAFTA-3,979	automotive Components.
Morton Forest (Co.)	Morton, WA	06/16/2000	NAFTA-3,980	lumber.
Tweco Products (Co.)	Wichita, KS	06/02/2000	NAFTA-3,981	welding accessories.
Friedman Bag (Wkrs)	Portland, OR	06/21/2000	NAFTA-3,982	textile bags.
Four Seasons of Georgetown (Co.)	Georgetown, SC	06/22/2000	NAFTA-3,983	screen print garments.
La Crosse Footwear (Wkrs)	Clintonville, WI	06/20/2000	NAFTA-3,984	ladies tops.
Frink American (IAMAW)	Clayton, NY	06/12/2000	NAFTA-3,985	snow plows.
Tri Quest Precision Plastic (Co.)	Vancouver, WA	06/22/2000	NAFTA-3,986	plastics.
K and R Sportswear (Co.)	Spring Hope, NC	06/26/2000	NAFTA-3,987	sewing & finishing apparel.
P.H. Glatfelter (Wkrs)	Pisgah Forest, NC	06/26/2000	NAFTA-3,988	printing paper, tea bags, bible paper.
Indiana Knitwear (Wkrs)	Greanfield, TN	06/26/2000	NAFTA-3,989	men's & boys' knits shirts & pants.
Collins Products (IAM)	Klamath Falls, OR	06/23/2000	NAFTA-3,990	plywood.
Sims Deltec (Co.)	St. Paul, MN	05/03/2000	NAFTA-3,991	disposable medical devices.
Mascotech Forming Technologies (USWA)	Ypslanti, MI	06/01/2000	NAFTA-3,992	screw machine products.
Whitehall Leather Company (Co.)	Whitehall, MI	06/27/2000	NAFTA-3,993	raw animal hides.
WildFire Pacific ()	Kent, WA	06/30/2000	NAFTA-3,994	Fire Fight Apparatus.
Johns Manville Int'l. (Co.)	Saco, ME	06/29/2000	NAFTA-3,995	Foam Insulation
Federal Mogul Corporation (UAW)	Milan, MI	05/31/2000	NAFTA-3,996	fuel pump soals.
PL Garment Finishers ()	McRae, GA	06/23/2000	NAFTA-3,997	Blue Jeans.
Trinity Industries (UAW)	Mt. Orab, OH	04/19/2000	NAFTA-3,998	railcars.
Johnson Controls, Inc. (IBEW)	Goshen, IN	06/30/2000	NAFTA-3,999	machining equipment.
Springs Industries, Inc. (Co.)	Griffin, GA	06/28/2000	NAFTA-4,000	knitted infant & toddler apparel.
Flowserve Corporation (Wkrs)	Temecula, CA	06/26/2000	NAFTA-4,001	shaft seals.
American Meter ()	Erie, PA	06/28/2000	NAFTA-4,002	Radial Flow Valve Machining and Assembly.
Wallowa Forest Products (Wkrs)	Wallowa, OR	06/28/2000	NAFTA-4,003	Demensional lumber, chips and hog fuel.
McGuire Nicholas (Wkrs)	Commerce, CA	06/15/2000	NAFTA-4,004	business products.
Graphic Vinyl Products (Wkrs)	Newark, NY	06/30/2000	NAFTA-4,005	CD cases.
Chipman Union (Co.)	Belmont, NC	07/03/2000	NAFTA-4,006	socks.
Key Industries (Co.)	Fort Scott, KS	06/30/2000	NAFTA-4,007	work clothes.
ITT Industries (Co.)	Tawas City, MI	06/29/2000	NAFTA-4,008	vacuum harnesses.