02-31795. Intertape Polymer Group, Menosha, WI; Notice of Termination of Investigation

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 of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2273), an investigation was initiated on October 21, 2002, in response to a petition filed by the company on behalf of workers at Intertape Polymer Group, Menosha, Wisconsin.

The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, further investigation in this case would serve no purpose, and the investigation has been terminated.

Signed in Washington, DC, this 6th day of December, 2002.

Elliott S. Kushner,

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.