Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56942-56943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28449]


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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 October, 
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 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 sub-division 
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-34,867; Owens Corning Fiberglass Co., Windows and Patio Doors 
Div., Martinsville, VA
TA-W-34,997; Hudson I.C.S., San Leandro, CA
TA-W-34,884; Pioneer Finishing Duro Industries, Fall River, MA
TA-W-34,681; Raytheon Systems Co., Fort Wayne, IN
TA-W-34,583 & TA-W-34, 584; Quantegy, Inc., Opelika, AL and Peachtree 
City, GA
TA-W-34,977; IEC Electronics, Arab, AL
TA-W-34,865; KAO Infosystem Co., Canyon Park Facility Bothell, WA

    In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the 
criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.

TA-W-34,849 & TA-W-34, 850; Coats North America, Denver, PA and 
Monroeville, AL
TA-W-34,863; National Oil Well, Fairfield and Crossville, IL
TA-W-34,713; NCC Industries, Inc., Cortland, NY

    The workers firm does not produce an article as required for 
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.

TA-W-35,012; Warn Industries, International Business Unit, Milwaukee, 
OR
TA-W-34,953; Stewart Superior Corp., Chicago, IL
TA-W-34,548; Champlain Industries, Clifton, NJ
TA-W-34,014; Terry Logging, Inc., Elgin, OR
TA-W-34,493; Warwick Dyeing Corp., West Warwick, RI

    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 and location of each determination references the 
impact date for all workers of such determination.

TA-W-34,944; Somaber Corp., Miami, FL: August 17, 1997.
TA-W-34,819; Harris Semiconductor, Mountain Top, PA: July 10, 1997.
TA-W-34,892; Philips Semiconductors, Albuquerque, NM: August 6, 1997.
TA-W-34,898; Calblelink, Inc., Kings Mountain, NC: July 25, 1997.
TA-W-35,045; Summit Station, MFG, Inc., Pine Grove, PA: September 22, 
1997.
TA-W-34,978; Remington Products Co L.L.C., Bridgeport, CT: September 2, 
1997.

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TA-W-34,924; Native Textile Carisbrook Co., Glens Falls, NY: August 21, 
1997.
TA-W-34,853; Stibnite Mine, Inc., McCall, ID: August 3, 1997.
TA-W-34,807; A & B; Philomath Forest Product, A Div. OF W.T.D. 
Industries, Cutting Mill, Philomath, OR, W.T.D. Industries, Control Saw 
Div., Corvallis, OR, Sedro-Wooley Lumber Co., A Div. Of W.T.D. 
Industries, Sedro-Wooley, WA: July 29, 1997.
TA-W-34,943; Profiles, New York, NY: August 24, 1997.
TA-W-34,961; Interfrost, Inc., Holley, NY: August 27, 1997.
TA-W-34,962; Koszegi Industries, Inc., South Bend, IN: August 25, 1997.
TA-W-34,690; Imation Corp., Wahpeton, ND: June 1, 1997.
TA-W-34,604; Master Lock Door, Hardware Div., Auburn, AL: May 21, 1997.
TA-W-35,013; Acme Electric Corp., Electronics Div., Cuba, NY: September 
9, 1997.
TA-W-34,933; G.H. Bass & Co., Wilton, ME: October 11, 1998.
TA-W-34,805; Kern Manufacturing, Inc., Flora, IL: July 9, 1997.
TA-W-34,951; Schlumberger Anadrill, Casper, WY: August 18, 1997.
TA-W-35,006; TexMex Trim, Inc., Los Indios, TX: September 16, 1997.
TA-W-34,873; Eaton Corp., Cutler-Hammer Industrial Controls Div., 
Bowling Green, KY: March 21, 1998 & before September 30, 1998.
TA-W-34,856 & A; Ademco Group, Syosset, NY and El Paso, TX: August 8, 
1997.
TA-W-34,921; L.C. Neely Drilling, Inc., Robinson, IL: August 18, 1997.
TA-W-34,976; Excel Garment Manufacturing Co., Inc., El Paso, TX: August 
26, 1997.
TA-W-34,916; Donora Sportswear Co., Inc., Donora, PA: October 14, 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 October, 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 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-02556; Decorative Home Accents, Home Innovations a/k/a 
Draymore Manufacturing, Morresville, NC
NAFTA-TAA-02614; Terry Logging, Inc., Elgin, OR
NAFTA-TAA-02581; Donora Sportswear Co., Inc., Donora, PA
NAFTA-TAA-02561; Pioneer Finishing, Duro Industries, Fall River, MA
NAFTA-TAA-02562; Philips SemiConductors, Albuquerque, NM
NAFTA-TAA-02542; Dash America, Okie Apparel Plant, Hugo, OK
NAFTA-TAA-02594; Stewart Superior Corp., Chicago, IL

    The investigation revealed that the criteria for eligibility have 
not been met for the reasons specified.

NAFTA-TAA-02642; The Banana Tree, El Paso, TX
NAFTA-TAA-02635; Smith Corona Corp., Cortland, NY

    The investigations 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-02611; Lane Punch Corp., New Berlin, WI: September 10, 1997.
NAFTA-TAA-02616; Santa's Best, Millville, NJ: September 8, 1997.
NAFTA-TAA-02572 & Al Ademco Group, Syosset, NY and El Paso, TX: August 
17, 1997.
NAFTA-TAA-02582; Schlumberger Anadrill, Casper, WY: August 18, 1997.
NAFTA-TAA-02601; Excel Garment Manufacturing, Inc., El Paso, TX: August 
26, 1997.
NAFTA-TAS-02605; TexMex Trim., Inc., Los Indios, TX: August 28, 1997.
NAFTA-TAA-02443; Raytheon Systems Co., Fort Wayne, IN: June 12, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-2598; Interfrost, Inc., Holley, NY: August 27, 1997.
NAFTA-TAA-02589; Native Textiles, Carisbrook Co., Glens Falls, NY: 
August 26, 1997.
NAFTA-TAA-02546; Stibnite Mine, Inc., McCall, ID: August 10, 1997.
NAFTA-TAA-02565; Philomath Forest Products, A Div., of W.T.D. 
Industries, Cutting Mill, Philomath, OR, W.T.D. Industries, Central Saw 
Div., Corvallis, OR and Sedro-Wolley Lumber Co., A Div. of W.T.D. 
Industries, Sedro-Wooley, WA: July 27, 1997.
NAFTA-TAA-02643; Summit Station Mfg., Inc., Pine Grove, PA: September 
22, 1997.
NAFTA-TAA-02625; Eastman Kodak Co., Health Imaging Digital Systems 
Platform, Rochester, NY: September 14, 1997.

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the month of October 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.

    Dated: October 14, 1998.
Grant D. Beale,
Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 98-28449 Filed 10-22-98; 8:45 am]
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