[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 42433-42435] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-21221] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 determination regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance for workers (TA-W) issued during the period of July 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 [[Page 42434]] 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-34,496; P&H Mining Equipment, A Harnischfeger Industries Co., Milwaukee, WI TA-W-34,539; Fox Point Sportswear, Wynn, AR In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified. TA-W-34,706; Tarantola Trucking Co., Flemington, NJ TA-W-34,698; National Garment Co., Distribution Center, Columbia, MO TA-W-34,632; Mac Millan Bloedel Building Materials, Spokane Distribution Center, Spokane, WA TA-W-34,568; MPM Automotive Products, Inc., Tucson, AZ TA-W-34,619; ITT Cannon Connectors North America, Receiving Inspection Department, Nogales, AZ The workers firm does not produce an article as required for certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. TA-W-34,563; GL&V Black Clawson-Kennedy, Watertown, NY TA-W-34,650; BTR Sealing Systems, Maryville, TN TA-W-34,513; U.S. Timber Co., Camas Prairie Lumber Div. Boise, ID TA-W-34,630; Kvaerner Metals, Engineering & Construction Div., Pittsburgh, PA. Including Leased Workers of IMC International, Inc., Monroeville, PA and Peak Technical, Pittsburgh, PA TA-W-34,600; Kowa Printing Corp., Danville, IL TA-W-34,730; Columbia Lighting, Houston, TX TA-W-34,540; Tubed Products, Inc., Freehold, NJ TA-W-34,655; TRI Americas, Inc., to a/k/a Try America, Inc., El Paso, TX TA-W-34,542; Kachina Communication, Inc., Cottonwood, AZ TA-W-34,642; Pittsburgh Tube Co., Monaca, PA TA-W-34,595; Sunds Defibrator Woodhandling, Inc., dba Carthage Machine Co., Carthage, NY Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker separations at the firm. TA-W-34,720; Continental Cabinets Manufacturing Group of America, Rensselaer, IN The parent company, Manufacturing Group of America, Inc. made a business decision to close the subject facility and consolidate manufacturing of unfinished vanities and cabinets in its facilities in Texas. 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-34,579; Zenith Electronics Corp, Rauland Picture Tube Div., Melrose Park, IL; May 11, 1997 TA-W-34,684; Shin-Etsu Polymer America, Inc., Union City, CA Including Leased Workers of Staff Search Personnel, Inc., Fremont, CA and Pro Staff Personnel Services, Newark, CA: June 12, 1997. TA-W-34,679; L-K Wireline, Inc., Hays, KS: June 7, 1997. TA-W-34,656; McCabe Packing Co., Springfield, IL: June 5, 1997. TA-W-34,557; Forte Cashmere Co., Inc., Woonsocket, RI: May 6, 1998. TA-W-34,694; TKC Apparel, Inc., Reidsville, GA: June 16, 1997. TA-W-34,580; Siebe Appliance Controls, Assembly Operations, New Stanton, PA: May 7, 1997. TA-W-34,637; Carol Ann Fashions, Inc., Hastings, PA: May 27, 1997. TA-W-34,558; Berg Electronics, Clearfield, PA & Contact Workers from Manpower, Inc., Workering at Berg Electronics, Clearfield, PA: May 7, 1997. TA-W-34,617; Virginia Apparel Corp., Rocky Mount, VA: May 27, 1997. TA-W-34,634; Gould Electronics, Inc., Circuit Protection Group, Newburyport, MA: June 12, 1997. TA-W-34,551; Phillips Van Heusen Corp., Augusta, AR: May 5, 1997. TA-W-34,432; American West Trading Co., Waverly, TN: March 30, 1997. TA-W-34,559; Cott Manufacturing Co., West Mifflin, PA: May 5, 1997. TA-W-34,612; Wex-Tex Industries, Inc., Ashford, AL: May 19, 1997. TA-W-34,597; Price Pfister, Pacoima, CA: April 18, 1998. TA-W-34,553; Carleton Woolen Mills, Gardiner, ME: May 6, 1997. TA-W-34,666; New Creations Co., Farmingdale, NY: June 3, 1997. TA-W-34,715; Paragon Electronic Co., Two Rivers, WI: June 24, 1997. TA-W-34,531; Western Reserve Products, Inc., Gallatin, TN: April 24, 1997. TA-W-34,490; Metex Corp., Edison, NJ: March 28, 1997. TA-W-34,527; The Gillette Co., Janesville, WI: April 23, 1997. TA-W-34,510; Apache Corp., Franklin, LA: April 9, 1997. TA-W-34,745; Parker Hannifin Corp., Hydraulic Valve Div., Niles, IL: June 25, 1997. TA-W-34,607; Berg Electronics Group, Inc., RF Division, Franklin, IN: May 20, 1997. TA-W-34,471 & A; Louisville Manufacturing, Inc., Louisville, KY and Salem, IN: April 7, 1997. TA-W-34,753; Imperial Headwear, Inc., Denver, CO: June 23, 1997. TA-W-34,635; Therm-O-Disc, Inc., Rittenhouse Div of Emerson Electric Co Including Temporary Employees of Kelly Services, Manpower, Inc and Extra Help, Honeoye Falls, NY: May 27, 1997. TA-W-34,657; Cowtown Boot Co., Inc., El Paso, TX: May 28, 1997. TA-W-34,674; Donnkenny Apparel, Inc., Lee County Plant, Dryden, VA: June 9, 1997. TA-W-34,622; Creative Apparel, Andrews, SC: May 19, 1997. TA-W-34,582 & A; Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., Geneva, AL and Ozark, AL: May 14, 1997. TA-W-34,672 & A & B; Henderson Sewing Machine Co., Inc., Andalusia, AL and Sales Divisions Located in Multrie, GA, and Maryville, TN: May 26, 1997. TA-W-34,696; Calgon Carbon Corp., Neville Island Plant, Pittsburgh, PA: June 10, 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 July, 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: [[Page 42435]] (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 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-02469; Columbia Lighting, Houston, TX NAFTA-TAA-02315; Beloit Corp., Millpro Services Div., Beloit, WI NAFTA-TAA-02453; Accuride Corp., Henderson, KY NAFTA-TAA-02354; The Gillette Co., Janesville, WI NAFTA-TAA-02368; U.S. Timber Co., Camas Prairie Lumber Div., Boise, ID NAFTA-TAA-02414; Sunds Defibrator Woodhandling, Inc., dba Carthage Machine Co., Carthage, NY The investigation revealed that the criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified. NAFTA-TAA-02384; MPM Automotive Products, Inc., Tucson, AZ NAFTA-TAA-02422; MacMillan Bloedel Building Materials, Spoke Distribution Center, Spokane, WA NAFTA-TAA-02457; National Garment Co., Distribution Center, Columbia, MO NAFTA-TAA-02452; Tarantola Trucking Co., Flemington, NJ NAFTA-TAA-02420; ITT Cannon Connectors North America, Receiving Inspection Department, Nogales, AZ The investigation 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-02481; Parker Hannifin Corp., Hydraulic Valve Div., Niles, IL: July 6, 1997. NAFTA-TAA-02458; Trident Automotive Corp., Blytheville, AR: June 18, 1997. NAFTA-TAA-02451; Teledyne Electronic Technologies, Scottsdale, AS: June 17, 1997. NAFTA-TAA-02459; Bennett Uniform Mfg., Inc., Greensboro, NC: June 19, 1997. NAFTA-TAA-02456; Durotest Lighting, Div. Of Durotest Corp., Clifton, NJ: June 11, 1997. NAFTA-TAA-02358; Western Reserve Products, Inc., Gallatin, TN: April 27, 1997. NAFTA-TAA-02429; Cowtown Boot Co., Inc., El Paso, TX: June 1, 1997. NAFTA-TAA-02499; Sheldahl, Inc., Northfield, MN: July 9, 1997. NAFTA-TAA-02465; Paragon Electric Co., Two Rivers, WI: June 24, 1997. NAFTA-TAA-02304; Metex Corp., Edison, NJ: March 24, 1997. NAFTA-TAA-02439; Berg Electronics Group, Inc., RF Division, Franklin, IN: June 5, 1997. I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the month of July 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: July 30, 1998. Grant D. Beale, Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 98-21221 Filed 8-6-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-M