[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]


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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 
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

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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:

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    (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]
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