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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 

Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply 
for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance

    Petitions for transitional adjustment assistance under the North 
American Free Trade Agrement-Transitional Adjustment Assistance 
Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103-182), hereinafter called (NAFTA-TAA), 
have been filed with State Governors under section 250(a) 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 Office 
of Trade Adjustment Assistance (OTAA), Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA), Department of Labor (DOL), announces the filing 
of the petition and takes actions 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 after December 8, 1993 (date of enactment of Pub. L. 103-
182) are eligible to apply for 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 OTAA at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) 
in Washington, DC, provided such request is filed in writing with the 
Director of OTAA not later than June 13, 1994.
    Also, interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
regarding the subject matter of the petitions to the Director of OTAA 
at the address shown below not later than June 13, 1994.
    Petitions filed with the Governors are available for inspection at 
the Office of the Director, OTAA, ETA, DOL, room C-4318, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of May, 1994.
Marvin M. Fooks,
Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

                                                    Appendix                                                    
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                                                          Date received                                         
 Petitioner (Union/                Location               at Governor's     Petition No.      Articles produced 
    Workers/Firm)                                            office                                             
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General Electric      Linton, IN.......................        05/12/94        NAFTA-00110  Fractional          
 Company; Motors                                                                             horsepower electric
 (IUE).                                                                                      motor parts.       
Elf Atochem; Tacoma   Tacoma, WA.......................        05/16/94        NAFTA-00111  Industrial chemicals
 ().                                                                                         for forestry; i.e. 
                                                                                             chlorine.          
NEC America, Inc.;    Hillsboro, OR....................        05/13/94        NAFTA-00112  Cellular telephone  
 PBX, Radio &                                                                                mfg.               
 Transmission (Wkrs).                                                                                           
Infotec Development   Santa Ana, CA....................        05/03/94        NAFTA-00113  Computer integrated 
 Inc.; Federal                                                                               information systems
 Systems Division                                                                            (ie. GIS)          
 (Wkrs).                                                                                                        
Portac, Inc.;         Tacoma, WA.......................        05/17/94        NAFTA-00114  Softwood lumber     
 Portac, Tacoma ().                                                                          (Hemlock and Fir)  
                                                                                             for construction of
                                                                                             homes.             
Canon Business        Costa Mesa, CA...................        05/18/94        NAFTA-00115  Assembly of word    
 Machines. Inc.                                                                              processors and     
 (Wkrs).                                                                                     cassettes.         
Fisher Price (Wkrs).  Brownsville, TX..................        05/20/94        NAFTA-00116  Toys.               
Lennon Foods, Inc.    Seattle, WA......................        05/19/94        NAFTA-00117  Processed pork and  
 ().                                                                                         meat products.     
Laurel Street Art     Hebron, KY.......................        05/20/94        NAFTA-00118  Production of art   
 Club Inc.; Art                                                                              works for furniture
 Workers Division                                                                            retailers.         
 (Wkrs).                                                                                                        
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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 May, 1994.
    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 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-29,524; Vygen Corp., Ashtabula, OH

TA-W-29,681; National Steel Pellet Co., Keewatin, MN

TA-W-29,716; Armco Stainless & Alloys Products, Bridgeville, PA

TA-W-29,569; Display, Inc., Lewistown, PA

TA-W-29,590; Oahu Sugar, Waipahu, HI

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

TA-W-29,608; Koch Gathering Systems, Inc., Russell, KS

    Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the firm.

TA-W-29,546; Apache International, A Div., of Apache Corp., Houston, TX

    Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the firm.

TA-W-29,607; Koch Service, Inc., Roosevelt, UT

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

TA-W-29,705; Widemer Bros. Well Service, Inc., Tioga, ND

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

TA-W-29,754; Any Wash, Inc., Hialeah, FL

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

TA-W-29,578; General Well Service, Inc, Roosevelt, UT

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

TA-W-29,535; Aviation Transport Services of Texaco, Inc, Houma, LA

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

TA-W-29,769; Charles Bluestone Co., Elizabeth, PA

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

TA-W-29,521; IBM Houston, TX

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

TA-W-29,682; J.C. Penney Co., Inc., Drapery Fabrication Center, Custom 
Decorating Sales Center, Newark, DE

    Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the firm.

TA-W-29,558; Genesco, Inc., (GPAB), Nashville, TN

TA-W-29,598; Genesco, Inc., Warehouse 63, Nashville, TN

TA-W-29,600; Genesco, Inc., Fayetteville, TN

TA-W-29,601; Genesco, Inc., Chapel Hill, TN

TA-W-29,602; Genesco, Inc., (Genstar), Nashville, TN

    Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the firm.

TA-W-29,653; Lockheed--Ft Worth Div., Ft Worth, TX

    The investigation revealed that criterion (2) has not been met. 
Sales or production did not decline during the relevant period for 
certification.

TA-W-29,391; Teledyne Controls, West Los Angeles, CA

    US imports of parts for civilian and military aircraft declined 
absolutely in the twelve month period of October 1992-September 1993 as 
compared to the same period a year earlier.

TA-W-29,677; Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Melville, NY

    A corporate decision was made to transfer certain product lines 
from the subject firm to more modern facilities in the US.

TA-W-29,678; Maspeth, Queens, NY

    The services provided by the subject firm did not originate at a 
production facility whose workers met the statutory criteria for 
certification.

Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

TA-W-29,709; Abbott & Co. dba ABEPP Acquisition Crop., Manchester, TN

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 25, 1993.

TA-W-29,565; Crown Pacific Inland Lumber, Spokane, WA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after February 17, 1993.

TA-W-29,555; Polo Clothing Co., Inc., Lawrence, MA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after February 8, 1993.

TA-W-29,660; Portco Corp., Twine Div., Vancouver, WA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on of 
after March 11, 1993.

TA-W-29,628; Western Publishing Co., Racine, WI

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 5, 1993.

TA-W-29,793; Dosimeter Corp., of America, Cincinnati, OH

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after April 12, 1993.

TA-W-29,741; Mallard J.V., Inc., McPherson, KS

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 28, 1993.

TA-W-29,450; Gandalf Systems Corp., Cherry Hill, NJ

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after January 11, 1994.

TA-W-29,643; Colebrook-Terry, Inc., Colebrook, PA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after January 30, 1994.

TA-W-29,645 & TA-W-29,646; Colebrook-Terry, Inc., Leola, PA and, York, 
PA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after February 15, 1993.

TA-W-29,771; Milco Industries, Inc., Bloomsburg, PA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after April 8, 1993.

TA-W-29,696; Allen Drilling Co., Great Bend, KS

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 19, 1993.

TA-W-29,728 and TA-W-29,728A; Wundies Enterprises, Inc., Liberty, PA 
and Wellsboro, PA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after April 1, 1993.

TA-W-29,662; Rose Oil Co., Rosehill, KS

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 15, 1993.

TA-W-29,572; Brooks Manufacturing, Inc., Fremont, NC

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after February 16, 1993.

TA-W-29,635; D.P.M., Inc/Sans Souci Lingerie, Poplar Bluff, MO

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 7, 1993.

TA-W-29,665, TA-W-29,666, TA-W-29,667, TA-W-29,668; J.E. Morgan 
Apparel, Wadesboro, NC

TA-W-29,669, TA-W-29,670; J.E. Morgan Apparel, Albemarle, NC

TA-W-29,671; J.E. Morgan Apparel, Pageland, SC

TA-W-29,672; J.E. Morgan Apparel, Great Falls, SC

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 14, 1993.

TA-W-29,584; Maybelle Manufacturing, Wiggins, MS

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after February 24, 1993.

TA-W-29,495; S.B. Manufacturing Co., Inc., Saddlebrook, NJ

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after January 25, 1994.

TA-W-29,575; Peterson Shake Co., Inc., Amanda Park, WA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after February 16, 1993.

TA-W-29,534; Cowden Manufacturing Co., Lancaster, KY

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after January 26, 1993.

TA-W-29,633; Centurion International Manufacturing, Lee Park, Wilkes 
Barre, PA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 10, 1993.

TA-W-29,603; Hughes Christianson Co., Headquartered in Houston, TX & 
Operating at Various Locations in the Following States: A; AK, B; AL, 
C; AR, D; AZ, E; CA, F; CO, G; CT, H; IL, I; KS, J; KY, K; LA, Ll; MI, 
M; MO, N; MS, O; MT, P; ND, Q; NH, R; NM, S; OH, T; OK, U; OR, V; PA, 
W; SC, X; TX, Y; UT, Z; WI, AZ; WV, ZB; WY

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after January 11, 1993.

TA-W-29,557, TA-W-29,594, TA-W-29,595, TA-W-29,596, TA-W-29,599; 
Genesco, Inc., Danville, KY, Fulton, MS, Iuka, MS, Hohenwald, TN, 
Waynesboro, TN

TA-W-29,597; Genesco, Inc., J&M Plant, Nashville, TN

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after February 16, 1993.
    Also, 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 
as amended, the Department of Labor presents summaries of 
determinations regarding eligibility to apply for NAFTA-TAA issued 
during the month of February, 1994.
    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--
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    (A) That sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision 
have decreased absolutely,
    (B) That imports from Mexico or Canada of articles like or directly 
competitive with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have 
increased.
    (C) That the increase 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
    (2) 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

NAFTA-TAA-00080; Sunshine Rope Manufacturing, Inc., Miami, FL

    The investigation revealed that criteria (1) was not met in 
conjunction with the requirements of Section 506 (b)(2) of the Act. 
Worker separations from the subject firm occurred prior to December 8, 
1993, the earliest date for which certification under NAFTA-TAA 
applies.

NAFTA-TAA-00092; Indal Limited, Season-All Industries, Indiana, PA

    The investigation revealed that criteria (1) was not met in 
conjunction with the requirements of Section 506 (b)(2) of the Act. 
Worker separations from the subject firm occurred prior to December 8, 
1993, the earliest date for which certification under NAFTA-TAA 
applies.

NAFTA-TAA-00079; Swiss Precision Aproducts, Inc., Lake Havasu, AZ

    The investigation revealed that criterion (3) and criterion (4) 
were not met. A survey of the subject plant's customers revealed that 
customers did not import small high precision connectors, pins, & 
contractors from Mexico or Canada during the relevant period.

NAFTA-TAA-00109; Wilmington Steel & Construction Co., Inc., New Castle, 
PA

    The investigation revealed that criterion (3) and criterion (4) 
were not met. A survey conducted with customers to whom Wilmington 
Steel submitted bids for the fabrication of structural steel products 
revealed that the contacts that Wilmington Steel did not receive were 
awarded to domestic firms & all production was done domestically.

NAFTA-TAA-00078; Radform Tool Co., East McKeesport, PA

    The investigation revealed that criterion (3) and criterion (4) 
were not met. Radform Tool Company closed on April 26, 1994, and all 
workers were permanently laid off at that time. A survey of major 
customers revealed that customers did not import machines tooling or 
replacement parts for nuclear & steam power systems from Canada or 
Mexico. Radform Tool did not shift production to Mexico or Canada.

NAFTA-TAA-00070; Quartet Fashions, Inc., Sportette Industries, Inc, 
Bath, PA

NAFTA-TAA-00102; Quartet Fashions, Inc., Denise Barry Fashions, Inc., 
Nazareth, PA

NAFTA-TAA-00103; Quartet Fashions, Inc., Sportette Industries, Inc., 
Nazareth, PA

    The investigation revealed that criteria (3) and criteria (4) were 
not met. A survey conducted with major customers revealed that 
respondents did not import women's skirts and jackets from Mexico or 
Canada during the relevant time period. Customer imports of women's 
blouses and pants from Mexico or Canada were a very small proportion of 
the customers' total purchases & consequently, did not contribute 
importantly to production and employment declines at the subject firms.

Affirmative Determination NAFTA-TAA

NAFTA-TAA-00086; Pope & Talbot, Inc., Port Gamble, WA

    A certification was issued covering all workers of Pope & Talbot, 
Inc., Port Gamble, WA separated on or after December 8, 1993.

NAFTA-TAA-00077; Data Products Corp., Norcross, GA

NAFTA-TAA-00077A; Staffing Resources, Norcross, GA

NAFTA-TAA-00077B; ATS Staffing, Norcross, GA

NAFTA-TAA-00077C; Maristaff Temporary Services, Inc., Atlanta, GA

    A certification was issued covering all workers who were engaged in 
the production of typewriter ribbons separated on or after December 8, 
1993.
    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the month of May, 1994. Copies of these determinations are 
available for inspection in room C-4318, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 during normal business 
hours or will be mailed to persons to write to the above address.

    Dated: May 24, 1994.
Marvin M. Fooks,
Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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