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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 July, 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-29,775; Airfoil Textron, Fostoria, OH
TA-W-29,904; J&G Shake, Forks, WA
TA-W-29,770; Santa Fe Mineral, Inc., Dallas, TX
TA-W-29,922; Cinch Connector, New Hope, MN
TA-W-29,798; Permian Tank & Manufacturing, Inc., Odessa, TX
TA-W-29,915; Sportswear Associates, Inc., Lafayette, TN
TA-W-29,911; Swiss Precision Products, Inc., Lake Havasu City, AZ

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

TA-W-29,800; Allied Signal Corp., South Montrose, PA

    U.S. imports of aeronautical and space navigation instruments and 
controls decreased in 1993 compared to 1992 and also in the twelve 
month period ending March 1994 compared to the same period the previous 
year.

TA-W-29,896; General Electric Co., Linton, IN

    Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the firm.
TA-W-29,807; Pennant Service Co., Sidney, MT

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

TA-W-29,773; James Rivercorp, Old Town, ME

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

TA-W-29,971; First Inertia Switch, Grand Blanc, MI

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

TA-W-29,736; Circle L. Drilling Co., Vernal, UT

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

TA-W-29,846; Moore Business Forms & Systems Div., Lewisburg, PA

    The investigation revealed that criterion (2) and (3) have not been 
met. Sales or production did not decline during the relevant period as 
required for certification. Increases of imports of articles like or 
directly competitive with articles produced by the firm or appropriate 
subdivision have not contributed importantly to the separations or 
threat thereof, and the absolute decline in sales or production.

TA-W-29,825; Washington Energy Resources Co., Seattle, WA

    The investigation revealed that criterion (2) and (3) have not been 
met. Sales or production did not decline during the relevant period as 
required for certification. Increases of imports of articles like or 
directly competitive with articles produced by the firm or appropriate 
subdivision have not contributed importantly to the separations or 
threat thereof, and the absolute decline in sales or production.

Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

TA-W-29,726; Penkota Wireline Service, Inc., Williston, ND

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

TA-W-29,891; August F. Nielsen Co., Inc., Allentown, PA

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

TA-W-29,892; Trico Products Corp., Buffalo, NY

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after April 10, 1994.

TA-W-29,933; Howes Leather Co., Inc., Ashland Hide Co., Ashland, KY

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after February 1, 1994.

TA-W-29,843; Davis Great Guns Logging Co., Victoria, TX

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

TA-W-29,541; Zurn Industries, Inc., Zurn Energy Div., Erie, PA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after February 18, 1993.

W-29,690; Reuter Mfg., Hopkins, MN

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

TA-W-29,930; Lou Levy & Son/Jersey Fashion, Jersey City, NJ TA-W-29, 
932; Lou Levy & Son, New York, NY

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after May 13, 1993.

TA-W-29,947; Portland Glove Co., Wells Lamont Corp., Carlton, OR

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after May 20, 1993.

TA-W-29,519; Steward, Inc., East Ridge, TN

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after January 27, 1993.
    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, 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--
    (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-000140; Moore Business Forms, Buckhannon, WV

    The investigation revealed that criteria (3) and criteria (4) were 
not met. A Departmental survey was conducted with firms to whom the 
subject plant submitted bids but did not receive contracts for the 
production of business forms. The survey also revealed that the subject 
contracts were awarded during the first quarter of 1994 to domestic 
firms for production in the US.

NAFTA-TAA-00143; Gordon County Farm, Bryan Foods Div., Calhoun, GA

    The investigation revealed that criteria (3) & criterion (4) were 
not met. There was no shift in production workers' firm to Mexico or 
Canada. Production is being transferred from the subject plant to other 
domestic plants of the Bryan Foods Div. Sales did not decline in the 
relevant period. A survey of major customers revealed that they did not 
purchase processed meats from Mexico or Canada.

NAFTA-TAA-00142; Avery Dennison, Soabar Systems Div., Gastonia, NC

    The investigation revealed that criterion (1) has not been met in 
conjunction with the requirements of section 506 (b)(2) of the Act. 
Workers at the subject firm were not separated from employment on or 
after December 8, 1993, the earliest date for which certification under 
NAFTA-TAA applies.

NAFTA-TAA-00144; USA Classic, Inc., Counce, TN and Stantonville, TN

    The investigation revealed that criteria (3) and (4) were not met. 
There was no shift in production from the workers' firm to Mexico or 
Canada. The investigation further revealed that USA Classic's imports 
were not from Canada or Mexico. A survey revealed that major customers 
did not import activewear from Mexico or Canada in the period relevant 
to this investigation.

NAFTA-TAA-00162; Technology Marketing Group, Inc., Longwood, FL

    The investigation revealed that the workers of the subject firm did 
not produce an article within the meaning of the Act. The Department of 
Labor has consistently determined that the performance of services did 
not constitute production of an article as required by the Trade Act of 
1974.

NAFTA-TAA-00157; Martin Marietta Corp., Government Electronic Systems, 
Moorestown, NJ

    The investigation revealed that criteria (3) and (4) were not met.
    A survey was conducted with firms to whom Martin Marietta submitted 
bids for large contracts which it did not receive. The survey revealed 
that the contracts under investigation were awarded to domestic firms 
which utilized only domestic production facilities to fulfill the terms 
of the contracts.

NAFTA-TAA-00128; Washington Energy Resources Co (WERCO), Seattle, WA

    The investigation revealed that criteria (3) and (4) were not met. 
U.S. imports of dry natural gas from Canada and Mexico declined in the 
March 1993 through February 1994 period compared to the same period one 
year earlier. Sales of crude oil and natural gas at Washington Energy 
Resources Co (WERCO) increased in FY 1993 compared to FY 1992 and in 
the first six months of FY 1994 compared to the same period in FY 1993.

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA

NAFTA-TAA-00146; Theel Shake, Inc., Amanda Park, WA

    A certification was issued covering all workers of Theel Shake, 
Inc., Amanda Park, WA separated on or after December 8, 1993.

NAFTA-TAA-00141; Thomas & Betts Corp., Electronics Div., Inman, SC

    A certification was issued covering all workers engaged in 
employment related to the production of electronic components for the 
personal computer industry at the two buildings in Inman, SC of Thomas 
& Betts Corporation, Electronics Div. separated on or after December 8, 
1993.

NAFTA-TAA-00161; MagneTek, Huntington, IN

    A certification was issued covering all workers engaged in 
employment related to the production of magnetic components at MagneTek 
in Huntington, IN separated on or After December 8, 1993.

NAFTA-TAA-00158; Oxford Industries, Inc., Oxford Shirtings Div., 
Dawson, GA

    A certification was issued covering all workers of Oxford 
Industries, Inc., Oxford Shirtings Div., Dawson, GA separated on or 
After December 8, 1993.

NAFTA-TAA-00150; BAC-Pritchard Baltimore Aircoil Co., Merced, CA

    A certification was issued covering all workers engaged in the 
production of fiberglass at BAC-Pritchard, of Baltimore Aircoil Co., 
Merced, CA separated on or after December 8, 1993.

NAFTA-TAA-00152; Woolrich, Inc., Avis, PA
NAFTA-TAA-00153; Woolrich, Inc., Blanchard, PA
NAFTA-TAA-00154; Woolrich, Inc., Woolrich, PA
NAFTA-TAA-00155; Woolrich, Inc., Broomfield, CO

    A certification was issued covering all workers engaged in 
employment related to the production of men's & women's outerwear & 
sportswear at the above mentioned facilities of Woolrich, Inc., 
separated on or after December 8, 1993.

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were 
issued during the month of July, 1994. 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 29, 1994.
Violet L. Thompson,
Deputy Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 94-19238 Filed 8-5-94; 8:45 am]
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