[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15162-15164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7040]
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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 March, 1995.
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-30,693; Hudson Valley Polymers, A Division of Alfa Laval Agri,
Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY
TA-W-30,628 & TA-W-30,629; Artex Manufacturing Co., Abilene, KS and
Overland, KS
TA-W-30,630, A & B; Artex Manufacturing Co., Boonville, MO, Manhattan,
KS, Yates Center, KS
In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the
criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.
TA-W-30,542; Scott Paper Co., Oconto Falls, WI
U.S. imports of sanitary paper products were negligible in 1992
through 1994.
TA-W-30,638; MPI Warehouse Speciality Co., Williston, ND
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-30,621, TRW Technar, Inc., TRW Transportation Electronics Div.,
San Dimas & Irwindale, CA
The investigation revealed that worker separations at the San Dimas
and Irwindale, CA, plants of TRW Transportation Electronics Div. of TRW
Technar, Inc., were a result of a corporate restructuring effort to
more efficiently utilize the capacity of all company plants.
TA-W-30,641; Camp Service Line, Standard Motor Products, Inc.,
Edwardsville, KS
Layoffs were a result of corporate restructuring effort to utilize
more efficiently the capacity of all company plants.
TA-W-30,702; Bearings, Inc., Rahway, NJ
The worker's firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-30,720; SNE Enterprises, Inc., Spokane, WA
Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker
separations at the firm.
TA-W-30,630; Exxon Pipeline Co., La Porte, TX
Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker
separations at the firm.
TA-W-30,760; Kennemetal, Inc., El Paso, TX
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-30,770; AT&T Communications of Southwest, Inc., Odessa, TX
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance
TA-W-30,658; Swift Adhesives, St. Joseph, MO
A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or
after January 3, 1994.
TA-W-30,725, A & B; Gerrity Oil & Gas Corp., Denver, CO & Operating at
Various Locations in the Following States: A; CO., B; WY
A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or
after January 31, 1994.
[[Page 15163]] TA-W-30,732; Contract Apparel, El Paso, TX
A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or
after January 24, 1994.
TA-W-30,753; Techmedica, Inc., Camarillo, CA
A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or
after December 22, 1993.
TA-W-30, 627; New Dimensions, Ltd, Providence, RI
A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or
after December 21, 1993.
TA-W-30, 613; T.A.B.C. Prince Gardner (Formerly Prince Gardner, Inc),
Searcy, AR
A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or
after December 14, 1993.
TA-W-30, 697; Empire Manufacturing Co., Winder, GA
A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or
after January 5, 1994.
TA-W-30, 654; Guardian Electric Manufacturing Co., Inc., Woodstock, IL
A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or
after January 3, 1994.
TA-W-30, 704; Lynwood Fashions, Inc., Wilkes Barre, PA
A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or
after January 24, 1994.
TA-W-30, 710; Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., Swedesboro, NJ
A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or
after January 23, 1994.
TA-W-30, 647, A, B, C; Amerada Hess Corp., Houston, TX and Operating At
Various Locations in the Following States: A; OK. B; LA, C; ND
A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or
after January 17, 1994.
TA-W-30, 675; Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc., Anesthesiology Div., Argyle,
NY
A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or
after January 16, 1994.
TA-W-30, 660 & TA-W-30, 661; Utica Corp., Mohawk St, Whitesboro, NY and
Halsey Road, Whitesboro, NY
A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or
after March 9, 1995.
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 months of March, 1995.
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-00354; Genlyte Group, Inc., Lightolier Div--Model Shop,
Secaucus, NJ
The investigation revealed that criteria (3) and criteria (4) were
not met. There was no shift in production from Genlyte to Mexico or
Canada during the period under investigation, nor did Genlyte import
tissue from Mexico or Canada any articles like or directly competitive
with model lamp fixtures, track system devices, fluorescent fixtures
and other lighting model products.
NAFTA-TAA-00348; Martin Marietta, Ocean, Radar & Sensor Systems Div.,
Utica, NY
The investigation revealed that criteria (3) and (4) were not met
and that criterion (1) has not been met in conjunction with the
requirements of Section 506(b)(2) of the Act.
NAFTA-TAA-00351; Eagle Coach Corp., Brownsville, TX
The investigation revealed that criteria (3) and (4) were not met.
There was no shift in production from the subject facility to Mexico or
Canada during the period under investigation, nor does the company
import buses from Mexico or Canada.
NAFTA-TAA-00345; Johnson Controls Battery Group, Inc., Owosso, MI
The investigation revealed that criteria (3) and (4) were not met.
There was no shift in production from Johnson Controls to Mexico or
Canada during the period under investigation, nor did Johnson Controls
import from Mexico or Canada any articles that are like or directly
competitive with automotive batteries.
NAFTA-TAA-00353; Anderson & Middleton, Grays Harbor Veneer Div.,
Hoquiam, WA
The investigation revealed that criteria (3) and (4) were not met.
There was no shift in production from the subject facility to Mexico or
Canada during the period under investigation, nor does the company
import veneer from Mexico or Canada. Customer imports of veneer from
Canada or Mexico did not contribute importantly to worker separations
at the subject firm.
NAFTA-TAA-00349; Unisys Government Systems Group, Great Neck, NY
The investigation revealed that criteria (3) and (4) were not met.
The investigation finding show that of the bids submitted
unsuccessfully by the subject firm, the contracts were awarded to
domestic firms to manufacture domestically; therefore, customer imports
from Canada or Mexico did not contribute importantly to worker
separations at the subject firm.
NAFTA-TAA-00347; Pacific Trail, Inc., London Fog Industries, Spokane,
WA
The investigation disclosed that workers at the Spokane facility
provided warehousing, distribution and other support services related
to the overseas production of recreational clothing. The provision of
services supporting production that occurs outside the U.S. cannot be
used as the basis for certification under the terms of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended.
NAFTA-TAA-00356; Digital Employees' Federal Credit Union, Albuquerque,
NM
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. Performance of services does not constitute
production of an article, as required by the Trade Act of 1974, this
determination has been upheld in the US Court of Appeals.
Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA
NAFTA-TAA-00360; Axia, Inc., Nestaway Div., Beaver Dam, KY
[[Page 15164]] A certification was issued covering all workers of
the Nestaway Div. of Axia, Inc., Beaver Dam, KY separated on or after
February 3, 1994.
NAFTA-TAA-00358; Sun Apparel, Inc., Concepcion Plant, El Paso, TX
A certification was issued covering all workers of the Concepcion
Plant of Sun Apparel, Inc., El Paso, TX separated on or after February
2, 1994.
NAFTA-TAA-00346; D & G Shake Co., Inc, Amanda Park, WA
A certification was issued covering all workers of D & G Shake Co.,
Inc., Amanda Park, WA separated on or after January 24, 1994.
NAFTA-TAA-00342; Johnson & Johnson, Personal Products Co., Div., North
Little Rock, AR
A certification was issued covering all workers of Carefree,
Serenity Thin Pads and Serenity Guards Departments of the Personal
Products Co Div. of Johnson & Johnson, North Little Rock, AR separated
on or after January 23, 1994.
NAFTA-TAA-00350; Memotec Communications, Inc., North Andover, MA
A certification was issued covering all workers of Memotec
Communication, Inc., North Andover, MA separated on or after January 9,
1994.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were
issued during the months of March, 1995. 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: March 14, 1995.
Victor J. Trunzo,
Program Manager, Policy & Reemployment Services, Office of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 95-7040 Filed 3-21-95; 8:45 am]
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