[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4488-4489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2480]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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 December, 
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-31,595; Thompson River Lumber Co., Thompson Falls, MT

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

TA-W-31,535; American Electric Power (Ohio Power Co), Cardinal Plant, 
Brilliant, OH
TA-W-31,659 & A; Custom Packaging Systems, Inc., Manistee, MI and Rapid 
City, SD
TA-W-31,605; General Dynamics Corp., General Dynamics Land Div., 
Scranton Plant, Eynon, PA

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

TA-W-31,556; Milady Brassiere & Corset Co., New York, NY

    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

    The following certifications have been issued; the date following 
the company name and location for each determination references the 
impact date for all workers for such determination.

TA-W-31,729; RDL Acoustics, Inc., Bellingham, MA: November 14, 1995.
TA-W-31,530; Anitec Image Corp., Binghamton, NY: October 6, 1994.
TA-W-31,550; Lawler Hosiery, A Division of Kayby Mills of North 
Carolina, Carrollton, GA: October 5, 1994.
TA-W-31,732; Oxford Shirtings Process 2000 Laundry & Finishing Div., 
Vidalia, GA: November 21, 1994.
TA-W-31,539; B & C Well Service, Borger, TX: October 2, 1994.
TA-W-31,583; Ethicon, Inc., Chicago, IL: October 18, 1994.
TA-W-31,647 & TA-W-31,648; Country Maid Sportswear, Inc., Danville, PA 
& Shamokin Dam, PA: November 13, 1994.
TA-W-31,560 & TA-W-31,561; Unocal Corp., Energy Resource Div., 
Bakerfield, CA and Ventura, CA: May 18, 1994.
TA-W-31,562 & TA-W-31,563 & A; Unocal Corp., Energy Resource Div., 
Orcutt, CA & Santa Fe, CA & Throughout the State of CA: May 18, 1994.
    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 December, 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 of 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 form Mexico or Canada of articles like or directly 
competitive with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have 
increased, and that the increases 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
    (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' operations. There was no shift 
in production from the subject firm to Canada or Mexico during the 
relevant period.
    None.
    In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the 
criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.

NAFTA-TAA-00673; Hydra-Co Enterprises, Inc., Syracuse, NY

    The investigation revealed that the workers of the subject firm do 
not produce an article with in the meaning of section 250(a) of the 
Trade Act, as amended.

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Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA

    The following certifications have been issued; the date following 
the company name and location for each determination references the 
impact date for all workers for such determination.

 NAFTA-TAA-00715; Marshall Electric Corp., Rochester Plant, Rochester, 
IN: November 20, 1994.
 NAFTA-TAA--00700; Robertshaw Controls Co., Grayson Controls Div., Long 
Beach, CA: November 10, 1994.
 NAFTA-TAA-00706; Oxford Shirtings, Process 2000 Laundry & Finishing 
Div., Vidalia, GA: November 21, 1994.
 NAFTA-TAA-00702 & A; The Isfel Co., Inc., Country Main Sportswear, 
Inc., Danville, PA & Shamokin Dam, PA: November 17, 1994.

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the month of December, 1995. 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 who write to the above address.

    Dated: January 16, 1996.
Russell Kile,
Acting Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment Services, Office of 
Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 96-2480 Filed 2-5-96; 8:45 am]
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