[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40934-40936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20498]


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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 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 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-34,371; KCS Industries, A Div. Of Banta Corp., Milwaukee, WI
TA-W-34,628; Gilroy Canning Co., Gilroy, CA
TA-W-34,525; Crown Clothing Co., Vineland, NJ

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

TA-W-34,578; Lanier Litigation service D.B.A. Quorum/Lanier, 
Bloomington, MN
TA-W-34,593; Fruit of the Loom Inc., Transportation Department, Bowling 
Green, KY
TA-W-34,621; Strategic Finishing, Inc., Tualatin, OR

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

TA-W-34,515 & A; Justin Boot Co., Carthage, MO & Sarcoxie, MO
TA-W-34,620; Weck Closure Systems, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC
TA-W-34,586; Star Food Processing, Inc., Star Ranch, San Antonio, TX
TA-W-34,573; Code Alarm, Inc., Tessco Group-Code South, Georgetown, TX
TA-W-34,644; Forest Furniture, Lapine, OR

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

TA-W-34,673; Intercraft Co., Div., of Newell, Statesville, NC

    The investigation revealed that criteria (2) and criteria (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

    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-34,640; Heiser Egan, Inc., New York, NY: May 24, 1997
TA-W-34,599; JK Oprating Corp., Mahanoy City; PA: May 18, 1997
TA-W-34,636; McCreary Manufacturing Co., Stearns, KY: May 28, 1997
TA-W-34,430; Alcoa Fujikura Ltd., Automotive Div., Del Rio, TX: March 
27, 1997
TA-W-34,577; Wausau-Mosinee Paper Corp., Rhinelander Mill, Rhinelander, 
WI: May 13, 1997

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TA-W-34,624; Idea Courier, A Div. Of IDE Corp., Phoenix, AZ: May 26, 
1997
TA-W-34,517; O'Bryan Bros., Inc., Leon, IA: April 16, 1997
TA-W-34,239; American Garment Finishers Corp., El Paso, TX: January 27, 
1997
TA-W-34,348; Madison Specialities, Inc., Manalapan, NJ: March 1, 1997
TA-W-34,516; Sharp Garment Corp., Aberdeen, MS: April 23, 1997
TA-W-34,419; Kodak Polychrome Graphics, Clark, NJ: March 27, 1997
TA-W-34,276; IBM Charlotte Electronic Card Assembly & Test (ECAT) 
Facility, A Div. Of the International Business Machine Corp., 
Charlotte, NC: February 9, 1997
TA-W-34,330; Clark Embroidery, Jasper, AL: March 4, 1997
TA-W-34,383; Philips Consumer Communications, Lucent Technologies, 
Inc., Eatontown, NJ: March 12, 1997
TA-W-34,523; Terre Anne Mfg Co., Inc., Terre Hill, PA: April 20, 1997
TA-W-34,663; Crown Pacific Limited Partnership, Colburn Unit, 
Sandpoint, ID: June 4, 1997
TA-W-34,717; Garland Commercial Industries, Inc., Div. Of Wilbilt 
Corp., Freeland, PA: June 22, 1997
TA-W-34,710; Nemanco, Inc., Dekalb, MS: June 18, 1997
TA-W-34,701; George Lumber Co., Portland, OR: June 15, 1997
TA-W-34,549; Carton Craft Corp., Buffalo, NY: April 30, 1997
TA-W-34,484; Raute Wood, Inc., Collierville, TN: April 13, 1997
TA-W-34,491; Kirby Mfg Co., AAA Enterprise Plus, McClure, PA: April 27, 
1997
TA-W-34,445; B-W Manufacturing Corp., Indiana, PA: March 30, 1997
TA-W-34,292; & A, B, C, D, E; EEX Corp. (Formerly Enserch Exploration, 
Inc) Headquartered in Houston, TX & Operating Through the State of LA, 
Operating Through the State of MS, Operating Through the State of NY, 
Operating Through the State of TX, Operating through the State of WA: 
January 30, 1998
TA-W-34,458; S & S Sewing Center, Spartanburg, SC: April 2, 1997
TA-W-34,575; Kleinert's Inc. of Florida, Largo, FL: May 14, 1997
TA-W-34,453; Tops Malibu, Eugene, OR: March 31, 1997
TA-W-34,423; Collins Products LLC, A Div. of Collins Pine Co., Klamath 
Falls, OR: March 24, 1997
TA-W-34,470; SCI Systems, Inc., Augusta, ME: December 1, 1997
TA-W-34,608; Corbro Manufacturing Co., West Warwick, RI: May 20, 1997
TA-W-34,439; Polaroid Corp., Waltham, MA: March 24, 1997
TA-W-34,503; A & B; DRS Ahead Technology, Dassel, MN, St. Croix, WI and 
Plymouth, MN: April 20, 1997
TA-W-34,487 & A; Halmode Apparel, Inc., New Castle, VA & Turner & 
Minter, Inc., Eagle Rock, VA: April 9, 1997
TA-W-34,660; The Gloria Corp., Ada, OK: June 4, 1997
TA-W-34,514; Nocona Boot Co., Nocona, TX: April 24, 1997
TA-W-34,529; OKI Telecom, Inc., Suwanee, GA: April 29, 1997
TA-W-34,538; Oxy USA, Inc., Logan, KS & Operating in The Following 
Locations: A; El Dorado, KS, B; Pratt, KS, C; Elkhart, KS, D; Liberal, 
KS, E; Ulysses, KS, F; Plainville, KS, G; Russell, KS, H; Wichita, KS, 
I; Liberal, KS, J; Tulsa, OK, K; Oklahoma City, OK, L; Guymon, OK, M; 
Lindsay, OK, N; Aledo, OK, O; Fritch, TX, P; Columbus, TX, O; Houston, 
TX, R; Summerfield, LA, S; Tullos, LA, T; Masters Creek, LA: April 29, 
1997
TA-W-34,731 & A; Kemet Electronics Corp & Workers Employed in Ceramic 
HI-Rel Dept Quality Assurance Testing Laboratory Equipment Assembly 
Dept, Simpsonville, SC & Kemet Electronics Corp., Fountain Inn, SC: 
June 16, 1997
TA-W-34,585; Robertshaw Controls Co., Assembly Operation, Long Beach, 
CA: May 8, 1997
TA-W-34,652; The Gates Rubber Co., Worldwide Automotive Hose Div., 
Jefferson, NC: May 12, 1997
TA-W-34,446; Spring Industries, Inc., Rock Hill Printing & Finishing 
Plant, Rock Hill, SC: March 26, 1997
TA-W-34,603; Oxford Industries, Wadley, GA: May 7, 1997
TA-W-34,479; Nabors Drilling USA, Inc., Williston, ND: April 14, 1997
TA-W-34,310; Molycorp, Inc., Mountain Pass, CA: February 2, 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:
    (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 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 to workers' separations. There was no shift in 
production from the subject firm to Canada or Mexico during the 
relevant period.

NAFTA-TAA-02433; BTR Sealing Systems, Maryville, TN
NAFTA-TAA-02387; GL&V/Black Clawson-Kennedy, Watertown, NY
NAFTA-TAA-02428; Forest Furniture, Lapine, OR
NAFTA-TAA-02395 and A; Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., Geneva, AL and Ozark, 
AL
NAFTA-TAA-02353 & A; Justin Boot Co., Carthage, MO & Sarcoxie, MO
NAFTA-TAA-02394; Oxford Industries, Wadley, GA
NAFTA-TAA-02268; KCS Industries, A Div. Of Banta, Corp., Milwaukee, WI
NAFTA-TAA-02442; Intercraft Co., Div. of Newell, Statesville, NC
NAFTA-TAA-02258; General DataComm, Inc., Naugatuck, CT
NAFTA-TAA-02396; Phillips-Van Heusen, Augusta, AR
NAFTA-TAA-02350; Kvaerner Metals, Engineering and Construction Div., 
Pittsburgh, PA Including Leased Workers of IMC Interntional, Inc., 
Monroeville, PA and Peak Technical, Pittsburgh, PA
NAFTA-TAA-02411; Kowa Printing Corp., Danville, IL

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NAFTA-TAA-02494; Gilroy Canning Co., Gilroy, CA

    The investigation revealed that the criteria for eligibility have 
not been met for the reasons specified.

NAFTA-TAA-02419; Strategic Finishing, Inc., Tualatin, OR
NAFTA-TAA-02413; S.T. & E., Punxsutawney, PA

    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-02437, A & B; Henderson Sewing Machine Co., Inc., Andalusia, 
AL, Sale Divisions Located in Multrie, GA and Maryville, TN: May 26, 
1997
NAFTA-TAA-02479; Therm-O-Disc, Inc., Rittenhouse Div. Of Emerson 
Electric Co Including Temporary Employees From Kelly Services, 
Manpower, Inc., & Extra Help, Honeoye Falls, NY: June 17, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02466; Sanyo E&E Corp., San Diego, CA: June 22, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02349; Terre Ann Mfg. Co., Inc., Terre Hill, PA: April 20, 
1997
NAFTA-TAA-02448; Kemet Electronics Corp., Workers Employed in Ceramic 
HI-Rel Dept., Quality Assurance Testing Laboratory, Equipment Assembly 
Dept., Simpsonville, SC & Kemet Electronics Corp., Fountain Inn, SC: 
June 16, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02385; Code Alarm, Inc., Tessco Group--Code South, 
Georgetown, TX: May 12, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02447; Nocona Boot Co., Nocona, TX: April 24, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02399; Robertshaw Controls Co., Assembly Operation, Long 
Beach, CA: May 8, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02359; Meyer Tomatoes, King City, CA: April 27, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02444; McCabe Packing Co., Springfield, IL: June 10, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02389; The Gates Rubber Co., Worldwide Automotive Hose Div., 
Jefferson, NC: May 12, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02382; Berg Electronics, Clearfield, PA and Contract Workers 
from Manpower, Inc., Working at Berg Electronics, Clearfield, PA: May 
12, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02431; Crown Pacific Limited Partnership, Colburn Unit, 
Sandpoint, ID: June 6, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02438; Gould Electronics, Inc., Circuit Protection Group, 
Newburyport, MA: May 20, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02397; Siebe Appliance Controls, Assembly Operations, New 
Stanton, PA: May 7, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02426; Virginia Apparel Corp., Rocky Mount, VA: May 27, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-2318; American West Trading Co., Waverly, TN: March 30, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-2405; Price Pfister, Pacoima, CA April 18, 1998
NAFTA-TAA-02377; Cott Manufacturing Co., West Mifflin, PA: May 15, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02455; George Lumber Co., Portland, OR: June 15, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02432; Champion Pacific Timberlands, Lebanon, OR: June 4, 
1997
NAFTA-TAA-02446; The BASF Corp., Santa Ana, CA: June 5, 1997
NAFTA-TAA-02436; The Wells Lamont Corp., El Paso, TX: May 24, 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 22, 1998.
Grant D. Beale,
Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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