[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 32277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15307]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration
[NAFTA-02987]


Fashion Enterprises, Jones Apparel Group USA, Inc., El Paso, TX; 
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for NAFTA-
Transitional Adjustment Assistance

    In accordance with section 250(A), Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title 
II, of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor 
issued a Certification for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance on 
April 26, 1999, applicable to all workers of Fashion Enterprises 
located in El Paso, Texas. The notice was published in the Federal 
Register on May 11, 1999 (64 FR 25373).
    At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed the 
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are engaged 
in the production of ladies' jackets, skirts and pants. New information 
received from the company shows that Jones Apparel Group USA, Inc. is 
the parent firm of Fashion Enterprises located in El Paso, Texas. The 
company also reports that some workers separated from employment at 
Fashion Enterprises had their wages reported under a separate 
unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for Jones Apparel Group USA, 
Inc. El Paso, Texas. Based on these findings, the Department is 
amending the certification to reflect this matter.
    The intent of the Department's certification is to include all 
workers of Fashion Enterprises who were adversely affected by the shift 
of production to Mexico.
    The amended notice applicable to NAFTA--02987 is hereby issued as 
follows:

    All workers of Fashion Enterprises, Jones Apparel Group USA, 
Inc., El Paso, Texas who became totally or partially separated from 
employment on or after February 22, 1998 through April 26, 2001 are 
eligible to apply for NAFTA-TAA under section 250 of the Trade Act 
of 1974.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of June, 1999.
Grant D. Beale,
Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Office of Trade 
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 99-15307 Filed 6-15-99; 8:45 am]
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