[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43730-43731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20677]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply 
for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance

    Petitions for transitional adjustment assistance under the North 
American Free Trade Agreement--Transitional Adjustment Assistance 
Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103-182), hereinafter called (NAFTA-TAA), 
have been filed with State Governors under Section 250(b)(1) of 
Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II, of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended, are identified in the Appendix to this Notice. Upon notice 
from a Governor that a NAFTA-TAA petition has been received, the 
Director of the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance (OTAA), 
Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Department of Labor 
(DOL), announces the filing of the petition and takes action pursuant 
to paragraphs (c) and (e) of Section 250 of the Trade Act.
    The purpose of the Governor's actions and the Labor Department's 
investigations are to determine whether the workers separated from 
employment on or after December 8, 1993 (date of enactment of P.L. 103-
182) are eligible to apply for NAFTA-TAA under Subchapter D of the 
Trade Act because of increased imports from or the shift in production 
to Mexico or Canada.
    The petitioners or any other persons showing a substantial interest 
in the subject matter of the investigations may request a public 
hearing with the Director of OTAA at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) 
in Washington, DC provided such request if filed in writing with the 
Director of OTAA not later than August 23, 1999.
    Also, interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
regarding the subject matter of the petitions to the Director of OTAA 
at the address shown below not later than August 23, 1999.
    Petitions filed with the Governors are available for inspection at 
the Office of the Director, OTAA, ETA, DOL, Room C-4318, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

    Signed at Washington, DC and this 2nd day of August, 1999.
Grant D. Beale,
Program Manager, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

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                                                    Appendix
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                                                  Date received at
         Subject firm              Location      Governor's office       Petition No.        Articles produced
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Phelps Dodge Magnet Wire       Hopkinsville, KY         07/08/1999  NAFTA-3,292            Copper and Aluminum
 (UAW).                                                                                     magnet wire.
Continental Natural Gas        Tulsa, OK.......         07/09/1999  NAFTA-3,293            Natural gas.
 (Wkrs).
EFTC Corporation (Wkrs)......  Greeley, CO.....         07/08/1999  NAFTA-3,294            Medical, industrial &
                                                                                            avionic products.
Dixon Ticonderoga (Co.)......  Deer Lake, PA...         07/07/1999  NAFTA-3,295            Writing instruments.
Guidant Intermedics (Co.)....  Angleton, TX....         07/06/1999  NAFTA-3,296            Lead.
International Business         San Jose, CA....         06/24/1999  NAFTA-3,297            Hard disk drives &
 Machines (Wkrs).                                                                           tape products.
Walls Industries (Co.).......  Merkel, TX......         07/08/1999  NAFTA-3,298            Insulated clothing.
Walls Industries (Co.).......  Big Spring, TX..         07/08/1999  NAFTA-3,298            Insulated clothing.
Texas Jeans (Wkrs)...........  El Paso, TX.....         07/12/1999  NAFTA-3,299            Jean products.
AZT Sewing (Wkrs)............  Commerce, CA....         07/09/1999  NAFTA-3,300            Denim jeans.
Camco (Co.)..................  Midland, TX.....         07/13/1999  NAFTA-3,301            Electrical pumps.
Bachman Company (The) (BCTGM)  Phoenixville, PA         07/14/1999  NAFTA-3,302            Potato chips.
Motorola (Wkrs)..............  Boynton Beach,           06/02/1999  NAFTA-3,303            Pagers.
                                FL.
Gerber Childrenswear.........  Greenville, SC..         07/08/1999  NAFTA-3,304            Children's underwear.
Stuart Entertainment (Co.)...  McAllen, TX.....         07/14/1999  NAFTA-3,305            Bingo cards and bingo
                                                                                            ink markers.
Pacific Softwoods--WTD         Philomath, OR...         07/19/1999  NAFTA-3,306            Wood products.
 Industries (Wkrs).
Chief Supply--American         Eugene, OR......         07/19/1999  NAFTA-3,307            Sewn products.
 Resources (Wkrs).
HG Bass (Co.)................  S. Porland, ME..         07/19/1999  NAFTA-3,308            Footwear.
Newcom (Wkrs)................  Westlake                 07/01/1999  NAFTA-3,309            CD Rom's, modems.
                                Village, CA.
Shaer Shoe (Wkrs)............  Farmington, ME..         07/19/1999  NAFTA-3,310            Women's shoes.
N.G.K. Locke Insulator (UE)..  Baltimore, MD...         06/18/1999  NAFTA-3,311            Porcelain high
                                                                                            voltage insulators.
Western Gas Resources (Wkrs).  Midland, TX.....         07/20/1999  NAFTA-3,312            Natural gas.
Bunger Steel (Wkrs)..........  Phoenix, AZ.....         07/19/1999  NAFTA-3,313            Machinery.
Southwestern Cutting (Wkrs)..  El Paso, TX.....         07/13/1999  NAFTA-3,314            Garment, jeans.
Justin Boot (Co.)............  Fort Worth, TX..         07/21/1999  NAFTA-3,315            Western boots.
Contact Apparel (Co.)........  El Paso, TX.....         07/19/1999  NAFTA-3,316            Clothing.
Weathervane Window (Wkrs)....  Brighton, MI....         07/22/1999  NAFTA-3,317            Glass.
Pabst Engineering (Wkrs).....  Onalaska, WI....         07/22/1999  NAFTA-3,318            Models and tooling.
Justin Boot (Wkrs)...........  Carthage, MO....         07/26/1999  NAFTA-3,319            Boots
Paramount Headwear...........  Bourbon, MO.....         07/26/1999  NAFTA-3,320            Headwear, caps, hats.
American National Can (IBT)..  Longview, TX....         07/26/1999  NAFTA-3,321            Aluminum cans.
Jet Composites (GMP).........  Bluffton, TN....         07/26/1999  NAFTA-3,322            Hoodliners, dash
                                                                                            insulators, heat
                                                                                            shields.
Supreme Tooling (Co.)........  Fremont, IN.....         07/23/1999  NAFTA-3,323            Blow molds and
                                                                                            fixturing.
Modine Tooling (Co.) Holdings  Merced, CA......         07/26/1999  NAFTA-3,324            Heat transfer
 (Wkrs).                                                                                    equipment.
Levi Strauss (Co.)...........  El Paso, TX.....         07/27/1999  NAFTA-3,325            Jeans and dockers.
Alcatel Data Networks (Wkrs).  Mt. Laurel, NJ..         07/21/1999  NAFTA-3,326            Printed circuit
                                                                                            boards.
AMI--DDC (IBEW)..............  Cedar Knolls, NJ         07/21/1999  NAFTA-3,327            Rivets.
Walker McDonald (Wkrs).......  Greenville, TX..         07/27/1999  NAFTA-3,328            Drill bits
Total Petroleum (Wkrs).......  Alma, MI........         06/24/1999  NAFTA-3,329            Crude oil, refined
                                                                                            crude oil.
AMP--A TYCO International      Lowell, NC......         07/28/1999  NAFTA-3,330            Electric connectors.
 (Co)..
Invensys Appliance Controls    New Stanton, PA.         07/28/1999  NAFTA-3,331            Controls for cooking
 (USWA).                                                                                    and Refrigeration.
Lincoln Industrial (IAMAW)...  St. Louis, MO...         07/26/1999  NAFTA-3,332            Screw machine.
Biotech Immuno Systems (Wkrs)  Allentown, PA...         07/28/1999  NAFTA-3,333            Hematology
                                                                                            instruments.
Phelps Dodge Refinery (Co.)..  El Paso, TX.....         07/28/1999  NAFTA-3,334            Copper cathode.
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