[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 72695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33598]



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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 
America Free Trade Agreement-Transitional Adjustment Assistance 
Implementation Act (P.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, D.C. provided such request if filed in writing with the 
Director of OTAA not later than January 7, 2000.
    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 January 7, 2000.
    Petitions filed with the Governors are available for inspection at 
the Office of the Director, OTAA, ETA, DOL, Room C-4318, 200 
Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210.

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 20th day of December, 1999.
Grant D. Beale,
Program Manager, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

                                                    Appendix
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                                                     Date received
          Subject firm                Location       at Governor's      Petition No.         Articles produced
                                                        office
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Phillips Joanna (Wkrs).........  Ladd, IL.........      11/30/1999  NAFTA-3,598           Plastic film.
Hagale Industries (Co.)........  Marshfield, MO...      12/01/1999  NAFTA-3,599           Casual slacks.
Garden State Tanning (UNITE)...  Adrian, MI.......      11/08/1999  NAFTA-3,600           Cutting facility.
Ashmore Sportswear (Co.).......  Collinsville, VA.      11/18/1999  NAFTA-3,601           T-shirts.
HCC (Co.)......................  Earlville, IL....      11/30/1999  NAFTA-3,602           Assembling headers.
Lipton--Instant Tea Can Line     Suffolk, VA......      11/30/1999  NAFTA-3,603           Instant tea.
 (Co.).
Elinco (Wkrs)..................  Stamford, CT.....      11/30/1999  NAFTA-3,604           Motors.
Kellogg Company (BCTW).........  Battle Creek, MI.      11/29/1999  NAFTA-3,605           Cereal products.
Nucor Corporation (Co.)........  Conway, AR.......      12/02/1999  NAFTA-3,606           Hex head cap screws,
                                                                                           locking nuts.
Chinet (The) Company (PACE)....  Waterville, ME...      12/01/1999  NAFTA-3,607           Laminated molded fiber
                                                                                           trays.
White Swan Meta--Encompass       Dawson Springs,        12/02/1999  NAFTA-3,608           Healthcare apparel.
 (UNITE).                         KY.
Moltrup Steel Products (Wkrs)..  Beaver Falls, PA.      12/02/1999  NAFTA-3,609           Steel products.
GL&V Dorr Oliver (Wkrs)........  Hazelton, PA.....      12/02/1999  NAFTA-3,610           Industrial & municipal
                                                                                           process equipment.
Headwear USA (Wkrs)............  Pattonsburg, MO..      11/23/1999  NAFTA-3,611           Caps.
Killark Electrical Products      St. Louis, MO....      12/06/1999  NAFTA-3,612           Electrical products.
 (Wkrs).
Wolverine Tubs (Co.)...........  Roxboro, NC......      12/03/1999  NAFTA-3,613           Copper tube.
Sims Manufacturing (Co.).......  Payne, OH........      12/06/1999  NAFTA-3,614           Cabs for tractors &
                                                                                           equipment.
Tandycrafts (Co.)..............  Vay Nuys, CA.....      08/30/1999  NAFTA-3,615           Frame art, posters and
                                                                                           mirrors.
Tuckaseiger Mills (Co.)........  Bryson City, NC..      12/07/1999  NAFTA-3,616           Comforters, bedpreads,
                                                                                           mattress pads.
Chart Industries--Altec (IAMAW)  LaCrosse, WI.....      12/07/1999  NAFTA-3,617           Cryegenic heat
                                                                                           exchanger.
B.F. Goodrick--Fairbanks Morse   Beloit, WI.......      12/09/1999  NAFTA-3,618           Diesel engines.
 Engine (USWA).
Sulzer Pumps (Co.).............  Portland, OR.....      12/09/1999  NAFTA-3,619           Pumps.
VF Worker--Red Kap Industries    Erwin, TN........      12/07/1999  NAFTA-3,620           Pants and jackets.
 (Co.).
Tempset (Co.)..................  St Louis, MO.....      12/13/1999  NAFTA-3,621           Thermal assemblies.
American Meter Co..............  Erie, PA.........      12/13/1999  NAFTA-3,622           Axial and Radio Flow
                                                                                           Values.
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[FR Doc. 99-33598 Filed 12-27-99; 8:45 am]
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