[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 92 (Thursday, May 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30447-30449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11823]


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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 Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance (DTAA), 
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 
investigation are to determine whether the workers separated from 
employment on or after December 8, 1993 (date of enactment of Pub. 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 DTAA at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) 
in Washington, DC provided such request is filed in writing with the 
Director of DTAA not later than May 22, 2000.
    Also, interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
regarding the subject matter of the petitions to the Director of DTAA 
at the address shown below not later than May 22, 2000.
    Petitions filed with the Governors are available for inspection at 
the Office of the Director, DTAA, ETA, DOL, Room C-4318, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 4th day of May 2000.
Grant D. Beale,
Program Manager, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

                                                    Appendix
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                                                              Date
                                                          received at
          Subject firm                   Location          Governor's      Petition number     Articles produced
                                                             Office
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Swiss-M-Tex (Wkrs).............  Travelers Rest, SC.....   03/21/2000  NAFTA-3,810             embroidered
                                                                                                textile
                                                                                                products.
Stant Manufacturing (IBB)......  Connersvile, IN........   03/16/2000  NAFTA-3,811             plated fuel
                                                                                                rails.
Exide Corporation (Co.)........  Reading, PA............   03/22/2000  NAFTA-3,812             auto batteries.
C.P. Lighting (Wkrs)...........  Pottsville, PA.........   03/22/2000  NAFTA-3,813             finished table &
                                                                                                floor lamps.
Chevron Products (UNITE).......  El Paso, TX............   03/22/2000  NAFTA-3,814             gasoline, diesel,
                                                                                                propane &
                                                                                                butane.
Russell Athletic Division (Co.)  Ashland, AL............   03/22/2000  NAFTA-3,815             knit apparel.
North American Heaters (Co.)...  Franklin, TN...........   03/20/2000  NAFTA-3,816             electrical
                                                                                                heating
                                                                                                elements.
United States Sales (Wkrs).....  San Fernando, CA.......   03/20/2000  NAFTA-3,817             warehouse &
                                                                                                distribution
                                                                                                center.
Chic by H.I.S.--Sierra Pacific   Visalia, CA............   03/22/2000  NAFTA-3,818             jeans.
 Apparel (Co.).
Anchor Lamina America (Wkrs)...  Cheshire, CT...........   03/06/2000  NAFTA-3,819             die sets,
                                                                                                machined plates
                                                                                                etc.
Labeling Systems (Co.).........  Oakland, NJ............   03/27/2000  NAFTA-3,820             labeling machine.
Quebecor World (Co.)...........  Nashville, TN..........   03/27/2000  NAFTA-3,821             commercial
                                                                                                printing of
                                                                                                books,
                                                                                                magazines.
American Recreation Products     Mineola, TX............   03/28/2000  NAFTA-3,822             sleeping bags.
 (Co.).
Alliance Carolina Tool and Mold  Arden, NC..............   03/27/2000  NAFTA-3,823             plastic injected
 (Co.).                                                                                         molded parts.
Mattel Operations (Co.)........  Beaverton, OR..........   04/03/2000  NAFTA-3,824             view master
                                                                                                reels.
C and L Textiles (Co.).........  Cooper City, FL........   04/03/2000  NAFTA-3,825             men's & women's
                                                                                                clothing.
Talema Electronics (Co.).......  St. James, MO..........   03/29/2000  NAFTA-3826              toroidal
                                                                                                transformers.
Ross Corporation (Co.).........  Eugene, OR.............   03/29/2000  NAFTA-3,827             heavy logging
                                                                                                equipment.
Oregon Manufacturing (Co.).....  Klamath Falls, OR......   03/29/2000  NAFTA-3,828             electronics.

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Hexcel Corporation (Wkrs)......  Kent, WA...............   03/28/2000  NAFTA-3,829             air line space
                                                                                                components.
Willamette Industrial (Wkrs)...  Dallas, OR.............   03/28/2000  NAFTA-3,830             plywood.
Midwest Micro (Wkrs)...........  Iron Ridge, WI.........   03/27/2000  NAFTA-3,831             computer.
Finishing 2000 (UNITE).........  El Paso, TX............   04/03/2000  NAFTA-3,832             jeans.
Berne Apparel (Wkrs)...........  Berne, IN..............   04/03/2000  NAFTA-3,833             work apparel.
Seagate Technology (Wkrs)......  Oklahoma City, OK......   04/05/2000  NAFTA-3,834             hard drive.
American Industrial Container    Meadville, PA..........   04/07/2000  NAFTA-3,835             industrial
 (UE).                                                                                          containers.
Sony Professional Products       Boca Raton, FL.........   04/05/2000  NAFTA-3,836             video screen/
 (Wkrs).                                                                                        airline
                                                                                                entertainment.
K and D Clothing (UNITE).......  Philadelphia, PA.......   04/05/2000  NAFTA-3,837             men's suits.
Rugged Sportswear (Wkrs).......  La Grange, NC..........   04/04/2000  NAFTA-3,838             sweatshirts,
                                                                                                sweatpants &
                                                                                                sweatshorts.
Ametek Aerospace (IUE).........  Wilmington, MA.........   02/18/2000  NAFTA-3,839             cables and
                                                                                                thermocouples.
Tally Sportswear (Wkrs)........  Lancaster, SC..........   04/10/2000  NAFTA-3,840             t-shirts.
Elsie Undergarment (Wkrs)......  Hialeah, FL............   04/07/2000  NAFTA-3,841             lingerie.
IBM--International Business      Rochester, MN..........   03/03/2000  NAFTA-3,842             electronic
 Machines (Wkrs).                                                                               computer
                                                                                                products.
Trinity Industries (Wkrs)......  Lyndora, PA............   04/10/2000  NAFTA-3,843             railroad cars.
Thomson Consumer Electronics     Indianapolis, IN.......   04/11/2000  NAFTA-3,844             single sided
 (IBEW).                                                                                        printed circuit
                                                                                                boards.
Howeywell (USWA)...............  Ironton, OH............   04/12/2000  NAFTA-3,845             naphthalene.
Willamette (Wkrs)..............  Lebanon, OR............   04/13/2000  NAFTA-3,846             lvl presses,
                                                                                                convyor systems.
Taylor Precisions Products       Fletcher, NC...........   04/07/2000  NAFTA-3,847             precisions
 (Co.).                                                                                         measuring
                                                                                                products.
Coho Resources (Wkrs)..........  Dallas, TX.............   04/13/2000  NAFTA-3,848             oil and gas.
A. Schulman (PACE).............  Orange, TX.............   04/12/2000  NAFTA-3,849             polyurethane
                                                                                                products.
Tecumseh Products (Wkrs).......  Somerset, KY...........   03/06/2000  NAFTA-3,850             compressors.
ABC NACO (Co.).................  Cicero, IL.............   04/10/2000  NAFTA-3,851             sideframes &
                                                                                                bolsters.
Troutman Foundry (Co.).........  Statesville, NC........   04/17/2000  NAFTA-3,852             grey iron
                                                                                                castings.
Hatch (CO.)....................  El Paso, TX............   04/10/2000  NAFTA-3,853             power & control
                                                                                                system
                                                                                                integrators.
Chevron Products (Wkrs)........  Roosevelt, UT..........   03/27/2000  NAFTA-3,854             lifting &
                                                                                                transportation
                                                                                                crude oil.
Minard Run Oil (Wkrs)..........  Bradford, PA...........   04/17/2000  NAFTA-3,855             crude oil &
                                                                                                natural gas.
RHI Refractories America (USWA)  Womelsdorf, PA.........   04/18/2000  NAFTA-3,856             magnesia chrome
                                                                                                refractories.
Fort James (Co.)...............  Clatskanie, OR.........   04/11/2000  NAFTA-3,857             groundwood
                                                                                                speciality.
Raychem--Tyco Electronics (Co.)  Fuquay-Varina, NC......   04/20/2000  NAFTA-3,858             telecommunication
                                                                                                cable.
ICI Explosives (Co.)...........  Joplin, MO.............   04/25/2000  NAFTA-3,859             ammonium nitrate.
Pennzoil Quaker State (Co.)....  Rouseville, PA.........   04/21/2000  NAFTA-3,860             oil.
Cross Supply (Wkrs)............  Olney, IL..............   11/15/1999  NAFTA-3,861             oil.
Elcon Products International     Fremont, CA............   04/20/2000  NAFTA-3,862             electrical
 (Co.).                                                                                         assemblies.
Westwood Lighting (Co.)........  El Paso, TX............   04/20/2000  NAFTA-3,863             lamps.
DTM Products--Flextronics In't   Niwot, CO..............   04/19/2000  NAFTA-3,864             small plastic
 (Wkrs).                                                                                        parts.
Sharp Manufacturing (Wkrs).....  Memphis, TN............   04/24/2000  NAFTA-3,865             television.
Furniture Crafts (Wkrs)........  Grants Pass, OR........   04/24/2000  NAFTA-3,866             office furniture.
Sensus Tech (USWA).............  Uniontown, PA..........   04/12/2000  NAFTA-3,867             water meters.
Frontier Foundry (Wkrs)........  Titusville, PA.........   04/26/2000  NAFTA-3,868             aluminum steel
                                                                                                castings.
Cooper Energy Services (Co.)...  Grove City, PA.........   04/27/2000  NAFTA-3,869             pistones.
Fairway Foods of Michigan        Menominee, MI..........   04/25/2000  NAFTA-3,870             fruits &
 (Wkrs).                                                                                        vegetables.
Mr. Coffee--Sunbeam Products     Glenwillow, OH.........   04/17/2000  NAFTA-3,871             coffee & tea
 (Co.).                                                                                         makers.
Philips Electronics North        Wartburg, TN...........   04/21/2000  NAFTA-3,872             power supply
 America (Co.).                                                                                 transformer.
Solectron (Co.)................  Sunwancee, GA..........   04/25/2000  NAFTA-3,873             cellular mobile
                                                                                                telephones.
Long Handles Shirts (Co.)......  Monroe, NC.............   04/27/2000  NAFTA-3,874             men's knit
                                                                                                shirts.
Motor Coils (IUE)..............  Braddock, PA...........   05/01/2000  NAFTA-3,875             traction motors.
Chavez Signs (Wkrs)............  El Paso, TX............   05/01/2000  NAFTA-3,876             plywood.

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Erie Controls (Co.)............  Milwaukee, WI..........   04/26/2000  NAFTA-3,877             electrical
                                                                                                components.
Kongsberg (Wkrs)...............  Livania, MI............   03/29/2000  NAFTA-3,878             seat heaters.
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