[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9599-9600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3287]



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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 January, 
2001.
    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 important 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-38,360; Georgia Pacific Corp, Structural Panel Div.--OSB, 
Baileyville, ME
TA-W-38,258; U.S. Label Artistic, Clinton, NC
TA-W-38,340; New Monarch Machine tool, Inc., Cortland, NY
TA-W-38,293 Dresser-Rand, Painted Post, NY

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

TA-W-38,458; Country Roads, Greenville, MI
TA-W-38,369; Dun & Bradstreet, Global Technology Organization (GTO), 
Parsippany, NJ
TA-W-38,309; Virogenetics Corp., Troy, NY
TA-W-38,328; Initial Security, Inc., Portland, OR
TA-W-38,405; Cabot Performance Materials, Boyertown, PA
TA-W-38,177; Potlatch Corp., Lewiston, ID
TA-W-38,291; Hager Companies, Montgomery Central Distribution Center, 
Montgomery, AL

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

TA-W-38,376; Galey & Lord Industries, Inc., Shannon, GA
TA-W-38,365; Agrilink Foods, Inc., Alamo, TX
TA-W-38,349; 21st Century Companies, Inc., Dearborn Brass, Tyler, TX
TA-W-38,202; Creighton, Inc., Reidsville, NC
TA-W-38,243; Color-Tex International, North Carolina Finishing Div., 
Salisbury, NC
TA-W-38,135; Archer Daniels Midland Co., Oilseed Processing & Terminal 
Receiving, Downtown Elevators, Helena, AR

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

TA-W-38,507; Dresser-Wayne Division (Halliburton), Salisbury, MD

    The investigation revealed that criteria (2) has not been met. 
Sales or production did not decline during the relevant period as 
required for certification.

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-38,345; General Time Corp., Athens, GA: November 13, 1999.
TA-W-38,384; Thompson Steel Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD; November 22, 
1999.
TA-W-38,356; Johnson Controls, Inc., Controls Group--Poteau Facility, 
Poteau, Facility, Poteau, OK: November 9, 1999.
TA-W-38,327; Irving Forest Products, Pinkham Sawmill, Ashland, ME: 
November 7, 1999.
TA-W-38,308; Advanced Cast Products, Meadville, PA: October 25, 1999.
TA-W-38,175; Cai
TAc Manufacturing, Inc., Billingham, WA: September 18, 1999.
TA-W-38,404; Lending Textile Co., Montgomery, PA: November 17, 1999.
TA-W-38,398; G. F. Wright Steel & Wire Co., Worcester, MA: August 4, 
2000.
TA-W-38,265; HI-Line Storage Systems, Perkasie, PA: October 13, 1999.
TA-W-38,331; Babyfair, Inc., Babyfair, Inc., Brooklyn, NY: November 6, 
1999.
TA-W-38,208; Parana Supplies Corp. Including Leased Workers of 
RMPersonnel, El Paso, TX: October 9, 1999.
TA-W-38,284; NRB Industries, Inc., Radford Plant, Radford, VA: 
September 4, 2000.
TA-W-38,448; Fruit of The Loom Arkansas, Osceola, AR: November 27, 
1999.
TA-W-38,322 & A; Goldendale Aluminum, Inc., Goldendale, WA & Inc., 
Northwest Aluminum, The Dalles, OR: November 3, 1999.
TA-W-38,269; Hamilton Beach/Proctor Silex, Inc., Mount Airy, NC: 
December 12, 2000.
TA-W-38,375; CHF Industries, Inc., Kaufman, TX: November 16, 1999.
TA-W-38,160; Baxter Healthcare Corp., Skokie, IL: November 16, 1999.
TA-W-38,381; Karmazin Products Corp., Wyandotte, MI: November 17, 1999.
TA-W-38,304; USR Optonix, Inc., Toner Division, Hackettstown, NJ: 
October 24, 1999.
TA-W-38,194; Covington Industries, Opp, AL: April 25, 2000.
TA-W-38,160; Jomac-Wells Lamont Industry, Brunswick, MO: September 20, 
1999.
TA-W-38,414; Villazon and Co., Inc., TAmpa, FL: December 4, 1999
TA-W-38,316; Bryant Grinder Corp., Springfield, VT: November 1, 1999.

    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 January 2001.
    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,

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    (3) That imports from Mexico or Canada of article like or directly 
competitive with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have 
increased, and that the increases 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 importantly to workers' separations. There was no shift 
in production from the subject firm to Canada or Mexico during he 
relevant period.

NAFTA-TAA-04301; Holtrachem Manufacturing LLC, Riegelwood, NC
NAFTA-TAA-04277; NRB Industries, Inc., Radford Plant, Radford, VA
NAFTA-TAA-04268; Utica Cutlery Co., Utica, NY
NAFTA-TAA-04313; Agrilink Foods, Alamo, TX
NAFTA-TAA-04143; Kezar Falls Woolen Co., A Division of Robinson 
Manufacturing Co., Parsonsfield, ME
NAFTA-TAA-04234; Parana Supplies Corp., El Paso, TX
NAFTA-TAA-04319; Georgia Pacific Corp., Structural Pannel Division--
OSB, Baileyville, ME
NAFTA-TAA-04156; Archer Daniels Midland Co., Oilseed Processing & 
Terminal Receiving, Helena, AR
NAFTA-TAA-04209; Creighton, Inc., Heidsville, NC
NAFTA-TAA-04219; Color-Tex International, North Carolina Finishing 
Div., Salisbury, NC

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

NAFTA-TAA-04176; Potlatch Lumber Corp., Lewiston, ID
NAFTA-TAA-04373; Country Roads, Inc., Greenville, MI
NAFTA-TAA-04360; Phelps Trucking, Inc., Hood River, OR

    The investigation revealed that workers of the subject firm did not 
produce an article within the meaning of Section 250(a) of the Trade 
Act, as amended:

NAFTA-TAA-04303; 21st Century Companies, Inc., Dearborn Brass, Tyler, 
TX

    The investigation revealed that criteria (2) has not been met. 
Sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision did not 
decrease during the relevant period.

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA

NAFTA-TAA-04173; Caitac Manufacturing, Inc., Bellingham, WA: September 
25, 1999.
NAFTA-TAA-04369; Sola Poly Miami, A Division of Sola Optical USA, 
Miami, FL: June 2, 1999.
NAFTA-TAA-04240; Ingersoll-Rand Co., Schlage Lock, Residential Security 
and Safety Div., San Jose, CA: October 11, 1999.
NAFTA-TAA-04416; Fruit of The Loom Arkansas, Osceola, AR: December 29, 
1999.
NAFTA-TAA-04270; Elmer's Products, Inc., Bainbridge, NY: October 12, 
1999.
NAFTA-TAA-04284; USR Optonix, Inc., Toner Div., Hackettstown, NJ: 
October 24, 1999.
NAFTA-TAA-04399; Tyco Electronics, Irvine, CA: December 11, 1999.
NAFTA-TAA-04314; Lexmark International, Lexington, KY: November 17, 
1999.
NAFTA-TAA-4292; Irving Forest Products, Inc., Pinkham Sawmill, Ashland, 
ME: November 7, 1999.
NAFTA-TAA-04351; G.F. Wright Steel and Wire Co., Worcester, MA: August 
4, 2000.
NAFTA-TAA-04320; Lending Textile Co., Montgomery, PA: November 17, 
1999.

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were 
issued during the month of January, 2001. Copies of these 
determinations are available for inspection in Room C-5311, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20210 during normal business hours or will be mailed to persons who 
write to the above address.

    Dated: January 22, 2001.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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