[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35462-35463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16848]


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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 June, 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 imports 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-38,719; Weyerhaeuser Co., Southern Lumber and Plywood Div., 
Dierks, AR
TA-W-39,346; Acadia Elastomers Corp., Acadia Polymers Div., Acadia 
Paragould, Acadia, AR
TA-W-39,722; Lancaster Electro Plating, Lancaster, OH
TA-W-39,264; Cummins Engine Co., Fleetguard/Nelson Div., Neillsville, 
WI
TA-W-38,682 & A; Cummins Engine Co., Fleetguard/Nelson Div., Viroqua, 
WI and Black River Falls, WI
TA-W-38,809; Blue Mountain Products LLC, Pendleton, OR
    In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the 
criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.
    Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the firm.
TA-W-39,341; Dairy Farmers of America, IN., Fergus Falls, MN
TA-W-39,241; Johnson Controls, Sycamore, IL
TA-W-39,360; Kachina Communications, Inc., Cottonwood, AZ
TA-W-39,186; Renfro Hosiery, Mount Airy, NC
TA-W-39,226; Texler, Inc., Macedonia, OH

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    The workers firm does not produce an article as required for 
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-39,317; Alltel Communications, Inc., Savannah, GA
TA-W-39,400; P.J. Sewing Co., Inc., Ivyland, PA
    The investigation revealed that criteria (1) has not been met. A 
significant number or proportion of the workers did not become totally 
or partially separated from employment as required for certification.
TA-W-39,207; Prairie Wood Products, Prairie City, OR

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-38,803; Carlisle Motion Control Industries, Inc., Ridgway, PA: 
February 23, 2000.
TA-W-39,086; Dunbrooke Industries, Inc., Lexington, MO: April 6, 2000.
TA-W-38,972; KoSa, Shelby, NC: March 22, 2000.
TA-W-39,193; Dani Max, New York, NY: April 7, 2000.
TA-W-38,939; Litton Network Access Systems, A Div. Litton Systems, 
Roanoke, VA: March 16, 2000.
TA-W-38,455; Plainwell, Inc., Plainwell, MI: December 7, 1999.
TA-W-39,050; SCI Systems, Inc., Augusta, ME: June 23, 2000.
TA-W-39,009; Astaris LLC, Pocatello, ID: April 2, 2000.
TA-W-39,304; Berg Lumber Co., Lewiston, MT: May 7, 2000.
TA-W-39,425; Hoover Precision Products, Inc., Washington, IN: May 24, 
2000.
TA-W-39,318; Continental Industries, Mesa, AZ: May 24, 2000.
TA-W-39,029; Atofina Chemicals, Inc., Portland, OR: April 4, 2000.
TA-W-39,011; Texas Boot, Inc., Hartsville, TN and Nashville, TN: June 
16, 2001.
TA-W-39,235; Krupp Hoesch Suspensions, Inc., Hamilton, OH: April 27, 
2001.
TA-W-39,336; Meridian Automotive Systems, Lapeer Operations, Lapeer, 
MI: April 4, 2000.
    Also, pursuant to Title V of the North American Free Trade 
Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. 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 June, 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 employments and 
either--
    (2) that sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision 
have decreased absolutely,
    (3) that imports from Mexico or Canada of articles 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 the 
relevant period.
NAFTA-TAA-04741; Berlog, Inc., Warren, OR
NAFTA-TAA-04878; Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., Fergus Falls, MN
NAFTA-TAA-04766; Cummings Engine Co., Fleetguard/Nelson Div., 
Neillsville, WI
NAFTA-TAA-04534 & A; Cummings Engine Co., Fleetguard/Nelson Div., 
Viroqua, WI and Black River Falls, WI
NAFTA-TAA-04601; Blue Mountain Products, LLC, Pendleton, OR
NAFTA-TAA-045701; Detroit Tool and Engineering, Lebanon, MO
NAFTA-TAA-04892; Acadia Elastomers Corp., Acadia Polymers Div., Acadia 
Paragould, Acadia, AR
NAFTA-TAA-04825; Texler, Inc., Macedonia, OH
NAFTA-TAA-04317; Plainwell, Inc., Plainwell, MI
NAFTA-TAA-04541; Weyerhaeuser Co., Southern Lumber and Plywood Div., 
Dierks, AR
    The investigation revealed that the criteria for eligibility have 
not been met for the reasons specified.
    The workers firm does not produce an article as required for 
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
NAFTA-TAA-04904; Illinois Tool Works, Smartcycle, Austin, TX
    The investigations revealed that criteria (1) has not been met. A 
significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm 
or an appropriate subdivision (including workers in any agricultural 
form or appropriate subdivision thereof) have been totally or partially 
separated from employment.
NAFTA-TAA-04783; Prairie Wood Products, Prairie City, OR

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA

NAFTA-TAA-04885; Continental Industries, Mesa, AZ: May 14, 2000.
NAFTA-TAA-04847; Oglevee, Ltd, Fredonia, PA: April 30, 2000.
NAFTA-TAA-04916; Hoover Precision Products, Inc., Washington, IN: May 
24, 2000.
NAFTA-TAA-04721; Atofina Chemicals, Inc., Portland, OR: April 4, 2000.
NAFTA-TAA-04576; API Gettys, Inc., Including Leased Workers of QPS and 
Ranstand, Racine, WI: February 19, 2000.
NAFTA-TAA-04893; Kimberly Clark, Conway, AR: May 14, 2000.
NAFTA-TAA-04846; Lear Corp., Interior Systems Div., Lewistown, PA: May 
2, 2000.
NAFTA-TAA-04735; SCI Systems, Inc., Augusta, ME: April 6, 2000.
NAFTA-TAA-04934; Cooper Tolls, Inc., Apex, NC: May 30.
    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the month of June, 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: June 25, 2001.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 01-16848 Filed 7-3-01; 8:45 am]
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