[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44379-44380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21314]


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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 August, 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-39,594; Spectrum Control, Inc., Signal Products Group, 
Elizabethtown, PA
TA-W-39,429A; Mele Manufacturing Co., Inc., Farrington packaging, 
Utica, NY
TA-W-39,296; P.E. Technologies, Inc., Cleveland, OH
TA-W-38,975; Fox River Paper Co., Vicksburg, MI
    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-39,785; GKN Sinter Metals, Inc., Plant II, St. Marys, PA
TA-W-39,650; Micron Electronics, Inc., Micronpc.Comm, Nampa, ID
TA-W-39,416 & TA-W-39,416C; Pillowtex Corp., Fieldcrest Cannon
    Plant #4, Kannapolis, NC and Pillowtex Corp., Fieldcrest Cannon--
Eagle & Phenix, Columbus, GA
TA-W-39,864; International Wire Group, Insulated Wire Div., Elkmont 
Fine Wire, Elkmont, AL
TA-W-39,742; Republic Technologies International, Johnstown, PA

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

TA-W-39,651; Ditto Apparel of California, Inc., Bastrop, LA
TA-W-39,252; Teck Resources, Inc., A Subsidiary of Teck, Corp., Reno, 
NV
TA-W-39,284; London Fog Industries, New York, NY
TA-W-39,245; Isaae Hazen & Co., Secaucus, NJ
TA-W-39,283; Ingram Micro, Jonestown, PA
TA-W-39,707; Pillowtex Corp., Phenix City, AL
TA-W-39,447; Quantum Corp., U.S. Configuration Center, Milpitas, CA

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-38,644; International Paper Co., Courtland, AL: January 18, 2000
TA-W-39,390; J and A Manufacturing Co., Scranton, PA: May 21, 2000
TA-W-39,542; Calumet Lubricants Co., LP, Rouseville, PA: June 18, 2000
TA-W-39,200; Corning Frequency Control, Carlisle, PA: April 20, 2000
TA-W-38,826; Giddings and Lewis, Fond du Lac, WI: February 22, 2000
TA-W-39,429 and TA-W-39,429B; Mele Manufacturing Co., Inc., Mele Jewel 
Box, Utica, NY and Mele Manufacturing Co., Inc., Blue Star Leather, 
Utica, NY: May 27, 2000
TA-W-39,416A and TA-W-39,416B; Pillowtex Corp., Rocky Mount Plant, 
Rocky Mount, NC and Pillowtex Corp., Fieldcrest Cannon Plant 1, 
Kannapolis, NC: June 11, 2000
TA-W-39,168; Tamfelt, Inc., Canton, MA: April 12, 2000
TA-W-39,756; Kimberly Clark, Conway, AR: July 24, 2000
TA-W-39,596; Quilt Gallery, Easley, SC: June 20, 2000
TA-W-39,552; HS Industries, Independence, WI: June 8, 2000

    Also, pursuant to Title V of the North American Free Trade 
Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103-182) concerning transitional 
adjustment

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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 
August, 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,
    (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 in ports 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-04948, A, B, C; Pillowtex Corp., Fieldcrest Cannon--Plant 4, 
Kannapolis, NC, Rockey Mount Plant, Rock Mount, NC Fieldcrest Cannon--
Plant 1, Kannapolis, NC and Fieldcrest Cannon--Eagle & Phenix, 
Columbus, GA
NAFTA-TAA-05152; GKN Sinter Metals, Inc., Plant II, St. Marys, PA
NAFTA-TAA-04926; C and J Specialties, Inc., Dallas, NC
NAFTA-TAA-05045; Micron Electronics, Inc., Micronpc.com, Nampa, ID
NAFTA-TAA-04715; Fox River Paper Co., Vicksburg, MI
NAFTA-TAA-05046; Harvard Industries, IN., Pottstown Precision Casting, 
Stowe, PA
NAFTA-TAA-05121; Thermo King Corp., Div. Of Ingersoll Rand, 
Bloomington, MN
NAFTA-TAA-04629; Kolb-Lena Bresse Bleu, Watertown, WI

Affirmative Determination NAFTA-TAA

NAFTA-TAA-05054; Spectrum Control, Inc., Signal Products Group, 
Elizabethtown, PA: June 21, 2000
NAFTA-TAA-04881; Honeywell International, Inc., Consumer Products 
Group, Automotive Div., Nevada, MO: April 25, 2000
NAFTA-TAA-05099 & A; Merry Maid Novelties, Bangor, PA and Tatamy, PA: 
July 13, 2000
NAFTA-TAA-05090; Square D Company, Schneider Electric, Huntington, IN: 
July 11, 2000
NAFTA-TAA-05031; Cordis Corp., A Johnson and Johnson Co., Miami Lakes, 
FL: May 29, 2000
NAFTA-TAA-04877; Corning Frequency Control, Carlisle, PA: May 14, 2000
NAFTA-TAA-05131; Lincoln Automotive Company, Jonesboro, AR: July 15, 
2001
NAFTA-TAA-05125; Sola Optical USA, Inc., Eldon, MO: July 20, 2000
NAFTA-TAA-04830; Centis, Inc., Brea, CA: April 24, 2000

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the month of August, 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: August 17, 2001.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 01-21314 Filed 8-22-01; 8:45 am]
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