[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40005-40007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14600]


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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 Ace 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 May 2002.
    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.

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    (1) That a significant number of 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 workers separations 
at the firm.

TA-W-39,486; O'Neal Steel, Inc., Weldment Div. Roaanoke, VA

TA-W-39,859; Modern Tool and Die, Modern Line Products, Indianola, MS
TA-W-40,943; Ormet Aluminum Mill Products, Jackson, TN
TA-W-41,005; F.L. and J.C. Codman Co., Rockland, MA

TA-W-41,061; Jeld-Wen of Shite Swan, White Swan, WA
TA-W-41,284; Corning Cable Systems Telecommunications Cable Plant, 
Hickory, NC

    In the following cases, 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.

TA-W-41,394; Watkins Motor Lines, Inc., Charlotte, NC
TA-W-41,375; Wolverine Proctor and Schwartz, Inc., Div. of American 
Tool and Machine Co., Fitchburg, MA


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

TA-W-41,479; Textron Folk, Turf and Specialty Products, Racine, WI
TA-W-40,988; Screen Creations Ltd, O'Fallon, MO
TA-W-41,082; Bacou-Dalloz, GPT Glendale, Inc., Lakeland, FL
TA-W-41,247; Wellington Leisure Products, Parsons, TN
TA-W-41,356; Aspen Trailer, Inc., Litchfield, MN
TA-W-41,361; Vesuvius USA, South Webster, OH

Affirmative Determination 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-41,528; the Toro Co., Irrigation Div., Including Leased Workers of 
Volt Temporary Services Riverside, CA: April 16, 2001.
TA-W-41,371; Franklin Brass Mfg. Co., Rancho Dominiguez, CA: March 26, 
2001.
TA-W-41,306 & A; Riverside Paper Corp., Riverside Paper Co., Appleton, 
WI and Kerwin Paper Mill, Appleton, WI: March 18, 2001.
TA-W-41,153; Georgia-Pacific Corp., Louisville, MS: January 8, 2001.
TA-W-40,107; Continental Accessories, Inc., North Sturgis, MI: 
September 7, 2000.
TA-W-41,084Milady Bridals, Inc., Union City, NJ: February 14, 2001.
TA-W-41,034; American Mold and Engineering Co., Fridley, MN: January 
18, 2001.
TA-W-40,981; Gates Ruber Co., Galesburg, IL: January 11, 2001.
TA-W-40,959; Jester Apparel, Brooklyn, NY: December 21, 2000.
TA-W-40,896; Them's Fine Apparel, Bethel Springs, TN: September 6, 
2000.
TA-W-40,758; R and M Dress, Inc., Also Known as Old Friends Clothing 
Co., Lebanon, PA: October 26, 2000.
TA-W-40,506; Sunrise Medical Oshkosh, WI: October 29, 2000.
?TA-W-40,277; Modern Plastic Technics, West Berlin, NJ: October 2, 
2000.
TA-W-40,172; SGL Corp., St. Marys, PA: September 20, 2000.
TA-W-41,544; Osprey Packs, Inc., Cortez, CO: May 17, 2001.
TA-W-41,539; CECO Door Products, Harlingen, TX: April 22, 2001.
TA-W-41,460; Hoffman Enclosures, Inc., A Pentair Co., Anoka, MN: April 
18, 2001.
TA-W-41,364; Amloid Corp., Saddle Brook, NJ: March 19, 2001.

    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 May, 2002.
    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 of 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 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-06156; Textron Golf, Turf and Specialty Products, Racine, WI
NAFTA-TAA-04981; O'Neal Steel, Inc., Weldment Div., Roanoke, VA
NAFTA-TAA-05898; R.C.M. Manufacturing Co., River Falls Manufacturing 
Co. Div. of S. Rothschild & Co., Fall River, MA
NAFTA-TAA-05922; Gates Rubber Co., Galesburg, IL
NAFTA-TAA-05946; Modern Tool and Die, Modern Line Products, Indianola, 
MD
NAFTA-TAA-05954; F.L. and J.C. Codman Co., Rockland, MA
NAFTA-TAA-05962; Parksley Apparel, Parksley, VA
NAFTA-TAA-06054; Guilford Mills, Inc., Cobleskill, NY
NAFTA-TAA-06083; MJM Knitwear Corp., Brooklyn, NY
NAFTA-TAA-06121; Acorn Products Co., Inc., Lewiston, ME
NAFTA-TAA-06134; Independent Tool and Manufacturing, Meadville, PA

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

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    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-06106; Spiegel Group Teleservices, Wichita, Kansas Call 
Center, Wichita, KS
NAFTA-TAA-05819; Seagate Technology, Oklahoma City, OK
NAFTA-TAA-06142; Watkins Motor Lines, Inc., Charlotte, NC

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA

NAFTA-TAA-06097; Amloid Corp., Saddle Brook, NJ: March 21, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-05282; Them's Fine Apparel, Bethel Springs, TN: September 6, 
2000.
NAFTA-TAA-05338; Continental Accessories, Inc., North Sturgis, MI: 
September 7, 2000.
NAFTA-TAA-05476; Modern Plastics Technics, West Berlin, NJ: October 2, 
2000.
NAFTA-TAA-05723; Screen Creations, Ltd, O'Fallon, MO: January 8, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-05927; Doerun Sportswear, Inc., Doerun, GA: February 26, 
2001.
NAFTA-TAA-06123; Starkey Laboratories, Glencoe, MN: April 16, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-06125; Wabash Technologies, Inc., Automotive Business Unit, 
Huntington, IN: April 15, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-06056; Oetiker, Inc., Livingston, NJ: February 22, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-06175; Wabash Alloys, LLC, Syracuse, NY: March 1, 2001.

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the month of May, 2002. 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 4, 2002.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 02-14600 Filed 6-10-02; 8:45 am]
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