[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47399-47401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18071]


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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 and 
July, 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.

    (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 sub-division 
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-41,335; Northern Indiana Public Service Co (NIPSCO), Merrillville, 
IN
TA-W-41,362; Vesuvius USA, Maple Grove Plant, Bettsville, OH
TA-W-41,399; BBA Nonwovens, Simpsonville, Inc., Lewisburg, PA
TA-W-41,405; Reilly Industries, Provo, UT
TA-W-41,413; T and T Land and Timber, Rexford, MT

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TA-W-41,250; Tuthill Vacuum Systems, Canton, MA
TA-W-41,323; Hoffman Materials, Inc., Carlisle, PA
TA-W-41,418; RHO Industries, Buffalo, NY
TA-W-41,316; Quality Components, Klamath Falls, OR
TA-W-40,060; Lynchburg Foundry Co. A Div. Of Intermet Corp., Radford, 
VA
TA-W-40,259; National Refractories and Minerals Corp., Columbiana, OH
TA-W-40,617; Bull Moose Tube Co., Gerald, MO
TA-W-41,130; Tri-Star Refractories, Inc., A Subsidiary of RHI 
Refractories Holding Co., Cincinnati, OH
TA-W-41,260; Laird Technologies, Asheboro, NC
TA-W-41,322 & A; North American Refractories, A Subsidiary of RHI 
Holding, Indiana Hill Plant, Ione, CA and Ione Plant, Ione, CA

    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-41,029; Parker Hannifin Corp., Precision Rebuilding Div., Reading, 
PA
TA-W-41,357; Stream International, Beaverton, OR
TA-W-41,222; Bechtel Jacob Co LLC, Piketon, OH
TA-W-41,315; Metal Processing Corp., Maple Heights, OH
TA-W-41,415; Electronic Data Systems, Maynard, MA
TA-W-41,341 & A; Clarinda Co., Clarinda, IA and Atlantic, IA
TA-W-41,430; Alcatel USA, Repair/Returns, Ogdensburg, NY
TA-W-41,419; BioMerieux, Inc., Instrument Service Dept., Oklahoma City, 
OK

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

TA-W-41,400; Howmet Castings, Wichita Falls, TX
    The investigation revealed that criteria (2) and (3) have not been 
met. Sales or production did not decline during the relevant period as 
required for certification. Increased imports did not contribute 
importantly to worker separations at the firm.

TA-W-41,401; ConAgra Foods, ConAgra Grocery Products Co., Milton, PA
    Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the firm.

TA-W-41,310; Baldwin Graphic Systems, Shelton, CT
TA-W-41,147; Boeing Commercial Aircraft Group, Salt Lake City, UT
TA-W-41,331; Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Pittsburgh, PA
TA-W-41,450; Columbia River Egg Farm, Rufus, 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-40,901; Integrated Logistics Solutions, New Hyde Park, NY: 
September 25, 2000. 
TA-W-41,148; Brook Manufacturing Co., Union, MS: February 21, 2001. 
TA-W-41,380; American Tissue Mills of Neenah, Neenah, WI: March 19, 
2001. 
TA-W-41,424; Ibiden Graphite of America Corp., Portland, OR: March 11, 
2001. 
TA-W-39,586; Moltech Power Systems, El Paso, TX: June 21, 2000. 
TA-W-40,967; Tip Top Tees, Lanes, SC: December 28, 2000. 
TA-W-41,132; B/E Aerospace, Inc., Cabin Interior Structures Group, 
Jacksonville, FL: February 25, 2001. 
TA-W-41,273; Regal Garment Corp., New York, NY: March 7, 2001. 
TA-W-41,343; Camfil Farr, Jonesboro, AR: March 28, 2001. 
TA-W-40,351 & A; Quitman Manufacturing Co., Quitman, GA and Barwick 
Manufacturing, Barwick, GA: March 6, 2001. 
TA-W-41,358; Owens-Brigham Medical Co., Headquarters, Morganton, NC: 
March 26, 2001
TA-W-41,379; Williamson Dickie Manufacturing Co., McAllen #9, McAllen, 
TX: April 9, 2001
TA-W-41,391; Victor Forstmann, Inc., Dublin, GA: March 22, 2001
TA-W-41,395; H.J. Seagrott Co., Inc., Berlin, NY: March 18, 2001
TA-W-41,440; Jervis B. Webb Col, New Hudson, MI: April 9, 2001
TA-W-41,443; Carter Footwear, Inc., Wilkes-Barre, PA: January 20, 2002
TA-W-41,444; Joseph Timber Co., Joseph, OR: March 7, 2001.
TA-W-41,456; New Images, Inc., Reidsville, NC: March 27, 2001.
TA-W-40,460; Radax Industries, Webster, NY: October 22, 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 months of June and July, 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 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 increased 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-05879; ConAgra Foods, ConAgra Grocery Products Co., Milton, 
PA
NAFTA-TAA-05358; Do Group Holding, Inc., Systems--Marked Tree Div., 
Marked Tree, AR
NAFTA-TAA-05720; Hershey Chocolate & Confectionary Corp., Jolly Rancher 
Div., Wheat Ridge, CO
NAFTA-TAA-06011; McCain Foods USA, Inc., Anchor Appetizer Group, 
Appleton, WI
NAFTA-TAA-06017; Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Pittsburgh, PA.
NAFTA-TAA-06045; BBA Nonwovens Simpsonville, Inc., Lewisburg, PA
NAFTA-TAA-06256; Alexander Garment, Hialeah, FL


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

NAFTA-TAA-6160; Square D Co., Schneider Electric, Lincoln, NE

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA

NAFTA-TAA-06073; American Tissue Mills of Neenah, Neenah, WI: January 
17, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-05443; Barranco Apparel Group, Ruth of Carolina Div., 
Hendersonville, NC: October 11, 2000.
NAFTA-TAA-06070; Williamson Dickie Manufacturing Co., McAllen#9, 
McAllen, TX: April 9, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-06072; Germantown (USA) Co., West Chester, PA: March 10, 
2001.
NAFTA-TAA-06081; Cummins, Inc., Cummins Power Generation, Fridley, MN: 
April 2, 2002.
NAFTA-TAA-06204; Victor Forstmann, Inc., Dublin, GA: March 20, 2001.

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the months of June and July, 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: July 10, 2002.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 02-18071 Filed 7-17-02; 8:45 am]
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