[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67421-67423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28031]


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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 October, 
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-41,585; Kennametal, Inc., Greenfield Tap Plant, Greenfield, MA
TA-W-41,667; Mechanical Products Co., LLC, Aerospace Div., Jackson, MI
TA-W-42,032; Millennium Plastics Technologies, LLC, El Paso, TX
TA-W-41,946; Tyco Electronics, Fiber Optic Business Unit, Middletown, 
PA
TA-W-41,967; Trego Industries, Inc., Red Oak, TX
TA-W-42,101; Carmet Co., PCC Structurals, Inc., Duncan, SC

    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.


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TA-W-41,842; Bee Paper Co., Wayne, NJ
TA-W-41,657; Chevron Philips Chemical, Orange, TX
TA-W-41,955; Bayer Pharmaceuticals, a Div. of Bayer Healthcare AG, West 
Haven, CT
TA-W-41,972; American Greetings Corp., Corbin, KY
TA-W-42,089; U.S. Manufacturing Corp., Steering Gear Div., Bad Axe, MI

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

TA-W-42,202; Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Syracuse, NY
TA-W-42,116; XESystems, Inc., a/k/a Xerox Engineering Systems, 
Stamford, CT
TA-W-41,962; Competitive Engineering, Inc., Tucson, AZ
TA-W-42,148; Supervalu, Belle Vernon, PA
TA-W-42,113; The Wackenhut Corp., San Manuel, AZ

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-40,940; Trinity Industries, Trinity Railcar Group, Clinton, IL: 
January 31, 2001.
TA-W-41,658; TNS Mills, Inc., Gaffney Weaving Div., Gaffney, SC: May 
10, 2001.
TA-W-41,846; Northwest Swiss-Matic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN: June 30, 
2001.
TA-W-41,873; The Boeing Co., Melbourne, AR: March 23, 2002.
TA-W-41,939; LaCrosse Rainfair Safety Products, Racine, WI: July 26, 
2001.
TA-W-42,075; LaCrosse Footwear, Hillsboro Div., Hillsboro, WI: August 
6, 2001.
TA-W-42,118; Lenox China, Oxford, NC: September 4, 2001.
TA-W-42,138; Classic Clay Concepts, Lake Oswego, OR: August 20, 2001.
TA-W-42,151; Electric Stems, Inc., Elysburg, PA: September 10, 2001.
TA-W-42,156; Wisconsin Automated Machinery Corp., Oshkosh, WI: 
September 5, 2001.
TA-W-41,976; Black and Decker, North American Power Tools, Easton, MD: 
August 1, 2001.
TA-W-42,186; AMF Reece, Mechanicsville, VA: September 10, 2001.
TA-W-42,137; General Binding Corp. (GBC), Buffalo Grove, IL: August 26, 
2001.
TA-W-41,934; Mallinckrodt Respiratory Div. of Tyco Healthcare, Nellcor 
Puritan Bennett Subdivision, Carlsbad, CA: October 6, 2002.
TA-W-41,884; Dura Automotive Systems, Inc., Body and Glass Group, 
Pikeville, TN: July 8, 2001.
TA-W-41,829; Aurafin LLC, Providence Milling and Manufacturing, 
(Formerly Known as Little and Company, Inc.), Providence, RI: June 26, 
2001.
TA-W-41,680; The Good Year Tire and Rubber Co., Engineered Products, 
Air Springs Plant, Green, OH: August 4, 2002.

    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), Subchaper 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 October, 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 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-06255; Chevron Phillips Chemical, Orange, TX
NAFTA-TAA-06283; Alfa Laval (Tri-Clover), Kenosha, WI
NAFTA-TAA-06379; American Technical Ceramics Corp., Jacksonville, FL
NAFTA-TAA-06285; Northwest Swiss-Matic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
NAFTA-TAA-06370; Bee Paper Co., Wayne, NJ
NAFTA-TAA-06453; U.S. Manufacturing Corp., Steering Gear Div., Bad Axe, 
MI
NAFTA-TAA-07584; Classic Clay Concepts, Lake Oswego, OR

    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.

NAFTA-TAA-07604; Nortel Networks, Department 2446, Remote Validation 
Center (RVC), Research Triangle Park, NC
NAFTA-TAA-06459; Competitive Engineering, Inc., Tucson, AZ

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA

NAFTA-TAA-05872; Trinity Industries, Trinity Railcar Group, Clinton, 
IL: February 22, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-06265; Ark-Les Corp., Raleigh, NC: June 12, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-06478; Black and Decker, North American Power Tools, Easton, 
MD: August 9, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-07557; MEI, a Div. of Mars, Inc., West Chester, PA: August 
26, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-06371; Dura Automotive Systems, Inc., Glass and Body Group, 
Pikeville, TN: July 8, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-06410; The Good Year Tire and Rubber Co., Engineered 
Products, Air Springs Plant, Green, OH: August 4, 2002.
NAFTA-TAA-06445; Creo Americas, Inc., a Subsidiary of Creo, Inc., 
Bedford, MA: August 2, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-07586; Hershey Chocolate and Confectionery Corp., Jolly 
Rancher Div., Wheatridge, CO: September 18, 2001.

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the months of October, 2002. Copies of these determinations are 
available for inspection in Room C-5311, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

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DC 20210 during normal business hours or will be mailed to persons who 
write to the above address.

    Dated: October 21, 2002,
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance
[FR Doc. 02-28031 Filed 11-4-02; 8:45 am]
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