[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11409-11410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5551]


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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 February, 
2003.
    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, or are threatened to become totally or 
partially separated; and
    (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 of such 
firm or subdivision.

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-42,310; Inteplast Group Ltd, Integrated Bagging Systems, Lolita, 
TX
TA-W-41,882; Aermotor Pumps, Inc., Sta-Rite Industries, a Wholly Owned 
Subsidiary of Wisconsin Energy Corp., Conway, AR

    In the following case, the investigation revealed that the criteria 
for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.
    The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) 
(increased imports) has not been met.

TA-W-50,059; Flowserve, Williamsport, PA

    The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2)(A) (I.C) 
(increased imports) and (a)(2)(B) (II.C1) (has shifted production to a 
country not under the free trade agreement with the U.S.) have not been 
met.

TA-W-50,448; Universal Instruments Corp., a Subsidiary of Dover Corp., 
Surface Mount Div., Conklin, NY

    The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2)(A) (I.B) (sales or 
production, or both did not decline) and (a)(2)(A) (II.B) (no shift in 
production to a foreign country) have not been met.

TA-W-50,516; Gina's, Inc., Brooklyn, NY

    The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2)(A) (I.A.) (no 
employment declines) has not been met.

TA-W-50,341; Cooper-Standard Automotive, NVH Division, El Dorado, AR

    The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2)(A) (I.C.) 
(Increased imports) and (a)(2)(B) (II.B) (No shift in production of a 
foreign country) have not been met.

TA-W-50,415; Times Fiber Communication, Inc., Chatham, VA
TA-W-50,530; PHB Tool and Die, Girard, PA

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

TA-W-50,571; Computer Sciences Corp., Technology Management Group, 
Falls Church, VA
TA-W-50,590; MSX International, Inc., Dearborn, MI
TA-W-50,676; Matrox Tech, Inc., Boca Raton, FL
TA-W-50,741; Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Delaware, Shoreview, MN
TA-W-50,809; Eastman Kodak Co., Skilled Resources Div., Rochester, NY
TA-W-50,767; Delta Air Lines, Inc., Technical Operations Center, 
Atlanta, GA
TA-W-50,811; Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., Brea, CA
TA-W-50,105; Ericsson, Inc., Base Station and Systems Development Div., 
Research Triangle Park, NC
TA-W-50,484; Hewlett Packard Co., Vancouver, WA
TA-W-50,532; Western Digital Corp., Rochester, MN

    The investigation revealed that criteria (2) has not been met. The 
workers' firm (or subdivision) is not an upstream supplier or 
components for trade-affected companies.

TA-W-50,719; Menasha Packaging Co., LLC, Coloma, MI

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-42,251; Southwestern Glass Co., Inc., Van Buren, AR: October 1, 
2001.
TA-W-42,336 & A; Power One, Boston, MA and Power One, International 
Power Devices, Andover, MA: October 15, 2001.
TA-W-42,192; Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc., Milpitas, CA September 
12, 2001.

    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of Section 222 have been met.

TA-W-50,265; HBK Industries, Blackwood, NJ: December 3, 2001.
TA-W-50,344 & A,B; Rough and Ready Lumber Co., Cave Junction, OR, Rough 
and Ready Lumber Sales, Cave Junction, OR, Indian Hill LLC, Cave 
Junction, OR, Including Leased Workers of Barrett Business Services and 
Hire Calling, Cave Junction, OR: December 12, 2001
TA-W-50,454; FAI, Inc., Wisconsin Pattern Co., Racine, WI: December 18, 
2001
TA-W-50,387; Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., Pittsburgh, PA: December 12, 
2001.
TA-W-50,533; Mastercraft Fabrics, LLC, Including Temporary Workers of 
Manpower, Personnel Services Unlimited, Coxe Personnel, Spindale, NC: 
January 2, 2002.

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TA-W-50,652; The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA: January 
8, 2002.
TA-W-50,692; Findlay Industries, Inc., Findlay, OH: January 24, 2002.
TA-W-50,515; PPC Macomb, Inc., Macomb, IL: January 7, 2002.
TA-W-50,870 & A; Freedom Plastics LLC, Joliet, IL and Sheffield, IL: 
January 10, 2002
TA-W-50,422; Altx, Inc., Watervaliet, NY: December 30, 2001.
TA-W-50,331; Suntec Industries, Inc., Rockford, IL: December 11, 2001.

    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of Section 222 have been met.

TA-W-50,093; Kane Magnetics International, Inc., Kane, PA: November 6, 
2001.
TA-W-50,431; General Electric Co., Lighting Div., Bucyrus Lamp Plant, 
Bucyrus, OH: November 20, 2001
TA-W-50,634; International Paper, Hopkinsville, KY: January 20, 2002.
TA-W-50,598; Blandin Paper Co., Grand Rapids, MI: January 15, 2002.
TA-W-50,235; Baker Enterprises, Inc., a Subsidiary of Besser Co., 
Alpena, MI: November 8, 2001.
TA-W-50,250; Polyone Corp., Compound Plant, Farmingdale, NJ: November 
19, 2001.
TA-W-50,569; Datex-Ohmeda, Louisville, CO: January 14, 2002.
TA-W-50,435; Foster Wheeler Energy Corp., a Subsidiary of Foster 
Wheeler Corp., Dansville, NY: December 20, 2001.
TA-W-50,451; Berendsen Fluid Power, Houston, TX: December 16, 2001.
TA-W-50,368; The Flexaust Co., Inc., Appliance Div., El Paso, TX: 
December 7, 2001.

    The following certification has been issued. The requirement of 
upstream supplier to trade certified primary firm has been met.

TA-W-50,355; Southwest Silica Flux, Hanover, NM: December 1, 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), 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 month of February 2003.
    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-06396; Aermotor Pumps, Inc., Sta-Rite Industries, a Wholly 
Owned Subsidiary of Wisconsin Energy Corp., Conway, AR
NAFTA-TAA-07633; Southwestern Glass Co., Inc., Van Buren, AR

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA

NAFTA-TAA-07556; Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc., Milpitas, CA: August 
8, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-07627; &A Power One, Boston, MA and Power One, International 
Power Devices, Andover, MA: October 15, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-06425; Fort Dearborn Co., Coldwater, MI: July 11, 2001.
NAFTA-TAA-06533; SPX, Valves and Controls Div., Sartell, MN: August 14, 
2001.

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the months of February 2003. 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: February 26, 2003.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 03-5551 Filed 3-7-03; 8:45 am]
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