[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16093-16095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7919]


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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 March 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.
    None.
    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) and (a) (2)(B) (II.B) (No shift in production from 
a foreign country) have not been met.

TA-W-50,996; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Netta, Naknek, AK.
TA-W-50,165; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Jenni Lee, Aleknagik, AK.
TA-W-50,131; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Raymond Thorsen, Dillingham, AK.
TA-W-51,057; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Bucko, Dillingham, AK.
TA-W-51,040; Emcee Broadcast Products, White Haven, PA.
TA-W-50,993; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Darcie Michelle, Dillingham, AK.
TA-W-50,919; Southern Farm Fish Processors, Inc., a Div. of Farmland 
Industries, Inc., Eudora, AR.
TA-W-50,911; Benton Veneer Co., Benton, AR.
TA-W-50,897; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Miss Kari, Yankeetown, FL.
TA-W-50,793; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Matthew Thorson, Dillingham, AK.
TA-W-50,768; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Maya Ann, Anchorage, AK.
TA-W-50,759; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Cape Menemikof, Dillingham, AK.
TA-W-50,756; Fishing Vessel (F/V), Camelot, Togiak, AK.
TA-W-50,754; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Areil Rochelle, Nushagak, AK.
TA-W-50,710; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Kona Rose, Seattle, WA.
TA-W-50,691; State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission 
Permit #SO3T65910I, Newhalen, AK.
TA-W-50,621; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Frances A, Naknek, AK.
TA-W-50,630; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Alicia Dawn, Togiak, AK.
TA-W-50,360; Ocean State Finishing Co., Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
TA-W-50,340; Lear Corp., Electrical and Electronics Div. (Leed), Plant 
074, Peru, IN.
TA-W-51,512; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Millie Jo, Chignik Lagoon, AK.

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TA-W-51,428; South Bend Acquisition Corp., South Bend, IN.
TA-W-50,593; Exemplar Manufacturing Co., Ypsilanti, MI.
TA-W-50,537; Brillion Iron Works, Inc., Brillion, WI.
TA-W-50,220; Trus Joist, a Weyerhaeuser Business, Stayton, OR.
TA-W-50,389; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Three Wind, Dillingham, AK.
TA-W-50,464; Central Chair Co., Asheboro, NC.
TA-W-50,645; Sinsitl Fisheries, Kodiak, AK.
TA-W-50,703; Versa-Tool, Inc., Meadville, PA.
TA-W-50,748; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Aldebaran, Ketchikan, AK.
TA-W-50,769; Magic Fish Co., False Pass, AK.
TA-W-50,795; Purl Knit Fabric Corp., Brooklyn, NY.
TA-W-50,985; S.B. Foot Tanning Co., Texas Div., Dumas, TX.

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

TA-W-50,463; McCormick Enterprises, Inc., Delton, MI.
TA-W-51,048; Kayser-Roth Corp., Creedmoor Facility, Creedmoor, NC.
TA-W-51,001; e-Gain Communications Corp., Novato, CA.
TA-W-50,940; Olympic Security Services, Inc., Will Rogers World 
Airport, Oklahoma City, OK.
TA-W-50,942; Specialty Merchandise Corp (SMC), Chatsworth, CA.

    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-50,458; Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Corrugated Container Div., 
Spartanburg, SC.

    The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2)(A)(I.A) (no 
employment declines) has been met.

TA-W-50,524; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Jessica, Anchorage, AK.
TA-W-50,734; Genesis Designs, Bend, OR.
TA-W-50,467; State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission 
Permit #SO4T-60471B, Homer, AK.
TA-W-51,061; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Pauline Marie, Manokotak, AK.
TA-W-50,625; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Thunderbird, Anchorage, AK.

    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-50,843; Fishing Vessel (F/V) My Girls, Port Heiden, AK.
TA-W-51,169; State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission 
Permit #SO4T608705, Egegik, AK.
TA-W-50,351; Top Gun Tool, Inc., Erie, PA.
TA-W-50,818; Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Ferrous Div., Littleton, NH.

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-42,180; Hy-Lift, LLC, Muskegon, MI: September 17, 2001.
TA-W-42,360; Precision Twist Drill Co., Rhinelander, WI: September 16, 
2001.

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

TA-W-50,540; Gaylord Container Corp., d/b/a Inland Paperboard and 
Packaging, Inc., Antioch, CA: December 3, 2001.
TA-W-50,064; Cerro Fabricated Products, a Div. of Cerro Metal Products 
Co., Bristol, CT: November 12, 2001.
TA-W-50,275; Chinook Sailing Products, Cascade Locks, OR: November 25, 
2001.
TA-W-50,478; Maysteel, LLC, Mayville, WI: December 27, 2001.
TA-W-50,525; Cincinnati Machine, Div. of Unova, Inc., Cincinnati, OH: 
January 7, 2002.
TA-W-50,554; Scotty's Fashions, Palmerton, PA: January 6, 2002.
TA-W-50,663; Blackman Uhler, a Div. of Synalloy Corp., Spartanburg, SC: 
January 15, 2002.
TA-W-50,685: Elm Tex, Inc., West Springfield, MA: January 24, 2002.
TA-W-50,885 & A,B; Flying J. Oil and Gas, Inc., North Salt Lake, UT, 
Sidney, MT and Gilette, WY: February 7, 2002.
TA-W-50,943; Tree Top, Inc., Consumer Packaged Goods Div. Selah, WA: 
February 13, 2002.
TA-W-50,955; Specialized Bicycle Components, Salt Lake City Facility, 
Salt Lake City, UT: February 20, 2002.
TA-W-50,280, A,B,C,D; The Holmes Group, Rival Div., Golding Drive 
Location, Clinton, MO, South Orchard Location, Clinton, MO, Kansas 
City, MO, Jackson, MS and Sweet Springs, MO: December 9, 2001.
TA-W-50,956; Woodbridge Sanitary Pottery, a subsidiary of Gerber 
Plumbing Fixtures Crop, Woodbridge, NJ: February 14, 2002.
TA-W-50,418; Plastx World, a subsidiary of Clayfield Management, LTD 
(UK), including leased workers of Express Personnel, Wharton, NJ: 
December 17, 2001.
TA-W-50,770; Warp Knit Mills, Inc., Lincolnton, NC: February 3, 2002.
TA-W-50,773; Crystal Dyeing Finishing, Hickory, NC: February 3, 2002.
TA-W-50,666; John Crowley, Inc., Jackson, MI: January 22, 2002.
TA-W-50,192; Smith and Wesson Corp., Springfield, MA: December 13, 
2002.

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

TA-W-50,689; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Wendy Ann, Kodiak, AK: January 23, 
2002.
TA-W-50,306; Nevamar Co., Particleboard Div., Stuart, VA: December 4, 
2001.
TA-W-50,840; State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission 
Permit #SO4T57684H, Manokotak, AK: January 30, 2002.
TA-W-50,794; Santa Rosa, Inc., Kodiak, AK: February 3, 2002.

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

TA-W-50,731; The Protectoseal Co., Bensenville, IL: January 7, 2002.
TA-W-50,579; Thomson 60 Case, LLC, a subsidiary of Thomson Industries, 
Inc., Lancaster, PA: January 3, 2002.
TA-W-50,680; Avery Dennison, Milford, MA: January 16, 2002.
TA-W-50,712; Fishing Vessel (F/V), Mikna Rene, Manokotak, AK: January 
21, 2002.
TA-W-50,715; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Aaron and Eric, Manokotak, AK: 
January 21, 2002.
TA-W-50,751; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Anuskat, Manokotak, AK: January 21, 
2002.
TA-W-50,877; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Number One, Manokotak, AK: January 
22, 2002.
TA-W-50,933; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Marilynn, Cook Inlet, AK: February 
18, 2002.
TA-W-50,944; Honeywell International, Aerospace-West Coast Support 
Operations, Burbank, CA: February 7, 2002.
TA-W-50,971; Imco Recycling of Idaho, Post Falls, ID: February 14, 
2002.
TA-W-50,396; Sherwood Tool, a Div. of Sweetheart Cup Co., Inc.,

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Commercial Manufactured Parts Div., Kensington, CT: and Assembled 
Equipment Div., Kensington, CT: December 11, 2001.
TA-W-50,701; Midwest Electric Products, Inc., a wholly-Owned subsidiary 
of General Electric Corp., Mankato, MN: January 24, 2002.
TA-W-50,093A; Kane Magnetics International, Inc., Galeton, PA: November 
6, 2001.
TA-W-50,029; State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission 
Permit #SO4K618440, Kodiak, AK: November 5, 2001.
TA-W-50,585; Skillers USA, C and S Apparel, Inc., Butler, PA: December 
10, 2001.
TA-W-50,623; Arimon Technologies, Inc., Montello, WI: January 17, 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 month of March 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 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.
    None.
    The investigation revealed that the criteria for eligibility have 
not been met for the reasons specified.
    The investigation revealed that the workers of the subject firm did 
not produce an article within the meaning of section 250(a) of the 
Trade Act, as amended.
    None.

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA

    None.
    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the month of March 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: March 21, 2003.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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