[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 90 (Friday, May 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25059-25061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11552]


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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 April 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.

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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 to a 
foreign country) have not been met.

TA-W-50,654; Arizona Chemical Co., Esters Department, Dover, OH
TA-W-50,651; Vishay BLH, Inc., Canton, MA
TA-W-51,175; Jamestown Precision Wooling, Inc., Jamestown Div., 
Jamestown, NY
TA-W-51,206; Hosokawa Micron International, Inc., Hosokawa 
Manufacturing Div., Santa Rosa, CA
TA-W-51,265; Galt Alloys, Inc., a subsidiary of RTI International, 
Canton, OH
TA-W-50,803; Rock-Tenn Co., El Paso, TX
TA-W-50,860; Cannondale Corp., Motorsports Plant, Bedford, PA
TA-W-51,044; Greenlee-Fairmont, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron, 
Inc., Fairmont, MN
TA-W-50,427; Boxboard Packaging, Inc., Norwalk, OH
TA-W-51,569; Arris Group, Inc., Formerly Arris Interactive, LLC and 
Antec, Keptel Div., Rock Falls Facility, Rock Falls, IL
TA-W-50,075; Mayville Engineering Co., Inc., Mayville, WI
TA-W-50,205; McInnes Rolled Rings, Erie, PA
TA-W-50,447; Fulton Bellows and Components, Knoxville, TN
TA-W-50,580; Allsteel, Inc., Casegoods Div., An Operating Unit of Hon 
Industries, Inc., West Hazelton, PA
TA-W-50,597 &A Harriet & Henderson Yarns, Inc., J.D. Plant, Henderson, 
NC and Henderson Plant, Henderson, NC
TA-W-50,823; Alcoa Composition Foils, Pevely, MO
TA-W-51,005; Louisiana Pacific Corp., Missoula, MT
TA-W-51,045; Precision Cast Parts, Steel Plant, Portland, OR
TA-W-51,011; Ivy Steel & Wire, a Div. of MMI Products, Inc., Baltimore, 
MD
TA-W-51,320; Heath Electronic Manufacturing Corp., Glenns Ferry, ID
TA-W-51,355; Culp, Inc., Rossville Div., Chattanooga, TN
TA-W-51,443; Automotive Ignition Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
TA-W-51,466; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Fawcett Point, State of Alaska 
Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission Permit # S04K595562L, Old Harbor, 
AK
TA-W-51,562; The Interflex Group, Ashland, VA
TA-W-51,596; State of Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission 
Permit #S04T65030C, Nondalton, AK

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

TA-W-51,101; Agilent Technologies, ASIC Product Div., Fort Collins, CO
TA-W-51,111; General Magnetic Technology, Inc., Lake Worth, FL
TA-W-51,203; Arrow Electronics, Inc., BP Branch, Foothill Ranch, CA
TA-W-51,335; General Electric Industrial Systems, Drives and Controls, 
Inc., Salem, VA
TA-W-51,054; Sonicblue, Inc., Call Center, Tigard, OR
TA-W-51,189; Nokia, Inc., Broadband Systems Div., Santa Rosa, CA
TA-W-51,085; Fluor Daniel, Rochester, MN
TA-W-51,103; Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., Design 
Center, Beaverton, OR
TA-W-51,127; Omega Worldwide, Inc., Corporate Office, Ann Arbor, MI
TA-W-51,315; Cela Fabrics, Inc., New York, NY
TA-W-51,352; Friedman Bag Co., Inc., Portland, OR
TA-W-51,410; Gates Mills, Inc., Johnstown, NY
TA-W-51,537; Tru-Stitch Footwear, Div. of Wolverine Worldwide, Inc., 
Malone, NY
TA-W-51,534; HTP Security, Inc., Goldendale, WA
TA-W-51,528; Battery Sales, Inc., Hempstead, NY

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

TA-W-50,337; Maclean-ESNA, a subsidiary of Maclean Fogg Co., 
Pocahontas, AR
TA-W-51,601; Schroder Boards, Bingen, WA

    The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2)(A) (I.B.) (Sales 
or production, or both, did not decline) and (II.B) (has shifted 
production to a country not under the free trade agreement with the 
U.S.) have not been met.

TA-W-51,326; Ross Mould, Inc., Washington, PA

    The investigation revealed that criteria (2) has not been met. The 
workers firm (or subdivision) is not a supplier or downstream producer 
to trade-affected companies.

TA-W-51,403; Clariant Corp., Oak Creek, WI

    The following certification has been issued. The requirement of 
(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of section 222 has been met.

TA-W-51,246; Cold Metal Products, Youngstown, OH

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

TA-W-50,133 &A Phelps Dodge Corp., Phelps Dodge Wire and Cable Group, 
Phelps Dodge High Performance Conductors (Div), West Caldwell, NY and 
Phelps Dodge Specialty Copper Products (Div), Elizabeth, NJ: November 
14, 2001.
TA-W-51,365; Dirigo Stitching, Inc., Skowhegan, ME: March 26, 2002.
TA-W-51,395; Lexington Home Brands, Plants 1,2,4,5 and 12, Lexington, 
NC: March 31, 2002.
TA-W-51,460; Mettler Toledo, Inc., Spartanburg Product Organization, 
Inman, SC: April 8, 2002.
TA-W-51,505; KMC Products, Inc., d/b/a KMC Wheel Co., Riverside, CA: 
March 31, 2002.
TA-W-51,427; Rhodia, Inc., Freeport, TX: March 28, 2002.
TA-W-50,975; Pasco Tool & Plastics, Inc., Meadville, PA: February 24, 
2002.
TA-W-51,137; SASOL North America, Inc., Baltimore, MD: March 13, 2002.
TA-W-51,196; Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Power Conversion Div., 
Norwood, OH: January 13, 2002.
TA-W-51,290; Glassco, IN., d/b/a Traditions Lamp Co., Altoona, AL: 
March 24, 2002.
TA-W-50,678; Keller Manufacturing Co., Inc., Culpeper, VA: January 22, 
2002.
TA-W-50,878; Cannondale Corp., Bicycle Plant, Bedford, PA: February 10, 
2002.
TA-W-50,045; Domestic Manufacturing Corp., Kinston, NC: November 12, 
2001.
TA-W-50,879; Maine Brand Manufacturing, Inc., Littleton, ME: February 
12, 2002.
TA-W-50,668; JDS Uniphase Corp., Lundy facility, Optical Layer Group, 
San Jose, CA: December 9, 2001.
TA-W-50,382; Reddog Industries, Inc., Erie, PA: December 17, 2001.

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TA-W-50,654; Arizona Chemical Co., Sebacic Department and Esters 
Department, Dover, OH: January 21, 2002.
TA-W-50,742 &A,B; Tweel Home Furnishing, Newark, NJ and Harrison, NJ 
and Lakewood, NJ: January 24, 2002.
TA-W-50,938; Rexnord Industries, Inc., Milwaukee, WI: February 21, 
2002.
TA-W-50,953; Advanced Energy, Voorhees, NJ: February 19, 2002.
TA-W-50,978; The Magnus Group, Inc., d/b/a Progressive Information 
Technologies, Emigsville, PA: February 20, 2002.
TA-W-51,062; Ethan Allen, Inc., Dudley Plant, Dudley, MA: February 25, 
2002.
TA-W-51,289 &A Sun Hill Industries, including temporary workers of 
Adecco, Scotia, NY and Stamford, CT: March 18, 2002.
TA-W-51,115; Meadwestvaco Corp., Luke, MD: March 7, 2002.
TA-W-51,215; Hydromatic Pump, Ashland, OH: March 5, 2002.
TA-W-51,192; U.S. Textile Corp., Newland, NC: March 12, 2002.
TA-W-51,233; Universal Stainless and Alloy Products, Bridgeville, PA: 
March 17, 2002.
TA-W-51,349; Alpharma, Inc., Hannibal Manufacturing Plant, including 
leased workers of BASF, Palmyra, MO: March 27, 2002.
TA-W-51,441; Rochester Button Co., Inc., Kenbridge, VA and South 
Boston, VA: April 14, 2002.
TA-W-51,481; Alexandra Fashions, Inc., North Bergen, NJ: March 31, 
2002.
TA-W-51,483; Whiting & Davis, Inc., a div. of Bacou-Dallos and leased 
workers of Adecco, Attleboro Falls, MA: April 10, 2002.

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

TA-W-50,260; Motorola, Inc., Semiconductor Products Sector, Bipolar 
Manufacturing Center, Mesa, AZ: December 5, 2001.
TA-W-51,323; Michael Anthony Jewelers, Inc., Mt. Vernon, NY: February 
28, 2002.
TA-W-51,430 &A,B; Triangle Suspension Systems, Inc., DuBois, PA, 
Brentwood, TN and Fontana, CA: April 3, 2002.
TA-W-50,615; BP Solor, LLC, Toano, VA: January 18, 2002.
TA-W-50,650; Davol, Inc., Lawrence, KS: January 22, 2002.
TA-W-50,733; Nidec America Corp., Power General Div., Canton, MA: 
January 29, 2002.
TA-W-51,517; Ace's Sanding Shop, Thomasville, NC: April 14, 2002.
TA-W-50,743; The compare Corp., Sidney, OH: January 16, 2002.
TA-W-50,807; MCB, Inc., d/b/a Wild Rose, Los Angeles, CA: January 21, 
2002.
TA-W-51,322; Alburg Door & Window Ltd., Alburg, VT: March 24, 2002.
TA-W-51,398; Textron Fastening Systems, Syntek Operations, a wholly 
owned subsidiary of Textron, Inc., including leased workers of QSP 
Staffing, Rockford, IL: March 21, 2002.
TA-W-51,416; Weyerhaeuser Box Plant, Laredo, TX: March 18, 2002.
TA-W-51,444; Lindley Laboratories, Inc., Gibsonville, NC: March 31, 
2002.
TA-W-51,487 & A; R.A.G.S., Inc., Lexington, NC and Richfield, NC: April 
11, 2002.
TA-W-51,476; Ultra cutting, Inc., Medley, FL: April 2, 2002.

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

TA-W-51,319; Gem Island Enterprises, a/b/a Opal Industries, Morganton, 
NC: March 18, 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 April 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 April 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: May 2, 2003.
Terrence Clark,
Acting Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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