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production, employment, and increased

imports of articles like or directly

competitive with those produced by

workers of the subject firm.

The Department has obtained

information on reconsideration that

there were increased company imports

of traction motors for locomotives from

Mexico during the relevant time period.

Conclusion

After careful consideration of the new

facts obtained on reconsideration, it is

concluded that the workers of Motor

Coils Manufacturing, Emporium,

Pennsylvania, were adversely affected

by increased imports of articles,

including those from Mexico, like or

directly competitive with those

produced at the subject firm.

All workers of Motor Coils Manufacturing,

Emporium, Pennsylvania, who became

totally or partially separated from

employment on or after January 18, 1999

through two years from the date of the

certification, are eligible to apply for worker

adjustment assistance under section 223 of

the Trade Act of 1974;

* * * and

All workers of Motor Coils Manufacturing,

Emporium, Pennsylvania, separated from

employment on or after January 17, 1999,

through two years from the date of the

certification, are eligible to apply for

NAFTA–TAA under section 250 of the Trade

Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, DC this 23rd day of

May 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Investigations Regarding Certifications

of Eligibility To Apply for Worker

Adjustment Assistance

Petitions have been filed with the

Secretary of Labor under Section 221(a)

of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and

are identified in the Appendix to this

notice. Upon receipt of these petitions,

the Director of the Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, Employment

and Training Administration, has

instituted investigations pursuant to

Section 221(a) of the Act.

The purpose of each of the

investigations is to determine whether

the workers are eligible to apply for

adjustment assistance under Title II,

Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations

will further relate, as appropriate, to the

determination of the date on which total

or partial separations began or

threatened to begin and the subdivision

of the firm involved.

The petitioners or any other persons

showing a substantial interest in the

subject matter of the investigations may

request a public hearing, provided such

request is filed in writing with the

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment

Assistance, at the address shown below,

not later than June 12, 2000.

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments regarding the

subject matter of the investigations to

the Director, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, at the address

shown below, not later than June 12,

2000.

The petitions filed in this case are

available for inspection at the Office of

the Director, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, Employment

and Training Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 22nd day

of May, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

APPENDIX

[Petitions instituted on 05/22/2000]

TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of

petition Product(s)

37,684 ....... Colby Footwear, Inc (Co.) ........................... Gonic, HN ................. 05/04/2000 Women’s Footwear.

37,685 ....... Makco Manufacturing Co (Co.) ................... Edinboro, PA ............ 05/03/2000 Metal Stamped Parts.

37,686 ....... Calgon Corporation (Wkrs) ......................... Pittsburgh, PA .......... 05/11/2000 Water Treatment Chemicals.

37,687 ....... Xantech Corporation (Co.) .......................... Sylmar, CA ............... 05/10/2000 Signal Processing and Control Systems.

37,688 ....... Ripley Industries (Co.) ................................. Lewiston, ME ............ 05/12/2000 Women’s Shoe Heels.

37,689 ....... AGRI Sales (Wkrs) ...................................... Saginan, MI .............. 05/10/2000 Dry Edible Beans.

37,690 ....... PCC Olofsson (Wkrs) .................................. Lansing, MI ............... 05/03/2000 Slack Adjuster for Semi-Trucks.

37,691 ....... Four Seasons Apparel Co. (Co.) ................ Murfreesboro, NC ..... 05/05/2000 Sportswear.

37,692 ....... Valley Recreation Product (Co.) ................. Sycamore, IL ............ 05/10/2000 Electronic Dart Games.

37,693 ....... PCS Nitrogen (Wkrs) ................................... Camanche, IA ........... 05/10/2000 Nitric Acid and Ammonium Nitrate.

37,694 ....... Meritor Automotive, Inc (IAMAW) ................ Fairfield, IA ............... 04/28/2000 Universal Joints for Trucks.

37,695 ....... Ryan Press (Wkrs) ...................................... Ogdensburg, NY ....... 04/23/2000 Commercial Printing.

37,696 ....... Parker Hannifin (Wkrs) ................................ Batesville, MS ........... 05/04/2000 Hose Assemblies for Automobiles.

37,697 ....... Scientific Research Co. (Co.) ...................... Portland, OR ............. 05/02/2000 Metal Parts for Trucks.

37,698 ....... Grayson Enterprises (Wkrs) ........................ Eaton, IN .................. 04/28/2000 Sterile Sampling Bags.

37,699 ....... Invensys Appliance Control (Co.) ............... Independence, VA .... 05/04/2000 Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Controls.

37,700 ....... Cove Shoe Co. (UFCW) ............................. Martinsburg, PA ........ 05/15/2000 Leather Boots.

37,701 ....... Oregon Woodworking (Co.) ........................ Bend, OR .................. 05/05/2000 Interior Jambs.

37,702 ....... Spencer’s (Wkrs) ......................................... Mt. Airy, NC .............. 04/27/2000 Baby Clothes.

37,703 ....... Beloit Corporation (PACE) .......................... Neenah, WI .............. 05/09/2000 Service Paper Machines & Parts.

37,704 ....... Ferwood Magnetics (Wkrs) ......................... Belvidere, NJ ............ 04/23/2000 Magnetic Transistor Devices.

37,705 ....... Competitive Engineering (Wkrs) ................. Tucson, AZ ............... 05/06/2000 Pico Carriers.

37,706 ....... Fruit of the Loom (Wkrs) ............................. Frankford, KY ........... 05/12/2000 Wilson Sports Products.

37,707 ....... Oliver Rubber Co. (Wkrs) ............................ Export, PA ................ 05/09/2000 Cure Tread Rubber.

37,708 ....... Stanley Tools (Co.) ..................................... Shelbyville, IN ........... 05/09/2000 Hammers and Hand Saws.

37,709 ....... Boeing (Wkrs) .............................................. St. Louis, MO ........... 05/11/2000 Military Aircraft and Missiles.

37,710 ....... A.T. Cross Co. (Co.) ................................... Lincoln, RI ................ 04/13/2000 Writing Instruments.

37,711 ....... Dana Epic Technical Group (Wkrs) ............ Kendallville, IN .......... 05/05/2000 Fuel Rails for Autos and Trucks.

37,712 ....... Rite Industries, Inc (Comp) ......................... High Point, NC ......... 05/17/2000 Dyes for Textile and Paper Industries.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–37,016]

Deluxe Corporation, Financial Services

Division, Springfield, Massachusetts;

Dismissal of Application for

Reconsideration

Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(C) an

application for administrative

reconsideration was filed with the

Director of the Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance for workers at

Delux Corporation, Financial Services

Division, Springfield, Massachusetts.

The application contained no new

substantial information which would

bear importantly on the Department’s

determination. Therefore, dismissal of

the application was issued.

TA–W–37,106; Deluxe Corporation,

Financial Services Division, Springfield,

Massachusetts (May 23, 2000).

Signed at Washington, DC this 25th day of

May 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–37,541]

Joshua L. Bailey Co., Inc., Hoboken,

New Jersey; Dismissal of Application

for Reconsideration

Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(C) an

application for administrative

reconsideration was filed with the

Director of the Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance for workers at

Joshua L. Bailey Co., Inc., Hoboken,

New Jersey. The application contained

no new substantial information which

would bear importantly on the

Department’s determination. Therefore,

dismissal of the application was issued.

TA–W–37, 541; Joshua L. Bailey Co.,

Hoboken, New Jersey (May 24, 2000).

Signed at Washington, DC this 25th day of

May 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–37,060]

Liz Claiborne, North Bergen, NJ;

Notice of Negative Determination

Regarding Application for

Reconsideration

By application dated March 30, 2000,

the Union of Needletrades, Industrial

and Textile Employees (UNITE) request

administrative reconsideration of the

Department’s negative determination

regarding eligibility to apply for Trade

Adjustment Assistance (TAA),

applicable to workers and former

workers of the subject firm. The denial

notice was signed on February 29, 2000,

and published in the Federal Register

on March 17, 2000 (65 FR 14627).

Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c)

reconsideration may be granted under

the following circumstances:

(1) If it appears on the basis of facts

not previously considered that the

determination complained of was

erroneous;

(2) If it appears that the determination

complained of was based on a mistake

in the determination of facts not

previously considered; or

(3) If in the opinion of the Certifying

Officer, a misinterpretation of facts or of

the law justified reconsideration of the

decision.

The February 29, 2000 denial of TAA

for workers producing samples and

patterns at Liz Claiborne, North Bergen,

New Jersey, was based on the finding

that the ‘‘contributed importantly’’ test

of the worker group eligibility

requirements of Section 222 of the

Trade Act of 1974 was not met. The

investigation revealed that the layoffs at

the subject firm were not related to

increased imported but instead, a

restructuring of operations at the subject

facility.

The petitioners disagree with the

statement in the denial notice that

‘‘Samples produced at the subject

facility are used in the company’s

worldwide production of apparel and

could not therefore, have been adversely

affected by increased imports.’’ UNITE

believes that the Department set a

precedent when it certified other

sample-making workers.

The TAA certifications referenced by

UNITE were applicable to workers of

those companies where sample-making/

cutting were shifted abroad and the

samples were returning to the United

States. That is not the case for the

workers producing samples and patterns

at Liz Claiborne in North Bergen, New

Jersey. UNITE states North Bergen

employees no longer produce certain

sizes of sample garments. The

Department’s investigation, however,

revealed that the company chose to

reduce sample making and patterns at

North Bergen.

UNITE suggests that the company’s

apparent decision to shift sample

making and patterns abroad support a

certification. However, there is no

provision in the group eligibility

requirements of Section 222 of the

Trade Act of 1974 to certify workers

based on a shift in production.

UNITE asserts that imports of articles

at a later stage of processing have had

an economic effect on the North Bergen

workers comparable to the effect of

importation of foreign-made sample

garments and/or markers by definition

in the Code of Federal Regulations, 29

CFR 90.2. The Department points out

that the importation of the article

(apparel) would have to have an

economic effect on producers of the

domestic article (samples and patterns)

in the same stage as processing as the

domestic article. In this case the

importation of apparel is not in the

same stage of processing as samples and

patterns.

Conclusion

After review of the application and

investigation findings, I conclude that

there has been no error or

misinterpretation of the law or of the

facts which would justify

reconsideration of the Department of

Labor’s prior decision. Accordingly, the

application is denied.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 22nd day

of May 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

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