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(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 mis-interpretation of facts or

of the law justified reconsideration of

the decision.

Workers producing industrial valves

at DeZurik Corporation, McMinnville,

Tennessee, were denied eligibility to

apply for TAA based on the finding that

the contributed importantly criterion of

section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as

amended, was not met. Layoffs at the

subject firm plant were attributable to

the transfer of production to another

domestic facility. The subject firm did

not import articles like or directly

competitive with those produced at the

McMinnville plant. Customer imports of

industrial valves were minor and

accompanied by increased domestic

purchases during the time period

relevant to the investigation.

The NAFTA–TAA petition for the

same worker group was denied based on

the Department’s finding that criteria (3)

and (4) of the worker group eligibility

requirements contained in paragraph

(a)(1) of section 250 of the Trade Act of

1974, as amended, were not met. There

were no company imports from Mexico

or Canada of articles like or directly

competitive with those produced at the

workers’ firm. Customer imports of

industrial valves from Mexico or Canada

did not contribute importantly to

worker separations at the workers’ firm.

There was no shift in production of

industrial valves from the McMinnville

plant to Mexico or Canada. Layoffs at

the subject firm were attributable to a

shift in production to another domestic

facility.

The IAM provided documentation on

company imports of cylinders, knife

gate valve bodies ready for assembly,

and multiple parts, that were formerly

produced by workers at the subject firm.

Additionally, the IAM provided a listing

of machines that will be sent to the

company’s plant in Canada.

For both the TAA and NAFTA–TAA

petition investigations, the Department

is required to determine import impact

of the articles produced at the workers’

firm. In this case, during the time period

relevant to the investigation, the

primary output at the plant was

industrial valves. Although the

company acknowledges imports of

cylinders and other components, those

articles cannot be considered like or

directly competitive with the finished

product, industrial valves. Machinery

sent to Canada is not a basis for worker

group certification. A small percentage

of production at the McMinnville plant

will be shifted to Canada but that has

not as yet occurred.

Conclusion

After review of the application and

investigative 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, DC this 5th day of

June, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–15143 Filed 6–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–37,637]

Fort James Operating Company,

Wauna Mill, Clatskanie, OR; Notice of

Termination of Investigation

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade

Act of 1974, an investigation was

initiated on May 1, 2000, in response to

a worker petition which was filed by the

company on behalf of workers at the

Wauna Mill, Fort James Operating

Company, Clatskanie, Oregon.

The petitioner has requested that the

petition be withdrawn. Consequently

further investigation in this care would

serve no purpose, and the investigation

has been terminated.

Signed in Washington, DC, this 25th day of

May, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–15145 Filed 6–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–37, 542, 542A, 542B, 542C]

GPM, Bartlesville, OK and Operating at

Various Locations in the States;

Amended Negative Determination

Regarding Eligibility To Apply for

Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with section 223 of the

Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273) the

Department of Labor issued a Negative

Determination Regarding Eligibility to

Apply for Worker adjustment Assistance

on April 24, 2000, applicable to workers

of GPM, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The

notice was published in the Federal

Register on May 11, 2000 (65 FR 30442).

At the request of the petitioner, the

Department reviewed the negative

determination for workers of the subject

firm. The workers of the subject firm are

engaged in employment related to

gathering, transporting and marketing

natural gas. Review of the investigation

shows that the Department’s negative

determination inadvertently excluded

the workers of the subject firm’s other

Oklahoma locations, in addition to the

Texas and New Mexico locations of

GPM.

It was the Department’s intent to issue

the negative determination for all

workers of the subject firm cited in the

petition form. The negative

determination is being amended to

expand the denial to workers of GPM at

various locations in Oklahoma (except

Bartlesville), Texas and New Mexico.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–37,542 is hereby issued as

follows:

All workers of GPM, Bartlesville,

Oklahoma (TA–W–37,542), and operating at

various locations in the States of Oklahoma,

except Bartlesville (TA–W–37,542A), Texas

(TA–W–37,542B), and New Mexico (TA–W–

37,542C) are denied eligibility to apply for

adjustment assistance under Section 223 of

the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of

May, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–15144 Filed 6–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[Docket No. TA–W–35,319]

Simpson Pasadena Paper Company,

Pasadena, Texas; Notice of Revised

Determination on Remand

The United States Court of

International Trade (USCIT) in the

matter of Former Employees of Simpson

Pasadena Paper Company v. Alexis

Herman, United States Secretary of

Labor, USCIT, No. 99–04–00249,

remanded for additional customer

survey, the Department’s negative

determination regarding eligibility to

apply for adjustment assistance under

the Trade Act of 1974.

On remand, the Department

conducted a survey of additional

declining customers of Simpson

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Pasadena Paper Company, Pasadena,

Texas. The additional major declining

customers surveyed report an increasing

reliance on imports of paper while

decreasing purchases from the subject

firm during the time period relevant to

the investigation.

Information that was obtained in the

initial investigation show that workers

at the Pasadena, Texas, plant of

Simpson Pasadena Paper Company were

used interchangeably and were not

separately identifiable by product.

Accordingly, the worker separations

resulting from increase imports of paper

indirectly affected all lines of

production (pulp, coated and uncoated

paper).

Conclusion

After careful review of the facts

obtained on remand, I conclude that

there was an increase in imports of

articles that are like or directly

competitive with those produced by the

subject firm which contributed to

declines in sales or production and

employment at Simpson Pasadena Paper

Company, Pasadena, Texas. In

accordance with the provisions of the

Trade Act, I make the following

certification:

All workers of Simpson Pasadena Paper

Company, Pasadena, Texas, who became

totally or partially separated from

employment on or after November 13, 1997,

through two years from the date of this

issuance, are eligible to apply for adjustment

assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act

of 1974.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th Day of

June 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–15139 Filed 6–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

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 addres shown below,

not later than June 26, 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 26,

2000.

The petitions filed in the 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, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of

May, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

APPENDIX.—PETITIONS INSTITUTED ON 05/30/2000

TA–W Subject firm (Petitioners) Location Date of

petition Product(s)

37,713 ........ Vinson Timber Products (Comp) ..... Trout Creek, MT .............................. 05/12/2000 Lumber Studs.

37,714 ........ Gambro Renal Products (Comp) ..... Lakewood, CO ................................. 05/11/2000 Kidney Dialysis Machines.

37,715 ........ Murray, Inc. (UAW) .......................... Lawrenceburg, TN ........................... 05/11/2000 Bicycles, Lawn Mowers.

37,716 ........ Brunswick Bicycles (Comp) ............. Balmorhea, TX ................................. 05/10/2000 Bicycles.

37,717 ........ CV Materials Ltd (Wrks) .................. Urbana, OH ...................................... 05/16/2000 Frit and Mill Products

37,718 ........ Robertson World Wide (UAW) ........ Rochester, IN ................................... 05/12/2000 Electronic Boards.

37,719 ........ Southland Mfg/Skilstaf (Comp) ........ Ashland, AL ..................................... 05/15/2000 Men’s Slacks.

37,720 ........ Doe Run Resources Corp (Comp) .. Viburmum, MO ................................. 05/17/2000 Lead Mining, Smelting.

37,721 ........ OshKosh B’Gosh, Inc (Wrks) .......... Jamestown, TN ................................ 05/18/2000 Boy’s and Girl’s Knit Shirts.

37,722 ........ Pro-Emp Solutions (Comp) .............. Odessa, TX ...................................... 05/16/2000 Staff Leasing Service.

37,723 ........ Glove Corp. (The) (Comp) ............... Calico Rock, AR .............................. 05/15/2000 Leather Work Gloves

37,724 ........ Volex, Inc., Power Cord (Comp) ..... Clinton, AR ....................................... 05/12/2000 Power Cords.

37,725 ........ Cadillac Curtain Corp (Wrks) ........... Dyer, TN .......................................... 05/10/2000 Curtains—Kitchen and Livingroom.

37,726 ........ Zebco (Comp) .................................. Tulsa, OK ......................................... 05/04/2000 Fishing Tackle.

37,727 ........ Seton Company (Wrks) ................... El Paso, TX ...................................... 05/18/2000 Leather Pieces for Car Seats.

37,728 ........ Hill Knitting Mill (Comp) ................... Richmond Hill, NY ........................... 05/18/2000 Fabric.

37,729 ........ Biljo, Inc. (Comp) ............................. Dublin, GA ....................................... 05/22/2000 Men’s and Boy’s slacks.

37,730 ........ Artesyn Technologies (Wrks) .......... Broomfield, CO ................................ 05/16/2000 Power Supplies.

37,731 ........ Cupples Rubber Co. (Comp) ........... St. Louis, MO ................................... 05/17/2000 Rubber Inner Tubes for Tires.

37,732 ........ Choctaw Miad Farms (Wrks) ........... Newton, MS ..................................... 05/16/2000 Hatches Chicken Eggs.

37,733 ........ L. Peter Larson Co. (Comp) ............ Olney, MT ........................................ 05/19/2000 Raw Logs.

37,734 ........ Glacier Gold Compost (Comp) ........ Olney, MT ........................................ 05/19/2000 Compost, Potting Soil, Mulch.

37,735 ........ IBM Corp. (Wrks) ............................. Rochester, MN ................................. 05/04/2000 Nickel and Glass Substrate.