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initial negative determination and

negative determination on

reconsideration revealed that the subject

firm produced molds for its parent

company, Ball-Foster Glass Container.

On July 1, 1996, when Penn Mould

Industries, Incorporated was purchased

by Ross Mould, Inc., the Washington,

Pennsylvania plant became a

commercial production facility. The

workers were laid-off on July 5, 1996. A

survey of the principal customer of

Penn Mould, which account for the

predominate proportion of the subject

firm’s sales, revealed no import

purchases of glass forming molds from

Mexico, Canada or other foreign sources

through September 1996.

On remand, the Department has

further determined that criterion (2) of

paragraph (a)(1) of Section 250 and

Section 222 of the group eligibility

requirements of the Trade Act of 1974,

as amended, was not met. Production of

molds at the Washington plant had a

negligible decline of 0.7 percent prior to

the worker separations.

The plaintiffs also question the

accuracy and validity of the customer

survey conducted during the

investigation. Unless it has definitive

information to the contrary, the

Department must rely on the

information provided by the company

and the survey responses from the

subject firm customers since the

company and the responding customers

are in the best position to provide

reliable information.

Conclusion

After reconsideration on remand, I

affirm the original notice of negative

determination of eligibility to apply for

adjustment assistance for workers and

former workers of Penn Mould

Industries Incorporated, Washington,

Pennsylvania.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 10th day

of July 1997.

Curtis K. Kooser,

Acting Program Manager, Policy and

Reemployment Services, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–20349 Filed 7–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–33,481]

Abele Knitting Mills, Incorporated,

Farmingdale, New York; Notice of

Termination of Investigation

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade

Act of 1974, an investigation was

initiated on May 12, 1997 in response to

a worker petition which was filed on

behalf of former workers at Abele

Knitting Mills, Incorporated, located in

Farmingdale, New York (TA–W–

33,481).

The Department of Labor has been

unable to locate the company official at

the subject firm. Consequently, the

Department of Labor cannot conduct an

investigation to make a determination as

to whether the workers are eligible for

adjustment assistance benefits under the

Trade Act of 1974.

Therefore, further investigation in this

matter would serve no purpose, and the

investigation has been terminated.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 18th day

of July 1997.

Curtis K. Kooser,

Acting Program Manager, Policy and

Reemployment Services, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–20342 Filed 7–31–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–33,289]

CDR Ridgway, Ridgway, Pennsylvania;

Notice of Negative Determination

Regarding Application for

Reconsideration

By application of May 9, 1997, the

United Steelworkers of America

requested administrative

reconsideration of the Department’s

negative determination regarding

worker eligibility to apply for trade

adjustment assistance, applicable to

workers of the subject firm. The denial

notice was signed on April 28, 1997 and

will soon be published in the Federal

Register.

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 request for reconsideration claims

that the amount of pigment production

in the United States has decreased and

that the amount of inks and ink related

products being shipped into the United

States has affected the employment at

CDR Ridgway.

In order for the Department to issue

a worker group certification, all of the

group eligibility requirements of Section

222 of the Trade Act must be met.

Review of the investigation findings

show that criterion (2) was not met.

Layoffs at the subject firm were the

result of the consolidation of pigment

production from the subject firm into

three other company-owned plants

located domestically. Corporate wide

sales of pigments increased in 1996

compared to 1995.

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 11th day of

July 1997.

Curtis K. Kooser,

Acting Program Manager, Policy and

Reemployment Services, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–20351 Filed 7–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–33,404]

Devoe & Raynolds Company,

Louisville, Kentucky; Notice of

Affirmative Determination Regarding

Application for Reconsideration

By letter of May 15, 1996, the United

Paperworkers International Union

(UPIU), Local 7906, requested

administrative reconsideration of the

Department of Labor’s Notice of

Negative Determination Regarding

Eligibility to Apply for Worker

Adjustment Assistance, applicable to

petition number TA–W–33,404. The

denial notice was signed on April 23,
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1997 and published in the Federal

Register on May 9, 1997 (62 FR 25659).

The UPIU asserts that there are

company imports of paint from foreign

sources.

Conclusion

After careful review of the

application, I conclude that the claim is

of sufficient weight to justify

reconsideration of the Department of

Labor’s prior decision. The application

is, therefore, granted.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 18th day

of July 1997.

Curtis K. Kooser,

Acting Program Manager, Policy and

Reemployment Services, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–20340 Filed 7–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–33,256]

Diversey Corporation, Industry,

California; Notice of Termination of

Investigation

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade

Act of 1974, an investigation was

initiated on March 3, 1997, in response

to a worker petition which was signed

February 9, 1997, on behalf of workers

at Diversey Corporation located in City

of Industry, California (TA–W–33,256).

The Department has been unable to

locate the company official in order to

obtain the data necessary to issue a

worker group determination.

Consequently, further investigation in

this case is not possible, and the

investigation has been terminated.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 15th day

of July 1997.

Curtis K. Kooser,

Acting Program Manager, Policy and

Reemployment Services, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–20348 Filed 7–31–97; 8:45 am]

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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 Program Manager of the Office 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 petitions 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

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, at the address

shown below, not later than August 11,

1997.

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments regarding the

subject matter of the investigations to

the Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, at the address

shown below, not later than August 11,

1997.

The petitions filed in this case are

available for inspection at the Office of

the Program Manager, Office 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 21st day of

July, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

APPENDIX.—Petitions Instituted On 07/21/97

TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of

petition Product(s)

33,666 ..... Emess Lighting, Inc (AFGW) ......................... Ellwood City, PA ......... 07/10/97 Lamps and Shades.

33,667 ..... August Embroideries (UFCW) ....................... Fairview, NJ ................ 06/25/97 Schiffili Embroidery.

33,668 ..... Oak Grigsby (Co.) .......................................... Sugar Grove, IL .......... 06/30/97 Rotary Switches, Encoders.

33,669 ..... Kimberly Clark (UPIU) ................................... Marinette, WI ............... 07/04/97 Tissue Paper, Toweling, Wipers.

33,670 ..... Kimberly Clark (UPIU) ................................... Winslow, ME ............... 06/23/97 Tissue Paper Products.

33,671 ..... Zenith Data Systems (Wkrs) .......................... State College, PA ....... 06/20/97 PC’s and Peripherals.

33,672 ..... Ithaca Industries (Co.) ................................... Robbins, NC ................ 06/27/97 Hosiery.

33,673 ..... Lawson Mardon Wheaton (Wrks) .................. Easton, MD ................. 06/01/97 Glass Ampoules and Vials.

33,674 ..... Oxford of Luverne, Inc (Wrks) ....................... Luverne, AL ................. 06/25/97 Men’s Dress Slacks.

33,675 ..... JG Furniture Systems (Wkrs) ........................ Quakertown, PA .......... 06/30/97 Highend Office Furniture.

33,676 ..... Federal Mogul Corporation (Wrks) ................ Leiters Ford, IN ........... 07/09/97 Lighting Products.

33,677 ..... Henry I Siegel Co. (Co.) ................................ Tiptonville, TN ............. 07/11/97 Denim Jeans.

33,678 ..... Coval Corporation (Co.) ................................. Warwick, RI ................. 07/10/97 Pen Clips.