47218 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 173 / Monday, September 8, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–33,276 and NAFTA–01510]

Square D Company Groupe Schneider

Milwaukee, WI; Notice of Revised

Determination on Reconsideration

On May 13, 1997, the Department

issued an Affirmative Determination

Regarding Application for

Reconsideration for the workers and

former workers of the subject firm. The

notice was published in the Federal

Register on May 29, 1997 (62 FR 29157).

The workers at Square D Company in

Milwaukee, Wisconsin produced low

and medium voltage transformers. The

workers are not separately identifiable

by product line. The worker petition for

TAA was denied because the

‘‘contributed importantly’’ test of the

Group Eligibility Requirements of

Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as

amended, was not met. A survey of the

customers of Square D Company

revealed that none of the respondents

increased import purchases of low and

medium voltage transformers while

decreasing their purchases from the

subject firm. The worker petition for

NAFTA-TAA was denied on the basis

that there was no shift in production to

Mexico or Canada, nor were there

company or customer imports of low or

medium voltage transformers from

Mexico or Canada.

The International Brotherhood of

Electrical Workers, AFL–CIO, Local

2336, alleges that Square D Company/

Groupe Schneider continues to shift

production of low voltage transformers

from Milwaukee to Mexico.

New findings on reconsideration

show that there were increasing

company imports of low voltage

transformers 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 Square D

Company/Group Schneider, Milwaukee,

Wisconsin were adversely affected by

increased imports of articles like or

directly competitive with transformers

produced at the subject firm.

All workers of Square D Company/Groupe

Schneider, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, engaged

in employment related to the production of

low or medium voltage transformers, who

became totally or partially separated from

employment on or after February 18, 1996 are

eligible to apply for adjustment assistance

under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974;’’

and ‘‘All workers of Square D Company/

Groupe Schneider, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,

engaged in employment related to the

production of low or medium voltage

transformers, who became totally or partially

separated from employment on or after

February 18, 1996, are eligible to apply for

NAFTA-TAA Section 250 of the Trade Act of

1974.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 20th day

of August 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–23705 Filed 9–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–33, 465]

Border Lumber Rexford, Montana;

Dismissal of Application for

Reconsideration

Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(C) an

application for administrative

reconsideration was filed with the

Acting Director of the Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance for workers at

Border Lumber, Rexford, Montana. The

review indicated that 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–33, 465; Border Lumber, Rexford,

Montana (August 19, 1997)

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 19th day

of August, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–23706 Filed 9–5–97; 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 Acting Director 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 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

Acting Director, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, at the address

show below, not later than September

18, 1997.

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments regarding the

subject matter of the investigations to

the Acting Director, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, at the address

shown below, not later than September

18, 1997.

The petitions filed in this case are

available for inspection at the Office of

the Acting Director, 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 4th day of

August, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

APPENDIX

[Petitions Instituted on 8/4/97]

TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of

petition Product(s)

33,691 ..... Cosco, Inc. (Co.) ............................................ Bremen, GA ................ 07/16/97 Cut and Sew Apparel.

33,692 ..... Wright’s Knitwear Corp (Co.) ......................... Hamburg, PA .............. 07/17/97 Men’s & Boys’ Knitted Outerwear.

33,693 ..... John Chatillon & Sons (Wrks) ....................... Greensboro, NC .......... 07/17/97 Forge Gauges and Test Stands.

33,694 ..... Gasbarre Products, Inc (Wrks) ...................... Dubois, PA .................. 07/16/97 Powder Metal Compaction Presses.