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program financial systems by providing

and maintaining system documentation,

audit trails, summary or detailed

transaction data and such other

information as the CFO may require.

(4) Fully solicit and consider the

CFO’s views in the component agency

head’s review of proposed appointment,

promotion, appraisal and other

personnel actions affecting financial

management staff at senior levels,

(5) Manage grants, procurement,

property, debt management/accounts

receivable, and other management

systems for their respective component

agencies, in a manner consistent with

the CFO’s responsibilities prescribed

herein.

d. In the Department’s financial

management program, the Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Administration

and Management is delegated the

following authorities:

(1) Issue requests to the Office of

Management and Budget for

apportionments.

(2) Working under polices established

by the CFO, administer allotments and

interagency transactions, including

reprogramming and transfer requests.

e. In addition to the above, the

Assistant Secretary for Administration

and Management will work to assure a

mutually supportive relationship

between the administrative management

programs under his or her direction and

the Department’s financial management

program including consultation with the

Chief Financial Officer on the

organization and functions of financial

management staff prior to

implementation of changes.

f. The Solicitor of Labor is responsible

for providing legal advice and assistance

to all officials of the Department who

are responsible for activities under the

Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 and

under this Order, except as provided in

Secretary’s Order 2–90 (January 31,

1990) with respect to the Office of the

Inspector General.

g. The Inspector General:

(1) Retains full responsibility for

previously delegated budget and

financial management activities

pertaining to its own office, but will

participate with the CFO in integrating

such delegated assignments with the

overall financial management program

of the Department.

(2) Will participate, where

appropriate, in joint reviews with the

CFO of selected financial management

functions, operations and systems.

(3) Consistent with its statutory

responsibilities for managing an audit

program, will participate with the CFO

in the resolution of audit issues,

findings and recommendations,

including those involved in the annual

financial statements.

5. Communications. In consonance

with the assignments of responsibility

above, the Office of the Chief Financial

Officer shall assure that the Agency

Administrative Officers are apprised of

communications to component agency

financial staff. Similarly, component

agencies shall keep the Chief Financial

Officer apprised of directives and other

communications affecting their financial

staff.

6. Directives Affected. All references

to the Office of the Comptroller,

OASAM in Secretary’s Orders, DLMS

Chapters and other departmental

issuances shall be considered to refer to

the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.

Directives inconsistent with this Order

are rescinded to the extent of the

inconsistency.

7. Effective Date. This Order is

effective immediately.

Robert B. Reich,

Secretary of Labor.

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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 December, 1996

and January, 1997.

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,

(2) That sales or production, or both,

of the firm or subdivision 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.

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.

TA–W–32,750; Ozark Quilt Supply,

Winona, MO

TA–W–32,32771; Hollingsworth & Vose

Co., Floyd, VA

TA–W–32,962; Rayonier, Inc., Port

Angeles Mill, Port Angeles, WA

TA–W–32,824; Mueller Co., Decatur, IL

TA–W–32,867; OPT Industries, Inc.,

Phillipsburg, NJ

TA–W–32,792; Lansdale Semiconductor,

Inc., Tempe, AZ

In the following cases, the

investigation revealed that the criteria

for eligibility have not been met for the

reasons specified.

TA–W–32,956; Cypress Chemical, El

Paso, TX

The workers firm does not produce an

article as required for certification under

Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.

TA–W–32,757; Lockheed Martin, Ocean,

Radar & Sensor System, Syracuse,

NY

The investigation revealed that

criteria (1) and criteria (3) have not been

met. A significant number or proportion

of the workers did not become totally or

partially separated as required for

certification. Increases of imports of

articles like or directly competitive with

articles produced by the firm or

appropriate subdivision have not

contributed importantly to the

separations or threat thereof, and the

absolute decline in sales or production.

TA–W–32,846; Litco Wood Products Co.,

Parkersburg, WV

TA–W–32,888; Magnetek, Huntington,

IN

Increased imports did not contribute

importantly to worker separations at the

firm.

TA–W–32,875; Truth Hardware,

Owatonna, MN

The investigation revealed that

criteria (2) and criteria (3) have not been

met. Sales or production did not decline

during the relevant period as required

for certification. Increases of imports of

articles like or directly competitive with

articles produced by the firm or

appropriate subdivision have not

contributed importantly to the

separations or threat thereof, and the

absolute decline in sales or production.

TA–W–32,928; Chicago Steel and Wire,

a Division of MCM Enterprises, Inc.,

Chicago, IL
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Layoffs at the plant were caused by

consolidating production to a plant in

Crawfordsville, In.

Affirmative Determinations for Worker

Adjustment Assistance

The following certifications have been

issued; the date following the company

name & location for each determination

references the impact date for all

workers for such determination.

TA–W–32,870; Sportswear Associates,

Inc., Clay Sportswear Div (AKA

About Sportswear), Moss, TN:

October 16, 1995.

TA–W–32,912; Integrated Device

Technology, Inc., Salinas, CA:

October 29, 1995.

TA–W–32,915; Spring Industries,

Springs Window Fashion, City of

Industries, Ca: October 24, 1995.

TA–W–32,889; Motorola Ceramic

Products, Albuquerque, NM:

October 23, 1995.

TA–W–32,896; WTTC, Inc., El Paso, TX:

September 23, 1995.

TA–W–32,874; Jobre Cap Co., Waycross,

GA: October 9, 1995.

TA–W–32,920; Gerry Baby Products,

Thornton, CO: November 4, 1995.

TA–W–32,922; Hecht Manufacturing

Co., Inc., Milwaukee, WI: October

25, 1995.

TA–W–32,938; Ciba Speciality

Chemicals Corp., Textile Products—

Toms River Site, Toms River, NJ:

November 7, 1995.

TA–W–32,944; Plaid Clothing Group,

Inc., J. Schoeneman Div.,

Chambersburg, PA: November 8,

1995.

TA–W–32,934; Lawson Mardon

Thermaplate, Piscataway, NJ:

October 28, 1995.

TA–W–32,868; Duck Head Apparel Co.,

Monroe, GA: October 15, 1995.

Also, pursuant to Title V of the North

American Free Trade Agreement

Implementation Act (P.L. 103–182)

concerning transitional adjustment

assistance hereinafter called (NAFTA–

TAA) and in accordance with Section

250(a) Subchapter 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 December,

1996 and January, 1997.

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.

NAFTA–TAA–01270; Lockheed Martin,

Ocean Radar and Sensor Systems,

Syracuse, NY

NAFTA–TAA–01323; Lucent Custom

Manufacturing Services, Lucent

Technologies, Whitsett, NC

NAFTA–TAA–01362; Trade Apparel,

Inc., El Paso, TX WA

NAFTA–TAA–01356; Border Apparel,

Inc., El Paso, TX

NAFTA–TAA–01308; Witco Corp.,

Kendall/Amalia Div., Bradford, PA

NAFTA–TAA–01277; U.S. Natural

Resources, Inc., Irvington—Moore

Div., Tigard, OR

NAFTA–TAA–01312; Warnaco, Inc.,

Olga Div., Van Nuys, CA

NAFTA–TAA–01361; Chicago Steel and

Wire, A Div. of MCM Enterprises,

Inc., Chicago, IL

NAFTA–TAA–01354; Ball Corp.,

Columbus, IN

NAFTA–TAA–01344; Agway, Inc.,

Country Products Group, Waverly,

NY

NAFTA–TA–01406; Ball-Foster Glass

Container Co., Laurens, SC

NAFTA–TAA–01288; E.W.I., Inc., Dover

Products Div., Dover, TN

In the following cases, the

investigation revealed that the criteria

for eligibility have not been met for the

reasons specified.

NAFTA–TAA–01243; Walker

Information, Inc., Indianapolis

Calling Center, Indianapolis, IN

NAFTA–TAA–01244; Walker

Information, Inc., Tempe Calling

Center, Tempe, AZ

NAFTA–TAA–01348; Cypress Chemical,

El Paso, TX

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.

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA–

TAA

The following certifications have been

issued; the date following the company

name & location for each determination

references the impact date for all

workers for such determination.

NAFTA–TAA–01327; Connor Rubber

Technologies, Connor Corp., Fort

Wayne, IN: August 31, 1994.

NAFTA–TAA–01340; Gerber

Childrenwear, Inc., Fort Kent, ME:

November 8, 1995.

NAFTA–TAA–01349; Killark Electric

Manufacturing Co., A Subsidiary of

Hubbell, Inc., St. Louis, MO:

November 14, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01376; General Textiles,

Murphy, NC: November 25, 1995.

NAFTA–TAA–01371; Kenneth Fox

Supply Co., Fox Packaging,

McAllen, TX: November 25, 1995.

NAFTA–TAA–01353 & A; Dazey Corp.,

Osage City, KS and New Century,

KS: November 18, 1995.

NAFTA–TAA–01318; Tasus Corp.,

Bloomington, IN: October 30, 1995.

NAFTA–TAA–01333; A.O. Smith Corp.,

Electrical Products Co., Tipp City,

OH: November 6, 1995.

NAFTA–TAA–01402; Franklin

Disposables, Columbus, OH:

December 4, 1995.

NAFTA–TAA–01299; Advanced

Metallurgy, Inc., McKeesport, PA:

October 11, 1995.

NAFTA–TAA–01410; Madenform, Inc.,

Bayonne, NJ: December 27, 1995.

I hereby certify that the

aforementioned determinations were

issued during the month of December,

1996 and January, 1997. Copies of these

determinations are available for

inspection in Room C–4318, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

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

during normal business hours or will be

mailed to persons who write to the

above address.

Dated: January 15, 1997.

Russell T. Kile,

Program Manager, Policy & Reemployment

Services, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–2533 Filed 1–31–97; 8:45 am]

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