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locations in Texas except Midland (TA–W–

31,704A), who became totally or partially

separated from employment on or after June

30, 1994 through February 12, 1998, are

eligible to apply for adjustment assistance

under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 31st day

of October 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–31053 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–32,431]

Shaneco Manufacturing Company a/k/

a Amex Manufacturing Incorporated, El

Paso, Texas; Amended Certification

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 Notice of

Certification Regarding Eligibility to

Apply for Worker Adjustment

Assistance on June 11, 1996, applicable

to workers of Shaneco Manufacturing

Company located in El Paso, Texas. The

notice was published in the Federal

Register on July 3, 1996 (61 FR 34875).

At the request of the State agency, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. The

workers at the subject firm produce

miscellaneous sewn articles. Findings

on review show that some of the

workers have had their wages reported

to the Unemployment Insurance tax

account of Amex Manufacturing

Incorporated. The intent of the

Department’s certification is to include

all workers of Shaneco Manufacturing

Company who were affected by

increased imports. Accordingly, the

Department is amending the worker

certification to include the workers of

Amex Manufacturing Incorporated.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–32,431 is hereby issued as

follows:

All workers of Shaneco Manufacturing

Company, also known as Amex

Manufacturing Incorporated, El Paso, Texas,

who became totally or partially separated

from employment on or after May 23, 1995

through June 11, 1998, are eligible to apply

for adjustment assistance under Section 223

of the Trade Act of 1974.

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

of November 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–31062 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–33,725]

Stanwood Mills, Incorporated,

Slatington, Pennsylvania; Notice of

Revised Determination on Reopening

In response to a letter of October 28,

1997, from a company official

requesting administrative

reconsideration of the Department’s

denial of TAA for workers of the subject

firm, the Department reopened its

investigation for the former workers of

Stanwood Mills, Incorporated.

The initial investigation resulted in a

negative determination issued on

October 14, 1997, because the

‘‘contributed importantly’’ test of the

Group Eligibility Requirements of the

Trade Act was not met for workers at

the subject firm. The workers produce

greige goods. The denial notice will

soon be published in the Federal

Register.

The Department has new information

showing that during the time period

relevant to the investigation, a customer

of Stanwood Mills, Incorporated

increased import purchases of greige

goods, while reducing purchases from

the subject firm.

Conclusion

After careful consideration of the new

facts obtained on reopening, it is

concluded that increased imports of

articles like or directly competitive with

greige goods produced by the subject

firm contributed importantly to the

decline in sales and to the total or

partial separation of workers of the

subject firm. In accordance with the

provisions of the Trade Act of 1974, I

make the following revised

determination:

‘‘All workers of Stanwood Mills,

Incorporated, Slatington, Pennsylvania who

became totally or partially separated from

employment on or after July 30, 1996, are

eligible to apply for adjustment assistance

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

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 17th day

of November 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–31061 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–33,353]

Technotrim, Incorporated Greencastle,

Indiana; Notice of Negative

Determination Regarding Application

for Reconsideration

By application dated June 6, 1997, the

peer counselor for TechnoTrim’s

dislocated worker group, hereafter

referred to as the petitioners, requested

administrative reconsideration of the

Department’s negative determination

regarding worker eligibility to apply for

trade adjustment assistance. The denial

notice applicable to workers of the

subject firm located in Greencastle,

Indiana, was signed on May 20, 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.

Findings of the investigation showed

that workers of TechnoTrim,

Incorporated were engaged in

employment related to the Production of

automobile set covers. The petitioners

assert that workers of the subject firm

produced seat covers for pick-up trucks,

not automobiles. The Department’s

reference to automobile seat covers in

the final determination is intended to

include light trucks.

The petitioners assert that production

at the subject firm was shifted to

Hyperion for 90 days so that the sewing

machines could be shipped from

Greencastle, Indiana to Mexico. The

petitioners add that Hyperion is not a

TechnoTrim plant but another domestic

facility located in Lewisburg,

Tennessee. The petitioners assert that

the office equipment at Greencastle was
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also shipped to Mexico. Transfer of

production from the subject firm to

another domestic facility, whether or

not corporate affiliated, and the shift of

equipment to Mexico are not a basis for

a worker group certification under the

Trade Act of 1974, as amended.

In order to issue a worker group

certification, the Department must be

able to show that increased imports of

articles like or directly competitive with

the products produced at the workers’

firm contributed importantly to the

worker separations. The Department’s denial of TAA for

workers of the subject firm was based on

the fact that the ‘‘contributed

importantly’’ test of the Group

Eligibility requirements of Section 222

of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended,

was not met. The ‘‘contributed

importantly’’ test is generally

demonstrated through a survey of the

workers’ firm’s customers. The

Department of Labor surveyed the major

declining customers of the subject firm

regarding their purchases of automobile

seat covers. None of the respondents

increased their import purchases of seat

covers while decreasing their purchases

form TechnoTrim, Incorporated. The

company reports that it does not import

seat covers from foreign sources.

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, D.C. this 31st day of

October 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–31058 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–32,880]

United Technologies Automotive,

Incorporated, Steering Wheels Division

(Currently Known as Breed

Technologies, Incorporated) Niles,

Michigan; Amended Certification

Regarding Eligibility To Apply for

Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the

Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273) the

Department of Labor issued a

Certification of Eligibility to Apply for

Worker Adjustment Assistance on

January 30, 1997, applicable to all

workers of United Technologies

Automotive, Incorporated, Steering

Wheels Division, Niles, Michigan. The

notice was published in the Federal

Register on February 13, 1997 (62 FR

6806).

At the request of the petitioners, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. The

workers are engaged in the production

of molded steering wheels and airbag

covers. The company reports that in

July, 1997 the Niles, Michigan location

of United Technologies became known

as Breed Technologies, Incorporated.

The Niles, Michigan workers have their

wages reported under a separate

unemployment insurance (UI) tax

account, ‘‘United Technologies,

Incorporated on Behalf of Breed

Technologies, Incorporated’’. The company also reports that worker

separations are expected to occur at the

Niles, Michigan facility when it closes

at the end of October, 1997.

Accordingly, the Department is

amending the certification to reflect this

matter.

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

United Technologies Automotive,

Incorporated, Steering Wheels Division

adversely affected by increased imports. The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–32,880 is hereby issued as

follows:

‘‘All workers of United Technologies,

Incorporated, Steering Wheels Division,

currently known as Breed Technologies,

Niles, Michigan who became totally or

partially separated from employment on or

after October 15, 1995, are eligible to apply

for adjustment assistance under Section 223

of the Trade Act of 1974.’’

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 12th day

of November, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–31060 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–33, 799]

West Virginia Shoe Company,

Marlinton, West Virginia; 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

West Virginia Shoe Company,

Marlinton, West Virginia. 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, 799; West Virginia Shoe

Company, Marlinton, West Virginia

(November 6, 1997)

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 6th day of

November, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–31046 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–01766]

Seminole Tribe of Florida, Hollywood,

Florida; Notice of Termination of

Investigation

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 of 1974, as amended

(19 USC 2273), an investigation was

initiated on May 27, 1997 in response to

a petition filed on behalf of workers at

Seminole Tribe of Florida located in

Hollywood, Florida.

The sole petitioner was not employed

by the subject firm cited, therefore, the

petition is not valid. Consequently,

further investigation in this case would

serve no purpose, and the investigation

has been terminated.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 7th day of

November 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–31056 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

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