Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 237 / Wednesday, December 10, 1997 / Notices 65099

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 25th day

of November, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–32294 Filed 12–9–97; 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 the Trade

Adjustment Assistance, at the address

show below, not later than December

22, 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 December

22, 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 24th day

of November, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

APPENDIX

[Petitions instituted on 11/24/97]

TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of

petition Products(s)

34,017 ..... Marathon Electric (Wkrs) ............................... York, PA ...................... 11/01/97 Generators.

34,018 ..... Aluminum Conductor Prod. (USWA) ............. Vancouver, WA ........... 11/10/97 Aluminum Conductor Cable.

34,019 ..... Signal Apparel Co., Inc (Co.) ......................... New Tazewell, TN ....... 11/14/97 Ladies’ & Men’s T-Shirts, Pants.

34,020 ..... San Antonio Garment (Co.) ........................... San Antonio, TX .......... 11/07/97 Finishers of Levi Docker for Men.

34,021 ..... Bosch Braking Systems (UAW) ..................... Johnson City, TN ........ 11/07/97 Truck & Automobile Brake Drums & Rotors.

34,022 ..... National Seating Co (Wkrs) ........................... Horse Cave, KY .......... 11/07/97 Cushion-Aire Truck Seats.

34,023 ..... Spencer’s Inc. (Wkrs) .................................... Hillsville, VA ................ 11/07/97 Infants and Children’s Wear.

34,024 ..... Columbia Footwear Corp (UFCW) ................ Hazleton, PA ............... 11/05/97 Casual Shoes & Boots.

34,025 ..... Carter Footwear, Inc. (UFCW) ....................... Wilkes-Barre, PA ......... 11/05/97 Canvas & Rubber Casual Footwear.

34,026 ..... Lukens Steel, Inc (USWA) ............................. Washington, PA .......... 11/06/97 Stainless Steel Products.

34,027 ..... Stanley Bostitch (Wkrs) ................................. N. Kingstown, RI ......... 11/10/97 Galvanized Nails.

34,028 ..... Gentex LLC (Wkrs) ........................................ Rocky Mount, NC ........ 11/11/97 Printing of Fabrics for Apparel.

34,029 ..... Louisiana Pacific (Co.) ................................... Hayder Lake, ID .......... 11/11/97 Various Lumber Products.

34,030 ..... Cone Mills (UNITE) ........................................ Haw River, NC ............ 10/23/97 Chamois Shirting, Flannel Shirting.

34,031 ..... MKE Quantum Components (Co.) ................. Shrewsbury, MA .......... 11/14/97 Components for Disc Drives.

[FR Doc. 97–32300 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–33,767 and 767F]

Fruit of the Loom; Martin Mills, Inc. D/

B/A St. Martinville Mills Including

former Employees of Jeanerette Mills

St. Martinville, Louisiana and

Jeanerette Mills Division of Martin

Mills, Inc. Jeanerette, Louisiana;

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 Notice of

Certification Regarding Eligibility to

Apply for Worker Adjustment

Assistance on August 29, 1997,

applicable to workers of Fruit of the

Loom, Martin Mills, Inc., located in St.

Martinville, Louisiana. The notice was

published in the Federal Register on

September 30, 1997 (62 FR 51152). The

certification was amended on

September 14, 1997, to specify that

Martin Mills, Inc., is doing business in

St. Martinville, Louisiana as St.

Martinville Mills, and to include those

workers of the subject firm whose wages

were reported under the separate

Unemployment Insurance tax account

for Jeanerette Mills. The notice of

amended certification was published in

the Federal Register on September 30,

1997 (62 FR 51155).

At the request of the company, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. The

company reports that worker

separations will occur at the Jeanerette

Mills, Division of Martin Mills in

Jeanerette, Louisiana. The workers are

engaged in employment related to the

production of T-shirts, briefs, and Ashirts.

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

Fruit of the Loom adversely affected by

increased imports of underwear.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–33,767 is hereby issued as

follows:

‘‘All workers of Fruit of the Loom, Martin

Mills, Inc., doing business at St. Martinville

Mills, including former employees of

Jeanerette Mills, St. Martinville, Louisiana

(TA–W–33,767) and Jeanerette Mills,

Division of Martin Mills, Inc., Jeanerette,

Louisiana (TA–W–33,767F), who became

totally or partially separated from

employment on or after August 14, 1996, are

eligible to apply for adjustment assistance

under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.’’
65100 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 237 / Wednesday, December 10, 1997 / Notices

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 1st day of

December 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–32298 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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 November, 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–33,797; SMS Textile Mills,

Allentown, PA

TA–W–33,893; Simpson Industries,

Jackson, MI

TA–W–33,815; Amity Dyeing &

Finishing, Augusta, GA

TA–W–33,982; Gary Peterson Logging,

Inc., Cascade, ID

TA–W–33,923; Timberline Lumber, Inc.,

Kalispell, MT

In the following cases, the

investigation revealed that the criteria

for eligibility have not been met for the

reasons specified.

TA–W–33,933; University Technical

Service, Inc., San Diego, CA

TA–W–33,879; Cygne Design, Inc., New

York, NY

The workers firm does not produce an

article as required for certification under

Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.

TA–W–33,890; Wolverine World Wide

Hy-Test, Inc., Kirksville, MO

TA–W–33,909; Redco Foods, Inc., Little

Falls, NY

TA–W–33,840; Energizer Power Systems,

Gainesville, FL

The investigation revealed that

criteria (2) has not been met. Sales or

production did not decline during the

relevant period as required for

certification.

TA–W–33,675; J.G. Furniture Group,

Inc., Quakertown, PA

The predominant cause of worker

separations at the subject firm was

caused by a transfer of production to

other another existing domestic

company facility.

TA–W–33,826; Chevron Fox Oil Team

TA–W–34,006; Packwood Lumber Co, A

Subsidiary of Pacific Lumber and

Shipping, Packwood, WA

TA–W–33,833; University Technical

Service, Inc., San Diego, CA

TA–W–33,863; Batesville Casket Co.,

Campbellsville, KY

TA–W–33,573; The Bethlehem Corp.,

Easton, PA

TA–W–33,917; International Paper Co.,

Erie Mill, Erie, PA

Increased imports did not contribute

importantly to worker separations at the

firm.

TA–W–33,739; Tsumura International,

A Subsidiary of Tsumura & Co.,

North Bergen, NJ

The subject company made a decision

to sell a part of the business and to

consolidate the functions of two leased

facilities in New Jersey into an owned

facility in Minnesota.

TA–W–33,952; Amesbury Group, Inc.,

Amesbury, MA

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 sale or production.

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–33,872; Franklin Furniture Corp.,

Greeneville, TN: September 22,

1996.

TA–W–33,899; Gandalf Systems Corp.,

Delran, NJ: September 26, 1996.

TA–W–33,657; O & H Manufacturing

Co., Inc., Allentown, PA: June 30,

1996.

TA–W–33,956; Veratec, A Division of

International Paper Co., Lewisburg,

PA; October 10, 1996.

TA–W–33,960 & A; Wilhold, Sunbury,

PA and Distribution Center, Milton,

PA: October 20, 1996.

TA–W–33,915; DO Investment Corp., d/

b/a Accudate Data Entry

Operations, San Diego, CA:

September 30, 1996.

TA–W–33,938 & TA–W–33,939; Lees

Manufacturing Co., Cannon Falls,

MN and KD Industries, Lees

Manufacturing, Blountsville, AL:

October 9, 1996.

TA–W–33,581; Pro Line Cap Co., Bowie,

TX: May 9, 1996

TA–W–33,783; General Electric Co.,

Motors Div., General Electric Co

Transformer Div., Fort Wayne, IN:

July 19, 1997.

TA–W–33,898; Weyerhaeuser Wood

Products, Plywood Division,

Philadelphia, MS: October 3, 1996.

TA–W–33,868; About Sportswear, New

York, NY: September 18, 1996.

TA–W–33,827; Standard Fittings (Jobs

for St. Landry Parish, Inc),

Opelousas, LA: September 11, 1996.

TA–W–33,931; The Stroh Brewery Co.,

St. Paul, MN: October 8, 1996.

TA–W–33,968; Pendleton Woolen Mills,

Milwaukee, OR: October 23, 1996.

TA–W–33,966; Cason Manufacturing

Co., Stephenville, TX: October 24,

1996.

TA–W–33,948; W.S.W. Company of

Sharon, Inc., Bradford, TN: October

17, 1996.

TA–W–33,838; Elaine Benedict, Inc.,

Miami, FL: August 31, 1996.

TA–W–34,010; Parker Hannifin Co.,

Berea, KY: October 20, 1996.

TA–W–33,892; Port Clyde Canning Co.,

Rockland, ME: September 16, 1996.

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 November,

1997.