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655.202(b)(4). Where the employer

provides meals, the job offer must state

the charge, if any, to the worker for

meals.

DOL has published at 20 CFR

655.102(b)(4) and 655.111(a) the

methodology for determining the

maximum amounts covered H–2A

agricultural employers may charge their

U.S. and foreign workers for meals. The

same methodology is applied at 20 CFR

655.202(b)(4) and 655.211(a) to covered

H–2 logging employers. These rules

provide for annual adjustments of the

previous year’s allowable charges based

upon Consumer Price Index (CPI) data.

Each year the maximum charges

allowed by 20 CFR 655.102(b)(4) and

655.202(b)(4) are changed by the same

percentage as the twelve-month percent

change in the CPI for all Urban

Consumers for Food (CPI–U for Food)

between December of the year just past

and December of the year prior to that.

Those regulations and 20 CFR

655.111(a) and 655.211(a) provide that

the appropriate Regional Administrator

(RA), Employment and Training

Administration, may permit an

employer to charge workers no more

than a higher maximum amount for

providing them with three meals a day,

if justified and sufficiently documented.

Each year, the higher maximum

amounts permitted by 20 CFR

655.111(a) and 655.211(a) are changed

by the same percentage as the twelvemonth percent change in the CPU–U for

Food between December of the year just

past and December of the year prior to

that. The regulations require the

Administrator, Office of Workforce

Security, to make the annual

adjustments and to cause a notice to be

published in the Federal Register each

calendar year, announcing annual

adjustments in allowable charges that

may be made by covered agricultural

and logging employers for providing

three meals daily to their U.S. and alien

workers. The 1999 rates were published

in a notice on February 10, 1999 at 64

FR 6689.

DOL has determined the percentage

change between December of 1998 and

December of 1999 for the CPI–U for

Food was 2.1 percent.

Accordingly, the maximum allowable

charges under 20 CFR 655.102(b)(4),

655.202(b)(4), 655.111, and 655.211

were adjusted using this percentage

change, and the new permissible

charges for 2000 are as follows: (1) For

20 CFR 655.102(b)(4) and 655.202(b)(4),

the charge, if any, shall be no more than

$8.00 per day, unless the RA has

approved a higher charge pursuant to 20

CFR 655.111 or 655.211(b); for 20 CFR

655.111 and 655.211, the RA may

permit an employer to charge workers

up to $9.90 per day for providing them

with three meals per day, if the

employer justifies the charge and

submits to the RA the documentation

required to support the higher charge.

C. Maximum Travel Subsistence

Expense

The regulations at 20 CFR

655.102(b)(5) establish that the

minimum daily subsistence expense

related to travel expenses, for which a

worker is entitled to reimbursement, is

the employer’s daily charge for three

meals or, if the employer makes no

charge, the amount permitted under 20

CFR 655.104(b)(4). The regulation is

silent about the maximum amount to

which a qualifying worker is entitled.

The Department, in Field

Memorandum 42–94, established that

the maximum is the meals component

of the standard CONUS (continental

United States) per diem rate established

by the General Services Administration

(GSA) and published at 41 CFR Ch. 301.

The CONUS meal component is now

$30.00 per day.

Workers who qualify for travel

reimbursement are entitled to

reimbursement up to the CONUS meal

rate for related subsistence when they

provide receipts. In determining the

appropriate amount of subsistence

reimbursement, the employer may use

the GSA system under which a traveler

qualifies for meal expense

reimbursement per quarter of a day.

Thus, a worker whose travel occurred

during two quarters of a day is entitled,

with receipts, to a maximum

reimbursement of $15.00. If a worker

has no receipts, the employer is not

obligated to reimburse above the

minimum stated at 20 CFR 655.102(b)(4)

as specified above.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of

January, 2000.

Grace A. Kilbane,

Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.

Timothy F. Sullivan

Chief, U.S. Employment Service/ALMIS.

[FR Doc. 00–2547 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–03188]

Philips Electronics North America

Corporation Philips Components

Division Departments 133, 134, 136,

400, 630, 420, 240, 261, 266 and 430

Saugerties, New York; Amended

Certification Regarding Eligibility To

Apply for NAFTA-Transitional

Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 250(A),

Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II, of the

Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), the

Department of Labor issued a

Certification for NAFTA Transitional

Adjustment Assistance on June 25,

1999, applicable to workers of Philips

Electronics North America Corporation,

Philips Components Division,

Departments 133, 134, 136, 400, 630,

420, 240, 261 and 266, Saugerties, New

York. The notice was published in the

Federal Register on July 20, 1999 (64 FR

38922).

At the request of the State agency, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. New

information shows that worker

separations occurred at Philips

Components Division, Department 430

of Philips Electronics North America

Corporation, Saugerties, New York. The

workers are engaged in the production

of soft ferrites (‘‘back end’’—i.e.

grinding, toroids and inspect and pack,

and related support departments).

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

Philips Electronics North America

Corporation, Philips Components

Division who were adversely affected by

the shift in production to Mexico.

Accordingly, the Department is

amending the certification to cover the

workers of Philips Electronics North

America Corporation, Philips

Components Division, Department 430,

Saugerties, New York.

The amended notice applicable to

NAFTA–03188 is hereby issued as

follows:

All workers of Philips Electronics North

America Corporation, Philips Components

Division, Departments 133, 134, 136, 400,

630, 420, 240, 261, 266 and 430, Saugerties,

New York who became totally or partially

separated from employment on or after May

19, 1998 through June 25, 2001 are eligible

to apply for NAFTA–TAA under Section 250

of the Trade Act of 1974.

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Signed at Washington, DC this 28th day of

January, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–2498 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Investigations Regarding Certifications

of Eligibility To Apply for NAFTA

Transitional Adjustment Assistance

Petitions for transitional adjustment

assistance under the North American

Free Trade Agreement-Transitional

Adjustment Assistance Implementation

Act (Public Law 103–182), hereinafter

called (NAFTA–TAA), have been filed

with State Governors under Section

250(b)(1) of Subchapter D, Chapter 2,

Title II, of the Trade Act of 1974, as

amended, are identified in the

Appendix to this Notice. Upon notice

from a Governor that a NAFTA–TAA

petition has been received, the Director

of the Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance (OTAA), Employment and

Training Administration (ETA),

Department of Labor (DOL), announces

the filing of the petition and takes action

pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (e) of

section 250 of the Trade Act.

The purpose of the Governor’s actions

and the Labor Department’s

investigations are to determine whether

the workers separated from employment

on or after December 8, 1993 (date of

enactment of Public Law 103–182) are

eligible to apply for NAFTA–TAA under

Subchapter D of the Trade Act because

of increased imports from or the shift in

production to Mexico or Canada.

The petitioners or any other persons

showing a substantial interest in the

subject matter of the investigations may

request a public hearing with the

Director of OTAA at the U.S.

Department of Labor (DOL) in

Washington, DC provided such request

if filed in writing with the Director of

OTAA not later than February 14, 2000.

Also, interested persons are invited to

submit written comments regarding the

subject matter of the petitions to the

Director of OTAA at the address shown

below not later than February 14, 2000.

Petitions filed with the Governors are

available for inspection at the Office of

the Director, OTAA, ETA, DOL, Room

C–4318, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of

January, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager,Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

Appendix

Subject firm Location

Date received

at governor’s

office

Petition No. Articles produced

Tultex Corporation (Co.) ................ Roxboro, NC ................................. 12/15/1999 NAFTA–3,623 ... sweatshirts.

Tultex Corporation (Co.) ................ Longhurst, NC ............................... 12/15/1999 NAFTA–3,623 ... sweatshirts.

Ritvik Holdings (Wkrs) ................... Lakeville, MA ................................. 12/16/1999 NAFTA–3,624 ... plastic toy blocks.

Master Foam (Co.) ........................ North Hollywood, CA .................... 12/14/1999 NAFTA–3,625 ... foam for packaging.

Russell Manufacturing—Movie

Star (Co.).

Lebanon, VA ................................. 12/15/1999 NAFTA–3,626 ... ladies clothing.

Tultex Corporation (UNITE) .......... South Boston, VA ......................... 12/15/1999 NAFTA–3,627 ... fleece activewear.

Russell Corporation (Co.) .............. Columbia, AL ................................ 12/15/1999 NAFTA–3,628 ... sweatshirts and t-shirts.

Russell Corporation (Co.) .............. Crestview, FL ................................ 12/16/1999 NAFTA–3,629 ... sweatshirts and t-shirts.

Allied Signal (Co.) ......................... Ocala, FL ...................................... 12/13/1999 NAFTA–3,630 ... heat transfer and fan aerospace

hardware.

Rebound Manufacturing (Co.) ....... New London, NC .......................... 12/13/1999 NAFTA–3,631 ... t-shirts.

Belmont Garment Dyers (Wkrs) .... Reading, PA .................................. 12/17/1999 NAFTA–3,632 ... dyer of garments.

Tultex Corporation (UNITE) .......... Roanoke, VA ................................. 12/16/1999 NAFTA–3,633 ... fleece activewear.

General Electric Capital (Wkrs) ..... Brookfield, WI ................................ 12/10/1999 NAFTA–3,634 ... service collectors.

Whistler Corporation of Massachusetts (Co.).Novi, MI ......................................... 10/01/1999 NAFTA–3,635 ... circuit boards.

Cooper Standard Automotive

(Wkrs).

Gaylord, MI ................................... 12/21/1999 NAFTA–3,636 ... seals for car windows.

Laurel Mold, Inc. (Wrks) ................ Jeannette, PA ............................... 12/21/1999 NAFTA–3,637 ... Glass Molds.

Fox Point Sportswear ( ) .............. Merrill, WI ...................................... 12/23/1999 NAFTA–3,638 ... Apparel.

Dana Corporation (USWA) ............ Reading, PA .................................. 12/23/1999 NAFTA–3,639 ... light duty pickup truck frames.

Boeing Co. (The) ( ) ..................... Melbourne, AR .............................. 12/27/1999 NAFTA–3,640 ... Boeing Aircraft Assemblies.

Thomas Bradford Shirt (UNITE) .... Huntington, TN .............................. 12/27/1999 NAFTA–3,641 ... woven shirts.

Dezurik—General Signal (Wkr) ..... McMinnville, TN ............................ 12/27/1999 NAFTA–3,642 ... eccentric gate and butterfly

valves.

Republic Builders Products (Wkrs) McKenzie, TN ............................... 12/27/1999 NAFTA–3,643 ... frames for commercial doors.

Penguin Putnam (Wkrs) ................ Newbern, TN ................................. 12/28/1999 NAFTA–3,644 ... book distribution center.

Yates Industries—Circuit Foil

(IUE).

Bordentown, NJ ............................ 12/21/1999 NAFTA–3,645 ... electro deposited copper foil.

Seagull Lighting (Wkrs) ................. Philadelphia, PA ............................ 12/29/1999 NAFTA–3,646 ... lighting fixtures.

Jet Sew Technologies (Wkrs) ....... Barneveld, NY ............................... 12/28/1999 NAFTA–3,647 ... industrial sewing machines.

Wardson (Co.) ............................... Adamsville, TN .............................. 01/03/2000 NAFTA–3,648 ... sewing thread.

Fogel Neckwear (Wkrs) ................. New York, NY ............................... 12/28/1999 NAFTA–3,649 ... men’s and boys’ neckwear.

Ball Foster Glass Container

(GMPPA).

Marion, IN ..................................... 01/03/2000 NAFTA–3,650 ... glass containers for beverages.

IPM Service (Co.) .......................... Dallas, TX ..................................... 01/07/2000 NAFTA–3,651 ... testers.

ABB Automotive (Wkrs) ................ Williamsport, PA ............................ 01/07/2000 NAFTA–3,652 ... cable, harnesses and assemblies.

Goss Graphics Systems (Wkrs) .... Wyomissing, PA ............................ 01/05/2000 NAFTA–3,653 ... printing presses.

Porta Systems—North Hills Electronics (Co.).Glen Cove, NY .............................. 01/05/2000 NAFTA–3,654 ... transformers.

Broan Nutone (Co.) ....................... Coppell, TX ................................... 01/05/2000 NAFTA–3,655 ... rangehood.

Bailey Creation (Wkrs) .................. York, AL ........................................ 12/21/1999 NAFTA–3,656 ... baby clothes, children clothes.

Third Generation (Co.) .................. Latta, SC ....................................... 01/04/2000 NAFTA–3,657 ... ladies apparel.