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TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of petition Product(s)

37,219 ............... Boeing Co. (The) (UAW) ............... Melbourne, AR .............................. 12/20/1999 Aircrafts.

37,220 ............... Owenby Co. (The) (Comp) ........... Tellico Plains, TN .......................... 12/21/1999 T-Shirts and Polo Shirts.

37,221 ............... Weigh-Tronix, Inc (Comp) ............. Fairmont, MN ................................ 12/22/1999 Postal Scale Systems.

37,222 ............... Wagener Mfg Co (Wrks) ............... Wagener, SC ................................ 12/09/1999 Robes, Wraps, Beachwear.

37,223 ............... Linden Apparel (Comp) ................. Allentown, PA ................................ 12/22/1999 Men’s, Ladies’ & Children’s Knitwear.

[FR Doc. 00–2500 Filed 2–3–00 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–36,592]

Guidant Intermedics, Cardiac

Pacemakers, Inc. (CPI), Angleton,

Texas; Amended Notice of

Determinations 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

Determinations Regarding Eligibility to

Apply for Worker Adjustment

Assistance on August 4, 1999,

applicable to workers of Guidant

Intermedics, Angeleton, Texas. The

notice was published in the Federal

Register on September 29, 1999 (64 FR

52540).

At the request of the State agency, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. The

workers were engaged in the production

of pacemakers and defibrillators,

associated leads for the pacemakers and

defibrillators and a personnel computer

specifically designed for the

programming of the pacemakers and

defibrillators. Findings show that

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. (CPI) is a

wholly owned subsidiary of Guidant

Intermedics. Findings also show that

some workers separated from

employment at the subject firm had

their wages reported under a separate

unemployment insurance (UI) tax

account for Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.,

Angleton, Texas.

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

Guidant Intermedics who were

adversely affected by increased imports.

Accordingly, the Department is

amending the Notice of Determinations

to reflect this matter.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–36,592 is hereby issued as

follows:

‘‘All workers of Guidant Intermedics,

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., (CPI), Angleton,

Texas engaged in employment related to the

production of pacemakers and defibrillators

who became totally or partially separated

from employment on or after July 13, 1998

through August 4, 2001 are eligible to apply

for adjustment assistance under Section 223

of the Trade Act of 1974.’’

‘‘I further determine that all workers at

Guidant Intermedics, Cardiac Pacemakers,

Inc., (CPI), Angleton, Texas engaged in

activities related to the production of leads,

hybrid circuits and PC’s for the programming

of pacemakers are denied eligibility to apply

for adjustment assistance under Section 223

of the Trade Act of 1974.’’

Signed at Washington, DC this 19th day of

January, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–2503 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

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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 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 petitions 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

Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance, at the address show below,

not later than February 14, 2000.

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments regarding the

subject matter of the investigations to

the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance, at the address shown below,

not later than February 14, 2000.

The petition filed in this case are

available for inspection at the Office of

the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance, Employment and Training

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC this 18th day of

January, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

APPENDIX

[Petitions Instituted on 01/18/2000]

TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of petition Product(s)

37,244 .......... Motorola, Inc. (Wkrs) ................................... Arlington, IL ................. 12/10/1999 Printed Circuit Boards.

37,245 .......... Pioneer Wear (Wkrs) ................................... Albuquerque, NM ........ 12/30/1999 Westernwear.

37,246 .......... Epperheimer, Inc. (Wkrs) ............................ Kenai, AK .................... 12/14/1999 Painters.

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[Petitions Instituted on 01/18/2000]

TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of petition Product(s)

37,247 .......... ON Semiconductor (Co.) ............................. Phoenix, AZ ................ 01/06/2000 Semiconductors.

37,248 .......... First Fleet (Wkrs) ......................................... Harlingen, TX .............. 01/01/2000 Provide Equipment for Distribution.

37,249 .......... Snap-On-Tool (Wkrs) .................................. Ottawa, IL .................... 01/05/2000 Distribution Center.

37,250 .......... BP Amoco Refinery (Wkrs) ......................... Texas City, TX ............ 12/29/1999 Gasoline.

37,251 .......... Beloit Mill Production (Wkrs) ....................... Hattiesburg, MS .......... 12/02/1999 Paper Making Machinery.

37,252 .......... Hampton Industries (Wkrs) ......................... Martinsville VA ............ 12/28/1999 Sleepwear and Bathrobes.

37,253 .......... Tab Products (Wkrs) ................................... Turlock, CA ................. 12/16/1999 Business File Folders.

37,254 .......... Sony Electronics (Co.) ................................ Frankville, PA .............. 01/06/2000 Audio Speakers.

37,255 .......... Otis Elevator (IUE) ...................................... Bloomington, IN ........... 01/07/2000 Elevator Fixtures, Finals Sheetmetal.

37,256 .......... ABB Automation (Wkrs) .............................. Williamsport, PA .......... 01/07/2000 Cable Harnesses and Assembles.

37,257 .......... Great American Knitting (Co.) ..................... Pottstown, PA ............. 01/07/2000 Men’s Gold Toe Socks.

37,258 .......... IPM Service (Co.) ........................................ Dallas, TX ................... 12/20/1999 Testers for Alternator & Starters.

37,259 .......... ASC Automotive Specialist (Wkrs) .............. Raucho Dominque, CA 01/05/2000 Convertible Automobiles.

37,260 .......... L.P.F. Apparel Corp (Wkrs) ......................... New York, NY ............. 01/06/2000 Ladies’ Better Suits.

37,261 .......... Ithaca Industries (Co.) ................................. Glennville, GA ............. 01/06/2000 Men’s T-Shirts and Underwear.

[FR Doc. 00–2496 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–36,841]

Sony Magnetic Products Inc. of

America, Dothan, Alabama; Notice of

Revised Determination on Reopening

By letter postmarked January 5, 2000,

a company official requested

administrative reconsideration of the

Department’s notice of negative

determination regarding eligibility to

apply for worker adjustment assistance

applicable to workers of the subject

firm.

On December 21, 1999, workers of

Sony Magnetic Products Inc. of America

producing VHS videocassettes were

denied TAA eligibility based on the

finding that criterion (3) of Section 222

of the worker group eligibility

requirements of the Trade Act of 1974

was not met. The notice was published

in the Federal Register on January 14,

2000 (65 FR 2432). A survey was

conducted by the Department of the

subject firms’ major declining

customers. None of the respondents

increased import purchases while

reducing business with Sony. Although

Sony Magnetic Products Inc. of America

was shifting production of VHS

videocassettes from Dothan, Alabama to

a foreign country, imports had not yet

been returned to the U.S.

The Department has obtained new

information from the company

documenting that the company has

received VHS videocassette imports and

the reliance on imports will continue as

production decreases at the Dothan,

Alabama plant.

Conclusion

After careful consideration of the new

facts obtained on reopening, it is

concluded that increased imports of

articles like or directly competitive with

VHS videocassettes 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 Sony Magnetic Products

Inc. of America, Dothan, Alabama, engaged

in employment related to the production of

VHS videocassettes, separated from

employment on or after September 2, 1998

through two years from the issuance of this

determination, are eligible to apply for

worker adjustment assistance under Section

223 of the Trade Act of 1974.’’

Signed at Washington, DC this 24th day of

January, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–2505 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–36,995]

Whistler Corporation of

Massachusetts, Whistler Auto-Mation

Products, Novi Electronics Facility,

Novi, MI; Notice of Termination of

Investigation

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade

Act of 1974, an investigation was

initiated on October 25, 1999, in

response to a worker petition which was

filed by the company on behalf of its

workers at Whistler Corporation of

Massachusetts, Whistler Auto-Mation

Products, Novi, Michigan, located in

Novi, Michigan.

The petitioner has requested that the

petition be withdrawn. Consequently

further investigation in this case would

serve no purpose, and the investigation

has been terminated.

Signed in Washington, DC this 7th day of

January, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–2502 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

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