Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 24 / Friday, February 4, 2000 / Notices 5695

APPENDIX—Continued

[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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