Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 55 / Friday, March 21, 1997 / Notices 13709

Counts of claims-taking and benefit

payment activities are used in budget

preparation and control, program

planning and evaluation, personnel

assignment, actuarial and program

research, and for accounting to Congress

and the public. This collection is

authorized under the Social Security

Act, Title III, Section 303(a)(6).

Agency: Mine Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Notification of Commencement

of Operations and Closing of Mines.

OMB Number: 1219–0092

(reinstatement without change).

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 1,725.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3

minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 269.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $1,438.

Description: This regulatory provision

requires operators of metal and

nonmetal mines to notify the Mine

Safety and Health Administration of

openings and closings of mines.

Agency: Mine Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Main Fan Inspection Schedule.

OMB Number: 1219–0012

(reinstatement without change).

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 32.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1.5

hours.

Total Burden Hours: 17.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: Operators of

underground metal and nonmetal mines

are required to maintain main fans

according to either the manufacturers’

recommendations or a written periodic

schedule adopted by the mine operator.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration.

Title: Inorganic Arsenic (revision).

OMB Number: 1218–0104.

Frequency: On occasion/varies.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; State, Local

or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 42.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 8.5

minutes (varies).

Total Burden Hours: 8,098.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $1,096,810.

Description: The purpose of this

standard and its information collection

requirements is to provide protection for

employees from the health affects

associated with occupational exposure

to the carcinogen, inorganic arsenic.

Employers must monitor employee

exposure, reduce employee exposures to

without permissible exposure limits and

provide medical examinations, training

and other information.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration.

Title: Coke Oven Emissions (revision).

OMB Number: 1218–-0128.

Frequency: On occasion/varies.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; State, Local

or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 22.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 55.5

minutes (varies).

Total Burden Hours: 93,434.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $1,402,172.

Description: The purpose of this

standard and its information collection

requirements is to provide protection for

employees from adverse health affects

associated with occupational exposure

to Coke Oven Emissions. Employers

must monitor exposure, keep employee

exposures within the permissible

exposure limits and provide employees

with medical examinations and training.

Theresa M. O’Malley,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–7205 Filed 3–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

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 February and

March, 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–33,216; Gruen Marketing Corp.,

Exeter, PA

TA–W–33,206; Juki Union Special, Inc.,

Wayne, NJ

TA–W–33,067; Lilly Industries,

Jamestown, NY

TA–W–32,036; S.D. Warren, Westbrook,

ME

TA–W–32,952; Permacel, SP Dept.,

Lakewood, NJ

TA–W–33,117; Union of Needletrades,

Industrial and Textile Employees,

Wilkes Barre, PA

TA–W–32,989; Harbor Bell, Inc., Bay

Center, WA

TA–W–33,192; Lamson & Sessions Co.,

Aurora, OH

TA–W–33,075; Didde Corp., Didde Web

Press Corp, Emporia, KS

In the following cases, the

investigation revealed that the criteria

for eligibility have not been met for the

reasons specified.

TA–W–33,156; Dixie, Inc., Fayetteville,

NC

The workers firm does not produce an

article as required for certification under

Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.

TA–W–33,054; Kerr-McGee Corp.,

Headquartered in Oklahoma City,

OK & Operating in Various

Locations Throughout the States of

A; OK, B; TX, C; LA, D; WY, E; ND

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–33,248; Haffer Logging Co., Inc.,

LaGrande, OR CA

Employment declines are related to

federal policies that have restricted

logging operations in federal forest.
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Also, the subject firm did not import

during the relevant period.

TA–W–33,079; The Topps Co., Inc.,

Duryea & Scranton, PA

The investigation revealed that

criteria (1) and criteria (2) have not been

met. A significant number or proportion

of the workers did not become totally or

partially separated as required for

certification. Sales or production did

not decline during the relevant period

as required for certification.

TA–W–32,970; B.F. Goodrich, Engine

Electrical Systems Div., Norwich,

NY

In early 1996 the parent company of

B.F. Goodrich, Engine Electrical

Systems Div., Norwich, NY made a

business decision to transfer a portion of

its production of components for jet

engines from its Norwich, NY facility to

another domestic facility.

TA–W–33,033; Energy Development

Corp., Houston, TX

Sales and production increased; and

separations were the result of change of

ownership of the firm.

TA–W–33,167; Ashworth Bros., Inc.,

Salinas, CA

Corporate sales have increased while

subject plant’s sales have decreased.

Company is in the process of

transferring production from Salinas

facility to another domestic facility.

TA–W–33,201; Cedarapids, Inc.,

Pocatello, ID

Cedarapids, Inc increased production

overall in 1996 compared with 1995.

Sales were adversely affected by a work

stoppage in mid 1996.

TA–W–33,126; Norton Co—Grinding

Wheel Div, Worcester, MA

The subject plant has not experienced

production declines and layoffs of

production workers has not occurred.

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–32,943; Procter & Gamble

Manufacturing Co., Hatboro, PA:

November 8, 1995.

TA–W–33,104; ISA Breeders, Inc.,

Vedette Div., Gainesville, GA:

January 7, 1996.

TA–W–33,096; Ametek/March Electric,

Cambridge, OH: January 8, 1996.

TA–W–32,977; Auburn Shoe Co.,

Auburn, ME: November 12, 1995.

TA–W–33,244; Dodger Industries, Inc.,

Eldora, IA: February 14, 1996.

TA–W–33,034; Bristol Lingerie, Inc.,

Bristol, VA: November 12, 1995.

TA–W–33,025; Imco Recycling of

California, Inc., Corona, CA:

November 22, 1995.

TA–W–33,060; Atlantic Steel Industries,

Inc., Catersville, GA: December 12,

1995.

TA–W–33,135; Townwear Garment Co.,

Hiawassee, GA: January 20, 1996.

A–W–33,168; R & S Dress

Manufacturing Co., Shippensburg,

PA: January 23, 1996.

TA–W–32,985; J.H. Collectibles,

Milwaukee, WI: November 21, 1995.

TA–W–33,149; Rami Fashions,

Allentown, PA: January 17, 1996.

TA–W–33,182; Oxford of Vidalia,

Oxford Shirt Group, Div of Oxford

Industries, Inc., Vidalia, GA:

January 28, 1996.

TA–W–32,975 & A; Big Smith Brands,

Inc., Monett, MO and Garnett, KS:

November 11, 1995.

TA–W–32,993; Grant Prideco, Inc.,

Bastrop, TX: November 12, 1995.

TA–W–32,964; H.L. Miller & Son,

Hazelton, PA: November 7, 1995.

TA–W–32,958; Jefferson City Zinc, A Div

of Savage Zinc, Inc.

TA–W–33,077; Cranston Apparel Fabric,

Div of Cranston Print Works Co.,

New York, NY: December 16, 1996.

TA–W–33,100; McCullock Corp.,

Tucson, AZ: January 3, 1996.

All workers engaged in employment

related to the production of chain saws,

string trimmers, blowers and other law

and garden equipment expluding

corporate office and distribution

employees separated from employment

on or after January 3, 1996.

TA–W–33,021; Crown Industries Corp.,

Selma, AL: November 20, 1995.

TA–W–33,178; Sahara Sportswear

(AKA) Saddlemans, Inc., Golf Bag

Dept., El Paso, TX: January 28,

1996.

TA–W–33,171; Axelrod & Axelrod Sales

and Design, Inc., DBA Funstuff NY,

New York, NY: January 24, 1996.

TA–W–33,147 & A; Mannis & Singer

(DBA) Crystal Mills, Charlotte, NC

and Monroe, NC: January 13, 1996.

TA–W–33,140; Bristol Jeans, Inc.,

Bristol, TN: January 17, 1996.

TA–W–33,128; The Stanley Works,

Shelbyville Plant of Handtools Div.,

Shelbyville, TN: January 9, 1996.

TA–W–33,116; Koppers Industries, Inc.,

Houston, TX: January 9, 1996.

TA–W–33,055; 4 In One Screwdrivers,

Inc., Jamestown, NY: December 9,

1995.

TA–W–33,070; Go/Dan Industries, Peru,

IL: December 19, 1995.

TA–W–32,945; A.O. Smith Corp

Electrical Products Co., Tipp City,

OH: November 6, 1995.

TA–W–33,153; Haggar Clothing Co.,

AKA Brownsville Manufacturing

Co., AKA McKinney Plant

Manufacturing Co., Brownsville,

TX: January 13, 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 February

and March, 1997.

In order for an affirmative

determination to be made and a

certification of eligibility to apply for

NAFTA–TAA the following group

eligibility requirements of Section 250

of the Trade Act must be met:

(1) that a significant number or

proportion of the workers in the

workers’ firm, or an appropriate

subdivision thereof, (including workers

in any agricultural firm or appropriate

subdivision thereof) have become totally

or partially separated from employment

and either—

(2) that sales or production, or both,

of such firm or subdivision have

decreased absolutely,

(3) that imports from Mexico or

Canada of articles like or directly

competitive with articles produced by

such firm or subdivision have increased,

and that the increases in imports

contributed importantly to such

workers’ separations or threat of

separation and to the decline in sales or

production of such firm or subdivision;

or

(4) that there has been a shift in

production by such workers’ firm or

subdivision to Mexico or Canada of

articles like or directly competitive with

articles which are produced by the firm

or subdivision.

Negative Determinations NAFTA–TAA

In each of the following cases the

investigation revealed that criteria (3)

and (4) were not met. Imports from

Canada or Mexico did not contribute

importantly to workers’ separations.

There was no shift in production from

the subject firm to Canada or Mexico

during the relevant period.

NAFTA–TAA–01434; Zenith Electronics

Corp of Texas, McAllen, TX

NAFTA–TAA–001404 & A; The Toppe

Co., Inc., Duryea & Scranton, PA

NAFTA–TAA–01438; Sunbeam Outdoor

Products, Portland, TN

NAFTA–TAA–01446; Rami Fashions,

Allentown, PA

NAFTA–TAA–01427; SVO Specialty

Products, Inc., Culbertson, MT
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NAFTA–TAA–01357; Harbor Bell, Inc.,

Bay Center, WA

NAFTA–TAA–01384; 4 In One

Screwdrivers, Inc., Jamestown, NY

NAFTA–TAA–01396; Now Products,

Inc., Chicago, IL

NAFTA–TAA–01393; Didde Corp.,

Didde Web Press Corp., Emporia,

KS

NAFTA–TAA–01432; Pak-Mor, Inc.,

Duffield, VA

NAFTA–TAA–01494; Springfield Forest

Products, Springfield, OR

NAFTA–TAA–01499; Hafer Logging Co.,

Inc., LaGrande, OR

In the following cases, the

investigation revealed that the criteria

for eligibility have not been met for the

reasons specified.

NAFTA–TAA–01454; Dixie Kids, Inc.,

Fayetteville, NC

NAFTA–TAA–01488; Gruen Marketing

Corp., Exeter, PA

The investigation revealed that the

workers of the subject firm did not

produce an article within the meaning

of Section 250(a) of the Trade Act, as

amended.

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA–

TAA

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

NAFTA–TAA–01440 & A; Mannis &

Singer (DBA) Crystall Mills,

Charlotte, NC and Mannis & Singer

(DBA) Monroe Apparel, Monroe,

NC: January 13, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01431; Terex Corp., Unit

Rig Div., Tulsa, OK: January 13,

1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01461; Imperial

Wallcoverings, Inc., Plattsburgh,

NY: January 21, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01443; Allied Signal, Inc.,

Truck Brake Systems Co., Charlotte,

NC: January 21, 1995.

NAFTA–TAA–01506; Kaufman

Footwear Corp., Batavia, NY:

February 10, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01409; Cosco, Inc.,

Bremen, GA: January 2, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01435; Mead Corp.,

School and Office Products Div.,

Saint Joseph, MO: January 12, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01366; Sau Mee Sewing

Co., San Francisco, CA: October 1,

1995.

NAFTA–TAA–01475; Sahara

Sportswear (AKA Saddleman’s,

Inc), Golf Bag Department, El Paso,

TX: January 22, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01420; Kincaid

Enterprises, Inc., Nitro, WV:

December 30, 1995.

All workers engaged in employment

related to the production of chloroneb

who became totally or partially

separated from employment on or after

December 30, 1995 are eligible.

All workers engaged in employment

related to the production anisole,

methoxychlor and 2-chlorodimethoxybenxene are denied.

NAFTA–TAA–01428; The Stanley

Works, Shelbyville Plant of Hand

Tools Div., Shelbyville, TN: January

7, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01470; Milltown

Manufacturing Co., Red Boiling

Springs, TN: January 18, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01467; Printpack, Inc.,

San Leandro, CA: January 15, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01413; McCulloch Corp.,

Tucson, AR: January 3, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01465; Oxford of Vadalia,

Oxford Shirt Group, Div. of Oxford

Industries, Inc., Vadalia, GA:

January 29, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01471; Haggar Clothing

Co., (AKA Brownsville

Manufacturing Co) (AKA McKinney

Pant Manufacturing Co),

Brownsville, TX: January 13, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–014917; Diesel Recon Co.,

Charleston, SC: February 3, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01419; ISA Breeders, Inc.,

Vedette Div., Gainesville, GA:

January 7, 1996.

I hereby certify that the

aforementioned determinations were

issued during the month of February

and March, 1997. Copies of these

determinations are available for

inspection in Room C–4318, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210

during normal business hours or will be

mailed to persons who write to the

above address.

Dated: March 10, 1997.

Russell T. Kile,

Program Manager, Policy & Reemployment

Services, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–7197 Filed 3–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

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 Program Manager 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

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, at the address

shown below, not later than March 31,

1997.

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments regarding the

subject matter of the investigations to

the Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, at the address

shown below, not later than March 31,

1997.

The petitions filed in this case are

available for inspection at the Office of

the Program Manager, 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 3rd day of

March, 1997.

Russell T. Kile,

Program Manager, Policy & Reemployment

Services, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

APPENDIX—PETITIONS INSTITUTED ON 03/03/97

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

33,230 ...... Genicom Corporation (UE) ............................. Waynesboro, VA 01/07/97 Computer Printers and Parts.

33,231 ...... Willamette Industries (Wrks) ........................... Sweet Home, OR 02/10/97 Lumber.

33,232 ...... Springfield Group (Wkrs) ................................ Springfield, OR ... 02/10/97 Green Veneer.