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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–01484; Camp, Inc., Div. of

Trulife, Jackson, MI

NAFTA–TAA–01474; Mail-Well I Corp.,

dba Quality Park Products, St. Paul,

MN

NAFTA–TAA–01501; Coltec Industries,

Inc., Div. of FMD Electronics

Operations, Roscoe, IL

NAFTA–TAA–01320; Joe

Manufacturing, San Francisco, CA

NAFTA–TAA–01492; Juki Union

Special, Inc., Wayne, NJ

NAFTA–TAA–01426; Systems &

Electronics, Inc., West Plains, MO

NAFTA–TAA–01533; D.D. Jones

Transfer and Warehouse Co., Inc.,

Harrisburg, PA

NAFTA–TAA–01477; ITT Cannon

Commercial Div., Santa Ana, CA

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–01473; Joyce Sportswear

Co., Gary, IN: January 30, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01445; Federal Mogul

Corp., Leiters Ford Plant, Leiters

Ford, IN: January 21, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01466; ADA Garment

Finishers, Inc., El Paso, TX: January

23, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01444; Commemorative

Brands, Inc., L.G. Balfour Co., North

Attleboro, MA: January 22, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01436; Bins Sames Corp.,

Franklin Park, IL: January 14, 1997.

NAFTA–TAA–01463; Maidenform, Inc.,

Jacksonville, FL: December 20,

1995.

NAFTA–TAA–1349; Killark Electric

Manufacturing Co., a Subsidiary of

Hubbell, Inc., St. Louis, MO:

November 14, 1995. NAFTA–TAA–

01524; Schindler Elevator Corp.,

Randolph, NJ: February 10, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01455; J & J Group, Inc.,

Formerly Known as Connie

Sportswear, Franklin, WV: January

23, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01451; Westinghouse

Electric Corp., Pensacola, FL:

January 27, 1996.

NAFTA–TAA–01479; General Motors,

Goleta, CA: February 3,

1997.NAFTA–TAA–01345;

Louisiana Pacific, Ketchikan Pulp

Co., Ketchikan, AK: November 1,

1995.

NAFTA–TAA–01476; Sun Apparel, Inc.,

Concepcion Plant, El Paso, TX:

January 6, 1996.

I hereby certify that the

aforementioned determinations were

issued during the month of 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 21, 1997.

Linda G. Poole,

Acting Program Manager, Policy &

Reemployment Services, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–8031 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

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[TA–W–32,588; TA–W–32,588A; TA–W–

32,588B; TA–W–32,588C; TA–W–32,588D;

and TA–W–32,588E]

Burlington Industries, Inc., Knitted

Fabrics Division, North Carolina and

New York; Notice of Revised

Determination on Reopening

On March 10, 1997, the Department,

on its own motion, reopened its

investigation for the former workers of

the subject firm.

The initial investigation resulted in a

negative determination issued on

August 27, 1996, because the

‘‘contributed importantly’’ test of the

Group Eligibility Requirements of the

Trade Act was not met for workers at

the subject firm. The workers produced

knitted fabric. The denial notice was

published in the Federal Register on

September 25, 1996 (61 FR 50332).

A late response to the customer

survey conducted by the Department

revealed that a customer of the subject

firm increased import purchases of

knitted fabric during the time period

relevant to the investigation.

Conclusion

After careful consideration of the new

facts obtained on reopening, it is

concluded that increased imports of

articles like or directly competitive with

knitted fabric 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 Burlington Industries Inc.,

Knitted Fabrics Division, Greensboro, North

Carolina (TA–W–32,588), Wake Forest, North

Carolina (TA–W–32,588A), Denton, North

Carolina (TA–W–32,588B), Rocky Mount,

North Carolina (TA–W–32,588C), Cramerton,

North Carolina (TA–W–32,588D) and New

York, New York (TA–W–32,588E) who

became totally or partially separated from

employment on or after July 19, 1995, are

eligible to apply for adjustment assistance

under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.’’

Signed in Washington, DC, this 12th day of

March 1997.

Russell T. Kile,

Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment

Services, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–8034 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

[TA–W–33,144]

Howard Industries, div. of NTT Inc.,

Milford, Illinois; Termination of

Investigation

Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade

Act of 1974, an investigation was

initiated on February 13, 1997 in

response to a worker petition which was

filed on February 13, 1997 on behalf of

workers at Howard Industries, division

of NTT, Inc., Milford, Illinois.

An active certification covering the

petitioning group of workers remains in

effect (TA–W–31,376). Consequently,
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further investigation in this case would

serve no purpose, and the investigation

has been terminated.

Signed in Washington, D.C., this 18th day

of March, 1997.

Russell T. Kile,

Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment

Services, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–8029 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

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[TA–W–33, 085, 085A, 085B, and 085C]

Montana Power Company; 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 February 7, 1997,

applicable to workers of Montana Power

Company located in Butte, Montana.

The notice was published in the Federal

Register on March 12, 1997 (62 FR

11473).

At the request of petitioners and the

State agency, the Department reviewed

the certification for workers of the

subject firm. New findings show that

worker separations have occurred at the

subject firm’s Missoula, Great Falls and

Havre locations in Montana. The

workers at these locations are engaged

in employment related to the

production of electrical power.

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

Montana Power Company who were

affected by increased imports.

Accordingly, the Department is

amending the worker certification to

include the workers of Montana Power

Company located in Missoula, Great

Falls and Havre, Montana.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–33,085 is hereby issued as

follows:

‘‘All workers of Montana Power Comapany,

Butte, Montana (TA–W–33,085) Missoula,

Montana TA–W–33,085A), Great Falls,

Montana (TA–W–33,085B) and Havre,

Montana (TA–W–33,085C), who became

totally or partially separated from

employment on or after December 27, 1995,

are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance

under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.’’

Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of

March 1997.

Russell T. Kile,

Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment

Services, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–8026 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

[TA–W–33,185]

Montana Power Co., Missoula,

Montana, Termination of Investigation

Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade

Act of 1974, an investigation was

initiated on February 10, 1997 in

response to a worker petition which was

filed January 21, 1997 on behalf of

workers at Montana Power Company

located in Missoula, Montana (TA–W–

33,185).

The petitioning group of workers are

covered under an existing Trade

Adjustment Assistance certification

(TA–W–33,085A). Consequently, further

investigation in this case would serve

no purpose, and the investigation has

been terminated.

Signed at Washington, DC., this 14th day

of March 1997.

Russell T. Kile,

Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment

Services, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–8032 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

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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 separation 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 April 10,

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 April 10,

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 10th day

of March 1997.

Russell T. Kile,

Program Manager, Policy & Reemployment

Services, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

Appendix

PETITIONS INSTITUTED ON 03/10/97

TA–W Subject firm

(petitioners) Location Date ofpetition Product(s)

33,259 ...... Owens Brockway (Wrks) ................... Waco, TX ........................................... 02/22/97 Glass Containers.

33,260 ...... Allied Signal, Inc (Comp) .................. Greenville, OH ................................... 02/28/97 Air Filters, Transmission Filters.

33,261 ...... Texas Instrument (Comp) ................. Temple, TX ........................................ 02/18/97 IBM Compatible Notebook Computers.

33,262 ...... CMT Industries, Inc (Comp) .............. El Paso, TX ....................................... 01/13/97 Ladies Blazers.

33,263 ...... Roseburg Forest Product (LSW) ....... Roseburg, OR ................................... 02/17/97 Wood Fiber—Veneer.

33,264 ...... Jefferson Smurfit Corp (UPIU) .......... Monroe, MI ........................................ 02/20/97 Industrial Packaging.

33,265 ...... Beacon Shoe Co., Inc (Comp) .......... Jonesburg, MO .................................. 01/17/97 Ladies’ Footwear.

33,266 ...... Economy Color Card Co (UPWIU) ... Roselle, NJ ........................................ 02/19/97 Sample Cards.