[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27792-27794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12854]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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 May, 1995.
    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-30,992; General Electric, Murfreesboro, TN
TA-W-30,881; Electro-Scan, Inc., Garfield, NJ

    In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the 
criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.

[[Page 27793]] TA-W-30,847; Arizona Public Service Corp., Palo Verde 
Nuclear Power Plant, Phoenix AZ

    U.S. imports of electricity were negligible during the period under 
investigation.

TA-W-30,867; Butterick Co., Inc., New York, NY

    Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the firm.

TA-W-30,994; Cable Manufacturing & Assembly Co., Inc., Rockaway, NJ

    Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the firm.

TA-W-30,862; Bourns, Inc., Pressure Products, Riverside, CA

    Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the firm.

TA-W-30,945; Graphic Vinyl Products, Inc., Newark, NJ

    The investigation revealed that criterion (1) and criterion (2) 
have not been met. A significant number of 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.

Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

TA-W-30,885; Saratoga Resources, Inc., including Lobo Operating, Inc, & 
Lobo Energy, Inc., Houston, TX

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after February 27, 1994.

TA-W-31,004; J & R Creations, Inc., Hoboken, NJ

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after April 26, 1994.

TA-W-30,977; Hudson Valley Tree, Inc., Evansville, IN

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after April 20, 1994.

TA-W-30,976; Hudson Valley Tree, Inc., Newburgh, NY

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after April 20, 1994.

TA-W-30,857; APC Corp., Hawthorne, NJ

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after April 15, 1994.

TA-W-30,859; Edgecombe Manufacturing, Tarboro, NC

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 13, 1994.

TA-W-30,860; Wilson Apparel, Wilson, NC

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 13, 1994.

TA-W-30,928; Marty Sculpture, Inc., Milton, VT

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 13, 1994.

    TA-W-30,938; Ametek, Inc., U.S. Gauge Div., Sellersville, PA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after April 15, 1994.

TA-W-30,874; The Texwipe Co., Upper Saddle River, NJ

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 14, 1994.

TA-W-30,850; Haggar Clothing Co., Robstown Manufacturing Co, Robstown, 
TX

    A certification was issued covering all workers separate on or 
after March 16, 1994.

TA-W-30,795, Hyperion Power Technologies/Titan Transformer, Watertown, 
MA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after February 20, 1994.

TA-W-30,922; Boskovich Farms, Inc., Moreno Valley, CA (Perris & Hemet 
Areas)

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after April 7, 1994.

TA-W-31,035 & TA-31,036; Clo-Shure of Rhode Island, Inc., New York, NY 
and Warwick, RI

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after April 26, 1994.

TA-W-30,873; Joshua Meier Corp, (formerly Located in North Bergen, NJ), 
Hasbrouck, NJ

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after February 20, 1994.

TA-W-30,966; Organik Technologies/Bug Sky Washington, Tacoma, WA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 1, 1994.

TA-W-30,856; Reliance Electric Co., Ashtabula, OH

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 14, 1994.

TA-W-30,865; Ohio Coil Service, A Subsidiary of General Electric Co., 
Newcomerstown, OH

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 15, 1994.

TA-W-30,838; Black Box Corp. of PA, Lawrence, PA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 3, 1994.

TA-W-30,868; Kodalux Preocessing Service Qualex, Inc., Findlay, OH

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 15, 1994.

TA-W-30.937; Kingston Oil Corp., Winfield, TN

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after April 5, 1994.

TA-W-30,953; Strattec Security Corp., Formerly Briggs & Stratton 
Technologies Div. (Including Leased Workers From Briggs & Stratton 
Corp), Glendale, WI

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after April 11, 1994.

TA-W-30,848; Halo Lighting--Div. of Cooper Lighting, Elk Grove Village, 
IL

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 7, 1994.

TA-W-30,998; Studley Products, Inc., Newark, NJ

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after May 8, 1995.

TA-W-31,003; Garan, Inc., Adamsville, TN

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after April 24, 1995.

TA-W-30,831; National Semiconductor, South Portland, ME

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after May 17, 1995.

TA-W-30,886; Ametek, Inc., US Gauge Div., Allentown, PA

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after October 7, 1995.

TA-W-30,876; Anchor Hocking Packaging Co., Glassboro, NJ

    A certification was issued covering all workers separated on or 
after March 21, 1994.
    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 [[Page 27794]] Department of Labor presents summaries 
of determinations regarding eligibility to apply for NAFTA-TAA issued 
during the months of May, 1995.
    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--
    (A) That sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision 
have decreased absolutely,
    (B) That imports from Mexico or Canada of articles like or directly 
competitive with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have 
increased.
    (C) That the increase 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
    (2) 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

NAFTA-TAA-00422; General Electric Co., Rome, GA

    The investigation revealed that criteria (3) and (4) were not met. 
There was no shift in production of General Electric Co., Rome, GA to 
Mexico or Canada during the period under investigation, nor did the 
subject firm import from Mexico or Canada any articles that are like or 
directly competitive with medium transformers.

NAFTA-TAA-00424; Astronautics Corp of America, Plants #1 and #4, 
Milwaukee, WI

    The investigation revealed that criteria (3) and (4) were not met. 
A survey of the major customers of Astronautics Corp of America 
revealed that customers either did not import aircraft instruments 
components from Canada or Mexico.

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA

NAFTA-TAA-00417; Redpath Apparel Group, Falfurrias, TX

    A certification was issued covering all workers at Redpath Apparel 
Group, Falfurrias, TX separated on or after March 22, 1994.

NAFTA-TAA-00423; Central Products Co., Linden, NJ

    A certification was issued covering all workers at Central Products 
Co., Linden, NJ separated on or after April 3, 1994.

NAFTA-TAA-00415; APC Corp., Hawthorne, NJ

    A certification was issued covering all workers at APC Corp., 
Hawthorne, NJ separated on or after March 30, 1994.

NAFTA-TAA-00427; Boskovich Farms, Inc., Hemat/Perris Areas, Moreno 
Valley, CA

    A certification was issued covering all workers at Boskovich Farms, 
Inc., Hemat/Perris Areas, Moreno Valley, CA separated on or after March 
10, 1994.

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were 
issued during the months of May, 1995. Copies of these 
determinations are available for inspection in Room C-4318, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20210 during normal business hours or will be mailed to persons who 
write to the above address.

    Dated: May 18, 1995.
Victor J. Trunzo,
Program Manager, Policy and Reemployment Services, Office of Trade 
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 95-12854 Filed 5-24-95; 8:45 am]
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