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total or partial separation of workers at

subject firm. In accordance with the

provisions of the Trade Act of 1974, I

make the following revised

determination:

All workers of Baker Atlas, Houston,

Texas, who become totally or partially

separated from employment on or after

November 30, 1997 through two years from

the date of this issuance, are eligible to apply

for adjustment assistance under Section 223

of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of

January 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–940 Filed 1–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–36,568]

The Boeing Company, Long Beach,

California; Notice of Affirmative

Determination Regarding Application

for Reconsideration

By letter of November 18, 1999, the

UAW requested administrative

reconsideration of the Department of

Labor’s Notice of Negative

Determination Regarding Eligibility to

Apply for Worker Adjustment

Assistance, applicable to petition

number TA–W–36,568. The denial

notice was signed on October 20, 1999

and published in the Federal Register

on November 4, 1999 (64 FR 60230).

The Department has determined that

the petition investigation warrants

further examination of customer

purchasing patterns of commercial

aircraft.

Conclusion

After careful review of the

application, I conclude that the claim is

of sufficient weight to justify

reconsideration of the Department of

Labor’s prior decision. The application

is, therefore, granted.

Signed at Washington, DC this 6th day of

January 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–943 Filed 1–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–36, 824]

Crouse-Hinds Division of Cooper

Industries Syracuse, New York; Notice

of Revised Determination on

Reconsideration

On December 2, 1999, the Department

issued an Affirmative Determination

Regarding Application on

Reconsideration applicable to workers

and former workers of the subject firm.

The notice was published in the Federal

Register on December 23, 1999 (64 FR

72101).

The Department initially denied TAA

to workers of Crouse-Hinds Division of

Cooper Industries, Syracuse, New York,

producing EMT electrical fittings

because none of the worker group

eligibility requirements of Section 222

of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended,

were met.

On reconsideration, the subject firm

provided additional information on

imports of EMT electrical fittings.

Findings on reconsideration show that

the subject firm increased their reliance

on imports of EMT electrical fittings.

The petitioners, International

Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

(IBEW). Local 2084, have provided

additional information showing that

there is a threat of worker separations at

the subject plant in Syracuse, New York.

Conclusion

After careful review of the additional

facts obtained on reconsideration, I

conclude that increased imports of

articles like or directly competitive with

EMT electrical fittings, contributed

importantly to the declines in sales or

production and to the total or partial

separation of workers of Crouse-Hinds

Division of Cooper Industries. In

accordance with the provisions of the

Act, I make the following certification:

‘‘All workers of Crouse-Hinds Division of

Cooper Industries, Syracuse, New York,

engaged in employment related to the

production of EMT electrical fittings, who

became totally or partially separated from

employment on or after September 1, 1998

through two years from the date of this

issuance, are eligible to apply for adjustment

assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act

of 1974.’’

Signed in Washington, DC this 4th day of

January 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–941 Filed 1–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–36,775]

Hart Metals, incorporated, Tamaqua,

Pennsylvania; Notice of Negative

Determination on Reopening

By letter of November 2, 1999, the

United Steelworkers of America

(USWA), Local #4182, submitted

information regarding the Department’s

denial of eligibility of workers of Hart

Metals, Incorporated, Tamaqua,

Pennsylvania to apply for worker

adjustment assistance. The denial notice

was signed on October 6, 1999 and

published in the Federal Register on

November 4, 1999 (64 FR 60230). The

letter submitted by the USWA

warranted reexamination of the

Department’s findings in this case.

The petition was filed on behalf of

workers at the subject firm producing

magnesium powders. The Department’s

investigation concentrated on the

production of those articles from which

the workers were separated from

employment, specifically atomized

magnesium powders.

The Department’s initial investigation

regarding atomized magnesium powders

concluded that sales, production and

employment at the plant declined

during the relevant time period. None of

the subject firm customers were

replacing purchases of atomized

managesium powders from Hart Metals

with import purchases of like or directly

competitive articles.

The USWA asserts that the workers

also were engaged in the production of

ground magnesium powders. One of the

grinding machines was shifted to

Canada to produce ground magnesium

powder. The powder is then returned to

the United States to be used in desulpherization processes in steel mills.

On reinvestigation, the Department

learned that the workers are not

separately identifiable by product line.

As indicated in the Department’s

initial investigation, the quantity of

production of atomized magnesium

powders declined from January through

June 1999 compared to the same 1998

time period. The customer survey was

for those customers reducing purchases

of atomized magnesium powders. Total

sales and production of other articles

produced at the plant, ground

magnesium granules and powders and

desulfurization agents increased from

1997 to 1998 and in January through

August 1999 compared to January

through August 1998. Therefore,

criterion (2) of Section 222 of the worker