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group eligibility requirements has not

been met.

The USWA states that the company

shifted a grinding machine to Canada to

produce ground magnesium powder.

Company imports of ground magnesium

powder increased in the first eight

months of 1999. The company imports,

however, accounted for a small

percentage of the plant’s total

production and sales.

Conclusion

After careful review of the facts on

reopening, I affirm the original notice of

negative determination of eligibility to

apply for worker adjustment assistance

for workers and former workers of Hart

Metals, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 7th day of

January 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–946 Filed 1–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–35, 989]

LeTourneau, Incorporated; Longview,

Texas; Dismissal of Application for

Reconsideration

Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(C) an

application for administrative

reconsideration was filed with the

Director of the Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance for workers at

the LeTourneau, Incorporated,

Longview, Texas. The application

contained no new substantial

information which would bear

importantly on the Department’s

determination. Therefore, dismissal of

the application was issued.

TA–W–35, 989; LeTourneau, Incorporated

Longview, Texas (January 5, 2000)

Signed at Washington, DC this 7th day of

January, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–947 Filed 1–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–34,869]

Lone Star Steel Company Including

Workers of Martin Marietta Logan and

Whaley Company Lone Star, Texas;

Amended Certification Regarding

Eligibility to Apply for Worker

Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the

Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273) the

Department of Labor issued a

Certification of Eligibility To Apply for

Worker Adjustment Assistance on

September 2, 1998, applicable to all

workers of Lone Star Steel Company,

located in Lone Star, Texas. The notice

was published in the Federal Register

on September 28, 1998 (63 FR 51605).

At the request of the Company, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. New

information shows that worker

separations occurred at Logan and

Whaley Company, Lone Star, Texas. The

workers provide maintenance and

operating supplies as well as material

management services to support the

production of steel slabs at Lone Star

Steel Company, Lone Star, Texas.

Worker separations occurred at Logan

and Whaley Company as a result of

worker separations at Lone Star Steel

Company.

Based on these findings, the

Department is amending the

certification to include workers of Logan

and Whaley Company, Lone Star, Texas

who were engaged in employment

related to the production of steel slabs

at Lone Star Steel Company, Lone Star,

Texas.

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

Lone Star Steel Company adversely

affected by increased imports.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–34,869 is hereby issued as

follows:

‘‘All workers of Lone Star Company, Lone

Star, Texas engaged in employment related to

the production of steel slabs and all workers

of Martin Marietta and Logan and Whaley

Company, Lone Star, Texas engaged in

employment related to support and

maintenance services for the production of

steel slabs for Lone Star Steel Company, Lone

Star, Texas who became totally or partially

separated from employment on or after

August 6, 1997 through September 2, 2000

are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance

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

Signed at Washington, DC this 27th day of

December, 1999.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–944 Filed 1–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–36,745]

Muskin Leisure Products, Inc., WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania; Notice of Revised

Determination on Reconsideration

By letter of October 18, 1999, the

International Union of Electronic,

Electrical, Salaried, Machine, and

Furniture Workers, AFL–CIO, requested

administrative reconsideration of the

Department’s denial of eligibility for

workers and former workers of the

subject firm to apply for Trade

Adjustment Assistance (TAA).

On September 2, 1999, the workers of

the subject firm producing above ground

swimming pools, liners, filters and

accessories and parts were denied TAA

because the ‘‘contributed importantly’’

test of the Group Eligibility

Requirements of the Trade Act of 1974,

as amended, was not met. The notice

was published in the Federal Register

on October 14, 1999 (64 FR 77750).

The company presented new evidence

regarding increasing imports of pool

components from foreign sources during

the relevant time period. The company

will increase its reliance on imports of

articles like or directly competitive with

those that were produced at the WilkesBarre plant.

Conclusion

After careful consideration of the new

facts obtained on reconsideration, it is

concluded that the workers of Muskin

Leisure Products, Inc., Wilkes-Barre,

Pennsylvania, were adversely affected

by increase imports of articles like or

directly competitive with those

produced at the subject firm.

‘‘All workers of Muskin Leisure Products,

Inc., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, who

became totally or partially separated from

employment on or after August 13, 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.’’

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Signed at Washington, DC this 7th day of

January 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–942 Filed 1–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–3372]

MUSKIN LEISURE PRODUCTS, INC.

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Notice of

Revised Determination on

Reconsideration

By letter of October 18, 1999, the

International Union of Electronic,

Electrical, Salaried, Machine, and

Furniture Workers, AFL–CIO, requested

administrative reconsideration of the

Department’s denial of eligibility for

workers and former workers of the

subject firm to apply for North

American Free Trade AgreementTransitional Adjustment Assistance

(NAFTA–TAA).

On September 2, 1999, the workers of

the subject firm producing above ground

swimming pools, liners, filters and

accessories and parts were denied

NAFTA–TAA based on the finding that

criteria (3) and (4) of paragraph (a)(1) of

Section 250 of the Trade Act of 1974, as

amended, were not met. The decline in

employment was attributed to the

company sourcing a portion of plant

production to domestic and foreign

sources. Pool components sourced to

Canada were relatively low in relation

to total plant production. There was no

shift in production from Wilkes-Barre,

Pennsylvania to Canada. The notice was

published in the Federal Register on

October 14, 1999 (64 FR 77752).

The company presented new evidence

regarding increasing imports of pool

components from Canada during the

relevant time period. The company will

continue to increase its reliance on

imports of articles from Canada and

other foreign sources like or directly

competitive with those that were

produced at the Wilkes-Barre plant.

Conclusion

After careful review of the additional

facts obtained on reconsideration, it is

concluded that increased imports of

articles from Canada like or directly

competitive with those produced by

workers of Muskin Leisure Products,

Inc., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,

contributed importantly to the declines

in sales or production and to the total

or partial separation of workers of the

subject firm. In accordance with the

provisions of the Act, I make the

following certification:

‘‘All workers of Muskin Leisure Products,

Inc., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, who

became totally or partially separated from

employment on or after August 13, 1998

through two years from the date of the

certification, are eligible to apply for

NAFTA–TAA under Section 250 of the Trade

Act of 1974.’’

Signed in Washington, DC this 7th day of

January 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–938 Filed 1–13–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards

Administration, Wage and Hour

Division

Minimum Wages for Federal and

Federally Assisted Construction;

General Wage Determination Decisions

General wage determination decisions

of the Secretary of Labor are issued in

accordance with applicable law and are

based on the information obtained by

the Department of Labor from its study

of local wage conditions and data made

available from other sources. They

specify the basic hourly wage rates and

fringe benefits which are determined to

be prevailing for the described classes of

laborers and mechanics employed on

construction projects of a similar

character and in the localities specified

therein.

The determinations in these decisions

of prevailing rates and fringe benefits

have been made in accordance with 29

CFR Part 1, by authority of the Secretary

of Labor pursuant to the provisions of

the Davis-Bacon Act of March 3, 1931,

as amended (46 Stat. 1494, as amended,

40 U.S.C. 276a) and of other Federal

statutes referred to in 29 CFR Part 1,

Appendix, as well as such additional

statutes as may from time to time be

enacted containing provisions for the

payment of wages determined to be

prevailing by the Secretary of Labor in

accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act.

The prevailing rates and fringe benefits

determined in these decisions shall, in

accordance with the provisions of the

foregoing statutes, constitute the

minimum wages payable on Federal and

federally assisted construction projects

to laborers and mechanics of the

specified classes engaged on contract

work of the character and in the

localities described therein.

Good cause is hereby found for not

utilizing notice and public comment

procedure thereon prior to the issuance

of these determinations as prescribed in

5 U.S.C. 553 and not providing for delay

in the effective date as prescribed in that

section, because the necessity to issue

current construction industry wage

determinations frequently and in large

volume causes procedures to be

impractical and contrary to the public

interest.

General wage determination

decisions, and modifications and

supersedes decisions thereto, contain no

expiration dates and are effective from

their date of notice in the Federal

Register, or on the date written notice

is received by the agency, whichever is

earlier. These decisions are to be used

in accordance with the provisions of 29

CFR Parts 1 and 5. Accordingly, the

applicable decision, together with any

modifications issued, must be made a

part of every contract for performance of

the described work within the

geographic area indicated as required by

an applicable Federal prevailing wage

law and 29 CFR Part 5. The wage rates

and fringe benefits, notice of which is

published herein, and which are

contained in the Government Printing

Office (GPO) document entitled

‘‘General Wage Determinations Issued

Under The Davis-Bacon And Related

Acts,’’ shall be the minimum paid by

contractors and subcontractors to

laborers and mechanics.

Any person, organization, or

governmental agency having an interest

in the rates determined as prevailing is

encouraged to submit wage rate and

fringe benefit information for

consideration by the Department.

Further information and selfexplanatory forms for the purpose of

submitting this data may be obtained by

writing to the U.S. Department of Labor,

Employment Standards Administration,

Wage and Hour Division, Division of

Wage Determinations, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Room S–3014,

Washington, DC 20210.

Modifications to General Wage

Determination Decisions

The number of decisions listed in the

Government Printing Office document

entitled ‘‘General Wage Determinations

Issued Under the Davis-Bacon and

Related Acts’’ being modified are listed

by Volume and State. Dates of

publication in the Federal Register are

in parentheses following the decision

being modified.

Volume I

None.