31164 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 119 / Wednesday, June 19, 1996 / Notices

Notice of Interim Assignment of

Departmental Duties Retained

Following Congressional Action With

Respect to the Elimination of the Office

of the American Workplace

By memorandum effective June 16,

1996, I have delegated authority and

assigned responsibility to John Kotch,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, for

performing all of the following duties

prescribed under Secretary’s Orders 2–

93, 58 FR 42578, and 2–95, 60 FR

13602:

(1) The Labor-Management Reporting

and Disclosure Act of 1959, as amended,

29 U.S.C. 401 et seq.;

(2) Section 701 (Standards of Conduct

for Labor Organizations) of the Civil

Service Reform Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C.

7120;

(3) Section 1017 of the Foreign

Service Act of 1980, 22 U.S.C. 4117;

(4) Section 1209 of the Postal

Reorganization Act of 1970, 30 U.S.C.

1209;

(5) The employee protection

provisions of the Federal Transit law, as

codified at 49 U.S.C. 5333(b) and related

provisions;

(6) Section 405(a), (b), (c), and (e) of

the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970,

45 U.S.C. 565(a), (b), (c), and (e);

(7) Section 43(d) of the Airline

Deregulation Act of 1978, repealed and

reenacted at 49 U.S.C. 42101–42103;

and

(8) Executive Order 12954, March 8,

1995, 60 FR 13023, to the extent that the

exercise of authority or responsibilities

under this Order is consistent with

applicable court decisions.

This notice supersedes my notice

published in the Federal Register on

May 14, 1996 at 61 FR 24334. I currently

anticipate that this delegation of

authority will be superseded again at

the beginning of fiscal year 1997.

Nonetheless, this delegation will remain

in effect until a further delegation of

these duties, or other notice, is executed

by me. Any of the above duties may be

redelegated, as appropriate, by him.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 13th day

of June 1996.

Robert B. Reich,

Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 96–15534 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

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Carter-Wallace, Inc., Trenton, New

Jersey; Notice of Negative

Determination Regarding Application

for Reconsideration

By an application dated May 10, 1996,

the United Steelworkers of America

(USWA), Local No. 514L, requested

administrative reconsideration of the

subject petition for Trade Adjustment

Assistance (TAA). The denial notice

was signed on April 5, 1996 and

published in the Federal Register on

April 29, 1996 (61 FR 18757).

Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c)

reconsideration may be granted under

the following circumstances:

(1) If it appears on the basis of facts not

previously considered that the determination

complained of was erroneous;

(2) if it appears that the determination

complained of was based on a mistake in the

determination of facts not previously

considered; or

(3) if in the opinion of the Certifying

Officer, a misinterpretation of facts or of the

law justified reconsideration of the decision.

Workers at the subject firm were

engaged in employment related to the

production of condoms. The Union

questions why the Department, in

making its determination, used

corporate wide sales and production at

the Trenton, New Jersey production

facility, as opposed to limiting the date

inquiry to the appropriate subdivision.

The Union also claims that the 40%

increase in U.S. imports of condoms

between 1994 and 1995 contributed

importantly to worker separations at

Carter-Wallace.

The Department’s denial of TAA for

worker of Carter-Wallace, Trenton, New

Jersey was based on the fact the criteria

(2) and (3) of the group eligibility

requirements of Section 222 of the

Trade Act of 1974 were not met. Failure

to meet any one of the worker group

eligibility requirements is basis for

denial.

The Department’s findings in the

investigation showed that CarterWallace made the decision to transfer

production from Trenton to another

domestic facility. A domestic transfer of

production would not provide a basis

for certification.

Since layoffs at the subject firm were

attributable to a domestic transfer of

production, the Department examined

corporate-wide sales. Corporate sales

and production of condoms increased

for the time period relevant to the

investigation. Therefore, criterion (2) of

the group eligibility requirements is not

met.

The Union also raises issues related to

foreign ownership of U.S.-based

condom manufacturers. Foreign

ownership of U.S.-based companies

producing articles that are competitive

with the condoms produced by CarterWallace is irrelevant to this case.

The Union cites that workers of

another domestic producer of condoms

was certified eligible for TAA benefits.

This producer had declining sales,

production and employment, and

increased its import purchases of

condoms, thereby meeting all the

certification criteria.

Conclusion

After review of the application and

investigative findings, I conclude that

there has been no error or

misinterpretation of the law or of the

facts which would justify

reconsideration of the Department of

Labor’s prior decision. Accordingly, the

application is denied.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 5th day of

June 1996.

Curtis K. Kooser,

Acting Program Manager, Policy and

Reemployment Services, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 96–15537 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

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Casablanca Fan Company, City of

Industry, California; Notice of

Termination of Investigation

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade

Act of 1974, an investigation was

initiated on April 29, 1996 in response

to a worker petition which was filed on

April 29, 1996 on behalf of workers at

Casablanca Fan Company, City of

Industry, California.

An active certification covering the

petitioning group of workers remains in

effect (TA–W–32,160). Consequently,

further investigation in this case would

serve no purpose, and the investigation

has been terminated.

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 2nd day of

June, 1996.

Russell T. Kile,

Acting Program Manager, Policy and

Reemployment Services, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 96–15547 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

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Chevron Overseas Petroleum, Inc., San

Ramon, California; Notice of Negative

Determination Regarding Application

for Reconsideration

By an application dated April 5, 1996,

the petitioners requested administrative

reconsideration of the subject petition

for trade adjustment assistance (TAA).

The denial notice was signed on March

25, 1996 and published in the Federal

Register on April 9, 1996 (61 FR 15832).

Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c)

reconsideration may be granted under

the following circumstances:

(1) If it appears on the basis of facts not

previously considered that the determination

complained of was erroneous;

(2) if it appears that the determination

complained of was based on a mistake in the

determination of facts not previously

considered; or

(3) if in the opinion of the Certifying

Officer, a misinterpretation of facts or of the

law justified reconsideration of the decision.

The petitioners claim that a factual

error contributed to the negative

determination. The petitioners claim

that the determination states that the

petition was filed on behalf of workers

at Chevron Overseas Petroleum, Inc.

(COPI), and that is incorrect. At the time

of their separation, the workers were

California-based employees of Chevron

USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

The Department conducted its

factfinding investigation based on

information provided by the petitioners

on the TAA petition form. The petition

was filed with the Department on behalf

of workers of Chevron Overseas

Petroleum Division of Chevron USA

Inc., San Ramon, California. The subject

firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the

Chevron Corporation. The investigation

findings show that the workers provided

support services for international oil

and gas production. The workers are not

assigned to a domestic operating

company producing oil and gas in the

United States. The Trade Act of 1974, as

amended does not provide worker

benefits for loss of employment related

to the support of overseas activities.

The petitioners cite the 1988

amendments to the Trade Act—the

Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness

Act (OTCA), as a basis for certification.

Section 1421 (a)(1)(A) of the OTCA

amends section 222 of the Trade Act to

add certain oil and gas workers as

potentially eligible to apply for program

benefits under the TAA Program. This

was accomplished by adding a new

subsection to section 222 which

provides that any firm which engages in

exploration or drilling for oil or natural

gas shall be considered to be a firm

producing oil or natural gas and

producing articles that are directly

competitive with imports of oil and

natural gas. This provision does not

apply to service workers supporting oil

and gas production overseas.

Conclusion

After review of the application and

investigative findings, I conclude that

there has been no error or

misinterpretation of the law or of the

facts which would justify

reconsideration of the Department of

Labor’s prior decision. Accordingly, the

application is denied.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 4th day of

June 1996.

Curtis K. Kooser,

Acting Program Manager, Policy and

Reemployment Services, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 96–15535 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

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Controlled Power Corporation, Canton,

Ohio; Notice of Affirmative

Determination Regarding Application

for Reconsideration

By letter of April 17, 1996, the

petitioners requested administrative

reconsideration of the Department of

Labor’s Notice of Negative

Determination Regarding Eligibility to

Apply for Worker Adjustment

Assistance for workers of the subject

firm. The denial notice was signed on

March 20, 1996 and published in the

Federal Register on April 3, 1996 (61 FR

14820).

The petitioner presents evidence that

the Department’s survey of the subject

firm’s customers was incomplete.

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 29th day of

May 1996.

Linda Poole,

Acting Program Manager, Policy and

Reemployment Services, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 96–15549 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

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Cranston Print Works Company,

Cranston, Rhode Island, and Cranston

Prints Works Company Universal

Engravers Division Providence, Rhode

Island; 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 November 30, 1995,

applicable to all workers of Cranston

Print Works Company located in

Cranston, Rhode Island. The Notice was

published in the Federal Register on

December 12, 1995 (60 FR 63732).

At the request of the company, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. New

findings show that worker separations

have occurred at the subject firm’s

Universal Engravers Division in

Providence, Rhode Island. The workers

at the Universal Engravers Division

engrave screen used to print the designs

for the printed textile fabrics produced

by Cranston Print Works.

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

Cranston Print Works Company who

were adversely affected by increased

imports. Accordingly, the Department is

amending the certification to include all

workers of Universal Engravers Division

in Providence, Rhode Island.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–31,465 is hereby issued as

follows:

All workers of Cranston Print Works

Company, Cranston, Rhode Island (TA–W–

31,465), and Cranston Print Works Company,

Universal Engravers Division, Providence,

Rhode Island (TA–W–31,465A) who became

totally or partially separated from

employment on or after September 13, 1994

are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance

under section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

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

June 1996.

Curtis K. Kooser,

Acting Program Manager, Policy and

Reemployment Services, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 96–15540 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

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