Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 243 / Tuesday, December 18, 2001 / Notices 65229

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–04775]

Jonathan Manufacturing d/b/a/

Jonathan Engineered Solutions

Fullerton, CA; Amended Certification

Regarding Eligibility To Apply for

NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment

Assistance

In accordance with section 250(A),

subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II, of the

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

Department of labor issued a

Certification for NAFTA Transitional

Adjustment Assistance on May 8, 2001,

applicable to workers of Jonathan

Engineered Solutions, Fullerton,

California. The notice was published in

the Federal Registeron May 23, 2001 (66

FR 28554).

At the request of the State agency, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. The

workers are engaged in the activities

related to the production of aluminum

slides (assembly and fabrication). The

workers are separately identifiable from

workers producing steel slides at the

subject plant.

New information provided by the

State shows that Jonathan

Manufacturing is the parent firm of

Jonathan Engineered Solutions,

Fullerton, California. Information also

shows that some of the claimants’ wages

are reported under the Unemployment

Insurance (UI) tax account for Jonathan

Manufacturing, d/b/a Jonathan

Engineered Solutions, Fullerton

California.

Accordingly, the Department is

amending the certification to properly

reflect this matter.

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

Jonathan Engineered Solutions who

were adversely affected by a shift in the

production of aluminum slides to

Mexico.

The amended notice applicable to

NAFTA–04775 is hereby issued as

follows:

All workers of Jonathan Manufacturing, D/

B/A Jonathan Engineered Solutions,

Fullerton, California, engaged in employment

related to the production of aluminum slides

(fabrication and assembly) who became

totally or partially separated from

employment on or after March 27, 2000,

through May 8, 2003, are eligible to apply for

NAFTA–TAA under Section 250 of the Trade

Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, DC this 30th day of

November, 2001.

Linda G. Poole,

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–39,632 & NAFTA–5059, et al.]

JPS Apparel Fabrics Corporation

Greenville, SC, et al.; Notice of

Determination on Reconsideration

On October 10, 2001, the Department

issued a Notice of Affirmative

Determination Regarding Application

for Reconsideration for TAA and

NAFTA–TAA applicable to workers and

former workers of the subject firm. The

notice was published in the Federal

Register on October 30, 2001 (66 FR

54785).

The initial TAA and NAFTA–TAA

petition investigations for workers at

JPS Apparel Corporation, Greenville,

South Carolina (TA–W–39,632 &

NAFTA–5059), South Boston, Virginia

(TA–W–39,632A & NAFTA–5059A),

New York, New York (TA–W–39,632B &

NAFTA–5059B), and Laurens, South

Carolina (TA–W–39,632C & NAFTA–

5059C) were denied based on the

finding that the subject firm and

customers of the subject firm did not

increase their import (including from

Canada and Mexico) purchases of spun

filament greige woven apparel fabrics

during the relevant period.

The company supplied an additional

list of customers that they believed were

importing spun filament greige woven

apparel fabrics.

On reconsideration, the Department

conducted a survey of JPS Apparel

Corporation’s additional customers

(accounting for a meaningful portion of

the subject firms customer base)

regarding their purchases of spun

filament greige woven apparel fabrics

during 1999, 2000 and January through

July 2001. The survey revealed that

some respondents increased their

reliance on imported (no meaningful

imports from Canada or Mexico) spun

filament greige woven apparel fabrics,

contributing to the layoffs at the subject

firm during the relevant period.

On reconsideration the Department

further examined U.S. import data that

was not available during the initial

investigation. The import data shows

that selected fabrics like or directly

competitive with what the subject plant

produced increased significantly during

the relevant period. The industry data

also depicts a meaningful increase in

the import to shipment ratio of these

products during the relevant period.

However, aggregate U.S. imports from

Canada and/or Mexico of selected

fabrics like and directly competitive

with what the subject plant produced

remained relatively stable during the

relevant period. The imports from

Canada and/or Mexico are relatively low

in relation to total aggregate U.S.

imports.

Conclusion

After careful review of the additional

facts obtained on reconsideration, I

conclude that increased imports of

articles like or directly competitive with

spun and filament greige woven apparel

fabrics, contributed importantly to the

decline in sales or production and to the

total or partial separation of workers of

JPS Apparel Corporation, Greenville,

South Carolina (TA–W–39,632), South

Boston, Virginia (TA–W–39,632A), New

York, New York (TA–W–39,632B), and

Laurens, South Carolina (TA–W–

39,632C). In accordance with the

provisions of the Act, I make the

following revised determination:

All workers of JPS Apparel Corporation,

Greenville, South Carolina (TA–W–39,632),

South Boston, Virginia (TA–W–39,632A),

New York, New York (TA–W–39,632B), and

Laurens, South Carolina (TA–W–39,632C)

who became totally or partially separated

from employment on or after July 16, 2000,

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; and

After reconsideration, I affirm the

original notice of negative

determination of eligibility to apply for

NAFTA–TAA under Section 250 of the

Trade Act of 1974 for workers and

former workers of JPS Apparel

Corporation, Greenville, South Carolina

(NAFTA–5059), South Boston, Virginia

(NAFTA–5059A), New York, New York

(NAFTA–5059B), and Laurens, South

Carolina (NAFTA–5059C).

Signed in Washington, DC this 30th day of

November 2001.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

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