9604 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 27 / Thursday, February 8, 2001 / Notices

APPENDIX

[Petitions instituted on 01/22/2001]

TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of

petition Product(s)

38,561 .......... Oshkosh B’Gosh (Co.) ................................ Byrdstown, TN ............ 01/08/2001 Children’s Apparel.

38,562 .......... Babcock Borsig Power (IBM) ...................... Erie, PA ....................... 12/30/2000 Boilers and Replacement Parts.

38,563 .......... Benel Manufacturing (Co.) .......................... Dunn, NC .................... 01/08/2001 Apparel.

38,564 .......... Outboard Marine—OMC (Wkrs) .................. Andrews, NC ............... 01/05/2001 Outboard Motors.

38,565 .......... Outboard Marine—OMC (Wkrs) .................. Waukegan, IL .............. 01/05/2001 Outboard Motors.

38,566 .......... Fechheimer Brothers Co. (Wkrs) ................ San Antonio, TX .......... 01/01/2001 Uniforms for School Bands.

38,567 .......... Perelli Tire North Americ (Co.) .................... Hanford, CA ................ 01/09/2001 Passenger and Light Truck Tires.

38,568 .......... Security Chain Co. (Wkrs) .......................... Clackamas, OR ........... 12/20/2000 Cabe Tire Chains.

38,569 .......... EGS Electrical Group (USWA) .................... Terryville, CT ............... 01/05/2001 Electrical Fittings.

38,570 .......... Commerce Plastics—Manar (Wkrs) ............ Commerce, GA ........... 12/21/2000 TV Cabinets.

38,571 .......... Shorwood Packaging (Co.) ......................... Cincinnati, OH ............. 01/10/2001 Folding Cartons.

38,572 .......... Outboard Marine—OMC (Wkrs) .................. Calhoun, GA ............... 01/04/2001 Outboard Motors.

38,573 .......... Mann Edge Tool (Co.) ................................. Lewistown, PA ............ 01/05/2001 Striking Tools.

38,574 .......... Lowe Aluminum Boats (Co.) ....................... Syracuse, IN ............... 01/04/2001 Aluminum Boats and Pontoons.

38,575 .......... Rossville Chromatex—Culp (UNITE) .......... West Hazelton, PA ...... 01/08/2001 Upholstery Materials.

38,576 .......... Northwest Alloys, Inc. (Wkrs) ...................... Addy, WA .................... 01/04/2001 Pure Metal Magnesium.

38,577 .......... Linkbolt Construction (Wkrs) ....................... Lexington, KY .............. 01/10/2001 Escavators.

38,578 .......... Berne Apparel Co. (Wkrs) ........................... Hardinsburg, KY .......... 01/05/2001 Work Clothing.

[FR Doc. 01–3301 Filed 2–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Investigations Regarding Certifications

of Eligibility To Apply for Worker

Adjustment Assistance

Petitions have been filed with the

Secretary of Labor under Section 221 (a)

of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and

are identified in the Appendix to this

notice. Upon receipt of these petitions,

the Director of the Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, Employment

and Training Administration, has

instituted investigations pursuant to

Section 221 (a) of the Act.

The purpose of each of the

investigations is to determine whether

the workers are eligible to apply for

adjustment assistance under Title II,

Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations

will further relate, as appropriate, to the

determination of the date on which total

or partial separations began or

threatened to begin and the subdivision

of the firm involved.

The petitioners or any other persons

showing a substantial interest in the

subject matter of the investigations may

request a public hearing, provided such

request is filed in writing with the

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment

Assistance, at the address shown below,

not later than February 20, 2001.

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments regarding the

subject matter of the investigations to

the Director, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, at the address

shown below, not later than February

20, 2001.

The petitions filed in this case are

available for inspection at the Office of

the Director, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, Employment

and Training Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room C–5311, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC this 16th day of

January, 2001.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 27 / Thursday, February 8, 2001 / Notices 9605

APPENDIX

[Petitions instituted on 01/16/2001]

TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of

petition Product(s)

38,531 .......... Owens-BriGam Medical Co (Comp) ............ Newland, NC ............... 12/29/2000 Disposable Anesthesia Supplies.

38,532 .......... UPG Portland (Comp) ................................. Hillsboro, OR ............... 12/20/2000 Telephone Handsets.

38,533 .......... Spray Cotton Mills (Wrks) ........................... Eden, NC .................... 12/22/2000 Cotton Yarn.

38,534 .......... Hedstrom Lumber Co (Wrks) ...................... Two Harbors, MN ........ 12/26/2000 Dimentional Lumber.

38,535 .......... MelPack, Inc. (Comp) .................................. Mullins, SC .................. 12/27/2000 Corrugated Light Bulb Boxes.

38,536 .......... Crawford Furniture Mfg (Wrks) .................... New Bethlehem, PA .... 12/27/2000 Bed Room, Dining Room Furniture.

38,537 .......... Sharp Image Energy (Comp) ...................... Big Spring, TX ............. 01/05/2001 Oilfield Drilling.

38,538 .......... Southern Oregon Log (WCIW) .................... Roseburg, OR ............. 01/04/2001 Log—Scaling.

38,539 .......... Imperial Spreckels Corp. (Wrks) ................. Tracy, CA .................... 12/19/2000 Sugar—Granulated, Powdered.

38,540 .......... New York Air Brake (IAMAW) ..................... Watertown, NY ............ 12/30/2000 Train Machined Components.

38,541 .......... Ametek, US Gauge Div. (Comp) ................. Bartow, FL ................... 12/21/2000 Compressed Gas Gauges.

38,542 .......... Sweetheart Cup Co (Comp) ........................ Springfield, MO ........... 12/19/2000 Paper Cups.

38,543 .......... Hercules, Inc. (Comp) ................................. Parlin, NJ .................... 01/02/2001 Nitrocellulose.

38,544 .......... Bausch and Lomb (Comp) .......................... Sarasota, FL ............... 12/27/2000 Toric Contact Lenses.

38,545 .......... Sappi Fine Paper NA (PACE) ..................... Muskegon, MI ............. 12/20/2000 Coated Paper.

38,546 .......... Tower Electronics (Wrks) ............................ Fridley, MN .................. 12/21/2000 Custom Power Supplies.

38,547 .......... Georgia-Pacific (IBT) ................................... Grand Rapids, MI ........ 01/05/2001 Gypsum Wall Board.

38,548 .......... Timberland Logging (Comp) ....................... Ashland, OR ................ 12/19/2000 Lumber.

38,549 .......... Louisiana Pacific Corp (Comp) ................... Oroville, CA ................. 12/15/2000 Hardboard.

38,550 .......... Pottstown Precision (UAW) ......................... Stowe, PA ................... 01/09/2001 Transmission Parts.

38,551 .......... Nova Bus, Plant #3 (Wrks) ......................... Roswell, NM ................ 01/04/2001 Components—Transit Buses.

38,552 .......... North Star Steel-Kentucky (USWA) ............ Calvert City, KY ........... 12/29/2000 Steel Channels, Angles, Flats, Plates.

38,553 .......... Ingersoll Milling Machine (Wrks) ................. Rockford, IL ................. 12/18/2000 Engine Transfer Lines.

38,554 .......... Lego Systems, Inc. (Comp) ........................ Enfield, CT .................. 01/04/2001 Legos.

38,555 .......... Tee Jays (Wrks) .......................................... Florence, AL ................ 01/03/2001 T-Shirts.

38,556 .......... Con-Vey Keystone (USWA) ........................ Roseburg, OR ............. 01/02/2001 Material Handling Equipment.

38,557 .......... Southern Webbing Mills (Wrks) .................. Greensboro, NC .......... 12/27/2000 Elastic for Garments.

38,558 .......... Clark Metal Products Co (UAW) ................. Marion, OH .................. 12/19/2001 Metal Hardware.

38,559 .......... Spreckels Sugar Co (UFCW) ...................... Woodland, CA ............. 01/02/2001 Sugar.

38,560 .......... Bayer Corp (USWA) .................................... Elkhart, IN ................... 01/05/2001 Alka Seltzer and Alka Seltzer Plus.

[FR Doc. 01–3300 Filed 2–7–01; 8:45am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–37,593, 593A, 593B, 593C, 593D,

593E]

Pennzoil-Quaker State Company,

Rouseville, PA; Oil City, PA; Reno, PA;

Roosevelt, UT; Deerfield, OH; Rock

Hill, SC; Notice of Negative

Determination on Reconsideration

By application of August 8, 2000, the

petitioner, requested administrative

reconsideration of the Department’s

negative determination regarding

eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment

Assistance (TAA), applicable to workers

and former workers of the subject firm.

The denial notice was signed on July 25,

2000 and published in the Federal

Register on August 25, 2000 (65 FR

51848).

The Department initially denied TAA

to workers of Pennzoil-Quaker State

Company producing refined petroleum

products because the ‘‘contributed

importantly’’ group eligibility

requirement of Section 222(3) of the

Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was not

met. The denial was based on criterion

(3) not being met. Aggregate statistics

and customer responses indicated that

importation of refined petroleum

products like and directly competitive

with those produced by the subject firm

were not major contributing factors to

the layoffs at the subject plant.

The petitioners filing the application

asserted the following:

(a) That the Rouseville refinery lost

their ‘‘tote’’ business to eastern

Canadian distribution centers.

(b) In the months preceding the sale

of the Rouseville facility, a lot of the

neutrals they blended into motor oils

essentially came from Canada,

Venezuela and South America, thereby

eroding the company’s competitiveness.

(c) Crude oil needs to be over $20 a

barrel to be profitable for crude oil

producers; the low price of crude was

the reason for the layoffs at PennzoilQuaker State Company.

(d) The flooding of the world market

with cheap was products by both the

Chinese and Japanese added to the

demise at the Rouseville facility.

On reconsideration, the Department

requested that the Pennzoil-Quaker City

State Company provide additional

information concerning the factors

addressed by the application.

Additional information provided by

the company indicated that during April

2000, the Pennzoil-Quaker State

Company sold a portion of the

Rouseville refinery and earlier in the

year the company discontinued

operating the balance of the refinery. As

a result of this sale/discontinuance of

the refinery operations the Rouseville

Packaging plant was discontinued and

transferred to other domestic packaging

plants. The workers in the ‘‘tote’’

business filled the totes with lubricants

and shipped them to Canada. The empty

totes would then be shipped back to the

Rouseville to be refilled and the cycle

would begin again. Sometime during

1997 and 1998 the Canadian customer

that was receiving the totes began

receiving the finished lubricant product

via semi-truck. The customer then filled

their own totes and retained them in

Canada. The business of filling the totes

is a service and therefore those workers

could only be considered for eligibility

if the workers producing the lubricants

at the subject firm were certified eligible

for TAA.

In response to factors (b) and (c)

depicted above, neutrals and crude oil

are raw materials in the refinery process