Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 27 / Thursday, February 8, 2001 / Notices 9603

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–37,411]

The Monet Group, Incorporated; East

Providence, RI; 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

March 28, 2000, applicable to workers

of The Monet Group, Incorporated, East

Providence, Rhode Island. The notice

was published in the Federal Register

on April 21, 2000 (65 FR 21473).

At the request of the State agency, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. New

findings show that some employees of

The Monet Group, Incorporated, now

known as Monet International,

Incoporated, subsidiary of Liz

Caliborne, Incorporated, East

Providence, Rhode Island were leased

from Pomerantz Staffing Alternatives,

Providence, Rhode Island to produce

fashion jewelry at the East Providence,

Rhode Island facility. Information also

shows that some workers separated from

employment at the subject firm had

their wages reported under a separate

unemployment insurance (UI) tax

account for Pomerantz Staffing

Alternatives.

Based on these findings, the

Department is amending the

certification include workers of

Pomerantz Staffing Alternatives leased

to The Monet Group, Incorporated, now

known as Monet International,

Incorporated, subsidiary of Liz

Caliborne, Incorporated, East

Providence, Rhode Island.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–37,411 is hereby issued as

follows:

‘‘All workers of Monet Group,

Incorporated, now known as Monet

International, Incorporated, a subsidiary of

Liz Caliborne, Incorporated, East Providence,

Rhode Island (TA–W–37,411) and leased

workers of Pomerantz Staffing Alternatives,

Providence, Rhode Island who were engaged

in employment related to the production of

fashion jewelry for the Monet Group,

Incorporated, now known as Monet

International, Incorporated, a subsidiary of

Liz Caliborne, Incorporated, East Providence,

Rhode Island who became totally or partially

separated from employment on or after May

5, 2000 through March 28, 2002 are eligible

to apply for adjustment assistance under

Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, DC this 23rd day of

January, 2001.

Linda G. Poole,

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 01–3299 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 22nd day of

January, 2001.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.