Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance

Petitions for transitional adjustment assistance under the North American Free Trade Agreement-Transitional Adjustment Assistance Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103-182), hereinafter called (NAFTA-TAA), have been filed with State Governors under Section 250(b)(1) of Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II, of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, are identified in the Appendix to this Notice. Upon notice from a Governor that a NAFTA-TAA petition has been received, the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance (DTAA), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Department of Labor (DOL), announces the filing of the petition and takes action pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (e) of Section 250 of the Trade Act.

The purpose of the Governor's actions and the Labor Department's investigation are to determine whether the workers separated from employment on or after December 8, 1993 (date of enactment of Pub. L. 103-182) are eligible to apply for NAFTA-TAA under Subchapter D of the Trade Act because of increased imports from or the shift in production to Mexico or Canada.

The petitioners or any other persons showing a substantial interest in the subject matter of the investigations may request a public hearing with the Director of DTAA at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in Washington, DC provided such request is filed in writing with the Director of DTAA not later than May 22, 2000.

Also, interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the subject matter of the petitions to the Director of DTAA at the address shown below not later than May 22, 2000.

Petitions filed with the Governors are available for inspection at the Office of the Director, DTAA, ETA, DOL, Room C-4318, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC this 4th day of May 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

Subject firm

Location

Date received at Governor's Office

Petition number

Articles produced

Swiss-M-Tex (Wkrs)

Travelers Rest, SC

03/21/2000

NAFTA-3,810

embroidered textile products.

Stant Manufacturing (IBB)

Connersvile, IN

03/16/2000

NAFTA-3,811

plated fuel rails.

Exide Corporation (Co.)

Reading, PA

03/22/2000

NAFTA-3,812

auto batteries.

C.P. Lighting (Wkrs)

Pottsville, PA

03/22/2000

NAFTA-3,813

finished table & floor lamps.

Chevron Products (UNITE)

El Paso, TX

03/22/2000

NAFTA-3,814

gasoline, diesel, propane & butane.

Russell Athletic Division (Co.)

Ashland, AL

03/22/2000

NAFTA-3,815

knit apparel.

North American Heaters (Co.)

Franklin, TN

03/20/2000

NAFTA-3,816

electrical heating elements.

United States Sales (Wkrs)

San Fernando, CA

03/20/2000

NAFTA-3,817

warehouse & distribution center.

Chic by H.I.S.—Sierra Pacific Apparel (Co.)

Visalia, CA

03/22/2000

NAFTA-3,818

jeans.

Anchor Lamina America (Wkrs)

Cheshire, CT

03/06/2000

NAFTA-3,819

die sets, machined plates etc.

Labeling Systems (Co.)

Oakland, NJ

03/27/2000

NAFTA-3,820

labeling machine.

Quebecor World (Co.)

Nashville, TN

03/27/2000

NAFTA-3,821

commercial printing of books, magazines.

American Recreation Products (Co.)

Mineola, TX

03/28/2000

NAFTA-3,822

sleeping bags.

Alliance Carolina Tool and Mold (Co.)

Arden, NC

03/27/2000

NAFTA-3,823

plastic injected molded parts.

Mattel Operations (Co.)

Beaverton, OR

04/03/2000

NAFTA-3,824

view master reels.

C and L Textiles (Co.)

Cooper City, FL

04/03/2000

NAFTA-3,825

men's & women's clothing.

Talema Electronics (Co.)

St. James, MO

03/29/2000

NAFTA-3826

toroidal transformers.

Ross Corporation (Co.)

Eugene, OR

03/29/2000

NAFTA-3,827

heavy logging equipment.

Oregon Manufacturing (Co.)

Klamath Falls, OR

03/29/2000

NAFTA-3,828

electronics.

Hexcel Corporation (Wkrs)

Kent, WA

03/28/2000

NAFTA-3,829

air line space components.

Willamette Industrial (Wkrs)

Dallas, OR

03/28/2000

NAFTA-3,830

plywood.

Midwest Micro (Wkrs)

Iron Ridge, WI

03/27/2000

NAFTA-3,831

computer.

Finishing 2000 (UNITE)

El Paso, TX

04/03/2000

NAFTA-3,832

jeans.

Berne Apparel (Wkrs)

Berne, IN

04/03/2000

NAFTA-3,833

work apparel.

Seagate Technology (Wkrs)

Oklahoma City, OK

04/05/2000

NAFTA-3,834

hard drive.

American Industrial Container (UE)

Meadville, PA

04/07/2000

NAFTA-3,835

industrial containers.

Sony Professional Products (Wkrs)

Boca Raton, FL

04/05/2000

NAFTA-3,836

video screen/airline entertainment.

K and D Clothing (UNITE)

Philadelphia, PA

04/05/2000

NAFTA-3,837

men's suits.

Rugged Sportswear (Wkrs)

La Grange, NC

04/04/2000

NAFTA-3,838

sweatshirts, sweatpants & sweatshorts.

Ametek Aerospace (IUE)

Wilmington, MA

02/18/2000

NAFTA-3,839

cables and thermocouples.

Tally Sportswear (Wkrs)

Lancaster, SC

04/10/2000

NAFTA-3,840

t-shirts.

Elsie Undergarment (Wkrs)

Hialeah, FL

04/07/2000

NAFTA-3,841

lingerie.

IBM—International Business Machines (Wkrs)

Rochester, MN

03/03/2000

NAFTA-3,842

electronic computer products.

Trinity Industries (Wkrs)

Lyndora, PA

04/10/2000

NAFTA-3,843

railroad cars.

Thomson Consumer Electronics (IBEW)

Indianapolis, IN

04/11/2000

NAFTA-3,844

single sided printed circuit boards.

Howeywell (USWA)

Ironton, OH

04/12/2000

NAFTA-3,845

naphthalene.

Willamette (Wkrs)

Lebanon, OR

04/13/2000

NAFTA-3,846

lvl presses, convyor systems.

Taylor Precisions Products (Co.)

Fletcher, NC

04/07/2000

NAFTA-3,847

precisions measuring products.

Coho Resources (Wkrs)

Dallas, TX

04/13/2000

NAFTA-3,848

oil and gas.

A. Schulman (PACE)

Orange, TX

04/12/2000

NAFTA-3,849

polyurethane products.

Tecumseh Products (Wkrs)

Somerset, KY

03/06/2000

NAFTA-3,850

compressors.

ABC NACO (Co.)

Cicero, IL

04/10/2000

NAFTA-3,851

sideframes & bolsters.

Troutman Foundry (Co.)

Statesville, NC

04/17/2000

NAFTA-3,852

grey iron castings.

Hatch (CO.)

El Paso, TX

04/10/2000

NAFTA-3,853

power & control system integrators.

Chevron Products (Wkrs)

Roosevelt, UT

03/27/2000

NAFTA-3,854

lifting & transportation crude oil.

Minard Run Oil (Wkrs)

Bradford, PA

04/17/2000

NAFTA-3,855

crude oil & natural gas.

RHI Refractories America (USWA)

Womelsdorf, PA

04/18/2000

NAFTA-3,856

magnesia chrome refractories.

Fort James (Co.)

Clatskanie, OR

04/11/2000

NAFTA-3,857

groundwood speciality.

Raychem—Tyco Electronics (Co.)

Fuquay-Varina, NC

04/20/2000

NAFTA-3,858

telecommunication cable.

ICI Explosives (Co.)

Joplin, MO

04/25/2000

NAFTA-3,859

ammonium nitrate.

Pennzoil Quaker State (Co.)

Rouseville, PA

04/21/2000

NAFTA-3,860

oil.

Cross Supply (Wkrs)

Olney, IL

11/15/1999

NAFTA-3,861

oil.

Elcon Products International (Co.)

Fremont, CA

04/20/2000

NAFTA-3,862

electrical assemblies.

Westwood Lighting (Co.)

El Paso, TX

04/20/2000

NAFTA-3,863

lamps.

DTM Products—Flextronics In't (Wkrs)

Niwot, CO

04/19/2000

NAFTA-3,864

small plastic parts.

Sharp Manufacturing (Wkrs)

Memphis, TN

04/24/2000

NAFTA-3,865

television.

Furniture Crafts (Wkrs)

Grants Pass, OR

04/24/2000

NAFTA-3,866

office furniture.

Sensus Tech (USWA)

Uniontown, PA

04/12/2000

NAFTA-3,867

water meters.

Frontier Foundry (Wkrs)

Titusville, PA

04/26/2000

NAFTA-3,868

aluminum steel castings.

Cooper Energy Services (Co.)

Grove City, PA

04/27/2000

NAFTA-3,869

pistones.

Fairway Foods of Michigan (Wkrs)

Menominee, MI

04/25/2000

NAFTA-3,870

fruits & vegetables.

Mr. Coffee—Sunbeam Products (Co.)

Glenwillow, OH

04/17/2000

NAFTA-3,871

coffee & tea makers.

Philips Electronics North America (Co.)

Wartburg, TN

04/21/2000

NAFTA-3,872

power supply transformer.

Solectron (Co.)

Sunwancee, GA

04/25/2000

NAFTA-3,873

cellular mobile telephones.

Long Handles Shirts (Co.)

Monroe, NC

04/27/2000

NAFTA-3,874

men's knit shirts.

Motor Coils (IUE)

Braddock, PA

05/01/2000

NAFTA-3,875

traction motors.

Chavez Signs (Wkrs)

El Paso, TX

05/01/2000

NAFTA-3,876

plywood.

Erie Controls (Co.)

Milwaukee, WI

04/26/2000

NAFTA-3,877

electrical components.

Kongsberg (Wkrs)

Livania, MI

03/29/2000

NAFTA-3,878

seat heaters.

[FR Doc. 00-11823 Filed 5-10-00; 8:45 am]

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