Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker

Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as

amended, the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of

determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment

assistance for workers (TA-W) issued during the period of January,

1996.

In order for an affirmative determination to be made and a

certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance

to be issued, each of the group eligibility requirements of section 222

of the Act must be met.

(1) That a significant number or proportion of the workers in the

workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision thereof, have become

totally or partially separated,

(2) That sales or production, or both, of the firm or subdivision

have decreased absolutely, and

(3) That increases of imports of articles like or directly

competitive with articles produced by the firm or appropriate

subdivision have contributed importantly to the separations, or threat

thereof, and to the absolute decline in sales or production.

Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In each of the following cases the investigation revealed that

criterion (3) has not been met. A survey of customers indicated that

increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker separations

at the firm.

TA-W-31,624; Leroy Industries, Inc., Leroy, NY

TA-W-31,652; Bob-Kat Tanning Co., Inc., Peabody, MA

TA-W-31,677; HBC Barge, Inc., Trinity Industries, Brownsville, PA

TA-W-31,537; The Sero Co., Inc., Cordele, GA

TA-W-31,487; Rex-Rosenlow, Inc., Teterboro, NJ

TA-W-31,622 & TA-W-31,623; Hill Co., Inc., Fort Smith, AR and

Charleston, AR

TA-W-31,533; EIS Brake Parts Div., Berlin, CT

TA-W-31,467; Hercules, Inc., Radford, VA

In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the

criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.

TA-W-31,590; Greif Brothers Corp., Niagara Falls, New York Plant,

Niagara Falls, NY

TA-W-31,579; Indian Refining, Lawrenceville, IL

TA-W-31,645; Details By Patricia Green, Portland, OR

TA-W-31,655; Fruit of The Loom, Albemarle Spinning Mills, Albemarle, NC

Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker

separations at the firm.

TA-W-31,577; Cummins Southern plains, Inc., Duncan, OK

TA-W-31,654; ABU-Garcia, Inc., Fairfield, NJ

TA-W-31,679; Hydra-Co., Enterprises, Inc., Syracuse, NY

The workers firm does not produce an article as required for

certification under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.

TA-W-31,644; Texaco Trading & Transportation, Inc., Central Region

Marketing, Tulsa, OK

The investigations revealed that criterion (2) has not been met.

Sales or production did not decline during the relevant period as

required for certification.

Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

The following certifications have been issued; the date following

the company name & location for each determination references the

impact date for all workers for such determination.

TA-W-31,603; Diesel Recon Co., Santa Fe Springs, CA; October 25, 1994

TA-W-31,444; CNG Producing Co., New Orleans, LA; September 2, 1995 &

Operating at The Following Locations: A; Houma, LA, B; Ardmore, OK, C;

Roosevelt, UT, D; Indiana, PA, E; Bridgeport, WV: September 1, 1994

TA-W-31,627; Willits Footwear Worldwide, Newvill Div., Newville, PA:

November 1, 1994

TA-W-31,684; Lamsteel Corp of America, Two Plants & Warehouse,

Hartsville, TN: November 13, 1994

TA-W-31,438; Angelica Uniform Group, Ackerman, MS: August 31, 1994

TA-W-31,743; R.D. Simpson, Inc., (including D&E Laundry), Cartersville,

GA: December 4, 1994

TA-W-31,700, A & B; Wrangler, Inc., Newbern Div., Lonoke, AR Newbern,

TN & Troy, TN: November 17, 1994

TA-W-31,629, TA-W-31,630 & A, B; Vanity Fair Mills, Inc., Robertsdale,

Al, Butler, AL, Monroeville, AL & Jackson, AL: November 1, 1994

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TA-W-31,712; Southwestern Cutting Service, El Paso, TX: November 29,

1994

TA-W-31,778; F.G. Montabert, Midland Park, NJ: December 7, 1994

TA-W-31,633; Columbia Footwear Corp., Hazleton, PA: July 13, 1995

TA-W-31,646; DMI Furniture, Inc., Gettysburg, PA: November 15, 1994

TA-W-31,707; Americana Art China Co., Sebring, OH: November 21, 1994

TA-W-31,626; North By Northeast, Pawtucket, RI: November 1, 1994

TA-W-31,637; Guin Manufacturing Col, Guin, AL: November 7, 1994

TA-W-31,656; American Trouser, Inc., Columbus, MS: November 15, 1994

TA-W-31,751; Becton Dickinson & Co., El Paso, TX: December 18, 1994

TA-W-31,666; Allied Signal Aerospace, Aerospace Equipment Systems,

Eatontown, NJ: October 20, 1994

TA-W-31,631; Thomas Industries, Inc., Hopkinsville, KY: November 2,

1994

TA-W-31,691; RAD Woodwook Co., Inc., Nescopeck, PA: November 13, 1994

TA-W-31,768; Newell Window Furnishings, Div. of Newell Co., Ogdensburg,

NY: December 4, 1994

TA-W-31,682, TA-W-31,682; Ithaca Industries, Inc., Plant #1, #2,

Chadbourn, NC, Robersonville, NC: October 30, 1994

TA-W-31,683; Ithaca Industries, Inc., Lakeland, GA: November 16, 1994

Also, pursuant to Title V of the North American Free Trade

Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103-182) concerning transitional

adjustment assistance hereinafter called (NAFTA-TAA) and in accordance

with section 250(a) Subchapter D, Chapter 2, title II, of the Trade Act

as amended, the Department of Labor presents summaries of

determinations regarding eligibility to apply for NAFTA-TAA issued

during the month of January, 1996

In order for an affirmative determination to be made and a

certification of eligibility to apply for NAFTA-TAA the following group

eligibility requirements of Section 250 of the Trade Act must be met:

(1) That a significant number or proportion of the workers in the

workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision thereof, (including

workers in any agricultural firm or appropriate subdivision thereof)

have become totally or partially separated from employment and either--

(2) That sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision

have decreased absolutely,

(3) That imports from Mexico or Canada of articles like or directly

competitive with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have

increased, and that the increases in imports contributed importantly to

such workers' separations or threat of separation and to the decline in

sales or production of such firm or subdivision; or

(4) That there has been a shift in production by such workers' firm

or subdivision to Mexico or Canada of articles like or directly

competitive with articles which are produced by the firm or

subdivision.

Negative Determinations NAFTA-TAA

In each of the following cases the investigation revealed that

criteria (3) and (4) were not met. Imports from Canada or Mexico did

not contribute importantly to workers' separations. There was no shift

in production from the subject firm to Canada or Mexico during the

relevant period.

NAFTA-TAA-00690; Carpenter Manufacturing, Inc., Mitchell, IN

NAFTA-TAA-00681; Fruit of The Loom, Albemarle Sprinning Mills,

Albemarle, NC

NAFTA-TAA-00682; Details By Patricia Green, Portland, OR

NAFTA-TAA-00691; New York Newsday, Melville, NY

NAFTA-TAA-00698; Johnson Controls, Inc., Lexington, KY

NAFTA-TAA-00684; Mead, School and Office Products Div. Salem, OR

In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the

criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.

NAFTA-TAA-00741; W.B. Thompson Co., Inc., Iron Mountain, MI

NAFTA-TAA-00701; Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, Matsushita

Logistics Co., Fort Worth, TX

NAFTA-TAA-00717; Port Gamble Country Store, Port Gamble, WA

NAFTA-TAA-00728; Karl J. Marx Co., Inc., New York, NY

NAFTA-TAA-00744; Capin Mercantile Corp., Nogales, AZ

The investigation revealed that the workers of the subject firm do

not produce an article within the meaning of section 250(a) of the

Trade Act, as amended.

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA

The following certifications have been issued; the date following

the company name & location for each determination references the

impact date for all workers for such determination.

NAFTA-TAA-00722; Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control, Pittsburgh, PA:

October 24, 1994

NAFTA-TAA-00749; G.N. Great Nordic, G.N. Nettest Laser Precision,

Utica, NY: January 12, 1994

NAFTA-TAA-00761; Adrian Manufacturing, Inc., El Paso, TX: January 5,

1995

NAFTA-TAA-00685; RAD Woodwork Co., Inc., Nescopeck, PA: November 13,

1994

NAFTA-TAA-00708; Tri-Con Industries, Limited, A Subsidiary of Tokyo

Seat Co., Cape Girardeau, MO: November 22, 1994

NAFTA-TAA-00696; Intercontinental Branded Apparel, Hialeah, FL:

November 15, 1994

NAFTA-TAA-00714; Allied Signal Aerospace, Aerospace Equipment Systems,

Eatontown, NJ: September 26, 1994

NAFTA-TAA-00688; Becton Dickinson and Co., El Paso, TX: November 20,

1994

NAFTA-TAA-00686; Colgate-Palmolive Co., Jeffersonville Plant,

Jeffersonville, IN: November 2, 1994

All workers of Colgate-Palmolive Co., Jeffersonville Plant,

Jeffersonville, IN engaged in employment related to the production of

powered laundry detergent are eligible to apply for NAFTA-TAA under

Section 250 of the Trade Act of 1974.

All workers of Colgate-Palmolive Co., Jeffersonville Plant,

Jeffersonville, IN engaged in employment related to the production of

liquid dishwashing detergent are denied eligibility to apply for NAFTA-

TAA under Section 250 of the Trade Act of 1974.

NAFTA-TAA-00720; Newell Window Furnishings, Div. of Newell Co.,

Ogdensburg, NY: December 11, 1994

NAFTA-TAA-00672; Western Reserve Products, Visador Div., Jasper, TX:

October 30, 1994

NAFTA-TAA-00666; Scentique Boudoir Accessories, Inc., Carbondale, PA:

October 26, 1994

NAFTA-TAA; Turner & Seymour Manufacturing Co., Bonners Ferry, ID:

December 6, 1994

NAFTA-TAA-00693, A&B; Wrangler, Inc., Newbern Div., Newbern, TN, Troy,

TN & Lonoke, AR: November 17, 1994

NAFTA-TAA-00753; Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., Newark, NJ: December 14, 1994

NAFTA-TAA-00743; Major League, Inc., Jasper, GA: December 27, 1994

NAFTA-TAA-00725; H.H. Cutler Co. (A Div. of VF Corp), Cutler Sports

Apparel, Grand Rapids, MI: December 18, 1994

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NAFTA-TAA-00740; Tailor Tech, Catawissa, PA: December 14, 1994

NAFTA-TAA-00721; R.D. Simpson, Inc (Including D&E Laundry),

Cartersville, GA: December 4, 1994

NAFTA-TAA-00713; Southwestern Cutting Service, El Paso, TX: December 5,

1994

NAFTA-TAA-00736; Siemens Energy and Automation, Inc., Residential

Products Div., El Paso, TX: December 12, 1994

I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued

during the month of January, 1996. Copies of these determinations are

available for inspection in Room C-4318, U.S. Department of Labor, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 20210 during normal business

hours or will be mailed to persons who write to the above address.

Dated: January 26, 1996.

Russell Kile,

Acting Program Manager, Policy & Reemployment Services, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 96-2482 Filed 2-5-96; 8:45 am]

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