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

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

Notice of 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

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summaries of determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade

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

April, 1997.

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-33,233; The Earthgrains Co., Indianapolis, IN

TA-W-33,259; Owens Brockway, Waco, TX

TA-W-33,102; Riverwood International Corp., Plant #72, Kankakee, IL

In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the

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

TA-W-33,148; ITT Canon Commercial Div., Santa Ana, CA

TA-W-33,277; Lucas Aftermarket Operations, Troy, MI

TA-W-33,139; Random House Value Publishing, Inc., Avenel, NJ

TA-W-33,157; Envisions, Inc., (Formerly Engineering Visions, Inc.)

Harlingen, TN

TA-W-33,228; ANR Pipeline, Chickasha, OK

The workers firm does not produce an article as required for

certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.

TA-W-33,281; Sillcocks Plastics International & Sillcocks Miller Co.,

Berkeley Heights, NJ

Production at the subject firm is being transfered to a successor

firm located in the United States. Separations of workers at the

subject firm are caused by the transfer of production to the successor

firm.

TA-W-33,347; Northern Engraving Corp., Sparta, WI

Production at the subject plant is being transfered to other

production facilities located domestically. Separations of workers at

Sparta, WI plant are the result of the domestic transfer.

TA-W-33,238; Arrow Automotive Industries, Inc., Santa Maria, CA

The subject firm ceased all of its production at the Santa Maria,

CA plant and transferred it to other company plants within the United

States.

TA-W-33,169; Lorraine Linens, Inc., Hialeah Gardens Div., Deerfield

Beach, FL

TA-W-33,264; Jefferson Smurfit Corp., Industrial Packaging Div.,

Monroe, MI

TA-W-33,235; Hutchens Industries, Mountain Grove, MO

TA-W-33,321; Philips Lighting Co., Philips Elmet Div., Lewiston, ME

TA-W-33,404; Devoe & Raynolds Co., Louisville, KY

Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker

separations at the firm.

TA-W-33,279; Johnson Controls, Inc., Ann Arbor Plant, Milwaukee, WI

Sales of power seat tracks for auto seats at the Ann Arbor plant of

Johnson Controls increased in FY 96 compared to FY 95. Also, employment

increased in FY 96 compared to FY 95.

TA-W-33,270; Binney and Smith, Inc., Winfield, KS

The parent company of Binney and Smith, Inc., made a corporate

decision to transfer its production of crayons, markers, tempera paints

and acrylic paints from its Winfield, KS facility to other domestic

facilities.

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-33,302; Westpoint Management (Jay Lynn) Westpoint, PA: February

27, 1996.

TA-W-33,225; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Gadsden, AL: February 4,

1996.

TA-W-33,298; Great Western Malting Co., Vancouver, WA: February 3,

1996.

TA-W-33,234; Garan Manufacturing Corp., Haleyville, AL: January 12,

1996.

TA-W-33,145; Milltown Manufacturing Co., Red Boiling Spring, TN:

January 17, 1996.

TA-W-33,243; SCA Molnlycke, Palmer, MA: February 11, 1996.

TA-W-33,261; Texas Instruments, Inc., Personal Productivity Products,

Mobile Computing Business, Temple, TX: February 18, 1996.

TA-W-33,332 & A; Hazelhurst Textile, Hazelhurst, GA Homerville Textile

Corp., Homerville, GA: March 5, 1996.

TA-W-33,304; Woodbridge Corp., Whitmore Lake, MI: February 25, 1996.

TA-W-33,340; Palermo Fashions, Inc., Hoboken, NJ: March 13, 1996.

TA-W-33,249; Triam Industries of Arizona, Tucson, AZ: February 10,

1996.

TA-W-33,372; Superior Solutions, Inc., El Paso, TX: March 18, 1996.

TA-W-33,293; Zenith Electronic Corp., N. Kostner Ave., Chicago, IL:

March 5, 1996.

TA-W-33,369; Leigh Knits, Inc., Bean Station, TN: March 14, 1996. Ta-W-

33,110; Sherwood, Davis and Geck, Danbury, CT: November 12, 1995.

TA-W-33,122; Grace Apparel, Galax, VA: January 10, 1996.

TA-W-33,280 & A, B; Guilford of Maine, Newport, ME, Guilford, ME (Oak

Street) and Eastport, ME; February 13, 1996.

TA-W-33,278; Johnson and Johnson Medical, Inc., Arlington, TX: February

17, 1996.

TA-W-33,360; Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., Indianapolis, IN:

March 17, 1996.

TA-W-33,333; Ranco North America Quality Control Department,

Brownsville, TX: March 7, 1996.

TA-W-33,295; RMK, Solebury, PA: January 24, 1996. Attleboro,

TA-W-33,188; Carborundum Corp., Boron Nitride Div., Amhurst, NY:

January 4, 1996.

TA-W-33,296; American West Trading Co., Dresden, TN: February 19, 1996.

TA-W-33,200 & A; Yokom Knitting Co., Pottstown, PA and Linden Knitwear,

Mohrsville, PA: February 3, 1996.

TA-W-33,383; Osram Sylvania, Inc., Danvers, MA: March 18, 1996.

TA-W-33,356; Glasscraft, A Div. of V.V.P. America, Inc., Hickory, NC:

March 13, 1996.

TA-W-33,165 & A Sunbeam Corp., Personal Care and Comfort Products Div.,

McMinnville, TN and Oster Professional Products Div., McMinnville, TN:

January 22, 1996.

TA-W-33,395; Sans Souci Lingerie, PoplarBluff, MO: March 26, 1996.

TA-W-33,120; Philips Lighting Co., Fairmont, WV: January 6, 1996.

TA-W-33,210 & A; Singer Furniture Co., Lenior, NC: and Chocowinity, NC:

February 4, 1996.

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

Agreement

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Implementation Act (P.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

April 1997.

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 increase sin 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-01582; Tugalo River Boxer Co., Toccoa, GA

NAFTA-TAA-01561; Northern Engraving Corp., Sparta, WI

NAFTA-TAA-01589; BOC Gases, Bethlehem, PA

NAFTA-TAA-01602; BASF Corp., Renesselaer, NY

NAFTA-TAA-01497; Lorraine Linens, Inc., Hialeah Gardens Div., Deerfield

Beach, FL

NAFTA-TAA-01531; Johnson Controls, Inc., Ann Arbor Plant, Ann Arbor, MI

NAFTA-TAA-01500; Binney and Smith, Inc., Winfield, KS

NAFTA-TAA-01611; Arrow Automotive Industries, Santa Maria, CA

NAFTA-TAA-01450; CMI Industries, Inc., A.K.A. Clinton Mills, Lydia

Plant, Clinton, SC

NAFTA-TAA-01522; Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., Audio and

Communications Div., Syracuse, NY

NAFTA-TAA-01375; International Medication Systems, Ltd, South El Monte,

CA

NAFTA-TAA-01554; Deluxe Corp., Deluxe Check Printers, New Berlin, WI

NAFTA-TAA-01505; Starter Corp., Century, FL

NAFTA-TAA-01535; Jefferson Smurfit Corp., Industrial Packaging Div.,

Monroe, MI

NAFTA-TAA-01520; Hutchens Industries, Mountain Grove, MO

In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the

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

NAFTA-TAA-01468; Envisions, Inc. (Formerly Engineering Visions, Inc),

Harlingen, TX

NAFTA-TAA-01581; Nick-O Sewing Supply Co., Moscow, TN

NAFTA-TAA-01594; Administrative & Technical Services, Inc., Data Entry

Services, Beloit, WI

The investigation revealed that the workers of the subject firm did

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

Trade Act, as amended.

NAFTA-TAA-01462; Kunz Custom Upholstery, Montpelier, ID

A significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers'

firm or an appropriate subdivision (including workers in any

agricultural firm or appropriate subdivision) have not become totally

or partially separated from employment.

NAFTA-TAA-01586; Kai Jay Pants Co., Nesquehoning, PA

Sales or production did not decline during the relevant period for

certification.

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-01511; Sunbeam Corp., Professional Products Div.,

McMinnville, TN: February 10, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01433; Portac, Inc., Tacoma, WA: January 16, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01469; Medite Corp., Lumber Div., White City, OR: January 24,

1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01546; Louis Gallet, Inc., Uniontown, PA: March 3, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01481; Crewe Garment Co., Inc., Crewe, VA: February 5, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01515; Standard Products Co., Campbell Plastics Div.,

Schenectady, NY: February 7, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01504; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Gadsden, AL: February 4,

1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01482 & A; Singer Furniture Co., Lenoir, NC and Chocowinity,

NC: February 19, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01585; Superior Solutions, Inc., El Paso, TX: March 18, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01453; Carolina Knits, Inc., statesville, NC: January 27,

1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01576; Leigh Knits, Inc., Bean Station, TN: March 14, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01536; Anchor Glass Container Corp., Glass Containers Plant

No. 18, Houston, TX: March 4, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01573; Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., Indianapolis, IN:

March 19, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01583; V.V.P. America, Inc., Glasscraft Div., Hickory, NC:

February 21, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01421; Sherwood, Davis, and Geck, Danbury, CT: November 12,

1995.

NAFTA-TAA-01593 & A; Al Tech Specialty Steel Corp., Dunkirk, NY and

Watervliet, NY: March 22, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01607; The Colber Corp., Newark, NJ: April 8, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01580; Rubbermaid Cleaning and Maintenance Products, Sparks,

NV: March 17, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01543; Anchor Glass Container, Connellsville, PA: March 4,

1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01566; Anchor Glass Container, Dayville, CT: March 13, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01610; Anchor Glass Container/Owens Brockways, Antioch, CA:

March 18, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01551; Micom Communication Corp., A Northern Telecom (NORTEL)

Co., Simi Valley, CA: February 11, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01457; Kahn Lucas Lancaster, Ferrells Garment Div.,

Middlesex, NC: January 21, 1996.

NAFTA-TAA-01503; SCA Molnlycke, Palmer, MA: February 11, 1996.

I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued

during the month of April, 1997. 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

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

Dated: April 30, 1997.

Russell T. Kile,

Program Manager, Policy & Reemployment Services Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

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