Adjustment assistance: Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.,

[Federal Register: December 16, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 241)]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-34,358]

Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Incorporated, Headquartered in Midland, Texas, and Operating in The Following States: New Mexico TA-W- 34,358C, Kansas TA-W-34,358D, Louisiana TA-W-34,358E; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on June 10, 1998, applicable to all workers of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Incorporated, headquartered in Midland, Texas. The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 13, 1998 (63 FR 37590).

At the request of the company, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. New findings show that worker separations have occurred at Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Incorporated operating at various locations in New Mexico, Kansas and Louisiana. The workers are engaged in employment related to the production of crude oil.

The intent of the Department's certification is to include all workers of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Incorporated adversely affected by increased imports. Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to cover workers of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Incorporated operating at various locations in New Mexico, Kansas and Louisiana.

The amended notice applicable to TA-W-34,358 is hereby issued as follows:

``All workers of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Incorporated, headquartered in Midland, Texas (TA-W-34,358), operating at various locations in New Mexico (TA-W-34,358C), Kansas (TA-W-34,358D), and Louisiana (TA-W-34,358E) who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after February 8, 1997 through June 10, 2000 are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.''

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 3rd day of December, 1998. Grant D. Beale, Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 98-33305Filed12-15-98; 8:45 am]

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