NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance: Fashion Enterprises,

[Federal Register: June 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 115)]

[Notices]

[Page 32277]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[NAFTA-02987]

Fashion Enterprises, Jones Apparel Group USA, Inc., El Paso, TX; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for NAFTA- Transitional Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with section 250(A), Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II, of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor issued a Certification for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance on April 26, 1999, applicable to all workers of Fashion Enterprises located in El Paso, Texas. The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 11, 1999 (64 FR 25373).

At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are engaged in the production of ladies' jackets, skirts and pants. New information received from the company shows that Jones Apparel Group USA, Inc. is the parent firm of Fashion Enterprises located in El Paso, Texas. The company also reports that some workers separated from employment at Fashion Enterprises had their wages reported under a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for Jones Apparel Group USA, Inc. El Paso, Texas. Based on these findings, the Department is amending the certification to reflect this matter.

The intent of the Department's certification is to include all workers of Fashion Enterprises who were adversely affected by the shift of production to Mexico.

The amended notice applicable to NAFTA--02987 is hereby issued as follows:

All workers of Fashion Enterprises, Jones Apparel Group USA, Inc., El Paso, Texas who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after February 22, 1998 through April 26, 2001 are eligible to apply for NAFTA-TAA under section 250 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of June, 1999. Grant D. Beale, Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 99-15307Filed6-15-99; 8:45 am]

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