Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, an investigation was initiated on April 16, 2001, in response to a worker petition which was filed by PACE Union Local 5689 on behalf of workers at Bechtel Jacobs LLC, Piketon, Ohio. The workers are involved in activities related to fabricating uranium enriched nuclear fuel.

The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently further investigation in this case would serve no purpose, and the investigation has been terminated.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of July, 2001. Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 0118152 Filed 71901; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 451030M ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2001-07-20-01-18152 Fri, Jul 20 2001 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2001-07-20-01-18151

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 (TAW) issued during the period of June and July, 2001.

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 of 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 sale ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2001-07-20-01-18151 Fri, Jul 20 2001 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2001-07-20-01-18153

Petitions for transitional adjustment assistance under the North American Free Trade AgreementTransitional Adjustment Assistance Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103182), hereinafter called (NAFTATAA), 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 NAFTATAA 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
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paragraphs (c) and (e) of section 250 of the Trade Act.

The purpose of the Governor's actions and the Labor Department's investigations are to determine whether the workers separated from employment on or after December 8, 1993 (date of enactment of Pub. L. 103182) are eligible to apply for NAFTATAA under sub ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2001-07-20-01-18153 Fri, Jul 20 2001 11:00:00 GMT