E8-23535. Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

AGENCY:

Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice and Opportunity for Public Comment.

Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.), the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. EDA has initiated separate investigations to determine whether increased imports into the United States of articles like or directly competitive with those produced by each firm contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of the firm's workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm.

List of Petitions Received by EDA for Certification of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment

[9/1/2008 through 9/30/2008]

Firm	Address	Date accepted for filing	Products
Reata Engineering & Machine Works	7822 South Wheeling , Englewood, CO 80112	9/19/2008	Precision machined parts and components, with specialization in machine parts, special dies, machine tools, jigs and fixtures.
Meta-Lite, Inc.	93 Entin Road, Clifton, NJ 07014	9/19/2008	Toll Booths, gates, rails, stairs, elevator enclosures, jail cells.
Karthauser & Sons, Inc	W147 N11100 Fond Du, Germantown, WI 53022	9/19/2008	Cut flowers, potted plants and floral supplies.
Eckman Lumber Company d.b.a. Eckman Building	1280 Main Road, Lehighton, PA 18235	9/19/2008	Roof and floor trusses.
Troutman Chair Company, LLC	134 Rocker Lane, Troutman, NC 28166	9/29/2008	Rocking chairs, chairs and stools.
The Fountainhead Group, Inc	23 Garden Street, New York, NY 13147	9/17/2008	Fire pumps, lawn and garden sprayers and foggers.
Wolfe Tool and Machine Co	210 Lafayette Street, PO, York, PA 17405	9/30/2008	General job shop; pump housing; miscellaneous shafts, fixtures; weldments; frames; mold tooling; axle shafts.

Any party having a substantial interest in these proceedings may request a public hearing on the matter. A written request for a hearing must be submitted to the Office of Performance Evaluation, Room 7009, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten (10) calendar days following publication of this notice. Please follow the procedures set forth in Section 315.9 of EDA's final rule (71 FR 56704) for procedures for requesting a public hearing. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance official program number and title of the program under which these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Dated: September 30, 2008.

William P. Kittredge,

Program Officer for TAA.