02-1773. Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

Petitions have been filed with the Secretary of Labor under section 221 (a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (“the Act”) and are identified in the Appendix to this notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, has instituted investigations pursuant to section 221 (a) of the Act.

The purpose of each of the investigations is to determine whether the workers are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under title II, Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations will further relate, as appropriate, to the determination of the date on which total or partial separations began or threatened to begin and the subdivision of the firm involved.

The petitioners or any other persons showing a substantial interest in the subject matter of the investigations may request a public hearing, provided such request is filed in writing with the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than February 15, 2002.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the subject matter of the investigations to the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than February 4, 2002.

The petitions filed in this case are available for inspection at the Office of the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC this 21st day of December, 2001.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

Petitions Instituted on 12/21/2001

TA-W	Subject firm (Petitioners)	Location	Date of petition	Product(s)
40,457	Trane Company (IAMAW)	La Crosse, WI	10/10/2001	Air conditioning equipment.
40,458	Handler Textile—Duro (Co.)	Stone Mountain, GA	10/24/2001	Textile processing.
40,459	Ispat Inland, Inc. (Co.)	East Chicago, IL	12/13/2001	Cold rolled flat steel.
40,460	Radax Industries (Wrks)	Webster, NY	10/22/2001	Hex socket set screws.
40,461	Daishowa American Co. Ltd (Wrks)	Port Angeles, WA	12/10/2001	Alder chips.
40,462	Vishay Vitramon (Co.)	Roanoke, VA	12/12/2001	Ceramic capacitors.
40,463	Dunham-Bush, Inc. (Co.)	Harrisonburg, VA	10/31/2001	Heating and air haulders equipment.
40,464	Low Cost Manufacturing (Wrks)	Utica, NY	10/08/2001	Customer replacement units.
40,465	Hershey Foods Corp (Wrks)	Pennsburg, PA	11/29/2001	Hershey's Pot of Gold Candies.
40,466	Precision Cable Assemblie (Wrks)	Longansport, IN	12/14/2001	Wire harnesses—cables.
40,467	Gold Seam (Wrks)	Passaic, NJ	10/30/2001	Ladies' blouses.
40,468	DT Magnetics Int'l (Wrks)	Dover, NH	10/22/2001	Power transformers.
40,469	Kellogg Crankshaft Co (Union)	Jackson, MI	11/15/2001	Automobile crankshaft.
40,470	RBN Manufacturing, Inc. (Co.)	Dothan, AL	11/09/2001	Boxer shorts, knit tops.
40,471	FCI USA, Inc. (Wrks)	Cypress, CA	10/23/2001	Data and telecommunications.
40,472	Romart, Inc. (UNITE)	Scranton, PA	10/24/2001	Men's dress and sport coats.
40,473	Marlan Tool, Inc. (Wrks)	Meadville, PA	10/31/2001	Design molds—plastic parts.
40,474	Acme Steel Co (USWA)	Chicago, IL	10/26/2001	Steel coils.
40,475	Quality Tool and Die (Wrks)	Meadville, PA	11/16/2001	Mold and die tooling.
40,476	A.S. Haight (UNITE)	Cartersville, GA	11/19/2001	Screen printing cloth.
40,477	Precision Tool and Die (Wrks)	Louisville, KY	11/16/2001	Tooling and die components.
40,478	Dimension Carbide, Inc. (Co.)	Guys Mills, PA	11/15/2001	Custom form grinding.
40,479	Gategourmet Unit 498 (Wrks)	Charlotte, NC	11/06/2001	Food for airlines.
40,480	Flambeau Micro (Co.)	Sun Prairie, WI	10/25/2001	Motorola cell phone components.
40,481	Artex International (Co.)	Highland, IL	10/20/2001	Table linens—airline, restaurants.
40,482	Bridgestone/Firestone (USWA)	Russellville, AR	10/19/2001	Inner tubes.
40,483	Sumitomo Electric Wiring (Co.)	Morgantown, KY	12/12/2001	Electric wiring harnesses.
40,484	Bristol Compressors, Inc (Co.)	Sparta, NC	10/22/2001	Compressors for air conditioning.
40,485	Dyersburg Corp. (Co.)	Charlotte, NC	12/11/2001	Yarn dye and piece dye knit fabric.
40,486	LSI Logic (Wrks)	Santa Clara, CA	11/07/2001	Wafer fabrication.
40,487	Atlanta Manufacturing (Wrks)	Norcross, GA	10/22/2001	Cable television electronic headware.
40,488	Sunbrand (Wrks)	Norcross, GA	11/05/2001	Sell & distribution of equipment.
40,489	Empire Iron Mining (Co.)	Palmer, MI	11/30/2001	Iron ore.
40,490	Schmalbach-Lubeca Plastic (Wrks)	Erie, PA	10/23/2001	Metal mold base assemblies.
40,491	Wesley Industries, Inc (Co.)	New Haven, MI	11/20/2001	Gray iron OEM automotive parts.
40,492	Coastal Lumber Co (Wrks)	Suffolk, VA	12/04/2001	Wood products.
40,493	Kaiser Aluminum Corp (USWA)	Tacoma, WA	11/09/2001	Aluminum products.
40,494	Accuride International (Co.)	So. Bend, IN	12/17/2001	Linear slides.
40,495	Galey and Lord Services (Wrks)	Eagle Pass, TX	11/30/2001	Men's and ladies' pants.