2012-31656. Investigations Regarding 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 Office 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, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than January 14, 2013.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the subject matter of the investigations to the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than January 14, 2013.

The petitions filed in this case are available for inspection at the Office of the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5428, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of December 2012.

Del Min Amy Chen,

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[30 TAA petitions instituted between 12/10/12 and 12/14/12]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
82228	Hostess Brands Inc. (State/One-Stop)	East Windsor, CT	12/10/12	12/07/12
82229	Designer Blinds (State/One-Stop)	Omaha, NE	12/10/12	12/07/12
82230	YP Holdings LLC (Workers)	Dallas, TX	12/10/12	12/07/12
82231	PepsiCo (Workers)	Bradenton, FL	12/10/12	12/07/12
82232	EEP Quality Group, Inc. (State/One-Stop)	East Syracuse, NY	12/11/12	12/10/12
82233	Hostess Brands/Interstate Brands Corp. (Workers)	Cheswick, PA	12/11/12	12/11/12
82234	Hostess Cake IBC (State/One-Stop)	Los Angeles, CA	12/11/12	12/10/12
82235	SP Fiber Technologies LLC (Union)	Newberg, OR	12/11/12	12/07/12
82236	Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (State/One-Stop)	Plattsburgh, NY	12/11/12	12/11/12
82237	State Street Bank and Trust Company (Workers)	North Quincy, MA	12/11/12	11/16/12
82238	Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (State/One-Stop)	Brisbane, CA	12/11/12	12/10/12
82239	Universal Music Group (State/One-Stop)	Santa Monica, CA	12/11/12	12/10/12
82240	Allesee Orthodontic Appliances (Company)	Calexico, CA	12/12/12	12/11/12
82241	Alcoa Automotive, Indiana Assembly & Fabricating Center, Inc. (Company)	Auburn, IN	12/12/12	12/11/12
82242	Burroughs Inc. (Union)	Plymouth, MI	12/12/12	12/11/12
82243	Leach International, Esterline Corporation (Company)	Buena Park, CA	12/12/12	12/11/12
82244	Philips Lighting (Company)	Wilmington, MA	12/12/12	12/10/12
82245	Filmtec (State/One-Stop)	Edina, MN	12/12/12	12/11/12
82246	Itron (State/One-Stop)	Waseca, MN	12/12/12	12/11/12
82247	Kincaid Furniture (Workers)	Hudson, NC	12/12/12	12/07/12
82248	Hostess Brands (Workers)	Lafayette, IN	12/12/12	12/11/12
82249	United Health Group (State/One-Stop)	Coon Rapids, MN	12/12/12	12/11/12
82250	YP Holdings LLC (Workers)	Anaheim, CA	12/13/12	12/12/12
82251	Cooper Hosiery Mill, Inc. (Company)	Fort Payne, AL	12/13/12	12/12/12
82252	Heritage Footwear (Company)	Fort Payne, AL	12/14/12	12/12/12
82253	Cardinal Health (Workers)	Albuquerque, NM	12/14/12	12/13/12
82254	Invensys Systems Inc. (State/One-Stop)	Foxboro, MA	12/14/12	12/13/12
82255	Hostess Brands (Company)	Northwood, OH	12/14/12	12/13/12
82256	Verizon Business Network Services, Inc. (State/One-Stop)	San Antonio, TX	12/14/12	12/13/12
82257	Harley Davidson (State/One-Stop)	Milwaukee, WI	12/14/12	12/14/12