E8-31399. 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 11/1/2008 Through 12/30/2008

Firm	Address	Date accepted for filing	Products
Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc	1008 First Street, NE., Buffalo, MN 55313-1755	11/25/2008	Precision cast hydraulic motor and power train components, gear boxes, and custom fluid power component parts.
Milbank Manufacturing Co	4801 Deramus Ave., Kansas City, MO 64120	12/1/2008	Electrical meter sockets, enclosures and pedestals.
TechniQuip Corp	5653 Stoneridge Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94588	12/11/2008	Fiber optic illumination devices and fluorescent ring lights.
Thorock Metals, Inc	435 Weber Avenue, Compton, CA 90223	12/9/2008	Alloyed aluminum ingots (RSI, or Recycled Secondary Ingots).
Diversified Plastics, Inc	8617 Xylon Court North, Minneapolis, MN 55445	12/22/2008	Close-tolerance, small to medium-sized injection molded components.
Fey Industries, Inc	200 Fourth Avenue North, Edgerton, MN 56128-1286	12/22/2008	Plastic media packaging, ring binders, business card cases, custom products, calendars, and an assortment of other plastic products.
Kincaid Furniture Company, Inc	240 Pleasant Hill Road, Hudson NC 28638	11/3/2008	Solid wood household furniture.
Dewey Ironworks LLC	1220 Industrial Parkway, Dewey, OK 74005	11/4/2008	Linked hydraulic hoists.
Sigma Equipment Corporation	39 Westmoreland Ave., White Plains, NY 10606	11/24/2008	Machinery for chemical process industries, specifically for bar soap and powder soap production.
Vermillion Inc	4754 S. Pallisade St., Wichita, KS 67217	12/1/2008	Bulk cable and wiring harnesses.
Misty Mountain Threadworks, Inc	718 Burma Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604	12/11/2008	Recreational mountain climbing gear, including waist/body harnesses, boulder pads, slings, chalk bags and tool bags.
General Products, LLC	4045 N. Rockwell Street, Chicago, IL 60618	11/25/2008	Photo albums, folios, photo album inserts, pages and mats.
Huron Automatic Screw Company	4918 Gratiot Ave., P.O. Port Huron, MI 48061-0068	12/23/2008	Specialty fasteners (such as bolts) and other precision turned products.
Ken-Mar LLC	2 Northwestern Drive, Salem, NH 03079	11/10/2008	Sheet metal enclosures, brackets, front panels and mechanical assemblies.
Beehive Kitchenware Company	1 West Street, 3rd Floor, Fall River, MA 02720	12/11/2008	Spoons, measuring spoons, baby gifts, candlesticks, wall hooks, holiday ornaments, magnets, key rings, coasters, napkin rings, spatulas and coffee measures.
ALSCO Industries, Inc	174 Charlton Road, Sturbridge, MA 01566	11/25/2008	Plastic injected molded items such as single use dental flossers, heart defibrillator parts, fiber optic spools, web for building foundations, decorative curtain-rod ends, display case components and other molded plastic products as requested by customers.
Spring Health Products, Inc	705 General Washington, Norristown, PA 19403	11/25/2008	Dental diamond burrs and LED cure lights.
W. L. Fuller Inc	PO Box 8767, 7 Cypress, Warwick, RI 02888	11/25/2008	Countersinks, counter bores, taper point drills, brad point drills, plug cutters, drill stops and stop collars.
Team Technologies, Inc	1400 Eubank Blvd., SE., Albuquerque, NM 87123	11/26/2008	Instruments and apparatus for measuring electricity as well as engineering and design services.

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: December 30, 2008.

William P. Kittredge,

Program Officer for TAA.