2014-23481. 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 October 14, 2014.

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 October 14, 2014.

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 18th day of September 2014.

Michael W. Jaffe,

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[18 TAA petitions instituted between 9/8/14 and 9/12/14]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
85518	Scherer & Trier (State/One-Stop)	Saline, MI	09/08/14	09/05/14
85519	New England Paper Tube Co., Inc. (Company)	Pawtucket, RI	09/08/14	09/02/14
85520	Swisher International, Inc. (Company)	Jacksonville, FL	09/09/14	09/08/14
85521	Civco Medical Solutions (State/One-Stop)	Kalona, IA	09/09/14	09/08/14
85522	II-VI Marlow (Company)	Dallas, TX	09/09/14	09/08/14
85523	Katzkin Leather, Inc. (State/One-Stop)	Montebello, CA	09/09/14	09/08/14
85524	Sunspring America, Inc. (Company)	Henderson, KY	09/10/14	08/19/14
85525	Amgen Inc. (State/One-Stop)	Thousand Oaks, CA	09/10/14	08/19/14
85526	Finck Cigar Co. (Workers)	San Antonio, TX	09/10/14	08/25/14
85527	Syncreon Technology America, Inc. (Company)	Allentown, PA	09/11/14	09/10/14
85528	Boston Scientific Corporation (State/One-Stop)	San Clemente, CA	09/11/14	09/10/14
85529	SANYO Manufacturing Corp (Company)	Forrest City, AR	09/11/14	09/10/14
85530	Shure Inc. (Workers)	El Paso, TX	09/11/14	09/10/14
85531	Regal Beloit (Company)	Springfield, MO	09/11/14	09/10/14
85532	Pacific Interpreters (State/One-Stop)	Portland, OR	09/12/14	09/11/14
85533	Modine Manufacturing (State/One-Stop)	Ringwood, IL	09/12/14	09/11/14
85534	Pendleton Grain Growers, Inc. (State/One-Stop)	Hermiston, OR	09/12/14	09/11/14
85535	UTI Integrated Logistics LLC (Workers)	El Paso, TX	09/12/14	09/04/14