2013-24973. 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 November 4, 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 November 4, 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 25th day of September 2013.

Michael W. Jaffe,

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[22 TAA petitions instituted between 9/16/13 and 9/20/13]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
83081	Suzlon (State/One-Stop)	Pipestone, MN	09/16/13	09/13/13
83082	DST Retirement Solutions (State/One-Stop)	Jefferson City, MO	09/16/13	09/13/13
83083	American Wyott Corporation (Company)	Cheyenne, WY	09/16/13	09/11/13
83084	WellPoint, Inc. (State/One-Stop)	Wallingford, CT	09/16/13	09/13/13
83084A	WellPoint, Inc. (State/One-Stop)	Manchester, NH	09/16/13	09/13/13
83085	Keywell LLC (Workers)	Frewsburg, NY	09/16/13	09/09/13
83086	Rheem Manufacturing (State/One-Stop)	Fort Smith, AR	09/17/13	09/16/13
83087	SWM International, Inc (State/One-Stop)	Newberry, SC	09/17/13	09/16/13
83088	First Advantage, Information Technology Team (Workers)	Alpharetta, GA	09/17/13	09/16/13
83089	Micron Technology Inc. (and all subsidiaries) (Company)	Boise, ID	09/17/13	09/16/13
83090	IBM Corporation (State/One-Stop)	Endicott, NY	09/17/13	09/17/13
83091	Gits Manufacturing Company (Company)	Creston, IA	09/17/13	09/16/13
83092	Green Mountain Power, Meter Services, Meter Operations (State/One-Stop)	Multiple VT Locations	09/18/13	09/18/13
83093	Pilgrim's Pride (State/One-Stop)	Batesville, AR	09/18/13	09/17/13
83094	Caterpillar Reman Powertrain Services (Company)	Summerville, SC	09/18/13	09/17/13
83095	Columbus Show Case Worldwide (Union)	Columbus, OH	09/19/13	09/12/13
83096	Newark Recycled Paperboard Solutions (Workers)	Greenville, PA	09/19/13	09/18/13
83097	SB Electronics Inc., Orange Drop Product Line (State/One-Stop)	Barre, VT	09/19/13	09/18/13
83098	Palomar Medical Center, Medical Transcription Workers (Workers)	Escondido, CA	09/19/13	09/04/13
83099	Niagara Ceramics (Workers)	Buffalo, NY	09/20/13	09/19/13
83100	Oakley, Inc. (State/One-Stop)	Foothill Ranch, CA	09/20/13	09/19/13
83101	InterMetro Industries (A Subsidiary of Emerson Electric) (Company)	Fostoria, OH	09/20/13	09/19/13