2011-27704. Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade 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, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than November 7, 2011.

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 7, 2011.

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 12 day of October 2011.

Michael W. Jaffe,

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[14 TAA petitions instituted between 10/3/11 and 10/7/11]

TA-W	Subject Firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
80486	Lattice Semiconductor (Workers)	Bethlehem, PA	10/03/11	09/22/11
80487	Stimson Lumber Company (Workers)	Colville, WA	10/03/11	09/27/11
80488	Plexus Services Corp. (Company)	Nampa, ID	10/03/11	09/30/11
80489	Citi Group (State/One-Stop)	Elk Grove Village, IL	10/03/11	09/30/11
80490	Novartis Pharmaceuticals (State/One-Stop)	East Hanover, NJ	10/04/11	10/03/11
80491	Staffmark (Workers)	Poplar Bluff, MO	10/04/11	09/30/11
80492	Rock-Tenn-Milwaukee Folding Plant (Union)	Milwaukee, WI	10/05/11	10/04/11
80493	Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG Texas) (State/One-Stop)	Gainesville, TX	10/05/11	10/04/11
80494	Anthelio Healthcare Solutions Inc. (State/One-Stop)	Dallas, TX	10/05/11	10/04/11
80495	BCI—The Newark Group, Inc. (State/One-Stop)	Fitchburg, MA	10/06/11	10/05/11
80496	Ben-Mar Hosiery (Company)	Ft. Payne, AL	10/07/11	10/05/11
80497	Southwoods, LLC (Company)	Manning, SC	10/07/11	10/06/11
80498	InterMetro Industries (Company)	Fostoria, OH	10/07/11	10/05/11
80499	Standard Insurance Company (Workers)	Portland, OR	10/07/11	09/26/11