05-22528. Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

AGENCY:

Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of Commerce (DOC).

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 Assistance for the Period October 19, 2005 Through November 4, 2005

Firm	Address	Date petition accepted	Product
Rudolph Instruments, Inc.	400 Morris Avenue, Suite 120, Denville, NJ 07834	19-Oct-05	Optoelectronic analytical testing instruments.
Cisco Brothers, Corp.	1933 W. 60th Street, Los Angeles, GA 90047	19-Oct-05	Upholstered couches and chairs.
AmeriStar Manufacturing Inc.	2600 9th Avenue, Mankato, MN 56001	25-Oct-05	Metal stamping and custom sheet metal fabrications.
Engineered Plastics Corp.	W 142 N9078 Fountain Boulevard, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051	25-Oct-05	Injection molding of plastic components.
Ford Tool & Machining, Inc.	2205 Range Road, Rockford, IL 61111	25-Oct-05	Custom-made tooling for die casting machines.
The Glove Corp.	301 N. Harrison Street, Alexandria, IN 46001	26-Oct-05	Lined gloves of leather and lined gloves of wool.
Alloy Hardfacing and Engineering Co., Inc	20425 Johnson Memorial Drive, Jordan, MN 55352	26-Oct-05	Engineering and manufacturing of process equipment for the food related industries.
Rudolph Instruments, Inc.	400 Morris Avenue, Suite 120, Denville, NJ 07834	26-Oct-05	Optoelectronic analytical testing instruments.
Contour Tool Works, Inc.	10 W. Waltz Drive, Wheeling, IL 60090	26-Oct-05	Engineering and manufacturing of molds, custom tooling and precision components from plastic injection molding.
Actaris U.S. Liquid Measurement, Inc.	1310 Emerald Road, Greenwood, SC 29646	26-Oct-05	Manufacturer and distributor of flow and fluid meters and meter systems for all utility sectors.
SMW, Inc.	2606 Gregory Street, Savannah, GA 31404	27-Oct-05	Manufacturer and distributor of wooden millwork, standard and running trim, custom entries, windows, pre-hung doors and cabinets.
Specialty Fastening Systems, Inc.	424 S. Baggett Street, Prairie Grove, AR 72753	27-Oct-05	Manufacturer of nails.
Scott G. Williams, LLC	2111 General Arts Road, Conyers, GA 30012	27-Oct-05	Manufacturer and distributor of inorganic fertilizer nutrients and trace additives of zinc, boron, sulfur and manganese.
Package Machinery Company, Inc.	380 Union Street, #58, West Springfield, MA 01089	31-Oct-05	Wrapping machinery and injection molding machines.
In-Land Technologies Service, Inc.	700 B and H Industrial Court, Millstadt, IL 62260	31-Oct-05	Manufacturer of industrial process control panels and industrial process control systems.
Shaffer Sportswear Mfg., Inc.	224 N. Washington Street, Neosho, MO 64850	4-Nov-05	Sports uniforms.
Hearthstone Enterprises, Inc.	251 Industrial Park Drive, Boone, NC 28607	4-Nov-05	Metal household furniture.

Any party having a substantial interest in the proceedings may request a public hearing on the matter. A written request for a hearing must be submitted to the Office of Chief Counsel, Room 7005, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten calendar days following publication of this notice. Please follow the procedures set forth in § 315.9 of EDA's interim final rule (70 FR 47002) 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: November 7, 2005.

Benjamin Erulkar,

Chief Counsel.