02-29627. Investigations Regarding Certifications of 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 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, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than December 2, 2002.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the subject matter of the investigations to the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than December 2, 2002.

The petitions filed in this case are available for inspection at the Office of the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

Signed in Washington, DC, this 28th day of October, 2002.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

Petitions Instituted on 10/28/2002

TA-W	Subject Firm (Petitioners)	Location	Date of Petition	Product(s)
42,277	Eaton Corporation (Wkrs)	Rochester Hills, MI	10/10/2002	Intake manifold tuning valves.
42,278	Intra, Inc. (Wkrs)	Spartanburg, SC	07/31/2002	Textile machines and equipment.
42,279	LaGrange Foundry (GMP)	LaGrange, MO	09/18/2002	Gray iron and ductile castings.
42,280	Covington Industries (Comp)	High Point, NC	10/08/2002	Home furnishing textiles.
42,281	Dorel Juvenile Group (Wkrs)	Cartersville, GA	10/09/2002	Metal cribs, toddler beds, step stools.
42,282	CT Gamble Acquisition (Wkrs)	Delanco, NJ	10/04/2002	Electrical resistors and components.
42,283	Facility Pro (Comp)	Dublin, OH	10/02/2002	Administrative services.
42,284	Custom Forest Products (Comp)	Grayling, MI	10/08/2002	Venetian wood blind slats.
42,285	General Electric Company (IUE)	Murfreesboro, TN	10/21/2002	Two speed washing machine motor.
42,286	Best Manufacturing Co. (Wkrs)	Fayette, AL	09/14/2002	Synthetic latex gloves.
42,287	Crystal Dyeing and Finish (Comp)	Hickory, NC	10/15/2002	Dyeing and finishing of apparel fabrics.
42,288	Warp Knit Mills, Inc. (Comp)	Lincolnton, NC	10/15/2002	Warp knitted fabrics for apparel product.
42,289	Interlake Material (Wkrs)	Pontiac, IL	02/10/2002	Industrial racks.
42,290	Glen Raven Inc. (Wkrs)	Burnsville, NC	09/30/2002	Textiles—woven fabric.
42,291	Playtex Apparel Inc. (Wrks)	Dover, DE	10/10/2002	Apparel.
42,292	MacNeill Worldwide (Wkrs)	Laconia, NH	10/12/2002	Plastic injection molding.
42,293	Rollway Bearing Corp. (UAW)	Liverpool, NY	09/25/2002	Cylindrical precision bearings.
42,294	Glucona America Inc. (Wkrs)	Janesville, WI	10/10/2002	Gluconic acid and glucono delta lactone.
42,295	Master Carrier, Inc. (Wkrs)	Mayport, PA	10/09/2002	Transporting.
42,296	Westwood Industries (Wkrs)	New York, NY	10/02/2002	Textile products for home.
42,297	Choctaw Electronics (Comp)	Choctaw, MS	10/11/2002	Automotive radio speakers.
42,298	Massillon Stainless, Inc. (Comp)	Massillon, OH	10/02/2002	Stainless steel cold rolls.
42,299	Alcoa Printing Plant (GCIU)	Gilbertsville, PA	09/26/2002	Plastic bags.
42,300	Lake Village Industries (Comp)	Lake Village, AR	10/10/2002	Pajamas, pants, flameouts, belts.
42,301	Tennecast/CDT (Comp)	Barberton, OH	10/21/2002	Aluminum castings and molds.
42,302	Trends Clothing Corp. (Wkrs)	Miami, FL	10/09/2002	Junior sportswear.
42,303	Abel Conn (Wkrs)	Cokato, MN	10/08/2002	Back panels and custom interconnects.
42,304	Virkler Company (The) (Comp)	Charlotte, NC	10/11/2002	Specialty chemicals for textiles.
42,305	Unison Industries (Comp)	Ft. Worth, TX	10/08/2002	Electrical wire harnesses.
42,306	Atlas Copco (UE)	Holyoke, MA	10/09/2002	Air compressors and generators.
42,307	Cadence Design Systems (Wkrs)	Irvine, CA	10/11/2002	Analog simulators.
42,308	Shipping Systems, Inc. (Wkrs)	Crossett, AR	10/02/2002	Paper and polypropylene dunnage bags.
42,309	Advanced Glassfiber Yarns (Comp)	Huntingdon, PA	08/01/2002	e-glass yarns, fine yarns, D fiber.
42,310	Inteplast Group Ltd. (Wkrs)	Lolita, TX	10/07/2002	Plastic trash bags, garment bags.
42,311	New England Iron, LLC (Comp)	Springfield, MA	10/18/2002	Sand shell molded gray iron.
42,312	Analog Devices (Wkrs)	Norwood, MA	10/18/2002	Marketing service.
42,313	Premier Machining Indust. (Co.)	Concord, NC	10/23/2002	Fabricated machine parts.