2012-28615. 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, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than December 6, 2012.

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 December 6, 2012.

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 8th day of November 2012.

Elliott S. Kushner,

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[31 TAA petitions instituted between 10/22/12 and 11/2/12]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
82096	Thyssenkrupp Access (State/One-Stop)	Roanoke, IL	10/22/12	10/18/12
82097	Tholstrup Cheese USA Inc. (Workers)	Norton Shores, MI	10/22/12	10/18/12
82098	Choice Hotels International (State/One-Stop)	Grand Junction, CO	10/22/12	10/18/12
82099	Air Products & Chemicals (State/One-Stop)	Sparrows Point, MD	10/22/12	10/18/12
82100	NXP Semiconductor (State/One-Stop)	San Jose, CA	10/22/12	10/18/12
82101	BT Americas (Company)	EL Segundo, CA	10/22/12	10/15/12
82102	PPD Development, LLC (Workers)	Austin, TX 78744 and Morrisville, NC 27560	10/22/12	10/17/12
82103	American Airlines (Union)	Chicago, IL	10/22/12	10/18/12
82104	Sauk Technologies (Union)	Saukville, WI	10/22/12	10/18/12
82105	Thorco Industries, Inc. (State/One-Stop)	Cassville, MO	10/22/12	10/19/12
82106	Xyratex International, Inc. (Company)	West Sacramento, CA	10/23/12	10/22/12
82107	Sub Zero and Wolf, Inc. (Workers)	Madison, WI	10/23/12	10/02/12
82108	Axa Equitable (Workers)	Syracuse, NY	10/24/12	10/23/12
82109	ArcelorMittal (Union)	Georgetown, SC	10/24/12	10/24/12
82110	Hewlett-Packard Company (State/One-Stop)	Wayland, MA	10/25/12	10/23/12
82111	Carolina Precision Plastics (CPP Global) (State/One-Stop)	Stratford, CT	10/26/12	10/25/12
82112	Rockwell Collins (State/One-Stop)	Cedar Rapids, IA	10/31/12	10/25/12
82113	SGL Carbon, LLC (Union)	St. Marys, PA	10/31/12	10/19/12
82114	BRP US Inc. (Company)	Spruce Pine, NC	10/31/12	10/31/12
82115	Cinch Connectors (State/One-Stop)	Vinita, OK	10/31/12	10/29/12
82116	Heraeus Kulzer, LLC (Company)	South Bend, IN	10/31/12	10/30/12
82117	Simple Way Limited Partnership, dba The Rosary Shop (Company)	McMinnville, OR	10/31/12	10/31/12
82118	Hanson Worldwide LLC (State/One-Stop)	Spokane, WA	10/31/12	10/29/12
82119	Hewlett-Packard Company (State/One-Stop)	Corvallis, OR	10/31/12	10/23/12
82120	Welch Allyn Inc. (Workers)	Skaneateles, NY	11/01/12	10/31/12
82121	Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Union)	Gadsden, AL	11/01/12	10/31/12
82122	Straits Steel and Wire Company (Company)	Ludington, MI	11/01/12	10/31/12
82123	Medtronic (State/One-Stop)	Mounds View, MN	11/01/12	10/31/12
82124	Brunswick Corporation Sea Ray Boats (State/One-Stop)	Knoxville, TN	11/02/12	11/01/12
82125	Honeywell, Inc. (Workers)	Mars Hill, NC	11/02/12	10/24/12
82126	Covidien (Workers)	Mansfield, MA	11/02/12	11/01/12