02-30060. 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 9, 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 9, 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 7th day of October, 2002.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix—Petitions Instituted on October 7, 2002

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of petition	Product(s)
42,210	Presto Products (Wrks)	Alamogordo, NM	09/19/2002	Small appliances.
42,211	Motorola—SPS-BMC (Wrks)	Mesa, AZ	09/04/2002	Pressure sensor.
42,212	Deluxe Craft Photo Albums (Wrks)	Chicago, IL	09/17/2002	Photo albums.
42,213	John Boyle and Assoc., LLC (Comp)	Easton, PA	09/16/2002	Bearing housing, castings and machining.
42,214	SPX Valves and Controls (IAM)	Sartell, MN	09/16/2002	Valves and controls.
42,215	Agilent Technologies, FSC (Wrks)	Colorado Spring, Co	09/03/2002	Financial service.
42,216	Alba-Waldensian, Inc. (Comp)	Valdese, NC	08/23/2002	Knitted apparel—undergarments, hosiery.
42,217	Microelectronic Module (Wrks)	New Berlin, WI	09/23/2002	Circuit boards.
42,218	Kent Inc. (Comp)	Ft. Kent, ME	09/27/2002	Infant sleepwear.
42,219	Celestica Corporation (Comp)	Foothill Ranch, CA	09/12/2002	Computer and server products.
42,220	Bo-Jan Garment, Inc. (Comp)	Schuylkill Have, PA	09/19/2002	Men and women sportswear, t-shirts, pant.
42,221	Marconi Communications (Wrks)	Lorain, OH	09/03/2002	Power supplies—transformers, pc boards.
42,222	WicorAmerica/EHV-Weidmann (Comp)	St. Johnsbury, VT	09/07/2002	Insulation for electrical transformers.
42,223	Nash Garment Co. (UNITE)	Bailey, NC	07/11/2002	Girls' dresses.
42,224	Radio Frequency Systems (Wrks)	Corvallis, OR	09/16/2002	Amplifiers, duplexers and multicouplers.
42,225	Ametek Aerospace Products (IUE)	Wilmington, MA	09/20/2002	Aircraft cables, thermocouples, machine.
42,226	RLA Investments, LC (Wrks)	Hialeah, FL	08/29/2002	Micro-chips for computer systems.
42,227	Jabil Circuit, Inc. (Wrks)	Meridian, ID	09/23/2002	Circuit board assemblies.