03-27792. Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

AGENCY:

Economic Development Administration (EDA), Commerce.

ACTION:

To give all interested parties an opportunity to comment.

Petitions have been accepted for filing on the dates indicated from the firms listed below.

List of Petition Action by Trade Adjustment Assistance for Period September 22, 2003-October 27, 2003

Firm name	Address	Date petition accepted	Product
Automatic Machine Products Co., Inc	17 Wall Street, Attleboro, MA 02703	09/26/03	Valves and screw machine parts and assemblies used in refrigerators and air conditioners.
Central Tools, Inc	456 Wellington Avenue, Cranston, RI 02910	10/27/03	Precision measuring tools for the automotive industry.
Cotta Transmission Co., LLC	1301 Prince Hall Drive, Beloit, WI 53411	10/07/03	Gear boxes for non-vehicle use.
Fend Corp. dba J. Custom Supply Company	6141 Highway 19, Zachary, LA 70791	10/14/03	Cable assemblies.
Higgins Acquisition, Inc. dba Venture Products, Inc	1511 Main Street, Oran, MO 63771	10/01/03	Golf and baseball caps.
MPI, Incorporated	165 Smith Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601	10/02/03	Injection molding machines for processing thermoplastics.
Melron Corporation	8110 Technology Drive, Schofield, WI 54476	10/15/03	Cast architectural metal hardware—handles, latches and strike plates for windows.
Mark VII Equipment, Inc	5981 Tennyson Street, Arvada, CO 80003	10/20/03	Car wash systems—mechanical appliances for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders.
Norit Americas, Inc	3200 West University Ave., Marshall, TX 75671	09/23/03	Activated carbon.
Peerless Pottery, Inc	671 North Lincoln Avenue, Rockport, IN 47635	10/27/03	Vitreous china bathroom fixtures—water closets, urinals and lavatories.
Porter Medical Products, Inc	1609 S. SR 15-A, Deland, FL 32720	09/29/03	Surgical aortic punches for cardiac bypass surgery.
Southwest Textiles, Inc	P.O. Box 710, Abernathy, TX 79311	09/22/03	Cotton yarn.
Stanley Jeans Corp. dba Earl's Apparel, Inc	908 South 4th Street, Crockett, TX 75835	09/22/03	Men's trousers of cotton.
Shuford Mill, Inc	P.O. Box 2228 Hickory, NC 28603	10/15/03	Yarns of woven cotton, poly-cotton, polyester and acrylic.
Trailmate, Inc	2359 Trailmate Drive, Sarasota, FL 34243	09/26/03	Recreational specialty cycles including edgers and high-level lawn mowers.
Tricon Timber, LLC	126 Highway 135, Saint Regis, MT 59866	10/22/03	Coniferous lumber studs.
USCOA International Corporation	160 Coco Street, St. George, SC 29477	10/20/03	Doormats of cocoa fiber.
Zero Defects, Inc	1420 East Third Avenue, Post Falls, ID 83854	10/22/03	Wire harnesses for power supply distribution boards.

The petitions were submitted pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341). Consequently, the United States Department of Commerce 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 total or partial separation of the firm's workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm. Any party having a substantial interest in the proceedings may request a public hearing on the matter. A request for a hearing must be received by Trade Adjustment Assistance, Room 7315, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230, no later than the close of business of the tenth calendar day following the publication of this notice.

(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: October 27, 2003.

Anthony J. Meyer,

Coordinator, Trade Adjustment and Technical Assistance.