01-28164. 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 November 19, 2001.

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 November 19, 2001.

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, N.W., Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of October, 2001.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[Petitions instituted on 10/22/2001]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of petition	Product(s)
40,231	Weiser Lock (Co.)	Tucson, AZ	10/12/2001	Residential Door Hardware.
40,232	Exide Technologies (UAW)	Burlington, IA	10/08/2001	Lead Acid Automotive Batteries.
40,233	Garan Manufacturing (Wkrs)	Adamsville, TN	10/02/2001	Children's Apparel.
40,234	Agere Systems (IBEW)	Orlando, FL	09/19/2001	Semiconductor Products.
40,235	Ericsson (Wkrs)	Research Tri Pk, NC	10/04/2001	Wireless Handsets.
40,236	Strippit LVD (IAMAW)	Akron, NY	10/03/2001	Metal Forming Machines.
40,237	A and E Products (Wkrs)	Forest City, NC	09/30/2001	Plastic Hangers.
40,238	Mueller Electric Co. (Wkrs)	Cleveland, OH	10/03/2001	Electric Test Clips.
40,239	W.G. Benjey, Inc (Wkrs)	Alpena, MI	09/23/2001	Assembly Fixtures.
40,240	SBF—Formfit Apparel (Wkrs)	Lafayette, TN	09/15/2001	Intimate Apparel.
40,241	L and R Aquaculture (Wkrs)	Old Ocean, TX	09/28/2001	Farm Raise Catfish.
40,242	Complex Tooling & Molding (Wkrs)	Boulder, CO	10/09/2001	Plastic Injection Parts.
40,243	Paulsen Wire Rope (Co.)	Sunbury, PA	10/04/2001	Wire Rope.
40,244	Winchester Electronics (Wkrs)	Watertown, CT	10/05/2001	Rack and Panel Brazing Assembly.
40,245	3M, Inc. (Wkrs)	Guin, AL	11/02/2001	Sheeting for Road Signs.
40,246	Incoe Corporation (Wkrs)	Frankfort, MI	10/03/2001	Injection Molding Components.
40,247	IFF, Inc. (Wkrs)	Salem, OR	10/02/2001	Concentrated Fruit Juice.
40,248	ISG/Avne Systems, Ltd (Wkrs)	Bronx, NY	10/04/2001	Sports Collection Cards.
40,249	Liebert Corporation (Wkrs)	Irvine, CA	09/27/2001	Power Supplies, Display Panels.
40,250	Urick Foundry (USWA)	Erie, PA	10/01/2001	Ground Tools and Tooling.
40,251	Pratt and Austin (Wkrs)	Holyoke, MA	10/07/2001	Boxed Stationery, Tablets.
40,252	Blue Ridge Textile (Co.)	Stateville, NC	10/02/2001	Printed Sheeting.
40,253	Mauney Hosiery Mills (Co.)	Kings Mountain, NC	10/10/2001	Socks.
40,254	Graphic Packaging (AWPPW)	Portland, OR	10/09/2001	Carton Packaging.
40,255	Thermatex Corporation (PACE)	Newton Falls, OH	10/03/2001	Ceramic Fiber Insulation.
40,256	Lucent Technologies (Wkrs)	Columbus, OH	10/10/2001	Circuit Packs.
40,257	H.R. Jones Veneer, Inc. (Co.)	Grand Ronde, OR	09/28/2001	Alder Veneer.
40,258	Eudora Garment (Wkrs)	Eudora, AR	10/02/2001	Work Pants, Collars and Scrubs.