E7-23794. Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade 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 20, 2007.

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 20, 2007.

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 at Washington, DC., this 29th day of November 2007.

Ralph DiBattista,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[TAA petitions instituted between 11/19/07 and 11/23/07]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
62476	Elixir Industries (Comp)	Crossville, TN	11/19/07	11/09/07.
62477	Magnetics (State)	Booneville, AR	11/19/07	11/19/07.
62478	Option One Mortgage Corporation (Wkrs)	Providence, RI	11/19/07	11/15/07.
62479	Grand Knitting (State)	North Amityville, NY	11/19/07	11/16/07.
62480	Carrier Corporation (AFL-CIO)	Collierville, TN	11/20/07	11/16/07.
62481	W. R. Hosiery (State)	Fort Payne, AL	11/20/07	11/19/07.
62482	Specialty Minerals Mississippi, Inc. (Comp)	Brookhaven, MS	11/20/07	11/19/07.
62483	Vaisala Inc. (Comp)	Tucson, AZ	11/20/07	11/19/07.
62484	Halmode/Kellwood Division (UNITE)	New York, NY	11/20/07	11/19/07.
62485	Mountain Surf, Inc. (Wkrs)	Friendsville, MD	11/20/07	11/19/07.
62486	Flextronics International USA Inc. (Comp)	Youngsville, NC	11/20/07	11/07/07.
62487	Tru Die Cast Corporaton (Comp)	New Troy, MI	11/20/07	11/09/07.
62488	Aleris International/Wabash Alloys (USW)	Dickson, TN	11/21/07	11/20/07.
62489	CHF Industries, Inc. (Wkrs)	Loris, SC	11/21/07	11/07/07.
62490	Lear Corporation—Morristown TN (UAW)	Morristown, TN	11/21/07	11/20/07.
62491	Westchester Narrow Fabrics, Inc. (Wkrs)	Milton, PA	11/21/07	09/20/07.
62492	Thule Towing Systems d/b/a Titan (Comp)	Wyandotte, MI	11/23/07	11/21/07.
62493	Electronic Data Systems/Contingency Management Services (Wkrs)	Flint, MI	11/23/07	11/12/07.