E8-29166. Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

AGENCY:

Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice and opportunity for public comment.

Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.), the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. EDA 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 the total or partial separation of the firm's workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm.

List of Petitions Received by EDA for Certification of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment

[11/1/2008 through 12/1/2008]

Firm	Address	Date accepted for filing	Products
Von Ruden Manufacturing, Inc	1008 First Street N.E., Buffalo, MN 55313-1755	11/25/2008	Precision cast hydraulic motors and power train components, gear boxes, and custom fluid power component parts.
Milbank Manufacturing Co	4801 Deramus Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64120	12/1/2008	Electrical meter sockets, enclosures and pedestals.
Kincaid Furniture Company, Inc	240 Pleasant Hill Road, Hudson, NC 28638	11/3/2008	Solid wood household furniture.
Dewey Ironworks LLC	1220 Industrial Parkway, Dewey, OK 74005	11/4/2008	Linked hydraulic hoists.
Sigma Equipment Corporation	39 Westmoreland Ave., White Plains, NY 10606	11/24/2008	Machinery for chemical process industries, specifically for bar soap and powder soap production.
Vermillion, Inc	4754 S. Pallisade Street, Wichita, KS 67217-4926	12/1/2008	Bulk cable and wiring harnesses.

Any party having a substantial interest in these proceedings may request a public hearing on the matter. A written request for a hearing must be submitted to the Office of Performance Evaluation, Room 7009, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten (10) calendar days following publication of this notice. Please follow the procedures set forth in Section 315.9 of EDA's final rule (71 FR 56704) for procedures for requesting a public hearing. 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: December 4, 2008.

William P. Kittredge,

Program Officer for TAA.