01-31136. 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 purposes 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 28, 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 December 28, 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, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC this 26th day of November, 2001.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

APPENDIX

[Petitions Instituted On 11/26/2001]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of petition	Product(s)
40,366	Mike Dent Enterprises (Co.)	Burns, OR	10/31/2001	Harvested Lumber.
40,367	B/E Aerospace, SPG (Co.)	Litchfield, CT	11/05/2001	Airline Seats.
40,368	SEH—America (Wkrs)	Vancouver, WA	11/07/2001	Silicon Wafers.
40,369	PSW Industries (Co.)	Michigan City, IN	11/09/2001	Metal Stamping, Tool and Die Making.
40,370	Valley Precision Tool (Co.)	Tower City, PA	11/13/2001	Electronic Connector Assemblies.
40,371	Regal Rugs, Inc. (Co.)	North Vernon, IN	11/01/2001	Bath and Accent Rugs.
40,372	Square D Co. (IBEW)	Middletown, OH	11/15/2001	Switchgear Boxes.
40,373	Siemens Energy and Auto. (Co.)	Osceoloa, IA	11/09/2001	Electrical, Motor Controls and Parts.
40,374	OSAN Manufacturing (UNITE)	Boyertown, PA	11/16/2001	Men's Pants.
40,375	EGS Electrical (Co.)	Lake Geneva, WI	08/30/2001	Industrial Transformers.