00-3505. 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 invstigations may request a public hearing, provided such request is filed in writing with the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address show below, not later than February 25, 2000.

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 February 25, 2000.

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, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of January, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Petitions Instituted On 01/31/200

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of petition	Product(s)
37,282	Hewlett Packard Co. (Wkrs)	Vancouver, WA	01/17/2000	Printers for Computers.
37,283	Nordic Group LLC (Wkrs)	Hubbard, OR	01/12/2000	Outerwear.
37,284	Fruit of the Loom (Wkrs)	St. Martinville, LA	12/15/1999	Briefs and T-Shirts.
37,285	R.L.F. Neckwear, Inc (UNITE)	Belleville, NJ	01/11/2000	Men's Bow Ties.
37,286	Northern Automotive (Wkrs)	West Salem, WI	01/15/2000	Design Automotive Interior Parts.
37,287	American Timber Co. (Co.)	Olney, MT	01/14/2000	Stud Lumber and By-Products.
37,288	Custom Packaging Systems (Co.)	Manistee, MI	01/11/2000	Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers.
37,289	M. Glosser & Sons Scrap (USWA)	Johnstown, PA	01/14/2000	Various Steel Products.
37,290	Ochoco Lumber Co. (Wkrs)	John Day, OR	01/10/2000	Lumber.
37,291	IMC Kalium (Wkrs)	Carlsbad, NM	01/07/2000	Langbeintie, Muriate Sulphate & Potash.
37,292	Deepwater Corrosion (Wkrs)	Houston, TX	01/13/2000	Corrosion Services.
37,293	Intermet Ironton Iron (GMP)	Ironton, OH	01/19/2000	Automobile Bedplates and Crankshafts.
37,294	Ball Foster (Wkrs)	Marion, IN	01/13/2000	Glass Beverage Containers.
37,295	Hylton House (Wkrs)	Kenbridge, VA	12/01/1999	Upholstered Furniture.
37,296	BICC General (Wkrs)	Williamstown, MA	01/10/2000	Cordsets.
37,297	Smiley Container (PACE)	Poplar Bluff, MO	01/19/2000	Candy Boxes.
37,298	Apparel Specialist (Co.)	Green Bay, WI	01/14/2000	Embroidered and Screened Cloth.
37,299	Standard Candy Co., Inc (Co.)	Nashville, TN	01/19/2000	King Leo Stick Candy.
37,300	Award Windows (Wkrs)	Ferndale, WA	01/13/2000	Commercial Windows.