00-4719. Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

AGENCY:

Economic Development Administration, Commerce.

ACTION:

To Give Firms an Opportunity to Comment.

Petitions have been accepted for filing on the dates indicated from the firms listed below.

List of Petition Action By Trade Adjustment Assistance for Period 01/20/2000-02/17/2000

Firm name	Address	Date petition accepted	Product
Hampton Research & Engineering, Inc	2670 West I-40 Oklahoma City, OK 73108	24-Jan-2000	Dental equipment and supplies.
Pennsylvania Machine Work, Inc	100 Bethel Road Aston, PA 19014	24-Jan-2000	Forged steel and alloy industrial pipe fittings.
Water Color Graphics, Inc	252 Bethlehem Pike Colmar, PA 18915	02-Feb-2000	Water based inks.
Thompson Industries, Inc	4260 Arkansas Avenue, S. Russellville, AR 72802	02-Feb-2000	Pressure treated lumber, posts and poles and ties and guardrails.
Dares Corporation	220 East Hersey St. Ashland, OR 97520	03-Feb-2000	Sharpening machines and grinding wheels.
Osprey Packs, Inc	115 Progress Circle Cortez, CO 81321	03-Feb-2000	Backpacks of man-made fiber.
Pallets, Inc	99 1/2 East Street, Fort Edward, NY 12828	04-Feb-2000	Wood pallets used to transport goods.
Rockford Powertrain, Inc	1200 Windsor Road Rockford, IL 61111	04-Feb-2000	Torque converters, clutches and universal joints.
Dixie Packaging, Inc	915 Tanner Road Taylors, SC 29602	16-Feb-2000	Plastic bags made from polypropylene film.
Splash Marine, Inc	135 NE 38th Terrace Oklahoma City, OK 73105	16-Feb-2000	Boats of reinforced plastic.
K & F Electronics, Inc	33041 Groesbeck Fraser, MI 48026	16-Feb-2000	Printed circuit boards.
McElroy Company, Inc	411 7th Street Snyder, OK 73566	16-Feb-2000	Trailers for agricultural use.
Twinplex Manufacturing Co	840 Lively Boulevard Wood Dale, IL 60191	17-Feb-2000	Tubes and shells, drawn of alloy steel for consumer batteries, automotive, appliances, electronics, military ammunition and industrial applications.
Watangaa Inc., d.b.a. Coyote Found Candles	31 Workman Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368	17-Feb-2000	Candles.

The petitions were submitted pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341). Consequently, the United States Department of Commerce 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 total or partial separation of the firm's workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm.

Any party having a substantial interest in the proceedings may request a public hearing on the matter. A request for a hearing must be received by Trade Adjustment Assistance, Room 7315, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no later than the close of business of the tenth calendar day following the publication of this notice.

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: February 17, 2000.

Anthony J. Meyer,

Coordinator, Trade Adjustment and Technical Assistance.