00-2495. 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 Office 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, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than February 14, 2000.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the subject matter of the investigations to the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than February 14, 2000.

The petitions filed in this case are available for inspection at the Office of the Director, Office 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 10th day of January, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

Petitions Instituted on Jan. 10, 2000

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of petition	Product(s)
37,224	Foster Wheeler (Wkrs)	Playas, NM	01/03/2000	Copper.
37,225	Middle Bay Oil (Co.)	Wichita, KS	12/22/1999	Crude Oil.
37,226	Burgett Geothernal (Co.)	Animas, NM	12/01/1999	Cut Roses.
37,227	Nobleville Casting (UAW)	Nobleville, IN	12/29/1999	Iron Ductile Castings.
37,228	Third Generation, Inc (Co.)	Latta, SC	12/22/1999	Ladies' Apparel.
37,229	L.G.&E. Natural Gatherin (Wkrs)	Hobbs, NM	12/20/1999	Natural Gas (Methane).
37,230	Elizabethtown Sportswear (UNITE)	Elizabethtown, KY	12/21/1999	Men's Tailored Trousers.
37,231	Laurel Mold (Wkrs)	Jeannette, PA	12/15/1999	Glass Moulds.
37,232	Thomas Bradford Shirt (UNITE)	Huntingdon, TN	12/23/1999	Woven Shirts for Men, Women, Children.
37,233	Dana Corporation (USWA)	Reading, PA	12/14/1999	Light Duty Pick-Up Trucks.
37,234	Seagate (Wkrs)	Oklahoma City, OK	12/17/1999	Computer Hardare and Software.
37,235	Angelica Image Apparel (Wkrs)	Ackerman, MS	12/10/1999	Polo Shirts.
37,236	Chicago Pneumatic Tool (Co.)	Rock Hill, SC	12/15/1999	Air Powered Hand Tools.
37,237	International Paper (Wkrs)	Natchez, MS	12/13/1999	Dissolving Wood Pulp (DWP).
37,238	Harborside Graphics (Co.)	Belfast, ME	12/10/1999	Printed and Emboidered T-Shirts.
37,239	Dezurik (Wkrs)	McMinnville, TN	12/13/1999	Frame Fabs Superstructures.
37,240	Chevron Products Co (Wkrs)	Roosevelt, UT	01/04/2000	Pipeline Distsribution of Crude Oil.
37,241	Contour Energy Co (Wkrs)	Houston, TX	12/30/1999	Drill Natural Gas.
37,242	Wardson, Inc (Co.)	Adamsville, TN	12/28/1999	Sewing Thread for Apparel.
37,243	Whizard Protective Wear (Wkrs)	Birmingham, OH	12/06/1999	Resistant Gloves.