E8-2233. Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade 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 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 February 19, 2008.

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 19, 2008.

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 31st day of January 2008.

Ralph DiBattista,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

APPENDIX

[TAA petitions instituted between 1/22/08 and 1/25/08]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
62708	USR Optonix, Inc. (Comp)	Washington, NJ	01/22/08	01/16/08
62709	ITT Corp., Koni Friction Product Div. (State)	Searcy, AR	01/22/08	01/18/08
62710	Mahle Engine Components (USWA)	Caldwell, OH	01/22/08	01/17/08
62711	Carrollton Specialty Products (Wkrs)	Carrollton, MO	01/22/08	01/17/08
62712	Emerson Motor Co/Hurst Manufacturing (Comp)	Princeton, IN	01/22/08	01/21/08
62713	NGT Controls, Inc. (State)	Irvine, CA	01/22/08	01/18/08
62714	F.W. Rickard Seeds (Wrks)	Winchester, KY	01/22/08	01/21/08
62715	Formica Corporation (Comp)	Odenton, MD	01/22/08	01/17/08
62716	Lunt Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Comp)	Hampshire, IL	01/23/08	01/18/08
62717	EGS Electrical Group (TLC)	Celina, TN	01/23/08	01/22/08
62718	Fraser Timber Limited (Comp)	Ashland, ME	01/23/08	01/19/08
62719	OSRAM Sylvania (IAMAW)	Warren, PA	01/23/08	01/22/08
62720	Pfizer Company (Wrks)	Portage, MI	01/23/08	01/22/08
62721	Kirby Lester, LLC (State)	Stamford, CT	01/23/08	01/22/08
62722	Benson Manufacturing, Inc. (Wkrs)	Mineral Wells, WV	01/23/08	01/03/08
62723	Chestertown Foods, Inc. (State)	Chestertown, MD	01/23/08	01/07/08
62724	Keola Precision Technology, Inc. (State)	Fremont, CA	01/23/08	01/14/08
62725	Elmet Technologies (State)	Lewiston, ME	01/23/08	01/22/08
62726	Metaldyne (Wkrs)	Farmington Hills, MI	01/23/08	01/17/08
62727	KAM Plastics, Inc. (State)	Holland, MI	01/23/08	01/22/08
62728	Haldex Brake Products Corporation (Comp)	Prattville, AL	01/24/08	01/23/08
62729	McComb Mill Manufacturing Company, Inc. (Comp)	McComb, MS	01/24/08	01/22/08
62730	Bartech Group (workers assigned to Delphi) (Wkrs)	Oak Creek, WI	01/24/08	01/18/08
62731	Lufkin Industries, Inc. (Comp)	Lufkin, TX	01/24/08	01/16/08
62732	Tall, Inc. (Rep)	Miami, FL	01/24/08	01/18/08
62733	Ravenna Aluminum, Inc. (Comp)	Ravenna, OH	01/24/08	12/28/07
62734	Imerys Kaolin (USWA)	Dry Branch, GA	01/24/08	01/21/08
62735	GKN Driveline North America, Inc. (Comp)	Sanford, NC	01/25/08	01/24/08
62736	Meade Instruments Corporation (State)	Irvine, CA	01/25/08	01/24/08
62737	Cherry Electrical Products (Rep)	Pleasant Prairie, WI	01/25/08	01/22/08
62738	Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. (Comp)	Mountain View, CA	01/25/08	01/23/08
62739	Plymouth Rubber Co. LLC (Comp)	Canton, MA	01/25/08	01/24/08
62740	Tail, Inc. (Rep)	Miami, FL	01/25/08	01/18/08
62741	Corel (Wkrs)	Eden Prairie, MN	01/25/08	01/22/08
62742	Edge Builder Wall Panels, Inc./Norse Division (Wkrs)	Oakdale, MN	01/25/08	01/11/08
62743	Hearthstone Enterprises, Inc./dba Charleston Forge (Comp)	Boone, NC	01/25/08	01/24/08
62744	Epitec Group (State)	Southfield, MI	01/25/08	01/15/08
62745	Fourth Generation Services, Inc. (State)	Troy, MI	01/25/08	01/15/08