01-3300. 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 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 20, 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 February 20, 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 16th day of January, 2001.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[Petitions instituted on 01/16/2001]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of petition	Product(s)
38,531	Owens-BriGam Medical Co (Comp)	Newland, NC	12/29/2000	Disposable Anesthesia Supplies.
38,532	UPG Portland (Comp)	Hillsboro, OR	12/20/2000	Telephone Handsets.
38,533	Spray Cotton Mills (Wrks)	Eden, NC	12/22/2000	Cotton Yarn.
38,534	Hedstrom Lumber Co (Wrks)	Two Harbors, MN	12/26/2000	Dimentional Lumber.
38,535	MelPack, Inc. (Comp)	Mullins, SC	12/27/2000	Corrugated Light Bulb Boxes.
38,536	Crawford Furniture Mfg (Wrks)	New Bethlehem, PA	12/27/2000	Bed Room, Dining Room Furniture.
38,537	Sharp Image Energy (Comp)	Big Spring, TX	01/05/2001	Oilfield Drilling.
38,538	Southern Oregon Log (WCIW)	Roseburg, OR	01/04/2001	Log—Scaling.
38,539	Imperial Spreckels Corp. (Wrks)	Tracy, CA	12/19/2000	Sugar—Granulated, Powdered.
38,540	New York Air Brake (IAMAW)	Watertown, NY	12/30/2000	Train Machined Components.
38,541	Ametek, US Gauge Div. (Comp)	Bartow, FL	12/21/2000	Compressed Gas Gauges.
38,542	Sweetheart Cup Co (Comp)	Springfield, MO	12/19/2000	Paper Cups.
38,543	Hercules, Inc. (Comp)	Parlin, NJ	01/02/2001	Nitrocellulose.
38,544	Bausch and Lomb (Comp)	Sarasota, FL	12/27/2000	Toric Contact Lenses.
38,545	Sappi Fine Paper NA (PACE)	Muskegon, MI	12/20/2000	Coated Paper.
38,546	Tower Electronics (Wrks)	Fridley, MN	12/21/2000	Custom Power Supplies.
38,547	Georgia-Pacific (IBT)	Grand Rapids, MI	01/05/2001	Gypsum Wall Board.
38,548	Timberland Logging (Comp)	Ashland, OR	12/19/2000	Lumber.
38,549	Louisiana Pacific Corp (Comp)	Oroville, CA	12/15/2000	Hardboard.
38,550	Pottstown Precision (UAW)	Stowe, PA	01/09/2001	Transmission Parts.
38,551	Nova Bus, Plant #3 (Wrks)	Roswell, NM	01/04/2001	Components—Transit Buses.
38,552	North Star Steel-Kentucky (USWA)	Calvert City, KY	12/29/2000	Steel Channels, Angles, Flats, Plates.
38,553	Ingersoll Milling Machine (Wrks)	Rockford, IL	12/18/2000	Engine Transfer Lines.
38,554	Lego Systems, Inc. (Comp)	Enfield, CT	01/04/2001	Legos.
38,555	Tee Jays (Wrks)	Florence, AL	01/03/2001	T-Shirts.
38,556	Con-Vey Keystone (USWA)	Roseburg, OR	01/02/2001	Material Handling Equipment.
38,557	Southern Webbing Mills (Wrks)	Greensboro, NC	12/27/2000	Elastic for Garments.
38,558	Clark Metal Products Co (UAW)	Marion, OH	12/19/2001	Metal Hardware.
38,559	Spreckels Sugar Co (UFCW)	Woodland, CA	01/02/2001	Sugar.
38,560	Bayer Corp (USWA)	Elkhart, IN	01/05/2001	Alka Seltzer and Alka Seltzer Plus.