E8-5726. 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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 12th day of March 2008.

Ralph DiBattista,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

APPENDIX—.48 TAA Petitions Instituted Between 3/3/08 and 3/7/08

TA-W	Subject firm (Petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
62928	SAS Shoemakers (State)	Pittsfield, ME	03/03/08	02/15/08
62929	EMS Springhill—Delphi Plant (Comp)	Columbia, TN	03/03/08	02/20/08
62930	ACE Style Intimate Apparel, Inc. (Wkrs)	New York, NY	03/03/08	02/19/08
62931	Laser Tek Industries, Inc. (Comp)	Richmond, IL	03/03/08	02/29/08
62932	Keeper Corporation (State)	North Windham, CT	03/03/08	02/28/08
62933	Gordon Garment (Comp)	Bristol, VA	03/03/08	02/28/08
62934	Steel Craft Industries, LLC (Comp)	Miami, OK	03/03/08	02/29/08
62935	WestPoint Home, Inc. (Comp)	Biddeford, ME	03/03/08	02/29/08
62936	Bradford Dyeing Association, Inc. (Comp)	Bradford, RI	03/03/08	02/28/08
62937	Fulflex Elastomerics Worldwide (Comp)	Greeneville, TN	03/03/08	02/28/08
62938	Alcatel-Lucent (Comp)	North Andover, MA	03/03/08	02/28/08
62939	Johnson Rubber Company (Union)	North Baltimore, OH	03/03/08	03/01/08
62940	Two Star Dog, Inc. (State)	Berkeley, CA	03/04/08	02/05/08
62941	PMI/Diversco (State)	Duluth, GA	03/04/08	03/03/08
62942	Hi Specialty America (Comp)	Irwin, PA	03/04/08	02/29/08
62943	Bekaert Corporation (IUECWA)	Rome, GA	03/04/08	02/27/08
62944	Trius Products, LLC (Comp)	Cleves, OH	03/04/08	03/03/08
62945	Federal Mogul (IBEW)	Boyertown, PA	03/04/08	03/03/08
62946	Plaster Group/Pioneer Tool and Mold (16505)	Erie, PA	03/04/08	02/03/08
62947	Norcal Pottery (Comp)	Richmond, CA	03/04/08	02/27/08
62948	Superior Studs and Glide Stud Mill (Wkrs)	Roseburg, OR	03/04/08	02/25/08
62949	Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (Wkrs)	Tempe, AZ	03/04/08	02/27/08
62950	Key Plastics (Wkrs)	York, PA	03/04/08	03/03/08
62951	Best King Fashions, Inc. (Wkrs)	New York, NY	03/05/08	01/22/08
62952	Newpage Corporation (Comp)	Niagara, WI	03/05/08	03/03/08
62953	Sensata Technologies (formerly Airpax) (State)	Frederick, MD	03/05/08	03/03/08
62954	Fiesta Gas Grills, LLC (Wkrs)	Dickson, TN	03/05/08	02/22/08
62955	Pitney Bowes (State)	Danbury, CT	03/05/08	03/04/08
62956	General Mills, Inc. (Comp)	Poplar, WI	03/05/08	03/03/08
62957	Lear Corporation (Comp)	Louisville, KY	03/05/08	02/28/08
62958	Auburn Hosiery Mills, Inc. (Comp)	Auburn, KY	03/05/08	02/28/08
62959	O'Sullivan Films, Inc. (Comp)	Lebanon, PA	03/05/08	03/04/08
62960	Russell Corporation (Comp)	Sussex, WI	03/05/08	03/05/08
62961	Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. (Comp)	Moberly, MO	03/05/08	02/27/08
62962	Copeland Corporation (Rep)	Shelby, NC	03/06/08	02/28/08
62963	Lexington Rubber Group/Lexington Inc. (IUECWA)	Vienna, OH	03/06/08	03/04/08
62964	Starlo Fashions/G-III Fashions (Comp)	New York, NY	03/06/08	02/19/08
62965	K-Ply, Inc. (IAMAW)	Port Angeles, WA	03/06/08	03/03/08
62966	Sanmina-Sci, Inc. (Comp)	Rapid City, SD	03/06/08	02/27/08
62967	Riverside Manufacturing Company (State)	Wadley, GA	03/06/08	03/05/08
62968	The Longaberger Company (Wkrs)	Newark, OH	03/06/08	03/02/08
62969	Tyco Electronics (Comp)	Rochester, NY	03/07/08	02/29/08
62970	Maine Moccasin (State)	Lewiston, ME	03/07/08	03/05/08
62971	Southern Furniture, Inc. (Comp)	Conover, NC	03/07/08	03/04/08
62972	Edwards Vacuum, Inc. (Rep)	Tempe, AZ	03/07/08	03/03/08
62973	Griffin Manufacturing (Comp)	Fall River, MA	03/07/08	03/05/08
62974	Legget and Platt, Inc. (Wkrs)	Ferndale, MI	03/07/08	02/15/08
62975	Catherine Coatney Design (Wkrs)	San Francisco, CA	03/07/08	03/06/08