E6-5276. 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 April 21, 2006.

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 April 21, 2006.

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 29th day of March 2006.

Erica R. Cantor

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix—

[TAA Petitions Instituted Between 3/6/06 and 3/10/06]

TA-W	Subject firm (Petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
58965	Monmouth Ceramics, Inc. (Comp)	Monmouth, IL	03/06/06	03/06/06
58966	Quintiles, Inc. (Wkrs)	Morrisville, NC	03/06/06	03/01/06
58967	Spectrum Brands (Wkrs)	Fennimore, WI	03/06/06	03/03/06
58968	Maryland Plastics, Inc. (State)	Federalsburg, MD	03/07/06	03/03/06
58969	Panel Products (Wkrs)	White City, OR	03/07/06	03/06/06
58970	ADC (State)	Shakopee, MN	03/07/06	03/06/06
58971	Sotco, Inc. (Comp)	West Paducah, KY	03/07/06	02/17/06
58972	Elite Furniture Mfg. (Comp)	High Point, NC	03/07/06	03/06/06
58973	Arcona Leather Technologies, LLC (Wkrs)	Hudson, NC	03/07/06	02/24/06
58974	Affinia Group (Comp)	North East, PA	03/07/06	03/07/06
58974A	Affinia Group (Comp)	Erie, PA	03/07/06	03/07/06
58975	Nazar Rubber Company (Union)	Toledo, OH	03/07/06	03/07/06
58976	Berkshire Weaving Corp. (Comp)	Lancaster, SC	03/07/06	03/01/06
58977	Oce' Imagistics, Inc. (State)	Melbourne, FL	03/10/06	03/07/06
58978	Confluent Photonics Corp. (Comp)	Salem, NH	03/10/06	03/09/06
58979	Tension Envelopes Corp. (State)	Minnetonka, MN	03/10/06	03/07/06
58980	Stora Enso (Comp)	Stevens Point, WI	03/10/06	03/07/07
58981	Cardinal Brands, Inc. (Comp)	Topeka, KS	03/10/06	03/08/06
58982	Guildcraft of California (State)	Rancho Dominguez, CA	03/10/06	03/08/06
58983	Hersey Meters (Comp)	Cleveland, NC	03/10/06	03/08/06
58984	Independent Steel Casting Co., Inc. (UAW)	New Buffalo, MI	03/10/06	03/02/06
58985	York International (Wkrs)	Bristol, VA	03/10/06	03/02/06
58986	Galerie DBA Ross Acquisitions (Wkrs)	Wellston, OH	03/10/06	03/06/06
58987	Lady Ester Lingerie Corporation (Comp)	Berwick, PA	03/10/06	03/08/06
58988	Orlandi Valuta (Wkrs)	Cerritos, CA	03/10/06	03/09/06
58989	Thermalcast, LLC (Wkrs)	Worcester, MA	03/10/06	02/09/06
58990	H.W. Close Plant Springs Global (Wkrs)	Fort Lawn, SC	03/10/06	03/01/06
58991	Lear Corporation (Wkrs)	Lebanon, VA	03/10/06	03/06/06
58992	Georgia Pacific Corp. (Union)	Gaylord, MI	03/10/06	03/09/06
58993	Ark-Les Custom Products Corporation (Comp)	New Berlin, WI	03/10/06	03/03/06
58994	Commercial Furniture Group, Inc. (Comp)	Morristown, TN	03/10/06	03/09/06
58995	Moore Wallace, Inc. (Comp)	Nacogdoches, TX	03/10/06	03/08/06