04-10543. 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 Assistant, at the address shown below, not later than May 20, 2004.

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 May 20, 2004.

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 28th day of April, 2004.

Timothy Sullivan,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

APPENDIX

[Petitions instituted between 04/05/2004 and 04/09/2004]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
54,657	Sterling and Adams Bentwood (Comp)	Thomasville, NC	04/05/2004	03/22/2004
54,658	Whiting Manufacturing Co (Comp)	Hazel Green, KY	04/05/2004	04/01/2004
54,659	Sara Lee Branded Apparel-USC (VA)	Martinsville, VA	04/05/2004	03/22/2004
54,660	Rotary International (Wkrs)	Evanston, IL	04/05/2004	04/01/2004
54,661	Gordon Garment Company (Comp)	Bristol, VA	04/05/2004	03/23/2004
54,662	Altek, Inc. (Comp)	Liberty Lake, WA	04/05/2004	04/01/2004
54,663	New Castle Battery Mfg. Co. (Wkrs)	New Castle, PA	04/05/2004	04/02/2004
54,664	Slarama, Inc., (Comp)	New Bedford, MA	04/05/2004	04/01/2004
54,665	Iomega Corporation (Comp)	Roy, UT	04/05/2004	03/26/2004
54,666	TDK Electronics Corp. (Comp)	Anaheim, CA	04/05/2004	03/31/2004
54,667	Terra Nitrogen Corp. (AR)	Blytheville, AR	04/05/2004	04/02/2004
54,668	Damy Industries (Comp)	Athens, TN	04/06/2004	03/30/2004
54,669	American Meter Company (Comp)	Erie, PA	04/06/2004	04/02/2004
54,670	Pioneer Americas (USWA)	Henderson, NV	04/06/2004	03/30/2004
54,671	Steelcase, Inc. (Comp)	New Paris, IN	04/06/2004	04/05/2004
54,672	Robert Bosch Tool Corp. (Comp)	Leitchfield, KY	04/06/2004	03/29/2004
54,673	Baronet Litho, Inc. (Comp)	Johnston, NY	04/06/2004	03/11/2004
54,674	Major League, Inc. (Comp)	Mount Airy, NC	04/06/2004	03/24/2004
54,675	Royal Vendors (Wkrs)	Kearneysville, WV	04/06/2004	03/15/2004
54,676	Otis Elevator (IUE)	Bloomington, IN	04/06/2004	03/26/2004
54,677	Whiting Manufacturing Co. (USWA)	East Butler, PA	04/06/2004	03/31/2004
54,678	C and L Custom Tooling (Comp)	Clackamas, OR	04/06/2004	03/30/2004
54,679	Magnum Plastics (CO)	Erie, CO	04/07/2004	04/06/2004
54,680	Grand Valley Manufacturing (Wkrs)	Titusville, PA	04/07/2004	03/24/2004
54,681	5 B's Inc. (Comp)	Barnesville, OH	04/07/2004	04/06/2004
54,682	Sony Electronics (Wkrs)	Mt. Pleasant, PA	04/07/2004	03/31/2004
54,683	USA Knit, Inc. (Comp)	Ft. Payne, AL	04/07/2004	04/05/2004
54,684	Keane, Inc. (Comp)	Montpelier, VT	04/07/2004	03/31/2004
54,685	Amerex Corp. (NJ)	Scotch Plaines, NJ	04/07/2004	04/06/2004
54,686	L and L Knitting (Comp)	Fort Payne, AL	04/07/2004	04/06/2004
54,687	Rehau, Inc. (Comp)	Springfield, VT	04/07/2004	04/01/2004
54,688	Jabil Circuit, Inc. (MI)	Auburn Hills, MI	04/08/2004	04/01/2004
54,689	OWT Industries, Inc. (Comp)	Pickens, SC	04/08/2004	04/01/2004
54,690	Siemens Dematic (Wkrs)	Grand Rapids, MI	04/08/2004	04/01/2004
54,691	Rags, Inc. (Wkrs)	Albemarle, NC	04/08/2004	03/31/2004
54,692	Bank of New York (The) (Wkrs)	New York, NY	04/08/2004	03/31/2004
54,693	ITW Chemtronics (Wkrs)	Kennasaw, GA	04/08/2004	04/07/2004
54,694	Hewlett Packard (CA)	Cupertino, CA	04/08/2004	04/02/2004
54,695	C-Cor.net (Wkrs)	Meriden, CT	04/08/2004	02/27/2004
54,696	New Frontier Clothing Co. (Comp)	Dallas, TX	04/08/2004	02/10/2004
54,697	Plastic Molding Technology (CT)	Seymour, CT	04/09/2004	04/08/2004
54,698	Deput Casting (Comp)	N. Brunswick, NJ	04/09/2004	04/08/2004
54,699	Coyuchi, Inc. (Comp)	Piedmont, SC	04/09/2004	03/26/2004
54,700	Detriot Tool and Engineering (Wkrs)	Lebanon, MO	04/09/2004	04/07/2004
54,701	Viratec Thin Films (Comp)	Faribault, MN	04/09/2004	04/07/2004
54,702	Travelocity (Wkrs)	Clintwood, VA	04/09/2004	04/02/2004
54,703	Standard Steel, LLC (Wkrs)	Latrobe, PA	04/09/2004	04/08/2004
Petitions Instituted Between 04/12/2004 and 04/16/2004
54,704	West Telemarketing Outbound (State)	Fort Smith, AR	04/12/2004	04/09/2004
54,705	Ozark Iron Works (State)	Calico Rock, AR	04/12/2004	04/09/2004
54,706	Kardex Systems Inc. (Comp)	Reno, OH	04/12/2004	04/02/2004
54,707	Quincy Products (Wkrs.)	Quincy, MI	04/12/2004	04/08/2004
54,708	Novellus System Inc. (Wkrs.)	San Jose, CA	04/12/2004	03/30/2004
54,709	Summitville Tiles, Inc. (Comp)	Minerva, OH	04/13/2004	04/13/2004
54,710	Veltri Metal Products, Inc. (Comp)	Celina, TN	04/13/2004	04/12/2004
54,711	Stocker Yale (Wkrs)	Salem, NH	04/13/2004	04/12/2004
54,712	Germainhardt Co., Inc. (IBT)	Elkhart, IN	04/13/2004	04/12/2004
54,713	Indiana Die Molding, LLC (Comp)	Ft. Wayne, IN	04/13/2004	04/08/2004
54,714	CarboMinerals LP (Wkrs)	Wrightstown, WI	04/13/2004	03/31/2004
54,715	Goodrich Aviation Technical Services (Wkrs)	Everett, WA	04/13/2004	04/08/2004
54,716	Kellogg Crankshaft (UAW)	Jackson, MI	04/14/2004	04/06/2004
54,717	Harris Interactive (Wkrs)	Rochester, NY	04/14/2004	04/02/2004
54,718	Yazoo Industries (Comp)	Yazoo City, MS	04/14/2004	04/07/2004
54,719	Shafer Electronics Co. (MN)	Shafer, MN	04/14/2004	04/12/2004
54,720	Texon USA (MA)	Russell, MA	04/14/2004	04/12/2004
54,721	Sulzer Process Pumps (Wkrs)	Easley, SC	04/14/2004	03/18/2004
54,722	Stefanie Fashions (NJ)	Jersey City, NJ	04/15/2004	04/14/2004
54,723	Somerset Consolidated Industries (Wkrs)	New Castle, PA	04/15/2004	04/14/2004
54,724	All About Lollipops, Inc. (Wkrs)	Boise, ID	04/15/2004	04/09/2004
54,725	Pristech Products (04/12/)	San Antonio, TX	04/15/2004	04/12/2004
54,726	Sanford Business to Business (USWA)	Janesville, WI	04/15/2004	04/14/2004
54,727	Tyco Healthcare Kendall (USWA)	Argyle, NY	04/15/2004	04/14/2004
54,728	Weiser Lock Division of Black and Decker (Comp)	Tucson, AZ	04/16/2004	03/18/2004
54,729	Piedmont Industries (Wkrs)	Hickory, NC	04/16/2004	04/08/2004
54,730	Manpower (IA)	Clinton, IA	04/16/2004	04/15/2004
54,731	Tecumseh Products (Wkrs)	Verona, MS	04/16/2004	04/14/2004
54,732	MCI (Wkrs)	Niles, OH	04/16/2004	04/14/2004
54,733	Bridges Hosiery Mill (Wkrs)	Hildebran, NC	04/16/2004	03/23/2004
54,734	RR Donnelley (Comp)	Portland, OR	04/16/2004	04/15/2004
54,735	Trent Tube (Comp)	Carrollton, GA	04/16/2004	04/15/2004
54,736	Tee Lays Mfg. Co., Inc. (Comp)	Florence, AL	04/16/2004	04/15/2004