00-11824. 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 May 22, 2000 after publication in F.R.).

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 22, 2000, publication in F.R.).

The petition 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, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC this 17th day of April, 2000.

Grant. D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

Petitions Instituted On 04/17/2000

TA-W	Subject Firm (Petitioners)	Location	Date of petition	Product(s)
37,566	Bigsby Accessories, Inc (Wkrs)	Kalamazoo, MI	04/05/2000	vibrators, palm pedals, foot pedals.
37,567	Niemand Industries (Wrks)	Marion, AL	03/24/2000	cosmetic containers.
37,568	Oregon Manufacturing (Comp)	Klamath Falls, OR	03/24/2000	electronic assemblies.
37,569	National Castings (Comp)	Cicero, IL	03/16/2000	sideframes, bolsters, yokes.
37,570	Lilly Industries, Inc (Comp)	Paulsboro, NJ	03/07/2000	industrial coatings.
37,571	Rugged Sportswear LLC (Wrks)	LaGrange, NC	03/31/2000	sweatshirts, sweatpants, and sweatshorts.
37,572	Litton Data Systems (Wrks)	Agoura, CA	03/12/2000	printed circuit boards.
37,573	Santa Cruz Industries (Wrks)	Santa Cruz, CA	03/29/2000	point-of-purchase displays.
37,574	Illinois Tool Works Co (Wrks)	Mechanicsburg, PA	03/28/2000	plastic packaging.
37,575	Southeastern Apparel (Wrks)	Johnson City, TN	03/20/2000	denim jeans and cotton casual slacks.
37,576	Bar-Sew (Wrks)	Lehighton, PA	03/31/2000	ladies' blouses.
37,577	Electro-Tec Corp (Comp)	Blacksburg, VA	04/03/2000	slip rings for cat scans, military radar.
37,578	Vantiy Fair Intimates (Comp)	Jackson, AL	03/24/2000	intimate apparel.
37,579	Chicago Steel (Wrks)	Gadsen, AL	04/03/2000	material handlers.
37,580	Tally Sportsear (Wrks)	Lancaster, SC	04/03/2000	tee-shirts.
37,581	General Electric (IUE)	Tell City, IN	03/09/2000	dishwasher motors.
37,582	Forge Products Corp (Comp)	Cleveland, OH	03/15/2000	steel forging.
37,583	Trinity Industries (USWA)	Lyndora, PA	04/01/2000	fabrication of railroad parts.
37,584	Quebecor World, Inc (Comp)	St. Paul, MN	04/06/2000	commercial printing.
37,585	MESPO/MAMIYE (Wrks)	Hollis, NY	04/03/2000	umbrellas.
37,586	Enefco International (Comp)	Auburn, ME	04/04/2000	shoe counters.
37,587	Milco Industries (Wrks)	New York, NY	03/30/2000	sleepwear and loungewear.
37,588	Coloplast, Amotex Plant (Wrks)	Centre, AL	03/27/2000	mastectomy bras.
37,589	New America Wood Products (Wrks)	Winlock, WA	03/30/2000	hardwood dimensional lumber.
37,590	NGK Metals Corp (Wrks)	Reading, PA	04/05/2000	beryllium copper strip alloys.
37,591	Hazan Group (The) (UNITE)	Secaucus, NJ	04/04/2000	ladies' sportswear.
37,592	Macedonia Fashions	Brooklyn, NY	03/27/2000	knitted goods.