2011-12145. 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 Office 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, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than May 31, 2011.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the subject matter of the investigations to the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than May 31, 2011.

The petitions filed in this case are available for inspection at the Office of the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5428, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC this 5th day of May 2011.

Elliott S. Kushner.

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

16 TAA Petitions Instituted Between 4/25/11 and 4/29/11

TA-W	Subject Firm (Petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
80127	Alternative Manufacturing (Workers)	Winthrop, ME	04/25/11	04/22/11
80128	Wheeler Logging Services, Inc. (State/One-Stop)	White Swan, WA	04/25/11	04/21/11
80129	Smothers Hoisery LLC (Company)	Sylvania, AL	04/25/11	04/21/11
80130	Oak Patch Gifts (Jody Coyote) (Workers)	Eugene, OR	04/25/11	04/19/11
80131	Invensys (State/One-Stop)	Irvine, CA	04/26/11	04/22/11
80132	Winchester Electronics (State/One-Stop)	Wallingford, CT	04/28/11	04/21/11
80133	Nevion USA, Inc. (Company)	Oxnard, CA	04/28/11	04/26/11
80134	Premier Pet Products (Company)	Midlothian, VA	04/28/11	04/27/11
80135	PSC Fabricating (State/One-Stop)	Fort Smith, AR	04/28/11	04/26/11
80136	Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. (Company)	Braselton, GA	04/29/11	04/21/11
80137	Yorktowne Inc. (Workers)	Red Lion, PA	04/29/11	03/31/11
80138	Southwire Company (State/One-Stop)	Long Beach, CA	04/29/11	04/27/11
80139	Electrolux Home Products, Inc. (Company)	Webster City, IA	04/29/11	04/28/11
80140	Trans-Lux Corporation (State/One-Stop)	Strafford, CT	04/29/11	04/27/11
80141	Bank Of America, NA (Workers)	Fort Wayne, IN	04/29/11	04/28/11
80142	Ditan Distribution llc (Company)	Forest Park, GA	04/29/11	04/27/11