03-15458. 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 June 30, 2003.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the subject matter of the investigations to the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, as the address shown below, not later than June 30, 2003.

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 11th day of June 2003.

Timothy Sullivan,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[Petitions Instituted Between 05/19/2003 and 05/22/2003]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
51,807	Alaska Petroleum Contracts (Wkrs)	Anchorage, AK	05/19/2003	05/16/2003
51,808	Westpoint Steven, Inc. (Comp)	Roanoke Rapids, NC	05/19/2003	05/16/2003
51,809	J.C. Viramontes, Inc. (Comp)	El Paso, TX	05/19/2003	05/07/2003
51,810	Borregaard Lignotech (Wkrs)	Mt. Vernon, WA	05/19/2003	05/16/2003
51,811	Jim Michel Logging, Inc. (Comp)	Baker City, OR	05/19/2003	05/14/2003
51,812	Tecumseh Products Company (Comp)	Sheboygen Falls, WI	05/19/2003	05/16/2003
51,813	Sappi Fine Paper (PACE)	Westbrook ME	05/19/2003	05/12/2003
51,814	Nexfor Fraser Papers (Wkrs)	Madawaska, ME	05/19/2003	05/13/2003
51,815	Sharon Tube Company (USWA)	Sharon, PA	05/19/2003	05/13/2003
51,816	Daylight Harbor, Inc. (Comp)	Kodiak, AK	05/19/2003	05/15/2003
51,817	Farside Fish Camp (Comp)	Kodiak, AK	05/19/2003	05/15/2003
51,818	Federal Mogul Lighting (Comp)	Hampton, VA	05/20/2003	05/20/2003
51,819	Neuville Industries, Inc. (Comp)	Hildebran, NC	05/20/2003	05/19/2003
51,820	Orion America, Inc. (Comp)	Olney, IL	05/20/2003	05/19/2003
51,821	Moen, Inc. (Wkrs)	Wheeling, IL	05/20/2003	05/19/2003
51,822	Citimortgate, Inc. (Wkrs)	Farmington Hill, MI	05/20/2003	04/04/2003
51,823	OEM Worldwide (Wkrs)	Spearfish, SD	05/20/2003	05/16/2003
51,824	Triple L Dairy (Comp)	Oakville, WA	05/20/2003	05/19/2003
51,825	Ultra Precision (PA)	Freeport, PA	05/20/2003	05/19/2003
51,826	Schweiger (Wkrs)	Jefferson, WI	05/20/2003	05/19/2003
51,827	North American Rubber Thread (Comp)	Fall River, MA	05/20/2003	05/16/2003
51,828	Texas Instruments (Comp)	Attleboro, MA	05/20/2003	05/01/2003
51,829	Ingersoll International (Wkrs)	Rockford, IL	05/20/2003	05/03/2003
51,830	Kaneka Delaware Corp. (Comp)	Delaware City, DE	05/20/2003	05/01/2003
51,831	Kevin Thomet (Comp)	Kodiak, AK	05/20/2003	05/15/2003
51,832	American Greetings (AR)	McCrory, AR	05/21/2003	05/20/2003
51,833	Ever Corporation (AR)	Newport, AR	05/21/2003	05/20/2003
51,834	Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Wkrs)	Colorado Spring, CO	05/21/2003	05/15/2003
51,835	Agilent Technologies (Wkrs)	Loveland, CO	05/21/2003	05/16/2003
51,836	Advanced Energy (Wkrs)	Ft. Collins, CO	05/21/2003	05/13/2003
51,837	Big Idea Productions, Inc. (Wkrs)	Lombard, IL	05/21/2003	05/15/2003
51,838	Rio Grande Forest Products (Comp)	Espanola, NM	05/21/2003	05/13/2003
51,839	GE Transportation Systems (Wkrs)	Warrenburg, MO	05/21/2003	05/20/2003
51,840	Mastergear (Wkrs)	So. Beloit, WI	05/21/2003	05/20/2003
51,841	Ascot Enterprise (Wkrs)	Lincolnton, GA	05/21/2003	05/20/2003
51,842	Caterpillar, Inc. (Comp)	LeLand, NC	05/21/2003	05/12/2003
51,843	Mercury Minnesota, Inc. (MN)	Faribault, MN	05/21/2003	05/14/2003
51,844	F/V Kindred Spirit (Comp)	Bellingham, WA	05/21/2003	05/16/2003
51,845	F/V Dusty (Comp)	Pelican, AK	05/21/2003	05/16/2003
51,846	Legendary Holdings (Wkrs)	Chula Vista, CA	05/22/2003	05/13/2003
51,847	Morgan Lumber (ME)	Bingham, ME	05/22/2003	05/21/2003
51,848	W.S.W. Co. of Sharon, Inc. (Comp)	Sharon, TN	05/22/2003	05/12/2003
51,849	Spencer and Reynolds, Inc. (Comp)	Rancho Cucamong, CA	05/22/2003	05/05/2003
51,850	American Colloid (IBT)	Paris, TN	05/22/2003	05/22/2003
51,851	Northwest Airlines (AMEA)	Duluth, MN	05/22/2003	05/16/2003
51,852	Unifi, Inc. (Wkrs)	Madison, NC	05/22/2003	05/15/2003
51,853	Gentry Mills, Inc. (Comp)	Albermarle, NC	05/22/2003	05/21/2003
51,854	Factory Service, Inc. (Comp)	Minfola, NY	05/22/2003	05/21/2003
51,855	Plexus EAC (Wkrs)	Neenah, WI	05/22/2003	05/21/2003
51,856	Alcoa Intalco Works (IAMAW)	Ferndale, WA	05/22/2003	05/14/2003
51,857	Solectron Corporation (Comp)	Westboro, MA	05/22/2003	05/22/2003
51,858	Occidental Chemical Corp. (Comp)	Castle Hayne, NC	05/22/2003	05/15/2003
51,859	JDS Uniphase (Wkrs)	RTP, NC	05/22/2003	05/22/2003
51,860	Solutia, Inc. (IBT)	Trenton, MI	05/22/2003	04/11/2003
51,861	Blauer Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Comp)	Charleston, MS	05/22/2003	05/16/2003