2011-18235. Employment and Training Administration 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 August 1, 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 August 1, 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 1st day of July 2011.

Michael W. Jaffe,

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[13 TAA petitions instituted between 6/27/11 and 7/1/11]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
80253	Adecco Employment Services (State/One-Stop)	Windsor, CO	06/27/11	06/22/11
80254	Rheem Manufacturing Corporation (State/One-Stop)	Fort Smith, AR	06/27/11	06/24/11
80255	Technicolor Home Entertainment Services (Company)	Camarillo, CA	06/28/11	06/27/11
80256	The News & Observer Publishing Company (Company)	Raleigh, NC	06/28/11	06/27/11
80257	Liz Claiborne Distribution Center (State/One-Stop)	Westchester, OH	06/28/11	06/27/11
80258	Avery Dennison (Company)	Greensboro, NC	06/29/11	06/29/11
80259	Welded Tube of Canada, Inc (Company)	Delta, OH	06/29/11	06/15/11
80260	Unimin Corporation (Company)	Aurora, IN	06/29/11	06/27/11
80261	Fritch Mill (State/One-Stop)	Snohomish, WA	06/29/11	06/22/11
80262	Cooper Lighting, LLC (Company)	Americus, GA	06/29/11	06/28/11
80263	Alabama Wholesale Socks (Company)	Sylvania, AL	06/29/11	06/27/11
80264	Keithley Instruments (Company)	Solon, OH	06/30/11	06/30/11
80265	MWH (Workers)	Fort Myers, FL	07/01/11	06/23/11