E6-11860. 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 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 August 4, 2006.

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 August 4, 2006.

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 12th day of July 2006.

Richard Church,

Acting Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[TAA petitions instituted between 7/5/06 and 7/7/06]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
59660	Tower Automotive (Comp)	Bluffton, OH	07/05/06	06/30/06
59661	National Starch and Chemical (Wkrs)	Hazleton, PA	07/05/06	06/30/06
59662	Geneva Steel (Wkrs)	Vineyard, UT	07/05/06	06/27/06
59663	Stapleton Metals Div. (State)	Clarksvile, AR	07/05/06	07/03/06
59664	Federated, Inc. (State)	Milwaukee, OR	07/05/06	07/03/06
59665	Hillerich and Bradsby Co. (Union)	Ontario, CA	07/06/06	07/03/06
59666	Berkline Furniture Manufacturing (Wkrs)	Baldwyn, MS	07/06/06	07/03/06
59667	Acro Service Corporation (State)	Livonia, MI	07/06/06	07/05/06
59668	Richar's Apex (Wkrs)	Morgantown, PA	07/06/06	06/30/06
59669	Cedar Works, LLC (Comp)	Peebles, OH	07/06/06	07/05/06
59670	Preformed Line Products (State)	Rogers, AR	07/06/06	07/05/06
59671	Benard Chaus (Union)	New York City, NY	07/06/06	07/05/06
59672	Anage, Inc. (Union)	New York City, NY	07/06/06	07/05/06
59673	Lending Textile Co., Inc. (Comp)	Williamsport, PA	07/06/06	07/06/06
59674	Bosch-Sumter Plant (Comp)	Sumter, SC	07/07/06	07/05/06
59675	Midwest Plastic Components, Inc. (Comp)	St. Louis Park, MN	07/07/06	07/06/06
59676	Job Store (The) (State)	Longmont, CO	07/07/06	07/06/06
59677	Ray C. Smith (Wkrs)	Beulaville, NC	07/07/06	06/22/06
59678	Dana Corporation (Union)	Andrews, IN	07/07/06	07/06/06
59679	American Standard, Inc. (Comp)	Paintsville, KY	07/07/06	07/06/06
59680	Fiskars Royal Floor Mats (Comp)	Calhoun, GA	07/07/06	07/06/06
59681	Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. (Wkrs)	Peru, IN	07/07/06	06/27/06
59682	Bernzomatic (UNITE)	Medina, NY	07/07/06	06/17/06