E8-17377. 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 11, 2008.

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 11, 2008.

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 23rd day of July 2008.

Linda G. Poole,

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[TAA petitions instituted between 7/14/08 and 7/18/08]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
63679	Stanley Furniture Company (Comp)	Lexington, NC	07/14/08	07/11/08
63680	Tower Automotive (UAW)	Clinton Twp, MI	07/14/08	07/11/08
63681	Invensys Controls (Comp)	Plain City, OH	07/14/08	07/11/08
63682	Artistics Plating and Metal Finishing, Inc. (Comp)	Anaheim, CA	07/14/08	07/11/08
63683	Numatech, Inc. (Comp)	Wixom, MI	07/14/08	07/10/08
63684	Orbeco-Hellige, Inc. (Comp)	Farmingdale, NY	07/14/08	07/08/08
63685	Accenture HR Services (Wkrs)	San Antonio, TX	07/14/08	07/11/08
63686	Kelsey-Hayes Company (Comp)	Fenton, MO	07/14/08	07/11/08
63687	International Wood LLC (Wkrs)	Weslaco, TX	07/14/08	07/11/08
63688	Royal Home Fashions—Plant 4 (Comp)	Henderson, NC	07/15/08	07/14/08
63689	Brazeway, Inc. (Comp)	Adrian, MI	07/15/08	07/02/08
63690	Burle Industries (IBEW)	Lancaster, PA	07/15/08	07/11/08
63691	NewPage Corporation—Niagara Mill (Comp)	Niagara, WI	07/15/08	07/11/08
63692	Firewire Surfboards (Wkrs)	San Diego, CA	07/15/08	07/02/08
63693	Classic Components Corporation (State)	Scottsdale, AZ	07/15/08	07/14/08
63694	Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc. (Rep)	Asheboro, NC	07/15/08	07/14/08
63695	Tubular Metal Systems, LLC (Wkrs)	Pinconning, MI	07/15/08	07/14/08
63696	Johnson Controls Injection Molding, LLC (Comp)	Clarkston, MI	07/16/08	07/15/08
63697	MTD Southwest, Inc. (Comp)	Tempe, AZ	07/16/08	07/12/08
63698	Filtran, Inc. (Wkrs)	Ogdensburg, NY	07/16/08	07/07/08
63699	England, Inc. (Comp)	New Tazewell, TN	07/16/08	07/07/08
63700	NewPage Wisconsin Systems, Inc. (Comp)	Kimberly, WI	07/16/08	07/07/08
63701	CTS & I Millwork (Wkrs)	Rocky Mountain, VA	07/16/08	07/03/08
63702	Intermec Service Center (Wkrs)	Cedar Rapids, IA	07/16/08	07/15/08
63703	Armstrong Wood Products, Inc. (Comp)	Oneida, TN	07/16/08	07/11/08
63704	Parmelee Industries, Inc. (Wkrs)	Windsor, MO	07/16/08	07/11/08
63705	Border Apparel Laundry, Ltd (Comp)	El Paso, TX	07/16/08	07/15/08
63706	Carolina Wholesale Neon (Wkrs)	Mt. Airy, NC	07/16/08	07/07/08
63707	Alcoa Rockdale Operations (USW)	Barkdale, TX	07/17/08	07/14/08
63708	ABB, Inc's (State)	Mansfield, LA	07/17/08	07/16/08
63709	RFMD (RF Micro Devices) (Rep)	Greensboro, NC	07/17/08	07/09/08
63710	Citgo Lube and Wax Facility (State)	Lake Charles, LA	07/18/08	07/17/08