E6-12185. 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 10, 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 10, 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 20th day of July 2006.

Erica R. Cantor,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[TAA petitions instituted between 7/10/06 and 7/14/06]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
59683	Morse Automotive Corp. (State)	Arkadelphia, AR	07/10/06	07/07/06
59684	Whirlpool Corp. (State)	Fort Smith, AR	07/10/06	07/07/06
59685	Laidlaw Corporation (Comp)	Metropolis, IL	07/10/06	07/07/06
59686	Maxtor Corp. (Comp)	Shrewsbury, MA	07/10/06	07/07/06
59687	Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. (Wkrs)	Philadelphia, PA	07/10/06	05/11/06
59688	Pace Industries Inc. (Comp)	Harrison, AR	07/12/06	07/11/06
59689	Alliance Group Technologies Co. Kokkomo, Inc. (Comp)	Peru, IN	07/12/06	07/10/06
59690	Thomson Micron, LLC (State)	Ronkonkoma, NY	07/12/06	07/10/06
59691	Russell Corporation (Comp)	Brundidge, AL	07/12/06	07/07/06
59692	Hooker Furniture Corp. (Comp)	Roanoke, VA	07/12/06	07/10/06
59693	Bowne (Wkrs)	Cleveland, OH	07/12/06	07/10/06
59694	Telect, Inc. (Comp)	Liberty Lake, WA	07/12/06	07/10/06
59695	Newell Rubbermaid (Comp)	Centerville, IA	07/12/06	06/29/06
59696	Metrobility Optical Systems (Wkrs)	Merrimack, NH	07/12/06	07/10/06
59697	Scharf and Breit, Inc. (Comp)	Franklin Sq., NY	07/12/06	07/10/06
59698	American Fast Print Limited (Comp)	Greenville, SC	07/12/06	07/11/06
59699	Excell Data Corporation (State)	Bellevue, WA	07/12/06	07/10/06
59700	RMG Foundry LLC (USW)	Mishawaka, IN	07/12/06	07/10/06
59701	Pilgrim Home and Hearth, LLC (Comp)	Fairfield, CA	07/12/06	07/11/06
59702	Automatic Products Int'l., LTD (State)	St. Paul, MN	07/12/06	07/11/06
59703	Demers Leather Sales Inc. (Comp)	Lewiston, ME	07/12/06	07/11/06
59704	South Park Pleating, Inc. (Wkrs)	Oakland, CA	07/12/06	07/11/06
59705	Computer Sciences Corporation (Wkrs)	Sterling, VA	07/13/06	06/27/06
59706	Eaton Filtration LLC (Comp)	Elizabeth, NJ	07/13/06	07/12/06
59707	Welch Allyn, Inc. (Comp)	San Diego, CA	07/13/06	07/11/06
59708	Mar Bax Shirt Company Inc. (State)	Gassville, AR	07/13/06	07/12/06
59709	Stimson Lumber Company (Wkrs)	St. Helens, OR	07/13/06	07/11/06
59710	Oxbow Machine Products (Wkrs)	Livonia, MI	07/13/06	06/20/06
59711	KPMG (State)	Charlotte, NC	07/13/06	07/12/06
59712	American Sunroof Company (UAW)	Lansing, MI	07/13/06	06/23/06
59713	State Farm Insurance (Wkrs)	Parsippany, NJ	07/13/06	06/14/06
59714	Jakel Inc. (Wkrs)	Murray, KY	07/13/06	06/26/06
59715	Salisbury Manufacturing Corp. (Comp)	Salisbury, NC	07/13/06	06/28/06
59716	Pinnacle Frames and Accents, Inc. (State)	Piggott, AR	07/13/06	07/13/06
59717	Kent Sporting Goods (State)	Madison, GA	07/13/06	07/12/06
59718	Monroe Staffing Services, LLC (State)	Wallingford, CT	07/14/06	07/13/06
59719	Eaton Corporation (Comp)	Hastings, NE	07/14/06	07/11/06
59720	MacDermid, Inc. (State)	Waterbury, CT	07/14/06	07/13/06
59721	Mercury Marine (IAMAW)	Fond du Lac, WI	07/14/06	07/13/06
59722	Joan Fabrics Corporation (Comp)	Lowell, MA	07/14/06	07/13/06
59723	C and D Technologies (Comp)	Huguenot, NY	07/14/06	07/13/06
59724	Centris Information Service (Comp)	Longview, TX	07/14/06	07/06/06
59725	Agilent Technologies (Wkrs)	Wilmington, DE	07/14/06	07/13/06