E6-13513. 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 28, 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 28, 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 9th day of August 2006.

Erica R. Cantor,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix—TAA Petitions Instituted Between 7/31/06 and 8/4/06

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
59818	Sun Chemical, Inc. (Wkrs)	Winston-Salem, NC	07/31/06	07/21/06
59819	Klaussner Furniture of California (Comp)	Mentone, CA	07/31/06	07/18/06
59820	Airfoil Technologies International-Ohio (USW)	Mentor, OH	07/31/06	07/21/06
59821	Boico Engineering Corp. (Comp)	Sterling Heights, MI	07/31/06	07/19/06
59822	AmerisourceBerge (Wkrs)	Orange, CA	07/31/06	07/19/06
59823	Ericsson, Inc. (Comp)	Brea, CA	07/31/06	07/28/06
59824	Jim Jam Sportswear (UNITE)	Bethlehem, PA	07/31/06	07/28/06
59825	High Country Forest Products (Comp)	Wellington, UT	07/31/06	07/28/06
59826	International Textile Group (Comp)	Hurt, VA	07/31/06	07/28/06
59827	Ansell Protective Clothing (Comp)	Thomasville, NC	07/31/06	07/28/06
59828	Pfizer, Inc. (Wkrs)	Kalamazoo, MI	07/31/06	07/27/06
59829	AEG Photoconductor Corporation (Comp)	Hamilton, OH	07/31/06	07/31/06
59830	Phoenix Salmon (Wkrs)	Eastport, ME	07/31/06	07/20/06
59831	GTI International (Wkrs)	Wixom, MI	08/01/06	07/13/06
59832	Rosemount Analytical, Inc. (Comp)	Irvine, CA	08/01/06	08/01/06
59833	Baxter Corporation (The) (Wrks)	Shelby, NC	08/01/06	08/01/06
59834	Hamrick's Inc. (COMP)	Asheboro, NC	08/02/06	08/01/06
59835	Heritage American Homes (Wkrs)	Sikeston, MO	08/02/06	08/01/06
59836	McGraw-Hill Companies (Wkrs)	Hightstown, NJ	08/02/06	07/21/06
59837	Stapleton Inc. (State)	Van Buren, AR	08/03/06	08/02/06
59838	Sara Lee Intimates (Comp)	Statesville, NC	08/04/06	08/01/06
59839	JDS Uniphase, Inc. (Wkrs)	Allentown, PA	08/04/06	08/01/06
59840	Cooper Hand Tools (Wkrs)	Sumter, SC	08/04/06	08/02/06
59841	Argo Technology, Inc. (State)	Berlin, CT	08/04/06	08/03/06
59842	Aon Consulting (Wkrs)	Winston-Salem, NC	08/04/06	08/03/06
59843	Royal Home Fashions (Comp)	Henderson, NC	08/04/06	08/01/06
59844	Kimberly-Clark (Comp)	Neenah, WI	08/04/06	08/03/06
59845	Airtex Products (State)	Marked Tree, AR	08/04/06	08/03/06
59846	Coville, Inc. (Comp)	Winston-Salem, NC	08/04/06	08/04/06
59847	Label World (Comp)	Rochester, NY	08/04/06	07/26/06
59848	Cooper Tools (Comp)	Cullman, AL	08/04/06	08/04/06
59849	QuicKutz Inc. (Comp)	Orem, UT	08/04/06	08/03/06
59850	W-D Imports (State)	Anaheim, CA	08/04/06	08/04/06