2013-20811. Investigations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker 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 September 6, 2013.

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 September 6, 2013.

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 14th day of August 2013.

Michael W. Jaffe,

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

APPENDIX

[10 TAA petitions instituted between 8/5/13 and 8/9/13]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
82958	Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. (Workers)	Greensboro, NC	08/05/13	08/02/13
82959	Global Resource Services LLC (Company)	Darrington, WA	08/06/13	08/02/13
82960	Schmitt E. G. Inc.,/George Schmitt & Co., Inc. (Company)	Sandston, VA	08/06/13	08/05/13
82961	Cirk Solutions Inc., (State/One-Stop)	Salem, OR	08/06/13	08/05/13
82962	FEARnet (State/One-Stop)	Santa Monica, CA	08/07/13	08/05/13
82963	Bausch & Lomb (State/One-Stop)	Rochester, NY	08/08/13	08/07/13
82964	Easy Way Products Co (State/One-Stop)	Cincinnati, OH	08/08/13	08/07/13
82965	Key City Furniture Company (Company)	Wilkesboro, NC	08/08/13	08/07/13
82966	Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. (Company)	Milwaukee, WI	08/08/13	08/07/13
82967	Johnson Controls, Inc. (Workers)	Erlanger, KY	08/08/13	07/21/13