03-19850. Investigations Regarding Certifications of 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 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 15, 2003.

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 15, 2003.

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 21st day of July 2003.

Timothy Sullivan,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[Petitions Instituted Between 07/14/03 and 07/18/03]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
52,297	Intermet (Comp)	Radford, VA	07/14/03	06/23/03
52,298	Harriet and Henderson Yarns, Inc. (Comp)	Henderson, NC	07/14/03	07/11/03
52,299	Gerber Plumbing Fixtures, LLC (Wkrs)	Delphi, IN	07/14/03	07/11/03
52,300	A.O. Smith Corporation (Comp)	McBee, SC	07/14/03	07/08/03
52,301	Edgcomb Metals (USWA)	Roseville, MI	07/14/03	07/01/03
52,302	Grayson Properties Corporation (Comp)	Galax, VA	07/14/03	07/14/03
52,303	DOW Chemical Company (USWA)	Ludington, MI	07/14/03	07/07/03
52,304	Standard Register Company (Wkrs)	Kirkville, MO	07/14/03	07/07/03
52,305	National Steel Corp. (Wkrs)	Trenton, MI	07/14/03	07/03/03
52,306	York International Corporation (Comp)	York, PA	07/15/03	07/11/03
52,307	Ovalstrapping, Inc. (Wkrs)	Fort Payne, AL	07/15/03	07/14/03
52,308	Cal Quality Electronics (Comp)	Santa Ana, CA	07/15/03	07/11/03
52,309	B.A.G. Corporation (Comp)	Pennington Gap, VA	07/15/03	07/10/03
52,310	Stopfill, Inc. (Comp)	Mt. Pleasant, PA	07/15/03	07/02/03
52,311	Ceodeux, Inc. (Comp)	Mt. Pleasant, PA	07/15/03	07/02/03
52,312	Rotarex Inc., N.A. (Comp)	Mt. Pleasant, PA	07/15/03	07/02/03
52,313	Convergys (Wkrs)	Orem, UT	07/15/03	07/14/03
52,314	Presstek, Inc. (Wkrs)	Hudson, NH	07/15/03	07/07/03
52,315	Murphy's Custom Canvas (Comp)	Central Point, OR	07/15/03	07/14/03
52,316	Louisiana Pacific (Wkrs)	Bonners Ferry, ID	07/15/03	06/26/03
52,317	Onamac Industries, Inc. (WA)	Everett, WA	07/15/03	07/14/03
52,318	GE Osmonics (Wkrs)	Minnetonka, MN	07/15/03	07/10/03
52,319	Akron Porcelain and Plastics (USWA)	Akron, OH	07/15/03	06/20/03
52,320	Computer Sciences Corp. (Wkrs)	Newark, DE	07/15/03	06/19/03
52,321	Anvil International Inc. (Wkrs)	S. Kearny, NJ	07/15/03	07/14/03
52,322	DeMarco California Fabrics (NY)	New York, NY	07/16/03	07/15/03
52,323	Stanek Tool Corporation (Comp)	New Berlin, WI	07/16/03	07/15/03
52,324	Medite Division of Sierra Pine, Ltd. (AWPPW)	Medford, OR	07/16/03	07/10/03
52,325	Solectron (Wkrs)	Beaverton, OR	07/16/03	06/30/03
52,326	Bojud Knitting Mills, Inc. (Comp)	Amsterdam, NY	07/16/03	07/08/03
52,327	NIBCO (USWA)	Elkhart, IN	07/16/03	07/15/03
52,328	Photocircuits (GA)	Peachtree, GA	07/16/03	07/16/03
52,329	ASML (Wkrs)	Austin, TX	07/16/03	0714/03
52,330	Computer Sciences Corporation (Wkrs)	Dallas, TX	07/16/03	07/15/03
52,331	Advanced Micro Device (Wkrs)	Austin, TX	07/16/03	04/15/03
52,332	Aircraft Precision Products, Inc. (Comp)	Ithaca, MI	07/16/03	07/15/03
52,333	Kline Iron and Steel Co., Inc. (Comp)	W. Columbia, SC	07/16/03	07/15/03
52,334	TNS Mills, Inc. (Wkrs)	Gaffney, SC	07/16/03	07/16/03
52,335	American Bag (Comp)	Sterns, KY	07/17/03	07/17/03
52,336	Consolidated Diesel Co. (NC)	Whitakers, NC	07/17/03	07/16/03
52,337	Kaba High Security Locks Corp. (Comp)	Southington, CT	07/17/03	07/16/03
52,338	Takata Petri Inc. (Comp)	Port Huron, MI	07/17/03	07/16/03
52,339	Metal FX (Wkrs)	Willits, CA	07/17/03	07/16/03
52,340	RST and B Curtain and Drapery (Comp)	Florence, SC	07/17/03	07/17/03
52,341	Firestone Tube Company (USWA)	Russellville, AR	07/18/03	07/16/03
52,342	Citation (Comp)	Browntown, WI	07/18/03	07/16/03
52,343	Control Devices (Comp)	Stadish, ME	07/18/03	07/16/03
52,344	Green Bay Packaging (PACE)	Green Bay, WI	07/18/03	07/03/03
52,345	SPX Dock Products (Comp)	Milwaukee, WI	07/18/03	07/17/03
52,346	George F. Adams Co., Inc. (Comp)	Moscow, VT	07/18/03	07/18/03
52,347	Astaris LLC (Comp)	Soda Springs, ID	07/18/03	07/15/03
52,348	Labinal Snecma Group (Comp)	Corinth, TX	07/18/03	07/16/03