00-19879. 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 show below, not later than August 17, 2000.

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 17, 2000.

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, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC this 24th day of July, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix—Petitions Instituted on 07/24/2000

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of petition	Product(s)
37,896	Knowles Electronics LLC (Comp)	Itasca, IL	07/05/2000	Microphones and Speaker Products.
37,897	Osram Sylvania (Wrks)	St. Mary's, PA	07/12/2000	Lamps.
37,898	Onix Process Analysis (Comp)	Angleton, TX	07/10/2000	Processors to Test Gas Quality.
37,899	Hannah Hardy, Inc. (Wrks)	New York, NY	07/13/2000	Dresses.
37,900	Oxy USA, Inc. (Comp)	Houston, TX	06/26/2000	Oil and Gas.
37,901	Oxo Welding Equipment Co (Wrk)	Troy, OH	07/10/2000	Welding Guns.
37,902	Toastmaster, Inc. (Comp)	Laurinburg, NC	07/07/2000	Household Clocks and Timbers.
37,903	Toni Industries, Inc. (Wrks)	New York, NY	07/03/2000	Dresses.
37,904	Staffing Solutions (Comp)	Colorado Spring, CO	06/28/2000	Contract Employees to Quantum Corp.
37,905	Cooper Industries/Light (Comp)	E. Grove Village, IL	07/10/2000	Lighting Fixtures.
37,906	Automation Technology (Comp)	Santa Cruz, CA	07/03/2000	Test Equipment—Hard Disk.
37,907	Indiana Knitwear (Wrks)	Greenfield, IN	06/22/2000	Shirts, Sweatpants, Shorts.
37,908	Sweatt Industries/Sentry (Wrks)	Odessa, TX	07/09/2000	Electrical Poleline—oilwell.
37,909	Duke Energy Field Service (Comp)	Ada, OK	07/07/2000	Natural Gas Gathering and Processing.
37,910	Mallinckrodt, Inc. (Comp)	Carlsbad, CA	07/05/2000	Critical Care Medical Equipment.
37,911	Pillowtex Corp (Wrks)	Rockymount, NC	07/12/2000	Pillows.
37,912	Aquatech, Inc. (Comp)	McMinnville, TN	07/06/2000	Denim Garment Finishing.
37,913	United Filters, Inc. (Comp)	Amarillo, TX	07/17/2000	String Wound Filters.
37,914	Joseph Timber LLC (Wrks)	Joseph, OR	07/14/2000	Dimension Lumber.
37,915	ASAP Sewing (Wrks)	Andrews, SC	07/12/2000	T-Shirts.
37,916	Alloy Machining Operation (Comp)	Miamisburg, OH	07/12/2000	Automatic Manifolds.