E8-20976. Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

AGENCY:

Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice and Opportunity for Public Comment.

Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.), the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. EDA has initiated separate investigations to determine whether increased imports into the United States of articles like or directly competitive with those produced by each firm contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of the firm's workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm.

List of Petitions Received by EDA for Certification of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, 8/1/2008 Through 8/31/2008

Firm	Address	Date accepted for filing	Products
Design Plastics, Inc	3550 Keystone Drive, Omaha, NE 68134	8/27/2008	Parts for transportation industry.
Oak Canyon Manufacturing, Inc	3021 N. 29th Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85017-5504	8/28/2008	Wood bookcases, entertainment centers, home office furniture, and some wood non-home office furniture.
Rehab Plus Therapeutic Products dba: RPS	726 Donald Preston Dr., Wolfforth, TX 79382	8/27/2008	Fire and chemical protective apparel and safety head gear.
DRW Machines, Inc	835 Monty, Shreveport, LA 71107	8/28/2008	Safety and relief valves and casing heads.

Any party having a substantial interest in these proceedings may request a public hearing on the matter. A written request for a hearing must be submitted to the Office of Performance Evaluation, Room 7009, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten (10) calendar days following publication of this notice. Please follow the procedures set forth in Section 315.9 of EDA's final rule (71 FR 56704) for procedures for requesting a public hearing. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance official program number and title of the program under which these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Dated: September 4, 2008.

William P. Kittredge,

Program Officer for TAA.