02-24103. 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 November 4, 2002.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the subject matter of the investigations to the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment, at the address shown below, not later than November 4, 2002.

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 19th day of August, 2002.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[Petitions Instituted on 08/19/2002]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of petition	Product(s)
41,962	Competitive Engineering (Comp)	Tucson, AZ	08/07/2002	Machine plastic and metal parts.
41,963	Peterson Springs (UAW)	Three Rivers, MI	08/07/2002	Compression rings and snap rings.
41,964	Donaldson Co., Inc. (Comp)	Baldwin, WI	07/18/2002	Steam turbines.
41,965	JDS Uniphase (Comp)	Res. Triangle, NC	08/08/2002	Optical attenuators and switches.
41,966	Crane Resistoflex (Comp)	Bay City, MI	08/02/2002	Plastic-lined pipes, fittings, and valve.
41,967	Trego Industries, Inc. (Wrks)	Red Oak, TX	08/02/2002	Push and pull door bars.
41,968	Crown Cork and Seal (IAMAW)	Portland, OR	08/01/2002	Metal can ends.
41,969	New River Energetics (OCAW)	Radford, VA	03/18/2002	MACS Propellants.
41,970	Dimension Tech, Inc. (Wrks)	Ironwood, MI	08/02/2002	Picture frame mouldings.
41,971	Marland Mold (Wrks)	Pittsfield, MA	07/12/2002	Injection and compression molds.
41,972	American Greetings Corp (Wrks)	Corbin, KY	07/12/2002	Greeting cards, candles, paper plates.
41,973	Lapcor Plastics (PACE)	Manitowoc, WI	07/25/2002	Phenolic handles and knobs.
41,974	Amerock Corp. (Comp)	Rockford, IL	07/23/2002	Cabinet knobs and pulls.
41,975	Versa Tool (WRKS)	Meadville, PA	08/01/2002	Plastic injection molds and tooling.
41,976	Black and Decker (Wrks)	Easton, MD	08/01/2002	Power tools.
41,977	Helsapenn/Penn Pad (UNITE)	Philadelphia, PA	07/26/2002	Shoulder pads.
41,978	Nidec America Corp (Comp)	Canton, MA	07/29/2002	AC/DC power supplies.
41,979	Corning Cable Systems (Wrks)	Strafford, MO	04/22/2002	Metal telephone pedestals.
41,980	Young American Clothing (UNITE)	Newark, NJ	07/29/2002	Women's coats.
41,981	Carolina Mills, Inc. (Comp)	Gastonia, NC	07/19/2002	Textile yarns.
41,982	Kato Engineering, Inc. (Wrks)	North Mankato, MN	08/12/2002	Electrical generators and motor sets.
41,983	ADC Telecommunications (Wrks)	Minnetonka, MN	07/25/2002	Subscriber line repeaters.
41,984	Emerson Appliance Control (Wrks)	Sparta, TN	07/29/2002	Water valves and dryer timers.
41,985	DeRoyal Patient Care (Wrks)	Maynardville, TN	07/31/2002	Vest and wrist restraints.
41,986	Stan's Wood Products (Wrks)	Redmond, OR	07/17/2002	Partical board stickers.
41,987	Alcoa Wenatchee Works (WLTC)	Malaga, WA	08/01/2002	Aluminum and alloys.
41,988	Sun Belt Interplex (Wrks)	Tamarac, FL	08/06/2002	Precision metal stampings.
41,989	Pinnacle, Magee (Wrks)	Piggott, AR	07/31/2002	Wood frames.
41,990	General Motors Corp (UAW)	Linden, NJ	08/09/2002	Pickup trucks and sports utility vehicle.
41,991	Donna Karan Co (UNITE)	New York, NY	08/03/2002	Women's clothing.
41,992	General Electric Co (UE)	Erie, PA	08/13/2002	Diesel electric locomotives and component.
41,993	Philips Semiconductors (Comp)	Albuquerque, NM	08/05/2002	Semiconductor wafers.
41,994	Lucedale Industries (Comp)	Lucedale, MS	08/05/2002	Knit shirts.
41,995	Reliant Manufacturing (UAW)	Chesterfield, MI	08/12/2002	Automotive exhaust manifolds.
41,996	Eagle Bridge Machine (Wrks)	Eagle Bridge, NY	08/02/2002	Cast aluminum alternators.
41,997	Mettler Toledo Spart. Prod (Comp)	Inman, SC	08/02/2002	Load cells and light capacity scales.
41,998	Clore Automotive (Comp)	Bloomington, MN	08/05/2002	Battery jump starters and chargers.
41,999	New Holland Industries (Comp)	New Holland, PA	08/06/2002	Spread and cut sleepwear material.
42,000	Daicolor-Pope, Inc. (PACE)	Paterson, NJ	07/30/2002	Organic pigments.
42,001	Wain Mfg/Calif Optical (Wrks)	Lynn, MA	08/09/2002	Eyeglass cases.
42,002	Metso Mineral (USA) (PACE)	Clintonville, WI	08/06/2002	Bulk material conveyers