E6-14729. Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade 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 September 18, 2006.

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 September 18, 2006.

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 30th day of August 2006.

Erica R. Cantor,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[TAA petitions instituted between 8/21/06 and 8/25/06]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
59927	Toshiba (State)	Irvine, CA	08/21/06	08/18/06
59928	Diversco, Inc. (Wkrs)	Spartanburg, SC	08/21/06	08/16/06
59929	Cochrane Furniture Company (Comp)	Lincolnton, NC	08/21/06	08/18/06
59930	Shaw Mudge and Company (State)	Shelton, CT	08/21/06	08/18/06
59931	Flex-o-Lite, Inc. (Comp)	Paris, TX	08/21/06	08/15/06
59932	Dun and Bradstreet (Wkrs)	Bethlehem, PA	08/21/06	08/15/06
59933	Reliable Knitting Works (Comp)	Milwaukee, WI	08/21/06	08/19/06
59934	Florida Tile, Inc. (Comp)	Shannon, GA	08/21/06	08/21/06
59935	Moll Industries (State)	Tucson, AZ	08/21/06	08/18/06
59936	C-Tech Industries, Inc. (Comp)	Calumet, MI	08/22/06	08/15/06
59937	Stronglite, Inc. (Comp)	Cottage Grove, OR	08/22/06	08/21/06
59938	Lear Corporation (Union)	Atlanta, GA	08/22/06	08/22/06
59939	Newco, Inc. (Wkrs)	Newton, NJ	08/22/06	08/11/06
59940	Liberty Throwing Co., Inc. (Union)	Kingston, PA	08/22/06	08/22/06
59941	Caraustar Mill Group (USW)	Rittman, OH	08/23/06	08/17/06
59942	Distinctive Designs Furniture USA (State)	Granite Falls, NC	08/23/06	08/22/06
59943	Lee's Shipping (Wkrs)	Thayer, MO	08/23/06	08/22/06
59944	US Airways, Inc. (Wkrs)	Winston-Salem, NC	08/23/06	08/21/06
59945	Sheaffer Manufacturing Co., LLC (Comp)	Fort Madison, IA	08/23/06	08/23/06
59946	International Textile Group (Comp)	New York, NY	08/23/06	08/16/06
59947	Hamrick's, Inc. (Comp)	Gaffney, SC	08/24/06	08/01/06
59948	Dolphin Cove, LLC (Comp)	Soddy Daisy, TN	08/24/06	08/23/06
59949	Thermo Electron (State)	Franklin, MA	08/24/06	08/23/06
59950	Stanley-Bostitch, Inc. (State)	Clinton, CT	08/24/06	08/23/06
59951	Northern Hardwoods (State)	South Range, MI	08/24/06	08/16/06
59952	Schott North America, Inc. (Comp)	Duryea, PA	08/25/06	08/17/06
59953	Corinthian, Inc. (Wkrs)	Corinth, MS	08/25/06	08/24/06
59954	Saturn Customer Assistance Ctr. (Wkrs)	Springhill, TN	08/25/06	08/24/06
59955	Lawrence Hardware, LLC (Comp)	Rock Falls, IL	08/25/06	08/23/06
59956	International Textile Group (Comp)	Greensboro, NC	08/25/06	08/16/06
59957	Jonette Jewelry Co. (Comp)	E. Providence, RI	08/25/06	08/25/06
59958	Stanley Fastening Systems, LP (Comp)	East Greenwich, RI	08/25/06	08/24/06
59959	Toombs Apparel, Inc. (Comp)	Lyons, GA	08/25/06	08/22/06