03-13803. 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 June 13, 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 June 13, 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 in Washington, DC, this 19th day of May, 2003.

Timothy Sullivan,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[Petitions instituted between 05/05/2003 and 05/09/2003.]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
51,677	McKittrick and Assoc., Inc. (Comp)	Charlotte, NC	05/05/2003	04/28/2003
51,678	D and W International, Inc. (Comp)	Charlotte, NC	05/05/2003	04/28/2003
51,679	Progress Lighting Company (IBEW)	Philadelphia, PA	05/05/2003	04/10/2003
51,680	Siemen Information and Communications (FL)	Boca Raton, FL	05/05/2003	04/25/2003
51,681	Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (Wkrs)	RTP, NC	05/05/2003	05/02/2003
51,682	Little Tikes Commercial (Wkrs)	Farmington, MO	05/05/2003	04/22/2003
51,683	Quadco Industrial Service (OR)	Tigard, OR	05/05/2003	04/29/2003
51,684	Arimon Technologies, Inc. (Comp)	Manitowoc, WI	05/05/2003	05/02/2003
51,685	ABB, Inc. (OR)	The Dalles, OR	05/06/2003	05/06/2003
51,686	Coats North America (Comp)	Toccoa, GA	05/06/2003	05/05/2003
51,687	Oshkosh B'Gosh Corp. (Wkrs)	Oshkosh, WI	05/06/2003	05/05/2003
51,687A	Oshkosh B'Gosh, Inc. (Wrks)	Oshkosh, WI	05/06/2003	05/05/2003
51,687B	Oshkosh B'Gosh, Inc. (Wrks)	Oshkosh, WI	05/06/2003	05/05/2003
51,688	Nortech Systems (Wkrs)	Bemidji, MN	05/06/2003	03/13/2003
51,689	Horace Mann Service Company (Wkrs)	Springfield, IL	05/06/2003	05/05/2003
51,690	Tyson Foods, Inc. (Comp)	Berlin, MD	05/06/2003	05/05/2003
51,691	Coastal Apparel LLC (Comp)	Tabor City, NC	05/06/2003	05/06/2003
51,692	Dana Corporation (Comp)	Pelahatchie, MS	05/06/2003	05/06/2003
51,693	International Comfort Products (IBB)	La Vergne, TN	05/06/2003	04/25/2003
51,694	Component Concepts, Inc. (Comp)	Thomasville, NC	05/06/2003	05/06/2003
51,695	Fishing Vessel (F/V) Vagabond Queen (Comp)	Hoonah, AK	05/06/2003	05/02/2003
51,696	Sanmina-SCI (Comp)	Lewisburg, PA	05/07/2003	05/07/2003
51,697	Lyall Technologies, Inc. (Comp)	Murray, IA	05/07/2003	05/05/2003
51,698	C and B, LLC (Wkrs)	Tennille, GA	05/07/2003	05/07/2003
51,699	Meadwestvaco (GCIU)	Cleveland, TN	05/07/2003	05/07/2003
51,700	Boeing (Wrks)	Salt Lake City, UT	05/07/2003	05/05/2003
51,701	Kelly's Kids (Comp)	Natchez, MS	05/07/2003	04/30/2003
51,702	Marion County Shirt Company (AR)	Springfield, MO	05/07/2003	05/05/2003
51,703	Meadwestvaco (PACE)	Escanab, MI	05/07/2003	04/28/2003
51,704	T. Raymond Forest Products, Inc. (Wkrs)	Lee, ME	05/07/2003	04/23/2003
51,705	Utica Cutlery Co. (Comp)	Utica, NY	05/07/2003	04/28/2003
51,706	Midland Steel Products (Wrks)	Cleveland, OH	05/07/2003	04/30/2003
51,707	Lucent Technologies (Wkrs)	Spokane, WA	05/07/2003	05/06/2003
51,708	Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Wkrs)	Bethlehem, PA	05/07/2003	05/06/2003
51,709	Nitrous Oxide Systems, Inc. (Comp)	Bowling Green, KY	05/07/2003	04/15/2003
51,710	Rayovac Corporation (Comp)	Fennimore, WI	05/07/2003	05/06/2003
51,711	Northern Southwest Alaska (Comp)	Sitka, AK	05/07/2003	05/01/2003
51,712	Fishing Vessel (F/V) Miss Molly (Comp)	Dillingham, AK	05/07/2003	05/06/2003
51,713	Markwins Beauty Products (UFCW)	Brooklyn, NY	05/08/2003	04/10/2003
51,714	A&M Thermometer Corp. (Comp)	Asheville, NC	05/08/2003	05/07/2003
51,715	Johnson Hosiery Mills, Inc. (Comp)	Hickory, NC	05/08/2003	05/02/2003
51,716	FCI Automotive (Comp)	Brecksville, OH	05/08/2003	04/27/2003
51,717	Sandvik Materials Technology (Comp)	Scranton, PA	05/08/2003	05/07/2003
51,718	LeCroy (OR)	Beaverton, OR	05/08/2003	05/07/2003
51,719	Farmer's Insurance (Wkrs)	Los Angeles, CA	05/08/2003	05/07/2003
51,720	Kidder, Inc. (Wkrs)	Agawam, MA	05/08/2003	04/22/2003
51,721	Fishing Vessel (F/V) Towego (Wkrs)	Ketchikan, AK	05/08/2003	05/05/2003
51,722	Fishing Vessel (F/V) Lisa III (Comp)	Aleknagik, AK	05/08/2003	05/06/2003
51,723	F/V Sylvia Star (Comp)	Kodiak, AK	05/08/2003	05/01/2003
51,724	Moonlight Harbor Fisheries (Comp)	Kodiak, AK	05/08/2003	04/24/2003
51,725	Fishing Vessel (F/V) Glacier Point (Comp)	Haines, AK	05/08/2003	05/01/2003
51,726	Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. (AWTC)	Columbia Falls, MT	05/09/2003	05/08/2003
51,727	Harriet and Henderson Yarns, Inc. (Comp)	Henderson, NC	05/09/2003	03/10/2003
51,728	Inland Paperboard and Packaging Inc. (Comp)	Elizabethton, TN	05/09/2003	05/08/2003
51,729	Fun-Tees, Inc. (Comp)	Concord, NC	05/09/2003	05/06/2003
51,730	Bethlehem Lukens Plate (USWA)	Coatesville, PA	05/09/2003	05/07/2003
51,731	Fishing Vessel (F/V) Verna-C (Comp)	Sitka, AK	05/09/2003	05/08/2003