2012-7796. 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, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than April 12, 2012.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the subject matter of the investigations to the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than April 12, 2012.

The petitions filed in this case are available for inspection at the Office of the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5428, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of March 2012.

Michael Jaffe,

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[19 TAA petitions instituted between 3/12/12 and 3/16/12]

TA-W	Subject firm (petitioners)	Location	Date of institution	Date of petition
81407	GC Services (Workers)	El Paso, TX	03/12/12	03/09/12
81408	Syngenta Crop Protection LLC (Workers)	Grensboro, NC	03/12/12	03/12/12
81409	OnBoard Research Corporation (Company)	Carrollton, TX	03/12/12	03/09/12
81410	Auto Valve (State/One-Stop)	El Paso, TX	03/12/12	03/09/12
81411	Franklin Building Material (State/One-Stop)	El Paso, TX	03/13/12	03/08/12
81412	Kraft Foods Global, Inc. (State/One-Stop)	Coshocton, OH	03/13/12	03/12/12
81413	Merck Pharmaceuticals (State/One-Stop)	Kenilworth, NJ	03/13/12	03/12/12
81414	TE Connectivity (Workers)	Jonestown, PA	03/14/12	03/06/12
81415	Covidien (Workers)	Mansfield, MA	03/14/12	03/13/12
81416	Tango Transport/GMGO (Company)	Shreveport, LA	03/14/12	03/13/12
81417	Nilfisk-Advance Incorporated (State/One-Stop)	Plymouth, MN	03/14/12	03/07/12
81418	Fortis Plastics LLC (Company)	Wilmington, OH	03/14/12	03/14/12
81419	Panduit Corp. (Company)	New Lenox, IL	03/14/12	02/21/12
81420	PepsiCo (Workers)	Plano, TX	03/15/12	03/14/12
81421	Avaya, Inc. (Union)	Westminster, CO	03/15/12	03/14/12
81422	Thermo Fisher Scientific Milwaukee LLC (Company)	Milwaukee, WI	03/16/12	03/14/12
81423	Sony Electronics, Inc. (Company)	San Diego, CA	03/16/12	03/15/12
81424	VF Americas Sourcing (Company)	Plantation, FL	03/16/12	03/14/12
81425	Becromal of America, Inc. (Company)	Clinton, TN	03/16/12	03/15/12