Investigations Regarding Certification of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

Investigations Regarding Certification 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 July 10, 2000.

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 July 10, 2000.

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, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, DC this 5th day of June, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[Petitions instituted on 06/05/2000]

TA-W

Subject firm (petitioners)

Location

Date of petition

Product(s)

37,736

Transsouthern Leasing (Wkrs)

Selma, AL

05/15/2000

Overals, jackets and tote bags.

37,737

Union Special Corp (Wkrs)

Huntley, IL

05/01/2000

Industrial sewing machines.

37,738

Goodyear Tire & Rubber (USWA)

Green, OH

05/24/2000

Rubber air springs—auto, trucks trains.

37,739

Applied Sewing Resources (Wkrs)

Orland, CA

05/20/2000

Sew luggage and carry bags.

37,740

Compair Leroi (Wkrs)

Independence, VA

05/19/2000

Recipricating air compressors.

37,741

Nestle USA—Friskie (Co.)

Elizabeth City, NC

05/23/2000

Cat, dog treats.

37,742

Key Industries (Co.)

Fort Scott, KS

05/22/2000

Bib overalls (work clothing).

37,743

Impulse Design (Wkrs)

Van Nuys, CA

05/23/2000

Framed art, mirrors.

37,744

Sommers, Inc (Co.)

Stroudsburg, PA

05/23/2000

Narrow fabrics.

37,745

Louisiana Pacific (Wkrs)

Ketchikan, AK

05/19/2000

Lumber and chips.

37,746

N.N. Apparel, Inc (UNITE)

Mt. Vernon, NY

05/23/2000

Day and evening dresses.

37,747

Thomson 60 Case, LLC (USWA)

Lancaster, PA

05/25/2000

Steel shafting.

37,748

Coats North America (Wkrs)

Anniston, AL

05/23/2000

Sewing thread.

37,749

Cast Alloys, Inc (Wkrs)

Northridge, CA

05/23/2000

Metals.

37,750

Acme Steel Co. (USWA)

Riverdale, IL

05/19/2000

Hot rolled, cold rolled sheet and strip.

37,751

Hoff Forest Products (Co.)

Merridian, ID

05/24/2000

Wood mouldings.

[FR Doc. 00-16499 Filed 6-28-00; 8:45 am]

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