Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

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 13, 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 November 13, 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, Room C-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 23rd day of October, 2000.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[Petitions instituted on 10/23/2000]

TA-W

Subject firm

(petitioners)

Location

Date of

petition

Product(s)

38,227

Vulcan Materials Co (Co.)

Attalla, AL

10/11/2000

Slag.

38,228

Initial Security (Wrks)

Portland, OR

09/27/2000

Provides Security.

38,229

Dana Engine Controls (Wkrs)

Branford, CT

10/05/2000

Packaging, Bar Coding and Shipment.

38,230

Leeds and Northrup (Wkrs)

Ellwood City, PA

10/01/2000

Oven Temperature Sensors.

38,231

SI Cutting Services (Wkrs)

Opalocks, FL

10/04/2000

Fabric Cutting.

38,232

Carolina Shoe Co (Wkrs)

Morganton, NC

10/04/2000

Men and Ladies' Footwear.

38,233

Konica Imaging Int'l (Wkrs)

Glen Cove, NY

10/11/2000

Film Manufacturing.

38,234

North Side Manufacturing (Co.)

Philipsburg, PA

10/06/2000

Men's Suit Jackets.

38,235

Universal Auto Radiator (Co.)

Pittsburg, PA

10/10/2000

Automobile Radiators.

38,236

PACE Industries Puget Div (IAMAW)

Fircrest, WA

10/06/2000

Aluminum Die Castings.

38,237

Steag Hamatech (Co.)

Saco, ME

10/17/2000

Original Equipment for Compact Disc.

38,238

Royal Oak Enterprises (Wkrs)

Paris, AR

10/05/2000

Charcoal.

38,239

Airtherm Manufacturing (Wkrs)

St. Louis, MO

10/01/2000

Central Air Distribution Systems.

38,240

Ashby Industries (Co.)

Martinsville, VA

09/30/2000

Textile Machinery.

38,241

Micromatic Textron (UAW)

Holland, MI

10/10/2000

Honing Machines.

38,242

Homestake Mining Co. (USWA)

Lead, SD

10/09/2000

Gold.

38,243

Color Tex International (Wkrs)

Salisbury, NC

10/04/2000

Dyed and Finished Woven Goods.

38,244

Handy Girl LLC (Wkrs)

Deer Park, MD

10/10/2000

Girl's Apparel.

38,245

Leapwood Apparel (Wkrs)

Adamsville, TN

10/11/2000

Knit Shirts.

38,246

Jakel, Inc (Wkrs)

East Prairie, MO

10/13/2000

Small Electrical Motors.

38,247

North Powder Lumber (Wkrs)

North Powder, OR

10/02/2000

Lumber.

[FR Doc. 00-28240 Filed 11-2-00; 8:45 am]

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