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 April 21, 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 April 21, 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, D.C. this 27th day of March, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[Petitions instituted on 03/27/00]

TA-W

Subject firm (petitioners)

Location

Date of

petition

Product(s)

37,496

Zin Plas (Co.)

Grand Rapids, MI

03/10/00

Plumbing Components.

37,497

Russell Athletic (Co.)

Ashland, AL

03/10/00

Knit Apparel.

37,498

Corbin Ltd (UNITE)

Huntington, WV

03/08/00

Trousers.

37,499

Lenox China (GMP)

Pomona, NJ

03/03/00

Fine China Dinnerware.

37,500

Ultra Building Systems (Wkrs)

S. Hackensack, NJ

02/15/00

Vinyl Windows.

37,501

Stant, Inc. (Wkrs)

Connersville, IN

03/13/00

Chrome Plating Fuel Rail and Components.

37,502

Leica Microsystems (Wkrs)

Depew, NY

03/17/00

Scientific and Ophthalmic Instrumentation.

37,503

Swiss-M-Tex (Wkrs)

Travelers Rest, SC

03/18/00

Schiffli Embroidery.

37,504

MTF, Inc (Wkrs)

West Lawn, PA

03/15/00

Finish Yarn.

37,505

Fedco Automotive Co. (Wkrs)

Buffalo, NY

03/09/00

Heater Cores.

37,506

Ingersoll Rand (Wkrs)

Los Angeles, CA

03/04/00

Door Locks and Door Lock Parts.

37,507

American Identity (Co.)

Canton, SD

03/08/00

Outerwear Jackets.

37,508

Meritor Automotive (UAW)

Oshkosh, WI

03/02/00

Axles, Transmissions.

37,509

May Apparel (The) (Co.)

Mebane, NC

03/09/00

Infant and Childrens Apparel.

37,510

Cliftex Corp (UNITE)

New Bedford, MA

03/13/00

Men's Sportswear.

37,511

Avent—Kimberly Clark (Co.)

Tucson, AZ

03/13/00

Disposable Surgical Gowns, Caps, etc.

37,512

London International (Co.)

Dothan, AL

01/10/00

Condoms.

37,513

Apparel Sales & Printing (Co.)

Andrews, SC

03/06/00

Tee-Shirts.

37,514

C and L Textiles Corp. (Co.)

New York, NY

03/03/00

Knitted Fabric.

37,515

Sierra Pacific Apparel (Co.)

Visalia, CA

03/14/00

Jeans—Men, Women and Children.

37,516

Finishing 2000 (Co.)

El Paso, TX

03/14/00

Finish Jeans.

37,517

U.S. Sales Corp. (Wkrs)

San Fernando, CA

03/07/00

Direct Mail Distribution.

37,518

Double “L” Learning (Wkrs)

Tupelo, MS

03/15/00

Provides Childcare.

37,519

Air Products & Chemicals (Co.)

Pace, FL

03/17/00

Methanol and Methylamines.

[FR Doc. 00-8921 Filed 4-10-00; 8:45 am]

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