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 February 5, 2001.

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 February 5, 2001.

The petitions filed in this case are available for inspection at the Office of the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistant, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 2nd day of January, 2001.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

Petitions Instituted on 01/02/2001

TA-W

Subject Firm (Petitioners)

Location

Date of petition

Product(s)

38,489

Western Supplies (IAMAW)

St. Louis, MO

12/15/2000

Cutting Dies for Shoes.

38,490

Latrobe Brewing Co. (Wkrs)

Latrobe, PA

12/18/2000

Rolling Rock Beer.

38,491

Jefferson Apparel Corp. (Co.)

Jefferson, NC

12/18/2000

Knit Shirts.

38,492

Wellman of Mississippi (Co.)

Bay St. Louis, MS

12/15/2000

Polyester Textile Fabers.

38,493

Creative Products (Co.)

Rossville, IL

12/12/2000

Health and Beauty Aids.

38,494

Prime Cast (Co.)

Beloit, WI

12/14/2000

Gray Iron.

38,495

VF Imagewear (Wkrs)

Martinsville, VA

12/13/2000

Fleece and Jersey Garments.

38,496

Dynamic Metal Forming (USWA)

Koppel, PA

12/13/2000

Stainless Steel Tubing.

38,497

EGS O-Z Gedney (Co.)

LaGrange, GA

12/14/2000

Electrical Fittings.

38,498

Ingersoll Rand (IAMAW)

Mayfield, KY

11/20/2000

Centrifugal Air Compressors.

38,499

CHI International (Co.)

Crisfield, MD

11/28/2000

Stainless Steel Cutlery.

38,500

American Pine Products (Wkrs)

Prineville, OR

12/05/2000

Finished Door and Window Parts.

38,501

Photobit Corporation (Co.)

Pasadena, CA

12/12/2000

CMOS Image Sensors.

38,502

Republic Technologies (Wkrs)

Baltimore, MD

12/22/2000

Stainless Steel Products.

38,503

Turner Industries (Wkrs)

Mayfield, KY

12/15/2000

T-Shirt and Sweatshirts.

38,504

Warren Logging (Co.)

Gold Hill, OR

12/15/2000

Logs.

38,505

TDK Electronics (Wkrs)

Irvine, CA

12/14/2000

Audio Cassettes.

38,506

Homestake Mining Co. (Wkrs)

Sparks, NV

12/02/2000

Gold Exploration.

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