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 October 22, 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 October 22, 2001.

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, DC, this 10th day of September, 2001.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[Petitions instituted on 9/10/2001]

TA-W

Subject firm

(Petitioners)

Location

Date of

petition

Product(s)

39,950

Antec Plastic (Wkrs)

El Paso, TX

08/14/2001

Plastic Products—Telecommunications.

39,951

Rotorex Company (Wkrs)

Walkersville, MD

08/20/2001

Compressors for Air Conditioners.

39,952

MJM Knitwear (Wkrs)

Brooklyn, NY

08/16/2001

Ladies' and Men's Sweaters.

39,953

Zexel Valeo Compressor (Co.)

Decatur, IL

08/17/2001

Compressors.

39,954

Pulp and Paper of America (PACE)

Berlin, NH

08/21/2001

Hardwood and Softwood Pulp Bales.

39,955

Pennco Tool and Die (Co.)

Meadville, PA

08/20/2001

Custom Die Tooling—Automotive.

39,956

Commander Aircraft (Wkrs)

Bethany, OK

08/20/2001

Single Engine Aircraft and Parts.

39,957

Acushnet Rubber Co. (Co.)

New Bedford, MA

08/15/2001

Windshield Wiper Blades.

39,958

Akzo Nobel Functional (Co.)

Gallipolis Ferr, WV

08/17/2001

Flame Retardants.

39,959

Teccor Electronics (Wkrs)

Irving, TX

08/17/2001

Power Semiconductors.

39,960

B-way (Wkrs)

Elizabeth, NJ

07/24/2001

Cans Ridge Bottoms.

39,961

WRS Motion Picture (Wkrs)

Pittsburgh, PA

08/20/2001

Various Formats of Video Tape and Film.

39,962

Specialty Coatings of VA (Wkrs)

Ridgeway, VA

08/20/2001

Wallpaper Coating.

39,963

Thomasville Furniture (Co.)

West Jefferson, NC

07/20/2001

Mirrors, Chairs, Beds.

39,964

NACCO Materials Handling (ILTB)

Danville, IL

06/26/2001

Material Handling Equipment.

39,965

Fishman and Tobin (Wkrs)

Medley, FL

08/16/2001

Children's Pants and Jackets.

39,966

Blue Water Fiber Limited (Wkrs)

Port Huron, MI

08/17/2001

Recycled Paper Pulp.

39,967

Bethlehem Steel Corp. (USWA)

Lackawanna, NY

08/20/2001

Coke and Coke By-Products.

39,968

Sandvik Special Metals (PACE)

Kennewick, WA

08/28/2001

Zirconium Tubing for Nuclear Reactor.

39,969

DuPont Nylon (Co.)

Seaford, DE

08/21/2001

Nylon Fiber.

39,970

KOA Speer Electronics (Co.)

Bradford, PA

08/28/2001

Electronic Components—Telecommunications.

39,971

Rundel Products, Inc. (Co.)

Portland, OR

08/22/2001

Vinyl Binders.

39,972

Tyco Electronics (Wkrs)

East Carlisle, PA

08/23/2001

Stamping and Electroplated Connectors.

39,973

Interroll Corp. USA (Co.)

Wilmington, NC

07/12/2001

Carton Flow Storage.

39,974

Motorola, Inc. (Wkrs)

Arlington Hgts, IL

08/23/2001

Communication Equipment.

39,975

Pleatz LLC (UNITE)

New York, NY

08/10/2001

Spoprtswear.

39,976

VF Imagewear (West) (Co.)

Harriman, TN

08/22/2001

Occupational Apparel.

39,977

Lamtech LLC (Co.)

Hartsville, TN

08/22/2001

Sewing Machine Stands.

39,978

Hein Werner (Co.)

Baraboo, WI

08/22/2001

Collision Repair Equipment.

39,979

Fort Atkinson Industries (Wkrs)

Fort Atkinson, WI

08/23/2001

Grinding Castings—Automotive.

39,980

M and S Manufacturing (Wkrs)

Morenci, MI

08/18/2001

Automobile Brake Parts.

39,981

B and L Sportswear (Wkrs)

Four Oaks, NC

08/20/2001

Men's and Ladies' Knit Polos.

39,982

Auto Body Connection (Wkrs)

Erie, PA

08/10/2001

Automobile Fenders, Hoods and Doors.

39,983

Edgewater Steel (USWA)

Oakmont, PA

08/21/2001

Steel Train Wheels, Gear Blanks.

39,984

Hollander Home Fashions (UNITE)

Tignall, GA

08/23/2001

Blankets, Pillows and Comforters.

39,985

Salz Leathers (Co.)

Santa Cruz, CA

08/22/2001

Finish Bovine Leather.

39,986

Lexington Fabrics (Co.)

Geraldine, AL

08/22/2001

Textiles, Apparel.

39,987

GSI Lumonics (Wkrs)

Maple Grove, MN

08/21/2001

Laser Manufacturing Systems.

39,988

Stephens Pile (Wkrs)

Russel Springs, KY

08/23/2001

Farm Gates, Panel Stands, Wire Fences.

39,989

Crouse Hinds—Cooper Ind. (IBEW)

Syracuse, NY

08/24/2001

Sealing Fittings, Cable Fittings.

39,990

Eaton Corporation (Co.)

Pittsburgh, PA

08/14/2001

Power Management Products.

39,991

Broyhill Furniture (Wkrs)

Lenoir, NC

08/23/2001

Upholstered Furniture.

39,992

Saco Lowell (Co.)

Easley, SC

08/20/2001

Machinery for Textile Industry.

39,993

J and J Tool (Wkrs)

Guys Mills, PA

08/23/2001

Mill and Grind Plastic Parts.

39,994

Talbar Inc. (Co.)

Meadville, PA

08/27/2001

Tool and Die Makers.

39,995

Sintermet LLC (Wkrs)

Kitanning, PA

08/22/2001

Rod Mill Rolls.

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