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 December 28, 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 December 28, 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 19th day of November, 2001.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[Petitions instituted on 11/19/2001]

TA-W

Subject firm (petitioners)

Location

Date of

petition

Product(s)

40,356

Littonian Shoe (Co.)

Littlestown, PA

11/13/2001

Children's Shoes.

40,357

Flextronics International (Co.)

Palm Harbor, FL

11/07/2001

Assemble Electronic Boards.

40,358

Precon New Products (Wkrs)

Boise, ID

10/29/2001

Retractable Phone Cards.

40,359

Nocona Athletic Goods (Co.)

Nocona, TX

10/18/2001

Baseball Gloves and Mitts.

40,360

Reptron Manufacturing (Wkrs)

Gaylord, MI

11/08/2001

Electronic Circuit Boards.

40,361

Donaldson Company (Co.)

Bloomington, MN

11/09/2001

Air Cleaning Equipment.

40,362

American Tissue Mills (Wkrs)

Augusta, ME

11/05/2001

Tissue Paper.

40,363

William Carter Co. (The) (Co.)

Barnesville, GA

11/09/2001

Children's Apparel.

40,364

Nutec Tooling Systems (Co.)

Meadville, PA

10/15/2001

Design and Build Jigs and Fixtures.

40,365

Saucony, Inc (Co.)

Bangor, ME

11/09/2001

Athletic Footwear.

OTAA Institutions

[Petitions Instituted on 11/19/2001; Contact: Regina Chapman (202) 219-5555]

Subject firm

(petitioners)

Location

Contact person

Telephone

TA-W No.

Date of

petition

Littonian Shoe (Co.)

Littlestown, PA

Laverne L. Leese

717-359-5194

40,356

11/13/2001

Flextronics International (Co.)

Palm Harbor, FL

John Robinson

727-939-4417

40,357

11/07/2001

Precon New Products (Wkrs)

Boise, ID

John Quapp

208-323-1003

40,358

10/29/2001

Nocona Athletic Goods (Co.)

Nocona, TX

Robert M Storey, Jr

940-825-3326

40,359

10/18/2001

Reptron Manufacturing (Wkrs)

Gaylord, MI

Lindsey Adams

989-732-6244

40,360

11/08/2001

Donaldson Company (Co.)

Bloomington, MN

Steve Michel

952-887-3555

40,361

11/09/2001

American Tissue Mills (Wkrs)

Augusta, ME

Craig Gray

207-622-9900

40,362

11/05/2001

William Carter Co. (The) (Co.)

Barnesville, GA

Tammie T. Merritt

770-233-2140

40,363

11/09/2001

Nutec Tooling Systems (Co.)

Meadville, PA

Bruce Courtney

814-724-6336

40,364

10/15/2001

Saucony, Inc (Co.)

Bangor, ME

Kerry Smith

978-532-9000

40,365

11/09/2001

[FR Doc. 01-31137 Filed 12-17-01; 8:45 am]

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