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 August 8, 2002.

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 August 8, 2002.

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 8th day of July, 2002.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[Petitions instituted on 07/08/2002]

TA-W

Subject firm

(petitioners)

Location

Date of

petition

Product(s)

41,775

Husscy Copper (Wkrs)

Lectsdale, PA

03/21/2002

Copper Sheets and Strips.

41,776

Worthington Steel ( )

Malvern, PA

05/02/2002

Nickel Strip Steel.

41,777

Patterson Drilling (Wkrs)

Snyder, OH

04/29/2002

Crude Oil.

41,778

Robert Bosch (UAW)

Ashland, OH

04/30/2002

Braking Systems.

41,779

Robert Bosch (Wkrs)

Lithia Springs, GA

04/26/2002

Alternators and Starters.

41,780

Motorola, Inc. (Co.)

Plantation, FL

04/18/2002

Two-Way Radios.

41,781

Turfer Sportswear (Wkrs)

Woonsocket, RI

06/28/2002

Sportswear.

41,782

Brach Confections (IBT)

Chicago, IL

06/04/2002

Candy.

41,783

Oxford Industries (Wkrs)

New York, NY

03/25/2002

Women Clothing.

41,784

Doutt Tool (Co.)

Venango, PA

06/19/2002

Machine Parts.

41,785

Cairn Studio (Co.)

Mooresville, NC

06/13/2002

Art Reproductions.

41,786

National Textiles (Wkrs)

Winston Salem, NC

06/20/2002

Knit Fabrics.

41,787

Strattec Security (Co.)

Milwaukee, WI

06/19/2002

Mechanical Locks.

41,788

Johnson Control (Co.)

Lapeer, MI

06/19/2002

Chevy Blazers and Pickup Parts.

41,789

General Electric (IUE)

Murfreesboro, TN

06/19/2002

Washington Machine Motors.

41,790

Fleetwood Homes of Lumber (Wkrs)

Lumberton, NC

06/20/2002

Homes.

41,791

Neuroscan, Inc. (Wkrs)

El Paso, TX

06/18/2002

Medical Research Equipment.

41,792

JB Tool and Machine (Wkrs)

Wapakoneta, OH

06/17/2002

TV Frames.

41,793

General Cable (UE)

Sanger, CA

06/24/2002

Wire and Cable.

41,794

Sunbeam Corporation (Wkrs)

Hattiesburg, MS

06/06/2002

Household Appliances.

41,795

Edward Vogt Value (Wkrs)

Jeffersonville, IN

06/26/2002

Valves and Fittings.

41,796

Tredegar Film Products (Wkrs)

Carbon Dale, PA

3/18/2002

Breathable Film.

41,797

Lewiston Shoe (Co.)

Lewiston, ME

06/27/2002

Shoe Machinery.

41,798

Exide (IBEW)

Kankakee, IL

06/04/2002

Absolyte II Technology.

41,799

General Electric Industry (Wkrs)

Salem, VA

06/20/2002

Turbine Control Panels.

41,800

Flextronics Enclosure (Co.)

New Braunfels, TX

06/18/2002

Model, Metal Stamping, Electronic Assemb.

41,801

Bard Endoscopic Tech (Co.)

Mentor, OH

05/29/2002

Gastrointestinal Medical Devices.

41,802

U.S. Conec (Wkrs)

Hickory, NC

06/17/2002

Fiber Optics.

41,803

Copeland Corp. (Wkrs)

Ava, MO

06/12/2002

Air Conditioner.

41,804

Premier Turbines (Wkrs)

Independence, KS

06/24/2002

Air Craft Engines.

41,805

Schneider Automation (Co.)

North Andover, MA

07/01/2002

Control Equipment.

41,806

Bethel Furniture Stock (Co.)

Bethel, ME

06/20/2002

Wood Components.

41,807

North American Refractori (Wkrs)

Pittsburgh, PA

03/12/2002

Ladle Slide Gate Components.

[FR Doc. 02-19100 Filed 7-26-02; 8:45 am]

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