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 2, 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 December 2, 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 in Washington, DC, this 28th day of October, 2002.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

Petitions Instituted on 10/28/2002

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Subject Firm (Petitioners)

Location

Date of Petition

Product(s)

42,277

Eaton Corporation (Wkrs)

Rochester Hills, MI

10/10/2002

Intake manifold tuning valves.

42,278

Intra, Inc. (Wkrs)

Spartanburg, SC

07/31/2002

Textile machines and equipment.

42,279

LaGrange Foundry (GMP)

LaGrange, MO

09/18/2002

Gray iron and ductile castings.

42,280

Covington Industries (Comp)

High Point, NC

10/08/2002

Home furnishing textiles.

42,281

Dorel Juvenile Group (Wkrs)

Cartersville, GA

10/09/2002

Metal cribs, toddler beds, step stools.

42,282

CT Gamble Acquisition (Wkrs)

Delanco, NJ

10/04/2002

Electrical resistors and components.

42,283

Facility Pro (Comp)

Dublin, OH

10/02/2002

Administrative services.

42,284

Custom Forest Products (Comp)

Grayling, MI

10/08/2002

Venetian wood blind slats.

42,285

General Electric Company (IUE)

Murfreesboro, TN

10/21/2002

Two speed washing machine motor.

42,286

Best Manufacturing Co. (Wkrs)

Fayette, AL

09/14/2002

Synthetic latex gloves.

42,287

Crystal Dyeing and Finish (Comp)

Hickory, NC

10/15/2002

Dyeing and finishing of apparel fabrics.

42,288

Warp Knit Mills, Inc. (Comp)

Lincolnton, NC

10/15/2002

Warp knitted fabrics for apparel product.

42,289

Interlake Material (Wkrs)

Pontiac, IL

02/10/2002

Industrial racks.

42,290

Glen Raven Inc. (Wkrs)

Burnsville, NC

09/30/2002

Textiles—woven fabric.

42,291

Playtex Apparel Inc. (Wrks)

Dover, DE

10/10/2002

Apparel.

42,292

MacNeill Worldwide (Wkrs)

Laconia, NH

10/12/2002

Plastic injection molding.

42,293

Rollway Bearing Corp. (UAW)

Liverpool, NY

09/25/2002

Cylindrical precision bearings.

42,294

Glucona America Inc. (Wkrs)

Janesville, WI

10/10/2002

Gluconic acid and glucono delta lactone.

42,295

Master Carrier, Inc. (Wkrs)

Mayport, PA

10/09/2002

Transporting.

42,296

Westwood Industries (Wkrs)

New York, NY

10/02/2002

Textile products for home.

42,297

Choctaw Electronics (Comp)

Choctaw, MS

10/11/2002

Automotive radio speakers.

42,298

Massillon Stainless, Inc. (Comp)

Massillon, OH

10/02/2002

Stainless steel cold rolls.

42,299

Alcoa Printing Plant (GCIU)

Gilbertsville, PA

09/26/2002

Plastic bags.

42,300

Lake Village Industries (Comp)

Lake Village, AR

10/10/2002

Pajamas, pants, flameouts, belts.

42,301

Tennecast/CDT (Comp)

Barberton, OH

10/21/2002

Aluminum castings and molds.

42,302

Trends Clothing Corp. (Wkrs)

Miami, FL

10/09/2002

Junior sportswear.

42,303

Abel Conn (Wkrs)

Cokato, MN

10/08/2002

Back panels and custom interconnects.

42,304

Virkler Company (The) (Comp)

Charlotte, NC

10/11/2002

Specialty chemicals for textiles.

42,305

Unison Industries (Comp)

Ft. Worth, TX

10/08/2002

Electrical wire harnesses.

42,306

Atlas Copco (UE)

Holyoke, MA

10/09/2002

Air compressors and generators.

42,307

Cadence Design Systems (Wkrs)

Irvine, CA

10/11/2002

Analog simulators.

42,308

Shipping Systems, Inc. (Wkrs)

Crossett, AR

10/02/2002

Paper and polypropylene dunnage bags.

42,309

Advanced Glassfiber Yarns (Comp)

Huntingdon, PA

08/01/2002

e-glass yarns, fine yarns, D fiber.

42,310

Inteplast Group Ltd. (Wkrs)

Lolita, TX

10/07/2002

Plastic trash bags, garment bags.

42,311

New England Iron, LLC (Comp)

Springfield, MA

10/18/2002

Sand shell molded gray iron.

42,312

Analog Devices (Wkrs)

Norwood, MA

10/18/2002

Marketing service.

42,313

Premier Machining Indust. (Co.)

Concord, NC

10/23/2002

Fabricated machine parts.

[FR Doc. 02-29627 Filed 11-20-02; 8:45 am]

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