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 field 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 late than February 25, 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 February 25, 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 22nd day of January, 2002.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

[Petitions instituted on 01/22/2002]

TA-W

Subject firm

(Petitioners)

Location

Date of

petition

Product(s)

40,589

Agere Systems (IBEW)

Breinigsville, PA

09/06/2001

Fiber-optic devices.

40,590

Alfa Laval, Inc (Wrks)

Kenosha, WI

10/18/2001

Fittings, pumps and valves.

40,591

Parker Hannifin Corp (Co.)

Sarasota, FL

10/17/2001

Hydraulic valves and gear pumps.

40,592

Spectrian (Wrks)

Sunnyvale, PA

10/30/2001

Power amplifiers.

40,593

TRW, Inc (Co.)

Rogersville, TN

10/17/2001

Rack tubes—rack and pinion steering.

40,594

Alcoa Fujikura Ltd (Wrks)

El Paso, TX

10/25/2001

Wire harnesses assemblies.

40,595

Elkem Metals Co (PACE)

Alloy, WV

10/30/2001

Silicon and ferrosilicon alloys.

40,596

Tyco Electronics Power (CWA)

Mesquite, TX

10/22/2001

Power supplies.

40,597

Huhtamaki Food Service (Wrks)

Mt. Carmel, PA

10/29/2001

Plastic containers, lids.

40,598

Parker Hannifin Corp. (Wrks)

Eaton, OH

10/25/2001

Tube fittings.

40,599

Erie Concrete and Steel (Co.)

Erie, PA

10/19/2001

Structural steel beams and plates.

40,600

FiberTech Group, Inc (Co.)

Landisville, NJ

10/18/2001

Non-woven roll goods.

40,601

ArvinMeritor, Inc. (Co.)

Fayette, AL

10/19/2001

Automotive exhaust components.

40,602

Chemwest Systems, Inc. (Wrks)

Portland, OR

11/02/2001

Plastic storage cabinets.

40,603

Tiffany Knits, Inc. (Wrks)

Schuylkill Have, PA

11/05/2001

Circular knit fabrics.

40,604

Matsushita Kotobuki (Co.)

Vancouver, WA

11/13/2001

Electronics.

40,605

Powerbrace Corp (Wrks)

Kenosha, WI

11/13/2001

Railcar gates, lock rods for trucks.

40,606

Hibbing Taconite Co (Wrks)

Hibbing, MN

11/16/2001

Taconite pellets.

40,607

Xerox Corp. (UNITE)

Farmington, NY

11/27/2001

Ink jet printhead cartridges.

40,608

Boeing Defense and Space (Wrks)

Oak Ridge, TN

11/21/2001

Commercial aircraft wings.

40,609

Lebold Vacuum USA, Inc (Wrks)

Export, PA

12/07/2001

Dry vacuum pumps.

40,610

Goodyear Tire and Rubber (USWA)

East Gadsden, AL

11/16/2001

Radial passenger and truck tires.

40,611

Hammond Power Solutions (Co.)

Baraboo, WI

01/11/2002

Dry type electrical transformers.

40,612

Odetics, Inc. (Co.)

Anaheim, CA

11/26/2001

Electronic video surveillance equip.

40,613

Celestica-Wisconsin (Wrks)

Chippewa Falls, WI

11/30/2001

Printed circuit boards.

40,614

Port Townsend Paper (Wrks)

Portland, OR

11/08/2001

Paper bags.

40,615

Emerson Electronic (Wrks)

Waseca, MN

11/29/2001

RF coaxial connector assemblies.

40,616

Storm Copper Components (Co)

Decatur, TN

11/13/2001

Wire harnesses.

40,617

Bull Moose Tube Co. (Wrks)

Gerald, MO

11/08/2001

Welded steel tubing.

40,618

Acordis Industrial Fibers (Co.)

Scottsboro, AL

11/30/2001

Tire cord fabric.

40,619

Cherry Electrical Product (Wrks)

Pleasant Prairi, WI

11/29/2001

Switch assemblies.

40,620

Ethyl Petroleum Additives (Wrks)

Natchez, MS

11/13/2001

Petroleum additives.

40,621

G.E. Transportation Globa (Wrks)

Warrensburg, MO

11/19/2001

Aluminum/steel bungalows.

40,622

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA (Co.)

Elmwood Park, NJ

11/02/2001

Antibiotics.

40,623

Pacific Scientific (Wrks)

Grants Pass, OR

11/30/2001

Particle counters and software.

40,624

Trion Industries, Inc (Co.)

Wilkes Barre, PA

11/05/2001

Toy products packaging.

40,625

Crane Pumps and Systems (PACE)

Decatur, IL

11/14/2001

Machined parts—water pumps.

40,626

Allegheny Tool and Mfg (Co.)

Meadville, PA

11/27/2001

Spare tooling.

40,627

Holland Company (Co.)

Hays, KS

11/27/2001

Welding.

40,628

Erickson Air-Crane (Wrks)

Central Point, OR

01/08/2002

Logs, timber.

40,629

Hyde Park Foundry (Co.)

Hyde Park, PA

11/15/2001

Steel rolls for metal processing.

40,630

USA Apparel Enterprises (Co.)

Fall River, MA

11/30/2001

Ladies' dresses.

40,631

Skips Cutting, Inc (Wrks)

Ephrata, PA

11/19/2001

Clothing—cut, sewn, dyed.

40,632

Corning, Inc. (AFGWU)

Corning, NY

11/08/2001

Corning products.

40,633

Morrison Berkshire, Inc (Co.)

North Adams, MA

10/28/2001

Textile needle looms.

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