Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms for Determination of Eligibility to Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration

Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms for Determination of

Eligibility to Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration (EDA).

ACTION: To give firms an opportunity to comment.

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Petitions have been accepted for filing on the dates indicated from

the firms listed below.

List of Petition Action by Trade Adjustment Assistance for Period 05/17/97-06/25/97

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Date

Firm name Address petition Product

accepted

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Team One USA, Inc.............. 1844 Poulsbo Avenue, 05/21/97 Marine Patrol Craft.

Keyport, WA 98345.

Headwear U.S.A., Inc. dba 5830 Woodson Drive, 06/13/97 Headwear--Ball Caps and Visors.

Identity Headwear. Mission, KS 66285.

Carolace Embroidery Company, 501 Broad Avenue, 06/25/97 Schiffli Embroidery and Venise Lace.

Inc.. Ridgefield, NJ 07657.

Twinplex Manufacturing Company. 840 Lively Boulevard, 06/12/97 Tubes for Consumer Battery Shells Drawn of

Wood Dale, IL 60191. Alloy Steel.

Prodigy Advanced Repair 104 South Missouri, 06/18/97 Automobile Collision Frame Straightening

Technology Corporation. Suite 202, Claremore, Equipment.

OK 74017.

Metropolitan Machine Company... 75 West Street, 06/18/97 Metal Stamping Parts Used in Motor

Medfield, MA 02052. Protectors, Compressors and Air

Conditioning Units.

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The petitions were submitted pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade

Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341). Consequently, the United States

Department of Commerce has initiated separate investigations to

determine whether increased imports into the United States of articles

like or directly competitive with those produced by each firm

contributed importantly to total or partial separation of the firm's

workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of

each petitioning firm.

Any party having a substantial interest in the proceedings may

request a public hearing on the matter. A request for a hearing must be

received by Trade Adjustment Assistance, Room 7315, Economic

Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC

20230, no later than the close of business of the

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tenth calendar day following the publication of this notice.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance official program

number and title of the program under which these petitions are

submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Dated: June 25, 1997.

Anthony J. Meyer,

Coordinator, Trade Adjustment and Technical Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97-17657 Filed 7-7-97; 8:45 am]

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