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 Acting

Director of the Office 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,

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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 Acting

Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown

below, not later than January 16, 1998.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding

the subject matter of the investigations to the Acting Director, Office

of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later

than January 16, 1998.

The petitions filed in this case are available for inspection at

the Office of the Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 15th day of December, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

APPENDIX

[Petitions Instituted On 12/15/97]

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Subject firm Date of

TA-W (petitioners) Location petition Product(s)

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34,078.......... Johns-Manville (UFCW)... Waukegan, IL................... 12/02/97 Commercial Roofing

Systems.

34,079.......... Littonian Shoe Co (Wrks) Littlestown, PA................ 11/28/97 Children's shoes.

34,080.......... Thunderbird Moulding Co Yreka, CA...................... 11/24/97 Wood Moulding.

(Comp).

34,081.......... Kemet Electronics (Comp) Shelby, NC..................... 11/24/97 Ceramic Capacitors.

34,082.......... RMP (Wrks).............. Pennsauken, NJ................. 12/02/97 Re-manufacture Auto &

Marine Engines.

34,083.......... Russell Apparel Corp Radford, VA.................... 09/23/97 Men's & ladies' shirts,

(Wrks). blouses, pants.

34,084.......... Hunt-Wesson, Inc (Wrks). Fullerton, CA.................. 09/23/97 Tomato-Based Products.

34,085.......... Weyerhaeuser CBX Sawmill Coos Bay, OR................... 11/24/97 Plank Lumber.

(Wrks).

34,086.......... Highland Industries Cheraw, SC..................... 11/25/97 Sew Automobile Airbags.

(Wrks).

34,087.......... Douglas Furniture (Comp) Bedford Park, IL............... 11/25/97 Dinette Sets.

34,088.......... Swansboro Garment Co. Swansboro, NC.................. 11/24/97 Men's Dress Shirts.

(Wrks).

34,089.......... General Cable Corp Kenly, NC...................... 11/25/97 Electrical Cordsets.

(Comp).

34,090.......... United Steering Systems Grabill, IN.................... 11/20/97 Steering Wheels, Air

(UPIU). Bag Covers.

34,091.......... Globelle (Wrks)......... Berlin, NJ..................... 11/19/97 Computer Systems &

Components.

34,092.......... Thomson Consumer Elect. Bloomington, IN................ 12/01/97 Television Receivers.

(IBEW).

34,093.......... Micro Switch (Wrks)..... El Monte, CA................... 12/01/97 Temperature & Humidity

Sensors.

34,094.......... W.R. Grace and Co. Beltsville, MD................. 12/02/97 Fireproofing Materials.

(Comp).

34,095.......... Eastman Kodak Co (Comp). Windsor, CO.................... 12/05/97 Graphic Arts & 110

Film.

34,096.......... Florence Dye & Textile Woonsocket, RI................. 11/26/97 Dyeing Yarn and Fabric

(Comp). for Apparel.

34,097.......... Criterion Plastics, Inc Kingsville, TX................. 12/05/97 Molded Plastic Parts.

(Wrks).

34,098.......... Goldtex, Inc (Comp)..... Goldsboro, NC.................. 12/05/97 Printed and Dyed

Fabric.

34,099.......... Century Products, Inc Cheboygan, MI.................. 12/02/97 Speaker Cabinets.

(Comp).

34,100.......... L.A. Manufacturing, Inc Livingston, TN................. 12/05/97 Men's & Ladies' Denim

(Comp). Jeans.

34,101.......... Levi Strauss and Co Mountain City, TN.............. 12/09/97 Docker Slacks.

(Comp).

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[FR Doc. 97-185 Filed 1-5-98; 8:45 am]

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