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 19, 2005. 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 19, 2005.

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 30th day of November 2005.

Erica R. Cantor,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

APPENDIX

TAA Petitions Instituted Between 11/14/05 and 11/18/05

TA-W

Subject firm

(petitioners)

Location

Date of

institution

Date of

petition

58316

Prewett Hosiery Sales (Comp)

Fort Payne, AL

11/14/05

10/15/05

58317

Prewett Hosiery Sales Corporation (Comp)

Fort Payne, AL

11/14/05

10/15/05

58318

VI Prewett and Son, Inc. (Comp)

Fort Payne, AL

11/14/05

10/15/05

58319

Johnco Hosiery, Inc. (Comp)

Fort Payne, AL

11/14/05

10/19/05

58320

Johnson Hosiery Mills, Inc. (Comp)

Fort Payne, AL

11/14/05

10/20/05

58321

McKeehan Hosiery Mill, Inc. (Comp)

Fort Payne, AL

11/14/05

10/21/05

58322

Pioneer Knitting Mills (Comp)

Fort Payne, AL

11/14/05

10/17/05

58323

Lala Ellen Knitting Mills (Comp)

Fort Payne, AL

11/14/05

10/20/05

58324

Cherokee Hosiery Mills, Inc. (Comp)

Fort Payne, AL

11/14/05

10/20/05

58325

Capstone Hosiery, LLC (Comp)

Fort Payne, AL

11/14/05

10/15/05

58326

Reliable Garment (State)

Los Angeles, CA

11/14/05

11/10/05

58327

Hewlett Packard (Comp)

Ontario, CA

11/14/05

11/10/05

58328

Motorola, Inc. (Comp)

Elgin, IL

11/14/05

11/11/05

58329

Unilever / Conopco, Inc. (Comp)

Asheboro, NC

11/14/05

11/14/05

58330

Tenneco Automotive, Inc. (State)

Salinas, CA

11/14/05

11/01/05

58331

Smucker Fruit Processing Center (State)

Salinas, CA

11/14/05

11/01/05

58332

Holte (Comp)

Los Angeles, CA

11/14/05

10/29/05

58333

Sonoco Products Company (Comp)

Chester, VA

11/14/05

11/01/05

58334

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (USWA)

Lancaster, PA

11/14/05

11/11/05

58335

Powder Processing and Technology, LLC (Comp)

Valparaiso, IN

11/14/05

11/09/05

58336

Kimberly Clark Corporation (Comp)

Draper, UT

11/14/05

10/28/05

58337

Cone Denim, LLC (Comp)

Cliffside, NC

11/15/05

11/07/05

58338

Passion Parties, Inc. (Wkrs)

Brisbane, CA

11/15/05

11/14/05

58339

Saint-Gobain Crystals (Comp)

Washougal, WA

11/15/05

11/11/05

58340

Rolatape Corporation (Wkrs)

Spokane, WA

11/15/05

11/10/05

58341

Alene Candles (State)

Putnam, CT

11/15/05

11/14/05

58342

Studio Resource (State)

Milwaukee, OR

11/15/05

11/11/05

58343

Michael's of Oregon (State)

Oregon City, OR

11/15/05

11/11/05

58344

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (Wkrs)

Waltham, MA

11/15/05

11/10/05

58345

Formica Corporation (Comp)

Odenton, MD

11/15/05

11/14/05

58346

Weavetex, Inc. (Comp)

Jonesville, SC

11/15/05

11/14/05

58347

Imerys Pigments and Additives (USWA)

Dry Branch, GA

11/15/05

11/07/05

58348

General Electric (IBEW)

Bloomington, IN

11/15/05

11/15/05

58349

Joy Technologies, Inc. (IBB)

Mt. Vernon, IL

11/16/05

11/16/05

58350

Raytheon Aircraft Company (IAM)

Wichita, KS

11/16/05

10/24/05

58351

Air Control Science, Inc. (Wkrs)

Boulder, CO

11/16/05

11/15/05

58352

Cavert Wire Co. (Wkrs)

Lemont Furnace, PA

11/16/05

10/31/05

58353

James R. Lawson Trucking (Comp)

Mill Creek, PA

11/16/05

11/02/05

58354

Creform Corporation (Comp)

Greer, SC

11/16/05

11/15/05

58355

Exxon Mobil Corp. (Wkrs)

Exton, PA

11/16/05

11/15/05

58356

Rug Barn (The) (Comp)

Abbeville, SC

11/16/05

11/04/05

58357

JB Britches, Inc. (State)

San Fernando, CA

11/16/05

11/04/05

58358

Tai Seng Video Marketing, Inc. (Comp)

S. San Francisco, CA

11/17/05

11/16/05

58359

Strong Water Co. (State)

Moonachie, NJ

11/17/05

11/16/05

58360

Romech (Comp)

Red Oak, IA

11/17/05

11/16/05

58361

Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 483 (Comp)

Morrison, TN

11/17/05

11/16/05

58362

Stora Enso North America (Comp)

Stevens Point, WI

11/17/05

11/07/05

58363

Thomasville Furniture Ind., Inc. (Comp)

Thomasville, NC

11/17/05

11/15/05

58364

Mine Safety Appliances (Wkrs)

Evans City, PA

11/17/05

11/15/05

58365

Phoenix Mecano, Inc. (Comp)

Romney, WV

11/17/05

11/15/05

58366

Teradyne, Inc. (State)

N. Reading, MA

11/17/05

11/15/05

58367

Springfield Wire, Inc. (Comp)

Springfield, MA

11/17/05

11/10/05

58368

Coherent, Inc. (Comp)

Auburn, CA

11/17/05

11/10/05

58369

Agere Systems (Wkrs)

Orlando, FL

11/17/05

11/03/05

58370

S. Lichtenberg and Co., Inc. (Comp)

Waynesboro, GA

11/18/05

11/17/05

58371

Carhartt, Inc. (Comp)

Glasgow, KY

11/18/05

11/17/05

58372

Temple-Inland Box Plant (State)

Newark, DE

11/18/05

11/17/05

58373

Irving Oil (Wkrs)

Brewer, ME

11/18/05

11/14/05

58374

Pacific MDF Products of SC (Comp)

Clio, SC

11/18/05

11/17/05

58375

Spartacraft, Inc. (Comp)

Connelly Springs, NC

11/18/05

11/15/05

58376

Lati USA, Inc. (Comp)

Summerville, SC

11/18/05

11/17/05

58377

EI Dupont (State)

Orange, TX

11/18/05

11/14/05

58378

Hoffmaster, Creative Expressions, Fonda Brands (Wkrs)

Glens Falls, NY

11/18/05

11/10/05

58379

SPX Contech (Comp)

Mishawaka, IN

11/18/05

11/01/05

58380

Dan Post Boot Co. (Comp)

Waverly, TN

11/18/05

11/18/05

58381

DSM Pharma Chemicals (Comp)

Greenville, NC

11/18/05

01/17/05

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