[Federal Register: December 20, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 245)] [Notices] [Page 78021-78023] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr20de02-89] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 person 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 30, 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 30, 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 29the day of November, 2002. Edward A. Tomchick, Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. Appendix [Petitions instituted between 11/18/2002 and 11/22/2002] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Date of TA-W Subject Firm (petitioners) Location institution petition ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50,107................. Optek Technology, Inc. Carrollton, TX............ 11/18/2002 11/15/2002 (Wkrs). [[Page 78022]] 50,108A................ Ericsson, Inc. (Comp)...... Richardson, TX............ 11/18/2002 11/15/2002 50,108................. Ericsson, Inc. (Comp)...... Plano, TX................. 11/18/2002 11/15/2002 50,109................. Creative Mold Co., LLC Auburn, ME................ 11/18/2002 11/15/2002 (Comp). 50,110................. Emerson Motor Company Sturgeon Bay, WI.......... 11/18/2002 11/12/2002 (Comp). 50,111................. Osram Sylvania Products, Bangor, ME................ 11/18/2002 11/15/2002 Inc. (Comp). 50,112................. California Manufacturing Pelahatchie, MS........... 11/18/2002 11/05/2002 Co. (Comp). 50,113................. Fleming Lumber Co. (Comp).. Milligan, FL.............. 11/18/2002 11/18/2002 50,114................. Cadmus Mack (Wkrs)......... E. Stroudsburg, PA........ 11/18/2002 11/18/2002 50,115................. Intel Corp. (Wkrs)......... Chandler, AZ.............. 11/18/2002 11/11/2002 50,116................. J-Star Bodco, Inc. (Comp).. Ft. Atkinson, WI.......... 11/18/2002 11/16/2002 50,117................. Flextronics International Longmont, CO.............. 11/19/2002 11/12/2002 (Wkrs). 50,118................. Volex, Inc. (Comp)......... Clinton, AR............... 11/19/2002 11/07/2002 50,119................. U.S. Repeating Arms Company New Haven, CT............. 11/19/2002 11/08/2002 (Comp). 50,120................. TIMET (USWA)............... Henderson, NV............. 11/19/2002 11/12/2002 50,121................. VMV Enterprises, Inc. Paducah, KY............... 11/19/2002 11/18/2002 (IAMAW). 50,122................. FCI USA, Inc. (Wkrs)....... Etters, PA................ 11/19/2002 11/14/2002 50,123................. Garden State Tanning, Inc. Fleetwood, PA............. 11/19/2002 11/04/2002 (UNITE). 50,124................. Thomson Multimedia, Inc. Lancaster, PA............. 11/19/2002 11/08/2002 (Wkrs). 50,125................. Ovalstrapping, Inc. (Wkrs). Hoquiam, WA............... 11/19/2002 11/13/2002 50,126................. Johnson Controls, Inc. Fullerton, CA............. 11/19/2002 11/13/2002 (UAW). 50,127................. Orgreen Corp. (Wkrs)....... Bend, OR.................. 11/19/2002 11/15/2002 50,128................. GE Gas Turbines (Wkrs)..... Greenville, SC............ 11/19/2002 11/15/2002 50,129................. IBM (Wkrs)................. Piscataway, NJ............ 11/19/2002 11/13/2002 50,130................. Lakeview Forge Company Erie, PA.................. 11/19/2002 11/18/2002 (USWA). 50,131................. Lear Corporation (UNITE)... Carlisle, PA.............. 11/19/2002 11/11/2002 50,132................. Ceramic Cooling Fort Worth, TX............ 11/19/2002 11/07/2002 Technologies (Comp). 50,133................. Phelps Dodge Wire and Cable W. Caldwell, NJ........... 11/19/2002 11/14/2002 (Wkrs). 50,134................. Zierick Manufacturing Corp. Yatesboro, PA............. 11/19/2002 11/14/2002 (Wkrs). 50,135................. Punch Components (Wkrs).... Lima, OH.................. 11/19/2002 11/12/2002 50,136................. Bissell Homecare, Inc. Walker, MI................ 11/19/2002 11/11/2002 (Comp). 50,137................. SL Outer Banks, LLC (Comp). Lumberton, NC............. 11/19/2002 11/18/2002 50,138................. BBA Nonwovens (AWPPW)...... Washougal, WA............. 11/20/2002 11/19/2002 50,139................. Lau Industries (Wkrs)...... Fridley, MN............... 11/20/2002 11/15/2002 50,140................. Basler Electric Company Corning, AR............... 11/20/2002 11/18/2002 (Comp). 50,141................. Tecumseh (IAM)............. New Holstein, WI.......... 11/20/2002 11/19/2002 50,142................. Midas International Hartford, WI.............. 11/20/2002 11/19/2002 Corporation (PACE). 50,143................. True North Enterprises La Feria, TX.............. 11/20/2002 11/19/2002 (Wkrs). 50,144................. Saint-Gobain Abrasives Flowery Branch, GA........ 11/20/2002 11/12/2002 (Comp). 50,145................. Ardco Holdings, Inc. (Comp) Scottsboro, AL............ 11/20/2002 11/19/2002 50,146................. Tetra Tool Company (Wkrs).. Erie, PA.................. 11/20/2002 11/12/2002 50,147................. Sanmina-SCI Corporation Word Hill, MA............. 11/20/2002 11/14/2002 (Comp). 50,148................. Newark Atlantic Paper Board Lawrence, MA.............. 11/20/2002 11/18/2002 (PACE). 50,149................. New Roan Corp. (Comp)...... Hialeah, FL............... 11/21/2002 11/05/2002 50,150................. Thomasville Furniture Thomasville, NC........... 11/21/2002 11/20/2002 Industries, Inc. (Comp). 50,151................. Sig Doboy (Wkrs)........... New Richmond, WI.......... 11/21/2002 11/20/2002 50,152................. Kennecott Rawhide Mining Fallon, NV................ 11/21/2002 11/20/2002 Company (Comp). 50,153................. Triangle Apparel, Inc. Parsons, TN............... 11/21/2002 11/20/2002 (Comp). 50,154................. Aurafin OroAmerica (Wkrs).. Burbank, CA............... 11/21/2002 11/12/2002 50,155................. PCC Airfoils (Wkrs)........ Douglas, GA............... 11/21/2002 11/18/2002 50,156................. ITT Industries--Jabsco Costa Mesa, CA............ 11/21/2002 11/19/2002 (UAW). 50,157................. Durango-Georgia Paper Col St. Marys, GA............. 11/21/2002 11/14/2002 (Comp). 50,158................. Alcatel USA (Wkrs)......... Plano, TX................. 11/21/2002 11/19/2002 50,159................. Pliant Solutions (Wkrs).... Ft. Edward, NY............ 11/21/2002 11/13/2002 50,160................. Edward Vogt Valve Company Jeffersonville, IN........ 11/21/2002 11/18/2002 (Wkrs). 50,161................. Magruder Color Company, Elizabeth, NJ............. 11/21/2002 11/06/2002 Inc. (Comp). 50,162................. Magnivision (Wkrs)......... Miramar, FL............... 11/21/2002 11/14/2002 50,163................. Seadrift Coke, L.P. (Comp). Port Lavaca, TX........... 11/22/2002 11/21/2002 50,164................. Sunbeam Products Inc. Neosho, MO................ 11/22/2002 11/08/2002 (Comp). 50,165................. Weyerhaeuser Company (Comp) Johnsonburg, PA........... 11/22/2002 11/15/2002 50,166................. L. Chessler, Inc. (UNITE).. Philadelphia, PA.......... 11/22/2002 11/21/2002 50,167................. Bike Athletic Company Knoxville, TN............. 11/22/2002 11/21/2002 (UNITE). 50,168................. Square D Company (Comp).... Knightdale, NC............ 11/22/2002 11/20/2002 50,169................. Solectron Corporation Fremont, CA............... 11/22/2002 11/21/2002 (Comp). 50,170................. Erasteel, Inc. (Wkrs)...... McKeesport, PA............ 11/22/2002 11/15/2002 50,171................. JK Tool and Die, Inc. Apollo, PA................ 11/22/2002 11/22/2002 (Comp). 50,172................. Applied Films Corp. (Wkrs). Longmont, CO.............. 11/22/2002 11/19/2002 50,173................. Twyford Int'l, Inc. (Comp). 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