[Federal Register: December 29, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 248)] [Notices] [Page 74973-74976] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr29de03-86] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 January 8, 2004. 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 January 8, 2004. 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 12th day of December 2003. Timothy Sullivan, Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [[Page 74974]] Appendix ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject firm Date of Date of TA-W (petitioners) Location institution petition ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Petitions Instituted Between 11/17/2003 and 11/21/2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53,541.................... Gentry Mills, Inc. Wadesboro, NC............ 11/17/2003 11/10/2003 (Comp.). 53,542.................... Bunnies By The Bay Anacortes, WA............ 11/17/2003 11/01/2003 (Comp.). 53,543.................... Charmilles Technologies Owosso, MI............... 11/17/2003 11/05/2003 Manufacturing (stat). 53,544.................... Levi Strauss and Co. San Antonio, TX.......... 11/17/2003 11/14/2003 (Comp.). 53,545.................... MJ Soffe Co. (Comp.)..... Fayetteville, NC......... 11/17/2003 11/14/2003 53,546.................... Randolph Products (Wkrs.) Carlstadt, NJ............ 11/17/2003 11/14/2003 53,547.................... Hartz and Co., Inc. Broadway, VA............. 11/17/2003 11/11/2003 (Comp.). 53,548.................... Comet Tool (State)....... Pitman, NJ............... 11/17/2003 11/13/2003 53,549.................... General Electric Greenfield, MA........... 11/17/2003 11/10/2003 Financial Assurance (Comp.). 53,550.................... Woholert Corp. (Comp.)... Lansing, MI.............. 11/17/2003 11/07/2003 53,551.................... Allegheny Ludlum Corp. Brackenridge, Pa......... 11/17/2003 11/03/2003 (Comp.). 53,552.................... Carson Industries, Inc. Freeport, PA............. 11/17/2003 11/14/2003 (Comp.). 53,553.................... Level 1, Inc. (Comp.).... Rockland, MA............. 11/17/2003 11/04/2003 53,554.................... Waltrich Plastic Corp. of Clinton, MA.............. 11/17/2003 11/03/2003 Mass (Comp.). 53,555.................... Vector Tobacco Inc. Timberlake, NC........... 11/17/2003 11/13/2003 (Comp.). 53,556.................... Dan River Inc. (Wkrs.)... Sevierville, TN.......... 11/17/2003 11/14/2003 53,557.................... Paxar Americas (Comp.)... Snow Hill, NC............ 11/17/2003 11/17/2003 53,558.................... Red Wing Shoe Co., Inc. Potosi, MO............... 11/18/2003 11/05/2003 (Comp.). 53,559.................... Marathon Oil Company Findlay, OH.............. 11/18/2003 10/31/2003 (Comp.). 53,560.................... International Paper Memphis, TN.............. 11/18/2003 11/17/2003 (Wkrs). 53,561.................... Lucerne Technologies LLC Bolivar, TN.............. 11/18/2003 11/03/2003 (Comp.). 53,562.................... Weyerhauser (IAW)........ Longview, WA............. 11/18/2003 11/13/2003 53,563.................... Pillowtex Corp., (Wkrs).. Commerce, GA............. 11/18/2003 11/14/2003 53,564.................... Allegheny Ludlum Corp. Leechburg, PA............ 11/18/2003 11/03/2003 (Comp.). 53,565.................... Nylstar, Inc. (Comp.).... Ridgeway, VA............. 11/18/2003 11/10/2003 53,566.................... Fishman and Tobin (UNITE) Conshohocken, PA......... 11/18/2003 11/07/2003 53,567.................... Ampacet Texas LP (Comp.). Latexo, TX............... 11/18/2003 11/12/2003 53,568.................... EJE Research (Comp.)..... Buffalo, NY.............. 11/18/2003 01/03/2003 53,569.................... Irving Tanning Co. Hartland, ME............. 11/18/2003 11/06/2003 (Comp.). 53,570.................... Thermo Forma (Wkrs)...... Marietta, OH............. 11/18/2003 10/26/2003 53,571.................... Maynard Steel Casting Co. Milwaukee, WI............ 11/18/2003 11/03/2003 (Comp.). 53,572.................... Johnson and Johnson (NJ). N. Brunswick, NJ......... 11/18/2003 11/17/2003 53,573.................... Textron PFPD (Wkrs)...... Rockfrord, IL............ 11/18/2003 11/05/2003 53,574.................... Spring Industries (Comp.) Fort Lawn, SC............ 11/18/2003 11/13/2003 53,575.................... PolyOne Corp. (AR)....... Wynne, AR................ 11/18/2003 11/17/2003 53,576.................... Kraft Foods (Comp)....... Northlake, IL............ 11/18/2003 11/17/2003 53,577.................... TDK Texas Corp. (Wkrs)... El Paso, TX.............. 11/19/2003 11/17/2003 53,578.................... MT Picture Display Corp. Horseheads, NY........... 11/19/2003 11/07/2003 of America (Comp). 53,579.................... Dillon Floral Corp. Bloomsburg, PA........... 11/19/2003 11/11/2003 (Comp). 53,580.................... Piedmont Bottling and Hickory, NC.............. 11/19/2003 11/12/2003 Vending, Inc. (Comp). 53,581.................... NW Services, Inc. (Comp). Hickory, NC.............. 11/19/2003 11/12/2003 53,582.................... Avondale Mills (Wkrs).... Burnsville, NC........... 11/19/2003 10/31/2003 53,583.................... Procter and Gamble Paper Green Bay, WI............ 11/19/2003 11/11/2003 Products Co. (PACE). 53,584.................... Advantek (MN)............ Minnetonka, MN........... 11/19/2003 11/03/2003 53,585.................... Sealed Air Corp. (PACE).. Salem, IL................ 11/19/2003 10/30/2003 53,586.................... MacBrad Wholesale Pasadena, TX............. 11/19/2003 11/06/2003 Flowers, Inc. (Wkrs). 53,587.................... Sensient Imaging Piqua, OH................ 11/19/2003 10/28/2003 Technologies, Inc. (Comp). 53,588.................... Severna an Amphina Co. Parsippany, NJ........... 11/19/2003 11/18/2003 (NJ). 53,589.................... Charmilles Technologies Owosso, MI............... 11/19/2003 11/05/2003 Mfg. (Comp). 53,590.................... Noble Construction Lubbock, TX.............. 11/19/2003 11/17/2003 Equipment (Comp). 53,591.................... Steward, Inc. (Wkrs)..... Chattanooga, TN.......... 11/20/2003 10/29/2003 53,592.................... DyStar LP (Comp)......... Charlotte, NC............ 11/20/2003 11/18/2003 53,593.................... Phoenix Metal Lexington, KY............ 11/20/2003 11/12/2003 Technologies (Comp). 53,594.................... Kaneka Delaware Corp. Delaware City, DE........ 11/20/2003 11/12/2003 (Comp). 53,595.................... Perm Cast LLC (Comp)..... Cynthiana, KY............ 11/20/2003 11/11/2003 53,596.................... Jeld-Wen (Wkrs).......... Susanville, CA........... 11/20/2003 11/10/2003 53,597.................... Fashion Technologies Gaffney, SC.............. 11/20/2003 11/01/2003 (Wkrs). 53,598.................... Hercules, Inc. (Comp).... Hattiesburg, MS.......... 11/20/2003 11/11/2003 53,599.................... American Allsafe Co. Tonawanda, NY............ 11/20/2003 11/07/2003 (Comp). 53,600.................... Leica Microsystems, Inc. Depew, NY................ 11/20/2003 11/12/2003 (USWA). 53,601.................... Paxar Americas (Comp).... Cowpens, SC.............. 11/21/2003 11/20/2003 53,602.................... GST Autoleather, Inc. Reading, PA.............. 11/21/2003 11/20/2003 (Comp). 53,603.................... Carrier Corporation Syracuse, NY............. 11/21/2003 11/14/2003 (SMWIA). 53,604.................... Springs Industries, Inc. Rock Hill, SC............ 11/21/2003 11/14/2003 (Comp). 53,605.................... TNS Intersearch (Wkrs)... Youngstown, OH........... 11/21/2003 11/19/2003 53,606.................... Extreme Tool and Wakefield, MI............ 11/21/2003 11/13/2003 Engineering (Comp). 53,607.................... Med Data, Inc. (MT)...... Corvalis, MT............. 11/21/2003 11/18/2003 53,608.................... Avery Dennison (Comp).... Meridian, MS............. 11/21/2003 11/06/2003 [[Page 74975]] 53,609.................... Conn-Selmer, Inc. (UAW).. E. Lake, OH.............. 11/21/2003 11/17/2003 53,610.................... Besly Products S. Beloit, IL............ 11/21/2003 11/17/2003 Corporation (UAW). 53,611.................... Intercontinental Lowland, TN.............. 11/21/2003 11/13/2003 Polymers, Inc. (Comp). 53,612.................... Glatfelter (Comp)........ Neenah, WI............... 11/21/2003 11/19/2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Petitions Instituted Between 11/24/2003 and 11/28/2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53,613.................... Houston/NANA (AK)........ Fairbanks, AK............ 11/24/2003 11/17/2003 53,614.................... Advance Transformer Co. Chicago, IL.............. 11/24/2003 11/10/2003 (Comp). 53,615.................... Teleflex Medical (Comp).. Fall River, MA........... 11/24/2003 11/14/2003 53,616.................... Watlow Controls (MN)..... Winona, MN............... 11/24/2003 11/18/2003 53,617.................... Cummins Engine Co. (Wkrs) Neillsville, WI.......... 11/24/2003 10/30/2003 53,618.................... DAY International, Inc. Greenville, SC........... 11/24/2003 11/17/2003 (Comp). 53,619.................... Timken US Corp (Wkrs).... Rockford, IL............. 11/24/2003 11/13/2003 53,620.................... Creekwood, Inc. (Comp)... Columbia, TN............. 11/24/2003 11/14/2003 53,621.................... Rainbow Ranch (Comp)..... Chehalis, WA............. 11/25/2003 11/20/2003 53,622.................... JVC Magnetics America Co. Tuscaloosa, AL........... 11/25/2003 11/20/2003 (Comp). 53,623.................... Fashion Sportswear Corp. Fall River, MA........... 11/25/2003 11/19/2003 (Comp). 53,624.................... GE Lighting, Inc. (Comp). Logan, OH................ 11/25/2003 11/12/2003 53,625.................... Valentine Tool and Norton, MA............... 11/25/2003 11/21/2003 Stamping (Comp). 53,626.................... P and R Trucking St. Joseph, MO........... 11/25/2003 11/19/2003 Services, Inc. (Comp). 53,627.................... Washout Co. (The) (Comp). St. Joseph, MO........... 11/25/2003 11/19/2003 53,628.................... G and R Transport (Comp). St. Joseph, MO........... 11/25/2003 11/19/2003 53,629.................... Twitchell Corp. (Comp)... Dothan, AL............... 11/25/2003 11/19/2003 53,630.................... Pechiney Plastic Des Moines, IA........... 11/25/2003 11/19/2003 Packaging (Wkrs). 53,631.................... Main Street Textiles LP Fall River, MA........... 11/25/2003 11/18/2003 (Comp). 53,632.................... Coventry Narrow Fabrics, Coventry, RI............. 11/25/2003 11/18/2003 Inc. (UNITE). 53,633.................... IBM Technology Group Essex Junction, VT....... 11/25/2003 11/24/2003 (Wkrs). 53,634.................... Virginia KMP Corp. (Comp) Dallas, TX............... 11/25/2003 11/18/2003 53,635.................... Keykert USA (Comp)....... Webberville, MI.......... 11/25/2003 11/21/2003 53,636.................... CIM Harris Systems (Comp) Skokie, IL............... 11/25/2003 11/10/2003 53,637.................... Melton's Metals (Comp)... Concord, NC.............. 11/25/2003 11/17/2003 53,638.................... American Shoe Corp. (ME). Skowhegan, ME............ 11/25/2003 11/16/2003 53,639.................... Honeywell Sensing and Shelby, NC............... 11/25/2003 11/20/2003 Control (Wkrs). 53,640.................... Wormuth Brothers (Comp).. Athens, NY............... 11/25/2003 11/11/2003 53,641.................... Wentworth Mold, Inc. Pawcatuck, CT............ 11/25/2003 11/19/2003 (Comp). 53,642.................... Hayworth Roll and Panel High Point, NC........... 11/26/2003 11/20/2003 Co., Inc. (Comp). 53,643.................... Stod Win Co., Inc. (Comp) Danville, VA............. 11/26/2003 11/17/2003 53,644.................... Hussey Copper Ltd. (NJ).. Kenilworth, NJ........... 11/26/2003 11/20/2003 53,645.................... SB Power Tools (AR)...... Walnut Ridge, AR......... 11/26/2003 11/24/2003 53,646.................... Washout Co. (The) (Comp). St. Joseph, MO........... 11/26/2003 11/19/2003 53,647.................... Gates Corporation (Comp). Denver, CO............... 11/26/2003 11/24/2003 53,648.................... International Business Tulsa, OK................ 11/26/2003 11/19/2003 Machines (IBM) (Wkrs). 53,649.................... Pavallax Power Computer Bridgeport, CT........... 11/26/2003 11/18/2003 LLC (Wkrs). 53,650.................... Stimson Lumber Co. (Comp) Coeur d'Alene, ID........ 11/28/2003 11/25/2003 53,651.................... Cannon ITT Industries Santa Ana, CA............ 11/28/2003 11/24/2003 (Comp). 53,652.................... Ericsson (Wkrs).......... Framingham, MA........... 11/28/2003 11/20/2003 53,653.................... Portland Forge (Wkrs).... Portland, IN............. 11/28/2003 11/21/2003 53,654.................... Fresenius Kabi Clayton LP Clayton, NC.............. 11/28/2003 11/25/2003 (Comp). 53,655.................... John Plant Co., Inc. Ramseur, NC.............. 11/28/2003 11/25/2003 (The) (Comp). 53,656.................... Halliburton Energy Houston, TX.............. 11/28/2003 11/25/2003 Services (Comp). 53,657.................... RMG Foundry (Comp)....... Mishawaka, IN............ 11/28/2003 11/18/2003 53,658.................... Dana Corp. (Wkrs)........ Oklahoma City, OK........ 11/28/2003 11/11/2003 53,659.................... Bristol Compressors, Inc. Bristol, VA.............. 11/28/2003 11/07/2003 (Comp). 53,660.................... J.R. Simplot Co., (IBT).. Caldwell, ID............. 11/28/2003 11/17/2003 53,661.................... Newstech Pa. (Comp)...... Northampton, PA.......... 11/28/2003 11/19/2003 53,662.................... Newstech NY, Inc. (Comp). Deferiet, NY............. 11/28/2003 11/17/2003 53,663.................... Renfro Corp. (Comp)...... Mt. Airy, NC............. 11/28/2003 11/20/2003 53,664.................... Owens-Illinois Glass Hayward, CA.............. 11/28/2003 08/22/2003 Container (Comp). 53,665.................... Brown and Williamson Macon, GA................ 11/28/2003 11/14/2003 Tobacco Corp. (Comp). 53,666.................... Falcon Products (Comp)... Canton, MS............... 11/28/2003 11/10/2003 53,667.................... Toro Irrigation (Comp)... El Paso, TX.............. 11/28/2003 11/14/2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 74976]] [FR Doc. 03-31854 Filed 12-24-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-M