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 April 12, 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 April 12, 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 in Washington, DC this 22nd day of March, 2004.
Timothy Sullivan,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
Appendix
[Petitions instituted between 03/01/2004 and 03/05/2004]
| TA-W | Subject firm (petitioners) | Location | Date of Institution | Date of petition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54,381 | YKK (USA), Inc. (GA) | Macon, GA | 03/01/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,382 | Inter Metro Industries Corp. (Comp) | Cucamonga, CA | 03/01/2004 | 02/27/2004 |
| 54,383 | Hewlett Packard (Wkrs) | Allentown, PA | 03/01/2004 | 02/19/2004 |
| 54,384 | Keeler Die Cast (Comp) | Grand Rapids, MI | 03/01/2004 | 02/27/2004 |
| 54,385 | TSS Dupont Holding (Wkrs) | Providence, RI | 03/01/2004 | 02/26/2004 |
| 54,386 | Interface Fabrics South (Wkrs) | Elkin, NC | 03/01/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,387 | Shapiro Packing Co., Inc. (Wkrs) | Augusta, GA | 03/01/2004 | 02/25/2004 |
| 54,388 | Reeves International (Wkrs) | Pequannock, NJ | 03/01/2004 | 02/27/2004 |
| 54,389 | Slater Lemont (Wkrs) | Lemont, IL | 03/02/2004 | 02/25/2004 |
| 54,390 | Gultech North Carolina (Comp) | Raleigh, NC | 03/02/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,391 | Quad Tool and Design, Inc. (Comp) | Kewaskum, WI | 03/02/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,392 | Safelite Group (Wkrs) | Great Falls, MT | 03/02/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,393 | Johnson Controls Interior (MI) | Holland, MI | 03/02/2004 | 02/24/2004 |
| 54,394 | Magna Donnelly (MI) | Holland, MI | 03/02/2004 | 02/24/2004 |
| 54,395 | Great Lakes Gas Transmission Co. (Wkrs) | Troy, MI | 03/02/2004 | 02/23/2004 |
| 54,396 | Volt Services (Wkrs) | Roseville, CA | 03/02/2004 | 02/23/2004 |
| 54,397 | Ludlow Coated Products (Comp) | Opalocka, FL | 03/02/2004 | 02/20/2004 |
| 54,398 | Monster Cable Products, Inc. (Wkrs) | Brisbane, CA | 03/02/2004 | 02/23/2004 |
| 54,399 | WesternGeco (AK) | Anchorage, AK | 03/02/2004 | 02/17/2004 |
| 54,400 | Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp. (Wkrs) | Beigton, WI | 03/02/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,401 | G.S.W. Manufacturing (Comp) | Findlay, OH | 03/02/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,402 | Alcatel (TX) | Allen, TX | 03/02/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,403 | Missota Paper Co. LLC (MN) | Brainero, MN | 03/02/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,404 | Plains Cotton Cooperative Assoc. (Comp) | New Braunfels, TX | 03/02/2004 | 02/25/2004 |
| 54,405 | Avondale Mills, Inc. (Wkrs) | Burnsville, NC | 03/02/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,406 | Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Comp) | Grapevine, TX | 03/03/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,407 | CFM US Corporation (Comp) | Huntington, IN | 03/03/2004 | 03/02/2004 |
| 54,408 | Morganite Inc. (Wkrs) | Dunn, NC | 03/03/2004 | 02/16/2004 |
| 54,409 | Rouge Steel Company (MI) | Dearborn, MI | 03/03/2004 | 02/24/2004 |
| 54,410 | ePlus Technology Inc. (Comp) | Wilmington, NC | 03/03/2004 | 03/03/2004 |
| 54,411 | Knowles Electronics (Comp) | Itasca, IL | 03/03/2004 | 02/20/2004 |
| 54,412 | Scovill Fastners, Inc. (Wkrs) | Clarkesville, GA | 03/03/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,413 | Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. (Comp) | Scottsville, KY | 03/03/2004 | 03/02/2004 |
| 54,414 | ACS (Wkrs) | Indianapolis, IN | 03/03/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,415 | MCS Merchandise (NJ) | Somerset, NJ | 03/03/2004 | 03/02/2004 |
| 54,416 | Plastic Components, Inc. (Comp) | Germantown, WI | 03/03/2004 | 02/25/2004 |
| 54,417 | Repack of Prewett Mills (Wkrs) | Ft. Payne, AL | 03/03/2004 | 02/26/2004 |
| 54,418 | Flexfab, LLC (Comp) | Albion, IN | 03/04/2004 | 03/03/2004 |
| 54,419 | U.S. Forest Industries, Inc. (Comp) | Lisle, IL | 03/04/2004 | 03/03/2004 |
| 54,420 | Global Power Equipment Group (MA) | Auburn, MA | 03/04/2004 | 02/23/2004 |
| 54,421 | Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (Wkrs) | Ada, OK | 03/04/2004 | 03/02/2004 |
| 54,422 | Golden Star, Inc. (Wkrs) | Atchison, KS | 03/04/2004 | 03/02/2004 |
| 54,423 | Takata Restraint Systems, Inc. (Comp) | Cheraw, SC | 03/04/2004 | 03/02/2004 |
| 54,424 | FSI Int (MN) | Chaska, MN | 03/04/2004 | 03/03/2004 |
| 54,425 | Bloomsburg Mills, Inc. (Comp) | Bloomsburg, PA | 03/05/2004 | 03/05/2004 |
| 54,426 | Littelfuse (Wkrs) | Arcola, IL | 03/05/2004 | 02/27/2004 |
| 54,427 | Huntington Steel Corp. (Comp) | Warren, MI | 03/05/2004 | 03/03/2004 |
| 54,428 | VF Playwear (Wkrs) | Greensboro, NC | 03/05/2004 | 03/03/2004 |
| 54,429 | Decorize, Inc. (Comp) | Springfield, MO | 03/05/2004 | 03/03/2004 |
| 54,430 | Bow Industrial Corp. (Union) | Plattsburgh, NY | 03/05/2004 | 03/04/2004 |
Appendix
[Petitions instituted between 03/08/2004 and 03/12/2004]
| TA-W | Subject firm (petitioners) | Location | Date of institution | Date of petition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54,431 | Dexter Shoe Company (ME) | Dexter, ME | 03/08/2004 | 03/02/2004 |
| 54,432 | American Hofmann Corp. (Wkrs) | Lynchburg, VA | 03/08/2004 | 02/20/2004 |
| 54,433 | Night Fashion (CA) | Los Angeles, CA | 03/08/2004 | 02/26/2004 |
| 54,434 | Gale Group (Wkrs) | Belmont, CA | 03/08/2004 | 02/23/2004 |
| 54,435 | ISG-Steelton (USWA) | Steelton, PA | 03/08/2004 | 02/27/2004 |
| 54,436 | Thomson (CA) | Nevada City, CA | 03/08/2004 | 03/03/2004 |
| 54,437 | Parker Seal (Comp) | Lebanon, TN | 03/08/2004 | 02/23/2004 |
| 54,438 | Reichhold Chemicals (Wkrs) | Bridgeville, PA | 03/08/2004 | 03/04/2004 |
| 54,439 | Meyer Packaging (Comp) | Palmyra, PA | 03/08/2004 | 02/27/2004 |
| 54,440 | Medsource Technologies (Comp) | Newton, MA | 03/08/2004 | 03/05/2004 |
| 54,441 | Oxford Industries (Comp) | Lyons, GA | 03/08/2004 | 03/05/2004 |
| 54,442 | Holman Cooking Equipment (Comp) | Saco, ME | 03/08/2004 | 02/27/2004 |
| 54,443 | Bloomsburg Mills (Comp) | Bloomsburg, PA | 03/08/2004 | 03/05/2004 |
| 54,4444 | Irving Forest Products (PACE) | Ashland, ME | 03/08/2004 | 03/05/2004 |
| 54,445 | Scholle Custom Packaging (Comp) | Manistee, MI | 03/08/2004 | 03/05/2004 |
| 54,446 | MPI, Inc. (Wkrs) | Poughkeepsie, NY | 03/08/2004 | 03/03/2004 |
| 54,447 | ICT Group (Wkrs) | Burnham, PA | 03/09/2004 | 03/08/2004 |
| 54,448 | Methode Electronics (Wkrs) | Golden, IL | 03/09/2004 | 03/08/2004 |
| 54,449 | Prinzing Enterprises (Comp) | Warrenville, IL | 03/09/2004 | 03/08/2004 |
| 54,450 | Dekko Engineering (Comp) | Lucas, IA | 03/09/2004 | 03/08/2004 |
| 54,451 | Meadowcraft, Inc. (Comp) | Birmingham, AL | 03/09/2004 | 03/08/2004 |
| 54,452 | Jaftex Corporation (MEPA) | Henderson, NC | 03/09/2004 | 03/08/2004 |
| 54,453 | Agilent Technologies (Wkrs) | Loveland, CO | 03/09/2004 | 03/03/2004 |
| 54,454 | J.J. Mac, Inc. d/b/a Rainbeau (Wkrs) | San Francisco, CA | 03/09/2004 | 03/05/2004 |
| 54,455 | Weirton Steel Corp. (Comp) | Weirton, WV | 03/09/2004 | 03/06/2004 |
| 54,456 | Tyco Electronics (Comp) | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 03/09/2004 | 03/08/2004 |
| 54,457 | Protopac, Inc. (Comp) | Watertown, CT | 03/09/2004 | 03/08/2004 |
| 54,458 | Rowe Pottery Works (Wrks) | Cambridge, WI | 03/10/2004 | 03/09/2004 |
| 54,459 | Webster Industries (Comp) | Bangor, WI | 03/10/2004 | 03/08/2004 |
| 54,460 | Ertex Knitting Co. (NJ) | Paterson, NJ | 03/10/2004 | 03/09/2004 |
| 54,461 | Ramtex Sales Corp. (Comp) | New York, NY | 03/10/2004 | 02/26/2004 |
| 54,462 | Steward Machine Co. (Comp) | Birmingham, AL | 03/10/2004 | 03/09/2004 |
| 54,463 | Bodycote Thermal Processing (Wkrs) | Sturtevant, WI | 03/10/2004 | 02/26/2004 |
| 54,464 | GL and V Pulp and Paper USA (Comp) | Vancouver, WA | 03/10/2004 | 03/08/2004 |
| 54,465 | Paris Accessories (Wkrs) | Walnutport, PA | 03/10/2004 | 03/10/2004 |
| 54,466 | Worth (Comp) | Tullahoma, TN | 03/10/2004 | 02/19/2004 |
| 54,467 | RBX Industries, Inc. (Comp) | Bedford, VA | 03/10/2004 | 03/05/2004 |
| 54,468 | Trans Union (Wkrs) | Crumlynne, PA | 03/10/2004 | 03/10/2004 |
| 54,469 | St. John Knits (Wkrs) | Van Nuys, CA | 03/11/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,470 | BioLab, Inc. (Wkrs) | West Lake, LA | 03/11/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,471 | Circuit City (Wkrs) | Martinsville, VA | 03/11/2004 | 03/10/2004 |
| 54,472 | Alcatel USA (Wkrs) | Plano, TX | 03/11/2004 | 02/29/2004 |
| 54,473 | Atofina Chemicals (Wkrs) | Piffard, NY | 03/11/2004 | 02/27/2004 |
| 54,474 | Osram Sylvania (IUE) | St. Marys, PA | 03/11/2004 | 03/10/2004 |
| 54,475 | Dialight (Wkrs) | Roxboro, NC | 03/11/2004 | 03/02/2004 |
| 54,476 | Tekmatex (Wkrs) | Charlotte, NC | 03/11/2004 | 03/05/2004 |
| 54,477 | Simonds Industries (Comp) | Kirkland, WA | 03/11/2004 | 03/10/2004 |
| 54,478 | Great Years (Wkrs) | San Francisco, CA | 03/11/2004 | 03/02/2004 |
| 54,479 | SCA Packaging (USWA) | Streator, IL | 03/11/2004 | 03/03/2004 |
| 54,480 | Ma's Manufacturing (Wkrs) | San Francisco, CA | 03/11/2004 | 03/02/2004 |
| 54,481 | Sierra Pacific Industries (Wkrs) | Susanville, CA | 03/11/2004 | 03/01/2004 |
| 54,482 | Umicore Optical Materials USA (Comp) | Quapaw, OK | 03/11/2004 | 03/10/2204 |
| 54,483 | Colortex Corporation, Inc. (Comp) | York, SC | 03/11/2004 | 02/27/2004 |
| 54,484 | Cady Industries (Comp) | Memphis, TN | 03/12/2004 | 03/11/2004 |
| 54,485 | Burlington Industries (Wkrs) | Hurt, VA | 03/12/2004 | 02/20/2004 |
| 54,486 | Pasminco Clinch Valley Mine (Comp) | Thorn Hill, TN | 03/12/2004 | 03/11/2004 |
| 54,487 | Maple Mountain Industries (Wkrs) | Meyersdale, PA | 03/12/2004 | 03/05/2004 |
| 54,488 | Fort Smith and Bow (AR) | Fort Smith, AR | 03/12/2004 | 03/11/2004 |
| 54,489 | Pradco (AR) | Fort Smith, AR | 03/12/2004 | 03/11/2004 |
| 54,490 | Parker Hannifin Corp. (Comp) | Ogden, UT | 03/12/2004 | 03/04/2004 |
| 54,491 | Art Craft Optical (Wkrs) | Rochester, NY | 03/12/2004 | 02/19/2004 |
| 54,492 | Regal Manufacturing Co. (Comp) | Hickory, NC | 03/12/2004 | 03/08/2004 |
| 54,493 | Burle Industries (Wkrs) | Lancaster, PA | 03/12/2004 | 03/09/2003 |
| 54,494 | Jones and Vining, Inc. (Comp) | Lewiston, ME | 03/12/2004 | 03/10/2004 |
| 54,495 | Milliken and Company (Wkrs) | Spartanburg, SC | 03/12/2004 | 02/25/2004 |
| 54,496 | Kilgore Knitting, Inc. (AL) | Fyffe, AL | 03/12/2004 | 03/11/2004 |
| 54,497 | Trek Bicycle Corp. (Comp) | Whitewater, WI | 03/12/2004 | 03/11/2004 |
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