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 November 1, 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 November 1, 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 15th day of October 2004.
Timothy Sullivan,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
Appendix
[Petitions Instituted between 09/27/2004 and 10/08/2004]
| TA-W | Subject firm (petitioners) | Location | Date of institution | Date of petition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55,686 | Electronic Data Systems (EDS) (NPW) | Coraopolis, PA | 09/27/2004 | 09/27/2004 |
| 55,687 | Lace Lastics Co., Inc. (Wkrs) | Oxford, NC | 09/27/2004 | 09/24/2004 |
| 55,688 | California Manufacturing Co. (Comp) | California, MO | 09/27/2004 | 09/22/2004 |
| 55,689 | Alpha Circuit Technology (State) | Rogers, MN | 09/27/2004 | 09/27/2004 |
| 55,690 | Tower Automotive (IUE) | Greenville, MI | 09/27/2004 | 09/24/2004 |
| 55,691 | Royal Home Fashions (Wkrs) | Henderson, NC | 09/27/2004 | 09/24/2004 |
| 55,692 | Falcon Garments (State) | Dallas, TX | 09/27/2004 | 09/21/2004 |
| 55,693 | Acuity Brands Lighting (Comp) | Cochran, GA | 09/27/2004 | 09/20/2004 |
| 55,694 | DonI, Inc. (Cmp) | Clayton, GA | 09/27/2004 | 09/22/2004 |
| 55,695 | Ridgefield Forest Products (Wkrs) | Ridgefield, WA | 09/27/2004 | 09/22/2004 |
| 55,696 | Ametek Aerospace and Power Ind. (IUE) | Wilmington, MA | 09/27/2004 | 09/24/2004 |
| 55,697 | MacDonald Tube Products (UAW) | Madison Hgts., MI | 09/27/2004 | 09/14/2004 |
| 55,698 | Ultra Wheel (State) | Bueno Park, CA | 09/27/2004 | 09/23/2004 |
| 55,699 | Gear Research (Comp) | Grand Rapids, MI | 09/28/2004 | 09/27/2004 |
| 55,700 | Emerson Tool Co. (IBB) | Menomiee, MI | 09/28/2004 | 09/22/2004 |
| 55,701 | Strattec Security Corp. (Comp) | Milwaukee, WI | 09/28/2004 | 09/23/2004 |
| 55,702 | Onsite International (Comp) | El Paso, TX | 09/28/2004 | 09/16/2004 |
| 55,703 | Otsego Tool and Engineering (Wkrs) | Albertville, MN | 09/28/2004 | 09/23/2004 |
| 55,704 | Quantegy, Inc. (Comp) | Opelika, AL | 09/28/2004 | 09/22/2004 |
| 55,705 | Mid-South Waste (Wkrs) | New Albany, MS | 09/29/2004 | 09/14/2004 |
| 55,706 | Seco Warwick (IBEW) | Meadville, PA | 09/29/2004 | 09/13/2004 |
| 55,707 | Iris Apparel, Inc. (Comp) | Clarkrange, TN | 09/29/2004 | 09/20/2004 |
| 55,708 | Alcatel (State) | Plano, TX | 09/29/2004 | 09/28/2004 |
| 55,709 | Facilities Mgt & Maint. Services of Conway (A) | Conway, AR | 09/30/2004 | 09/29/2004 |
| 55,710 | Distinct Marketing Designs (Wkrs) | High Point, NC | 09/30/2004 | 09/27/2004 |
| 55,711 | San Francisco Sewing Association (Wkrs) | Daly City, CA | 09/30/2004 | 09/29/2004 |
| 55,712 | Universal Record Distributing Corp (NPW) | Philadelphia, PA | 09/30/2004 | 09/22/2004 |
| 55,713 | Techform (OR) | Milwaukie, OR | 09/30/2004 | 09/27/2004 |
| 55,714 | Interface Fabrics (Wkrs) | Elkin, NC | 10/01/2004 | 10/01/2004 |
| 55,715 | Merix Corp. (Comp) | Forest Grove, OR | 10/01/2004 | 09/30/2004 |
| 55,716 | Devivo Industries (CT) | Waterbury, CT | 10/01/2004 | 09/30/2004 |
| 55,717 | General Chemical (USWA) | Claymont, DE | 10/01/2004 | 09/14/2004 |
| 55,718 | Halstab (PACE) | Hammond, IN | 10/01/2004 | 09/09/2004 |
| 55,719 | Lanier Clothes, Div. of Oxford Ind. (Comp) | Greenville, GA | 10/04/2004 | 10/01/2004 |
| 55,720 | Boeing Aircraft Co. (The) (IAM) | Wichita, KS | 10/04/2004 | 08/30/2004 |
| 55,721 | NCH Sewing, Inc. (Wkrs) | San Francisco, CA | 10/04/2004 | 09/20/2004 |
| 55,722 | Andrew Corporation (Comp) | Orland Park, IL | 10/04/2004 | 09/17/2004 |
| 55,723 | Rising Tides (State) | Florence, MA | 10/04/2004 | 09/15/2004 |
| 55,724 | Ranbar Electrical Materials, Inc. (Wkrs) | Manor, PA | 10/04/2004 | 09/22/2004 |
| 55,725 | Tupperware U.S., Inc. (Wkrs) | Hemingway, SC | 10/04/2004 | 09/28/2004 |
| 55,726 | United States Can Co. (Wkrs) | Elgin, IL | 10/04/2004 | 09/20/2004 |
| 55,727 | Quality Printing Co., Inc. (Comp) | Neenah, WI | 10/04/2004 | 09/28/2004 |
| 55,728 | Medex, Inc. (Comp) | Dublin, OH | 10/04/2004 | 09/28/2004 |
| 55,729 | Jervis B. Webb Co. (Wkrs) | Mt. Vernon, OH | 10/04/2004 | 09/22/2004 |
| 55,730 | B and J Knits, Inc. (Comp) | Statesville, NC | 10/04/2004 | 09/20/2004 |
| 55,731 | General Chemical—DVW-N (USWA) | Claymont, DE | 10/04/2004 | 09/14/2004 |
| 55,732 | John Crane, Inc. (Comp) | McAllen, TX | 10/04/2004 | 09/08/2004 |
| 55,733 | Maidenform, Inc. (State) | Jacksonville, FL | 10/04/2004 | 09/28/2004 |
| 55,734 | OWT Industries, Inc. (Comp) | Pickens, SC | 10/05/2004 | 10/04/2004 |
| 55,735 | Invista S.A.R.L. (Comp) | Kinston, NC | 10/05/2004 | 10/05/2004 |
| 55,736 | Helmuth Industries (State) | Linden, NJ | 10/05/2004 | 10/05/2004 |
| 55,737 | F.S. Childers and Sons Lumber Co., Inc. (Comp) | Taylorsville, NC | 10/05/2004 | 10/04/2004 |
| 55,738 | Eiser, Inc. (Comp) | Portland, OR | 10/05/2004 | 09/13/2004 |
| 55,739 | Zenith/LG Electronics (Wkrs) | Lincolnshire, IL | 10/05/2004 | 09/13/2004 |
| 55,740 | American Slate and Marble (Comp) | Hickory, NC | 10/05/2004 | 09/28/2004 |
| 55,741 | Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (ULA) | Milford, CT | 10/05/2004 | 10/05/2004 |
| 55,742 | Rock-Tenn Co. (Wkrs) | Otsego, MI | 10/06/2004 | 09/29/2004 |
| 55,743 | Dawson Furniture Co. (Comp) | Webb City, MO | 10/06/2004 | 10/04/2004 |
| 55,744 | Hendry Telephone Products (Comp) | Goleta, CA | 10/06/2004 | 10/05/2004 |
| 55,745 | Interstate Brand (RWDSU) | Grand Rapids, MI | 10/06/2004 | 09/23/2004 |
| 55,746 | West Point Stevens (Comp) | Clemson, SC | 10/07/2004 | 10/04/2004 |
| 55,747 | Child Craft, Inc. (IBB) | Salem, IN | 10/07/2004 | 09/19/2004 |
| 55,748 | Liz Claiborne (UNITE) | N. Bergen, NJ | 10/07/2004 | 10/05/2004 |
| 55,749 | Troy, LLC (USWA) | Harrisville, WV | 10/07/2004 | 10/01/2004 |
| 55,750 | Pressman Toy (State) | New Brunswick, NJ | 10/07/2004 | 10/06/2004 |
| 55,751 | Seams, Inc. (Comp) | White Mills, PA | 10/07/2004 | 10/06/2004 |
| 55,752 | Grand Traverse Engineering, Inc. (State) | Williamsburg, MI | 10/08/2004 | 09/29/2004 |
| 55,753 | VF Imagewear (Comp) | Sparta, TN | 10/08/2004 | 09/28/2004 |
| 55,754 | Dan River, Inc. (Wkrs) | New York, NY | 10/08/2004 | 09/29/2004 |
| 55,755 | GE Capital IT Solutions (Wkrs) | Erlanger, KY | 10/08/2004 | 09/18/2004 |
| 55,756 | Inmed Corp dba Trusch, Inc. (Comp) | Duluth, GA | 10/08/2004 | 10/07/2004 |
| 55,757 | Bernhardt Furniture Co. (Comp) | Lenoir, NC | 10/08/2004 | 09/27/2004 |
| 55,758 | Hooker Furniture Corp. (Comp) | Martinsville, VA | 10/08/2004 | 10/01/2004 |
| 55,759 | Monterey Carpets (State) | Santa Ana, CA | 10/08/2004 | 09/13/2004 |
| 55,760 | C and D Lumber (State) | Riddle, OR | 10/08/2004 | 10/04/2004 |
| 55,761 | Technicon Engineering, Inc. (Comp) | Macon, GA | 10/08/2004 | 09/24/2004 |
| 55,762 | Seton Company (State) | Newark, NJ | 10/08/2004 | 10/07/2004 |
| 55,763 | Contractor's Engineer, LLC (Comp) | Neodesha, KS | 10/08/2004 | 09/10/2004 |
| 55,764 | DeVlieg Bullard, II (Wkrs) | Rockford, IL | 10/08/2004 | 09/18/2004 |
| 55,765 | Ferrania USA, Inc. (Comp) | Weatherford, OK | 10/08/2004 | 10/07/2004 |
| 55,766 | Aerotek/Solectron Tech. (State) | Charlotte, NC | 10/08/2004 | 10/05/2004 |
[FR Doc. 04-23684 Filed 10-21-04; 8:45 am]
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