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 begin 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 7, 2003.
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 7, 2003.
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 3rd day of March 2003.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
Appendix
[Petitions instituted between 02/04/2003 and 2/14/2003]
| TA-W | Subject firm (petitioners) | Location | Date of institution | Date of petition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42,360 | Precision Twist Drill Co. (USWA) | Rhinelander, WI | 02/06/2003 | 02/16/2002 |
| 50,770 | Warp Knit Mills, Inc. (Comp) | Lincolnton, NC | 02/04/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,771 | Spartech Plastics (IBT) | Conneaut, OH | 02/04/2003 | 02/03/2003 |
| 50,772 | Symbol Technologies (MI) | Farmington Hill, MI | 02/04/2003 | 01/29/2003 |
| 50,773 | Crystal Dyeing and Finishing (Comp) | Hickory, NC | 02/04/2003 | 02/03/2003 |
| 50,774 | A-Plus Manufacturing (Comp) | N. Andover, MA | 02/04/2003 | 01/29/2003 |
| 50,775 | Harman Wisconsin, Inc. (Comp) | Prairie, du Chie, WI | 02/04/2003 | 01/31/2003 |
| 50,776 | North Safety Products (Wkrs) | Tallmadge, OH | 02/04/2003 | 02/03/2003 |
| 50,777 | A.O Smith EPC (Comp) | Ripley, TN | 02/04/2003 | 02/02/2003 |
| 50,778 | Great Northern Bark Company (Comp) | Columiba Falls, MT | 02/04/2003 | 01/31/2003 |
| 50,779 | Jacobson Greenhouses, Inc. (Comp) | Spokane, WA | 02/04/2003 | 01/22/2003 |
| 50,780 | Piedmont Carving Co., Inc. (Comp) | Thomasville, NC | 02/04/2003 | 01/31/2003 |
| 50,781 | Certifying Service Express (Comp) | Janesville, WI | 02/04/2003 | 01/31/2003 |
| 50,782 | EMCO Flow Systems (CO) | Longmont, CO | 02/04/2003 | 01/31/2003 |
| 50,783 | Precise Courtesy Corporation (Wkrs) | Buffalo Grove, IL | 02/04/2003 | 01/23/2003 |
| 50,784 | Sara Lee Hosiery (Wrks) | Rockingham, NC | 02/04/2003 | 01/28/2003 |
| 50,785 | RMI Titanium Company (USWA) | Niles, OH | 02/04/2003 | 01/17/2003 |
| 50,786 | Pure Resources (Wkrs) | Midland, TX | 02/04/2003 | 01/21/2003 |
| 50,787 | Tinnerman Palnut Engineer Products, LLC (Comp) | Massillon, OH | 02/04/2003 | 01/31/2003 |
| 50,788 | Republic Engineered Products (USWA) | Canton, OH | 02/04/2003 | 01/30/2003 |
| 50,789 | Premcor Refining Group, Inc. (TX) | Port Arthur, TX | 02/04/2003 | 01/27/2003 |
| 50,790 | Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. (Comp) | Livonia, MI | 02/04/2003 | 01/28/2003 |
| 50,791 | F/V Sally Ann (Comp) | Manokotak, AK | 02/04/2003 | 01/27/2003 |
| 50,792 | F/V Hammer Time (Comp) | Togiak, AK | 02/04/2003 | 01/23/2003 |
| 50,793 | Matthew Thornson (Comp) | Dillingham, AR | 02/04/2003 | 02/03/2003 |
| 50,794 | Santa Rosa, Inc. (Comp) | Kodiak, AK | 02/04/2004 | 02/03/2003 |
| 50,795 | Purl Knit Fabrics Corporation (Wkrs) | Brooklyn, NY | 02/06/2003 | 12/02/2002 |
| 50,796 | General Electric (IUE) | Euclid, OH | 02/06/2003 | 01/22/2003 |
| 50,797 | DuPont (Comp) | Rochester, NY | 02/06/2003 | 01/10/2003 |
| 50,798 | Overseas Manufacturing Systems of Amer. (W | El Paso, TX | 02/06/2003 | 01/16/2003 |
| 50,799 | LG Philips Displays (Comp) | Ann Arbor, MI | 02/06/2003 | 02/03/2003 |
| 50,800 | Flexcel (Comp) | Batesville, MS | 02/06/2003 | 01/16/2003 |
| 50,801 | Johnston Industries, Inc. (Comp) | Opp, AL | 02/06/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,802 | Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (Comp) | San Diego, CA | 02/06/2003 | 01/21/2003 |
| 50,803 | Rock Tenn (Wkrs) | El Paso, TX | 02/06/2003 | 01/20/2003 |
| 50,804 | Aetna, Inc. (Wkrs) | Allentown, PA | 02/06/2003 | 01/22/2003 |
| 50,805A | Bassett Furniture Industries (Co.) | Dublin, GA | 02/06/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,805 | Bassett Furniture Industries (Co.) | Macon, GA | 02/06/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,806 | Levolor Kirsch Window Fashions (Comp) | Ogden, UT | 02/10/2003 | 02/05/2003 |
| 50,807 | MCB Inc. (Wkrs) | Los Angeles, CA | 02/10/2003 | 01/21/2003 |
| 50,808 | Thomson Industries (Comp) | Port Washington, NY | 02/10/2003 | 12/31/2002 |
| 50,809 | Eastman Kodak Company (NY) | Rochester, NY | 02/10/2003 | 01/24/2003 |
| 50,810 | Deltech Polymers Corporation (Comp) | Troy, OH | 02/10/2003 | 01/24/2003 |
| 50,811 | Penske Truck LSG Administration (Wkrs) | Brea, CA | 02/10/2003 | 01/27/2003 |
| 50,812 | Federal Mogul (Wkrs) | Blackburg, VA | 02/10/2003 | 01/24/2003 |
| 50,813 | General Binding Corp. (Wkrs) | DeForest, WI | 02/10/2003 | 01/31/2003 |
| 50,814 | Caterpillar Paving Products, Inc. (Wkrs) | Brooklyn Park, MN | 02/10/2003 | 02/03/2003 |
| 50,815 | Nexans Magnet Wire U.S.A. (Wkrs) | Mexico, MO | 02/10/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,816 | Nevamar Company (Comp) | Hampton, SC | 02/10/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,817 | Diamond Brands (Comp) | Strong, ME | 02/10/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,818 | Hitchiner Manufacturing Co, Inc. (NH) | Littleton, NH | 02/10/2003 | 02/05/2003 |
| 50,819 | Yarway Corporation (Comp) | Blue Bell, PA | 02/10/2003 | 01/22/2003 |
| 50,820 | Lapp Insulator (Wkrs) | Le Roy, NY | 02/10/2003 | 11/07/2002 |
| 50,821 | Gold Toe Brands, Inc. (Comp) | Newton, NC | 02/10/2003 | 01/22/2003 |
| 50,822 | Henlopen Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Comp) | Watertown, CT | 02/10/2003 | 01/30/2003 |
| 50,823 | Alcoa Compostion Foils (Wkrs) | Pevely, MO | 02/10/2003 | 01/30/2003 |
| 50,824 | Formtech Enterprises, Inc. (Comp) | Jackson, MI | 02/10/2003 | 02/06/2003 |
| 50,825 | LG Philips Displays Company (IBEW) | Ottawa, OH | 02/10/2003 | 01/17/2003 |
| 50,826 | Allegheny Ludlum Steel (USWA) | Massillon, OH | 02/10/2003 | 01/30/2003 |
| 50,827 | Advanced Mircro Devices (Wkrs) | Austin, TX | 02/10/2003 | 02/05/2003 |
| 50,828 | Radisys Corporation (Wkrs) | Hillsobro, OR | 02/10/2003 | 01/30/2003 |
| 50,829 | Engineered Medical Systems (Comp) | Indianapolis, IN | 02/10/2003 | 01/03/2003 |
| 50,830 | Tyco Plastics (IUE) | Louisville, KY | 02/10/2003 | 01/29/2003 |
| 50,831 | EIMCO, LLC (USWA) | Bluefield, WV | 02/10/2003 | 02/03/2003 |
| 50,832 | Ionics, Inc. (Comp) | Bridgeville, PA | 02/10/2003 | 02/05/2003 |
| 50,833 | Caraustar Industries (Comp) | Fayetteville, NC | 02/10/2003 | 02/01/2003 |
| 50,834 | TSI Graphics, Inc. (Wkrs) | Effingham, IL | 02/10/2003 | 02/05/2003 |
| 50,835 | Reliant Fastener (USWA) | Rock Falls, IL | 02/10/2003 | 01/02/2003 |
| 50,836 | F/V The Fox (Comp) | Metlakatla, AK | 02/10/2003 | 02/05/2003 |
| 50,837 | George Wilson (Comp) | Anchorage, AK | 02/10/2003 | 02/07/2003 |
| 50,838 | F/V Windy Sea (Comp) | Kodiak, AK | 02/10/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,839 | F/V Seamaid (Comp) | Manokotak, AK | 02/10/2003 | 01/28/2003 |
| 50,840 | Elsie M. Bartman (Comp) | Manokotak, AK | 02/10/2003 | 01/30/2003 |
| 50,841 | F/V Lynn C (Comp) | Port Heiden, AK | 02/10/2003 | 02/02/2003 |
| 50,842 | F/V Anna Mae (Comp) | Port Heiden, AK | 02/10/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,843 | F/V My Girls (Comp) | Port Heiden, AK | 02/10/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,844 | F/V Jennifer Lynn (Comp) | Togiak, AK | 02/10/2003 | 01/23/2003 |
| 50,845 | Vishay Dale Electronics, Inc. (Comp) | Norfolk, NE | 02/11/2003 | 02/07/2003 |
| 50,846 | Torque-Traction Mfg. Tech., Inc. (AR) | Jonesboro, AR | 02/11/2003 | 01/31/2003 |
| 50,847 | Elmer's Products, Inc. (IAM) | Bainbridge, NY | 02/11/2003 | 01/31/2003 |
| 50,848 | Strategic Distribution, Inc. (Comp) | Lenoir, NC | 02/11/2003 | 01/31/2003 |
| 50,849 | Diamond Brands (Comp) | Wilton, ME | 02/11/2003 | 02/10/2003 |
| 50,850 | PTC Alliance Midwest Manufacturing (USWA) | Chicago Heights, IL | 02/11/2003 | 02/05/2003 |
| 50,851 | Sentex Systems (Comp) | Chatsworth, CA | 02/11/2003 | 01/30/2003 |
| 50,852 | Micro Instrument Company (Comp) | Escondido, CA | 02/11/2003 | 01/31/2003 |
| 50,853 | OK foods, Inc. (AR) | Ft. Smith, AR | 02/11/2003 | 02/10/2003 |
| 50,854 | Reitz Tool, Inc. (Comp) | Cochranton, PA | 02/11/2003 | 02/10/2003 |
| 50,855 | Magna Powertech (MI) | Grand Rapids, MI | 02/11/2003 | 02/10/2003 |
| 50,856 | Schlumberg Technology Corporation (TX) | Webster, TX | 02/11/2003 | 02/10/2003 |
| 50,857 | Centre State International Trucks, Inc. (Comp) | West Burlington, IA | 02/11/2003 | 01/09/2003 |
| 50,858A | Freedom Plastics, LLC (Comp) | Sheffield, IL | 02/11/2003 | 02/10/2003 |
| 50,858 | Freedom Plastics, LLC (Comp) | Sheffield, IL | 02/11/2003 | 02/10/2003 |
| 50,859 | Vishay—Cera Mite (Wkrs) | Oconto Falls, WI | 02/11/2003 | 02/07/2003 |
| 50,860 | Cannondale Corporation (Comp) | Bedford, PA | 02/11/2003 | 02/10/2003 |
| 50,861 | Andrew Corporation (Wkrs) | Glen Rock, PA | 02/11/2003 | 01/28/2003 |
| 50,862 | F/V/ Silver Eagle (Comp) | Dillingham, AK | 02/11/2003 | 02/06/2003 |
| 50,863 | Eric Slotten (Comp) | Egegik, AK | 02/11/2003 | 02/06/2003 |
| 50,864 | F/V Jenny O. Daun (Comp) | Naknek, AK | 02/11/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,865 | Fibermark (MI) | Rochester, MI | 02/12/2003 | 02/11/2003 |
| 50,866 | AstenJohnson (Comp) | Jonesboro, GA | 02/12/2003 | 02/06/2003 |
| 50,867 | Eaton Remanufacturing (MI) | Oshtemo, MI | 02/12/2003 | 02/03/2003 |
| 50,868 | Ge-Ray Fabrics (Comp) | Morganville, NJ | 02/12/2003 | 02/11/2003 |
| 50,869 | Lear Corporation (Comp) | Grand Rapids, MI | 02/12/2003 | 02/07/2003 |
| 50,870A | Freedom Plastics LLC (Co.) | Shefield, IL | 02/12/2003 | 02/10/2003 |
| 50,870 | Freedom Plastics, LLC (Comp) | Joliet, IL | 02/12/2003 | 02/10/2003 |
| 50,871 | Jabil Circuit, Inc. (Comp) | St. Petersburg, FL | 02/12/2003 | 02/10/2003 |
| 50,872A | Leslie Fay Marketing, Inc. (Co.) | Pittston, PA | 02/12/2003 | 01/30/2003 |
| 50,872 | Leslie Fay Marketing, Inc. (Comp) | Laflin, PA | 02/12/2003 | 01/30/2003 |
| 50,873 | Scantibodies Laboratory, Inc. (Comp) | Santee, CA | 02/12/2003 | 01/29/2003 |
| 50,874 | Ocwen Federal Bank (Wkrs) | W. Palm Beach, FL | 02/12/2003 | 01/31/2003 |
| 50,875 | Rockford Powertrain (UAW) | Loves Park, IL | 02/12/2003 | 02/12/2003 |
| 50,876 | Mechanical Products Company, L.L.C. (UAW) | Jackson, MI | 02/12/2003 | 02/12/2003 |
| 50,877 | F/V Number One (Comp) | Manokotak, AK | 02/12/2003 | 01/22/2003 |
| 50,878 | Cannondale Corporation (Comp) | Bedford, PA | 02/13/2003 | 02/10/2003 |
| 50,879 | Maine Brand Manufacturing, Inc. (ME) | Littleton, ME | 02/13/2003 | 02/12/2003 |
| 50,880 | Savane International Corporation (Wkrs) | Santa Teresa, NM | 02/13/2003 | 02/01/2003 |
| 50,881 | Volex, Inc. (Wrks) | Chula Vista, CA | 02/13/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,882 | Pirelli Cable (Wkrs) | Colusa, CA | 02/13/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,883 | BOC Edwards (Comp) | Philadelphia, PA | 02/13/2003 | 02/11/2003 |
| 50,884 | Border Apparel (Comp) | El Paso, TX | 02/13/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,885 | Flying J. Oil and Gas, Inc. (Comp) | North Salt Lake, UT | 02/13/2003 | 02/07/2003 |
| 50,886 | Dana Brake Parts, Inc. (Comp) | Litchfield, IL | 02/13/2003 | 02/11/2003 |
| 50,887 | General Binding Corporation (Wkrs) | De Forest, WI | 02/13/2003 | 02/03/2003 |
| 50,888 | Go-Dan Industries, Inc. (USWA) | Buffalo, NY | 02/13/2003 | 02/12/2003 |
| 50,889 | Mega Tech of Oregon (Wkrs) | Corvallis, OR | 02/13/2003 | 02/07/2003 |
| 50,890 | Calapoois Valley Mushrooms (Comp) | Brownsville, OR | 02/13/2003 | 02/07/2003 |
| 50,891 | OSRAM Sylvania (Comp) | Lake Zurich, IL | 02/13/2003 | 02/11/2003 |
| 50,892 | Mastercraft Fabrics, LLC (Comp) | Morganton, NC | 02/13/2003 | 02/24/2003 |
| 50,893 | Best Manufacturing Gruop, LLC (Comp) | Griffin, GA | 02/13/2003 | 02/10/2003 |
| 50,894 | Electronic Data Systems (EDS) (Wkrs) | Albuquerque, NM | 02/13/2003 | 02/12/2003 |
| 50,895 | Americal corporation (Comp) | Goldsboro, NC | 02/13/2003 | 02/12/2003 |
| 50,896 | Easton Corporation (Comp) | Rochester Hills, MI | 02/13/2003 | 01/15/2003 |
| 50,897 | Michael Miller (Comp) | Inglis, FL | 02/14/2003 | 01/21/2003 |
| 50,898 | S/V Scampi (Comp) | Inglis, FL | 02/14/2003 | 01/21/2003 |
| 50,899 | John Halsey (Comp) | Homosassa, FL | 02/14/2003 | 01/21/2003 |
| 50,900 | David Beck (Comp) | Homosassa, FL | 02/14/2003 | 01/21/2003 |
| 50,901 | Holeinthewater Shrimp company (Comp) | Yankeetown, FL | 02/14/2003 | 01/21/2003 |
| 50,902 | Daniel Blanton (Comp) | Homosassa, FL | 02/14/2003 | 01/20/2003 |
| 50,903 | Jason Madison (Comp) | Homosassa, FL | 02/14/2003 | 01/20/2003 |
| 50,904 | B.J. Everett (Comp) | Old Town, FL | 02/14/2003 | 02/12/2003 |
| 50,905 | S/V Vagabond (Comp) | Inglis, FL | 02/14/2003 | 01/21/2003 |
| 50,906 | Arvin Meritor (Comp) | Gordonsville, TN | 02/14/2003 | 02/11/2003 |
| 50,907 | FCI USA, Inc. (Wkrs) | Etters, PA | 02/14/2003 | 02/04/2003 |
| 50,908 | Halliburton (Wkrs) | Alvarado, TX | 02/14/2003 | 02/13/2003 |
| 50,909 | International Foam, Inc. (UNITE) | Carlstadt, NJ | 02/14/2003 | 02/13/2003 |
| 50,910 | Managed Business Solutions (Comp) | Fort Collins, CO | 02/14/2003 | 02/12/2003 |
| 50,911 | Benton Veneer Company (AR) | Benton, AR | 02/14/2003 | 02/13/2003 |
| 50,912 | Kroehler Furniture Mfg. Co., Inc. (Wkrs) | Conover, NC | 02/14/2003 | 02/05/2003 |
[FR Doc. 03-7196 Filed 3-25-03; 8:45 am]
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