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 December 19, 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 19, 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 26th day of November, 2002.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
Appendix
[Petitions instituted between 11/12/2002 and 11/15/2002]
| TA-W | Subject firm (petitioners) | Location | Date of institution | Date of petition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50,044 | Wrought Washer Manufacturing Company (USWA) | Milwaukee, WI | 11/12/2002 | 11/07/2002 |
| 50,045 | Domestic Manufacturing Corporation (Comp) | Kinston, NC | 11/12/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,046 | Crown North America (Wkrs) | Wooster, OH | 11/12/2002 | 11/07/2002 |
| 50,047 | Andrew Corporation (Comp) | Denton, TX | 11/12/2002 | 11/04/2002 |
| 50,048 | Cooper Power Systems (WIA) | S. Milwaukee, WI | 11/12/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,049 | Cooper Power Systems (WIA) | Waukesha, WI | 11/12/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,050 | Advanced Energy (Wkrs) | Austin, TX | 11/12/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,051 | Blue Ridge Sportswear (Comp) | Palmerton, PA | 11/12/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,052 | MeadWestvaco (Wkrs) | Front Royal, VA | 11/12/2002 | 11/05/2002 |
| 50,053 | Advance Transformer Company (Comp) | Monroe, WI | 11/12/2002 | 11/07/2002 |
| 50,054 | Universal Automotive, Inc. (Comp) | Cuba, MO | 11/12/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,055 | Kraft Foods (Comp) | Chicago, IL | 11/12/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,056 | Ehlert Tool Co. (WIA) | New Berlin, WI | 11/12/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,057 | Evans Rule Company, Inc. (Comp) | Charleston, SC | 11/12/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,058 | Ely Shoshone Tribe (Wkrs) | Ely, NV | 11/12/2002 | 11/04/2002 |
| 50,059 | Flowserve (Wkrs) | Williamsport, PA | 11/12/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,060 | GKN Sinter Metals (Comp) | Gallipolis, OH | 11/12/2002 | 11/13/2002 |
| 50,061 | VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership (Comp) | Woodstock, VA | 11/13/2002 | 11/06/2002 |
| 50,062 | After Six, Inc. (Comp) | Athens, GA | 11/13/2002 | 11/05/2002 |
| 50,063 | Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc. (Wkrs) | Rochester, NY | 11/13/2002 | 11/06/2002 |
| 50,064 | Cerro Fabricated Products (UAW) | Bristol, CT | 11/13/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,065 | Rawlings Sporting Goods (UNITE) | Licking, MO | 11/13/2002 | 11/11/2002 |
| 50,066 | Square D (IBEW) | Lincoln, NE | 11/13/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,067 | Advanced Glassfiber Yarns (Comp) | Aiken, SC | 11/13/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,068 | Velvet Drive Transmissions (UAW) | New Bedford, MA | 11/13/2002 | 11/07/2002 |
| 50,069 | L.W. Packard and Company, Inc. (Wkrs) | Ashland, NH | 11/13/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,070 | Eaton Corporation (Comp) | Mooresville, NC | 11/13/2002 | 11/07/2002 |
| 50,071 | Graphic Metals, Inc. (UAW) | Bay City, MI | 11/13/2002 | 11/11/2002 |
| 50,072 | Federal Mogul Powertrain Systems (UAW) | Orangeburg, SC | 11/13/2002 | 11/11/2002 |
| 50,073 | Collins and Aikman (UAW) | Marshall, WI | 11/13/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,074 | Summit Manufacturing LLC (Wkrs) | West Hazleton, PA | 11/14/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,075 | Mayville Engineering Company (Wkrs) | Mayville, WI | 11/14/2002 | 11/13/2002 |
| 50,076 | Altadis USA Inc. (IBT) | McAdoo, PA | 11/14/2002 | 11/04/2002 |
| 50,077 | Northern Cambria Shirt Co. (UFCW) | Northern Cambria, PA | 11/14/2002 | 11/06/2002 |
| 50,078 | Auburn Hosiery Mills, Inc. (Comp) | Auburn, KY | 11/14/2002 | 11/05/2002 |
| 50,079 | ITT Industries, Automotive Div. (Comp) | Searcy, AR | 11/14/2002 | 11/13/2002 |
| 50,080 | VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership (Comp) | El Paso, TX | 11/14/2002 | 11/06/2002 |
| 50,081A | Cutting Co., Inc. (The) (Comp) | Miami, FL | 11/14/2002 | 11/13/2002 |
| 50,081 | Drusco, Inc. (Comp) | Miami, FL | 11/14/2002 | 11/13/2002 |
| 50,082 | Playtex Apparel (Wkrs) | Dover, DE | 11/14/2002 | 11/06/2002 |
| 50,083 | Rayonier (Comp) | Lumber City, GA | 11/14/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,084 | Henry Pratt Company (IAM) | Dixon, IL | 11/14/2002 | 11/07/2002 |
| 50,085 | Pass and Seymour (Comp) | Concord, NC | 11/14/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,086 | J.C. Apparel, Inc. (Comp) | Sebastopol, MS | 11/15/2002 | 11/14/2002 |
| 50,087 | VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership (Comp) | Okemah, OK | 11/15/2002 | 11/06/2002 |
| 50,088 | Charles and Sons (NJ) | W. New York, NJ | 11/15/2002 | 11/07/2002 |
| 50,089 | E-Mu Systems (Comp) | Scotts Valley, CA | 11/15/2002 | 11/05/2002 |
| 50,090 | YKK USA, Inc. (Wkrs) | El Paso, TX | 11/15/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,091 | Cook Inlet Processing, Inc. (AK) | Kodiak, AK | 11/15/2002 | 11/14/2002 |
| 50,092 | Kus, Inc. (UAW) | Ft. Wayne, IN | 11/15/2002 | 11/14/2002 |
| 50,093 | Kane Magnetics International (Comp) | Kane, PA | 11/15/2002 | 11/06/2002 |
| 50,094 | Chiquola Industrial Products Group, LLC | Honea Path, SC | 11/15/2002 | 11/05/2002 |
| 50,095 | Johnson Controls, Inc. (Wkrs) | Kennesaw, GA | 11/15/2002 | 11/03/2002 |
| 50,096 | Burlington Industries (Wkrs) | Reidsville, NC | 11/15/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,097 | S. Goldberg (NJ) | Hackensack, NJ | 11/15/2002 | 11/04/2002 |
| 50,098 | Interstate Foam Processors, Inc. (NJ) | Passaic, NJ | 11/15/2002 | 11/04/2002 |
| 50,099 | Sweater Project (NJ) | North Bergen, NJ | 11/15/2002 | 11/07/2002 |
| 50,100 | Smith Systems (Comp) | Princeton, MN | 11/15/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,101 | Magna Power Tech (Wkrs) | Grand Rapids, MI | 11/15/2002 | 11/14/2002 |
| 50,102 | MMG North America (NJ) | Paterson, NJ | 11/15/2002 | 11/07/2002 |
| 50,103 | K and C Knitting, Inc. (NJ) | Passaic, NJ | 11/15/2002 | 11/07/2002 |
| 50,104 | Thermodisc, Inc. (Comp) | London, KY | 11/15/2002 | 11/14/2002 |
| 50,105 | Ericsson, Inc. (Comp) | Durham, NC | 11/15/2002 | 11/15/2002 |
| 50,106 | Profile Group LLC (Wkrs) | Coldwater, MI | 11/15/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
[FR Doc. 02-31057 Filed 12-6-02; 8:45 am]
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