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 person 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 30, 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 30, 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 29the day of November, 2002.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
Appendix
[Petitions instituted between 11/18/2002 and 11/22/2002]
| TA-W | Subject Firm (petitioners) | Location | Date of institution | Date of petition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50,107 | Optek Technology, Inc. (Wkrs) | Carrollton, TX | 11/18/2002 | 11/15/2002 |
| 50,108A | Ericsson, Inc. (Comp) | Richardson, TX | 11/18/2002 | 11/15/2002 |
| 50,108 | Ericsson, Inc. (Comp) | Plano, TX | 11/18/2002 | 11/15/2002 |
| 50,109 | Creative Mold Co., LLC (Comp) | Auburn, ME | 11/18/2002 | 11/15/2002 |
| 50,110 | Emerson Motor Company (Comp) | Sturgeon Bay, WI | 11/18/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,111 | Osram Sylvania Products, Inc. (Comp) | Bangor, ME | 11/18/2002 | 11/15/2002 |
| 50,112 | California Manufacturing Co. (Comp) | Pelahatchie, MS | 11/18/2002 | 11/05/2002 |
| 50,113 | Fleming Lumber Co. (Comp) | Milligan, FL | 11/18/2002 | 11/18/2002 |
| 50,114 | Cadmus Mack (Wkrs) | E. Stroudsburg, PA | 11/18/2002 | 11/18/2002 |
| 50,115 | Intel Corp. (Wkrs) | Chandler, AZ | 11/18/2002 | 11/11/2002 |
| 50,116 | J-Star Bodco, Inc. (Comp) | Ft. Atkinson, WI | 11/18/2002 | 11/16/2002 |
| 50,117 | Flextronics International (Wkrs) | Longmont, CO | 11/19/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,118 | Volex, Inc. (Comp) | Clinton, AR | 11/19/2002 | 11/07/2002 |
| 50,119 | U.S. Repeating Arms Company (Comp) | New Haven, CT | 11/19/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,120 | TIMET (USWA) | Henderson, NV | 11/19/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,121 | VMV Enterprises, Inc. (IAMAW) | Paducah, KY | 11/19/2002 | 11/18/2002 |
| 50,122 | FCI USA, Inc. (Wkrs) | Etters, PA | 11/19/2002 | 11/14/2002 |
| 50,123 | Garden State Tanning, Inc. (UNITE) | Fleetwood, PA | 11/19/2002 | 11/04/2002 |
| 50,124 | Thomson Multimedia, Inc. (Wkrs) | Lancaster, PA | 11/19/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,125 | Ovalstrapping, Inc. (Wkrs) | Hoquiam, WA | 11/19/2002 | 11/13/2002 |
| 50,126 | Johnson Controls, Inc. (UAW) | Fullerton, CA | 11/19/2002 | 11/13/2002 |
| 50,127 | Orgreen Corp. (Wkrs) | Bend, OR | 11/19/2002 | 11/15/2002 |
| 50,128 | GE Gas Turbines (Wkrs) | Greenville, SC | 11/19/2002 | 11/15/2002 |
| 50,129 | IBM (Wkrs) | Piscataway, NJ | 11/19/2002 | 11/13/2002 |
| 50,130 | Lakeview Forge Company (USWA) | Erie, PA | 11/19/2002 | 11/18/2002 |
| 50,131 | Lear Corporation (UNITE) | Carlisle, PA | 11/19/2002 | 11/11/2002 |
| 50,132 | Ceramic Cooling Technologies (Comp) | Fort Worth, TX | 11/19/2002 | 11/07/2002 |
| 50,133 | Phelps Dodge Wire and Cable (Wkrs) | W. Caldwell, NJ | 11/19/2002 | 11/14/2002 |
| 50,134 | Zierick Manufacturing Corp. (Wkrs) | Yatesboro, PA | 11/19/2002 | 11/14/2002 |
| 50,135 | Punch Components (Wkrs) | Lima, OH | 11/19/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,136 | Bissell Homecare, Inc. (Comp) | Walker, MI | 11/19/2002 | 11/11/2002 |
| 50,137 | SL Outer Banks, LLC (Comp) | Lumberton, NC | 11/19/2002 | 11/18/2002 |
| 50,138 | BBA Nonwovens (AWPPW) | Washougal, WA | 11/20/2002 | 11/19/2002 |
| 50,139 | Lau Industries (Wkrs) | Fridley, MN | 11/20/2002 | 11/15/2002 |
| 50,140 | Basler Electric Company (Comp) | Corning, AR | 11/20/2002 | 11/18/2002 |
| 50,141 | Tecumseh (IAM) | New Holstein, WI | 11/20/2002 | 11/19/2002 |
| 50,142 | Midas International Corporation (PACE) | Hartford, WI | 11/20/2002 | 11/19/2002 |
| 50,143 | True North Enterprises (Wkrs) | La Feria, TX | 11/20/2002 | 11/19/2002 |
| 50,144 | Saint-Gobain Abrasives (Comp) | Flowery Branch, GA | 11/20/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,145 | Ardco Holdings, Inc. (Comp) | Scottsboro, AL | 11/20/2002 | 11/19/2002 |
| 50,146 | Tetra Tool Company (Wkrs) | Erie, PA | 11/20/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,147 | Sanmina-SCI Corporation (Comp) | Word Hill, MA | 11/20/2002 | 11/14/2002 |
| 50,148 | Newark Atlantic Paper Board (PACE) | Lawrence, MA | 11/20/2002 | 11/18/2002 |
| 50,149 | New Roan Corp. (Comp) | Hialeah, FL | 11/21/2002 | 11/05/2002 |
| 50,150 | Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. (Comp) | Thomasville, NC | 11/21/2002 | 11/20/2002 |
| 50,151 | Sig Doboy (Wkrs) | New Richmond, WI | 11/21/2002 | 11/20/2002 |
| 50,152 | Kennecott Rawhide Mining Company (Comp) | Fallon, NV | 11/21/2002 | 11/20/2002 |
| 50,153 | Triangle Apparel, Inc. (Comp) | Parsons, TN | 11/21/2002 | 11/20/2002 |
| 50,154 | Aurafin OroAmerica (Wkrs) | Burbank, CA | 11/21/2002 | 11/12/2002 |
| 50,155 | PCC Airfoils (Wkrs) | Douglas, GA | 11/21/2002 | 11/18/2002 |
| 50,156 | ITT Industries—Jabsco (UAW) | Costa Mesa, CA | 11/21/2002 | 11/19/2002 |
| 50,157 | Durango-Georgia Paper Col (Comp) | St. Marys, GA | 11/21/2002 | 11/14/2002 |
| 50,158 | Alcatel USA (Wkrs) | Plano, TX | 11/21/2002 | 11/19/2002 |
| 50,159 | Pliant Solutions (Wkrs) | Ft. Edward, NY | 11/21/2002 | 11/13/2002 |
| 50,160 | Edward Vogt Valve Company (Wkrs) | Jeffersonville, IN | 11/21/2002 | 11/18/2002 |
| 50,161 | Magruder Color Company, Inc. (Comp) | Elizabeth, NJ | 11/21/2002 | 11/06/2002 |
| 50,162 | Magnivision (Wkrs) | Miramar, FL | 11/21/2002 | 11/14/2002 |
| 50,163 | Seadrift Coke, L.P. (Comp) | Port Lavaca, TX | 11/22/2002 | 11/21/2002 |
| 50,164 | Sunbeam Products Inc. (Comp) | Neosho, MO | 11/22/2002 | 11/08/2002 |
| 50,165 | Weyerhaeuser Company (Comp) | Johnsonburg, PA | 11/22/2002 | 11/15/2002 |
| 50,166 | L. Chessler, Inc. (UNITE) | Philadelphia, PA | 11/22/2002 | 11/21/2002 |
| 50,167 | Bike Athletic Company (UNITE) | Knoxville, TN | 11/22/2002 | 11/21/2002 |
| 50,168 | Square D Company (Comp) | Knightdale, NC | 11/22/2002 | 11/20/2002 |
| 50,169 | Solectron Corporation (Comp) | Fremont, CA | 11/22/2002 | 11/21/2002 |
| 50,170 | Erasteel, Inc. (Wkrs) | McKeesport, PA | 11/22/2002 | 11/15/2002 |
| 50,171 | JK Tool and Die, Inc. (Comp) | Apollo, PA | 11/22/2002 | 11/22/2002 |
| 50,172 | Applied Films Corp. (Wkrs) | Longmont, CO | 11/22/2002 | 11/19/2002 |
| 50,173 | Twyford Int'l, Inc. (Comp) | Sebring, FL | 11/22/2002 | 11/15/2002 |
[FR Doc. 02-32098 Filed 12-19-02; 8:45 am]
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