[Federal Register: August 29, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 168)]
[Notices]               
[Page 52059-52060]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

 
Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply 
for Worker Adjustment Assistance

    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 September 8, 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 
September 8, 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 15th day of August, 2003.
Linda G. Poole,
Acting Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

                        Appendix.--Petitions Instituted Between 08/04/2003 and 08/08/2003
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                                                                                          Date of      Date of
  TA-W           Subject firm (petitioners)                      Location               institution    petition
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 52,450   VF Imagewear (Comp).....................  Tupelo, MS........................   08/04/2003   08/01/2003
 52,451   Saurer, Inc. (Wkrs).....................  Charlotte, NC.....................   08/04/2003   07/28/2003
 52,452   Elastic Corp. of America, Inc. (Comp)...  Woolwine, VA......................   08/04/2003   07/22/2003
 52,453   National Metal Abrasive (USWA)..........  Wadsworth, OH.....................   08/04/2003   07/30/2003
 52,454   Pillowtex Corporation (UNITE)...........  Scottsboro, AL....................   08/04/2003   07/31/2003
 52,455   Waterloo Industries (Wkrs)..............  Pocahontas, AR....................   08/04/2003   07/24/2003

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 52,456   Cutler Hammer, Inc. (Comp)..............  Brooksville, FL...................   08/04/2003   08/01/2003
 52,457   Coherent, Inc. (Comp)...................  Auburn, CA........................   08/05/2003   08/04/2003
 52,458   APW (Comp)..............................  Creedmoor, NC.....................   08/05/2003   08/04/2003
 52,459   Tingley Rubber (USWA)...................  So. Plainfield, NJ................   08/05/2003   08/04/2003
 52,460   Alice Manufacturing (Wkrs)..............  Easley, SC........................   08/05/2003   08/01/2003
 52,461   Fishing Vessel (F/V) Alert (Comp).......  Veronia, OR.......................   08/05/2003   07/22/2003
 52,462   F/V Joseph Booney (Comp)................  Cordova, AK.......................   08/05/2003   07/29/2003
 52,463   Kannapolis Energy Partners, LLC (Comp)..  Kannapolis, NC....................   08/05/2003   07/31/2003
 52,464   Ace Packaging Systems (Comp)............  Newport, MI.......................   08/05/2003   08/04/2003
 52,465   Moog Aircraft (Comp)....................  Salt Lake City, UT................   08/05/2003   07/31/2003
 52,466   USR Optonix, Inc. (Comp)................  Hackettstown, NJ..................   08/05/2003   07/30/2003
 52,467   Johnson and Johnson Wound Management      Sherman, TX.......................   08/05/2003   08/04/2003
           (Comp).
 52,468   Union Underwear Co., Inc. (Comp)........  Fayette, AL.......................   08/05/2003   08/04/2003
 52,469   Shell E and P Company (Comp)............  Houston, TX.......................   08/05/2003   07/30/2003
 52,470   Premium Security (Wkrs).................  Kentwood, MI......................   08/05/2003   08/01/2003
 52,471   Eureka Company (The) (Wkrs).............  Bloomington, IL...................   08/05/2003   08/04/2003
 52,472   Arlee Home Fashions (Wkrs)..............  Mexico, MO........................   08/05/2003   07/31/2003
 52,473   Maytag Corporation (Comp)...............  Galesburg, IL.....................   08/06/2003   08/06/2003
 52,474   Kulicke and Soffa (Wkrs)................  Austin, TX........................   08/07/2003   07/28/2003
 52,475   Pillowtex Corporation (UNITE)...........  Scottsboro, Al....................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,476   Pillowtex Corporation (Comp)............  Fieldale, VA......................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,477   Pillowtex Corporation (Comp)............  Eden, NC..........................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,478   Pillowtex Corporation (Comp)............  China Grove, NC...................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,479   Pillowtex Corporation (Comp)............  Rockwell, NC......................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,480   Pillowtex Corporation (Comp)............  Concord, NC.......................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,481   Pillowtex Corporation (Comp)............  Union, SC.........................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,482   Pillowtex Corporation (Comp)............  Mauldin, SC.......................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,483   Pillowtex Corporation (Comp)............  Dallas, TX........................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,484   Pillowtex Corporation (Comp)............  Chicago, IL.......................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,485   Pillowtex Corporation (Comp)............  Hanover, PA.......................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,486   Pillowtex Corporation (Comp)............  Los Angeles, CA...................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,487   Pillowtex Corporation (Comp)............  Tunica, MS........................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,488   McKenzie Forest Products, LLC (Comp)....  Myrtle Point, OR..................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,489   Portola Packaging, Inc. (Comp)..........  Sumter, SC........................   08/08/2003   08/07/2003
 52,490   Vernon Plastics (UNITE).................  Haverhill, MA.....................   08/08/2003   08/07/2003
 52,491   Tembec Woodsville, Inc. (Wkrs)..........  Woodsville, NH....................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
 52,492   Buckeye Lumberton, Inc. (Comp)..........  Lumberton, NC.....................   08/08/2003   08/06/2003
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[FR Doc. 03-22122 Filed 8-28-03; 8:45 am]

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