Proposed Rules. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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BILLING CODE 4510-30-M 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 February 11, 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 February 11, 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 31st day of December, 2001. Edward A. Tomchick, Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. APPENDIX [Petitions Instituted on 12/31/2001] TA-W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of petition Product(s) 40,496 Stanley Furniture Co. (Co.) West End, NC 12/20/2001 Wood Furniture. 40,497 Lundeen's, Inc.

(Wkrs)North Platte, NE 12/19/2001 Platinum and Palladium. 40,498 Precision Twist Drill

(USWA)Rhinelander, WI 11/20/2001 Twist Drill Bits. 40,499 Swift Spinning Mills (Co.) Columbus, GA 12/19/2001 Ring Spun Cotton. 40,500 Marubeni Denim (Co.) Columbus, GA 12/19/2001 Denim Fabric. 40,501 Motorola, Inc.

(Wkrs)Schaumburg, IL 10/31/2001 Telecommunication System Harware. 40,502 Midcom (Co.) Watertown, SD 12/03/2001 Transformers. 40,503 International Paper

(Wkrs)Menasha, WI 11/13/2001 Silicone Coated Substrate. 40,504 LTV Steel Corp

(Wkrs)East Chicago, IN 12/19/2001 Sheet Steel. 40,505 Tee Tease LLC

(Wkrs)Commerce, CA 10/31/2001 Print T-Shirts. 40,506 Sunrise Medical (Co.) Oshkosh, WI 10/29/2001 Mobile Lifting Devices. 40,507 Dresser Piping (IAMAW) Bradford, PA 09/24/2001 Pipeline Products. 40,508 Lexington Home Brands (Co.) Spruce Pines, NC 10/23/2001 Furniture. 40,509 Tmerys Kaolin (Co.) Dry Branch, GA 10/24/2001 Kaolin Clay. 40,510 Applied Concepts

(Wkrs)Warrendale, PA 11/14/2001 Hand Tools. 40,511 Lea Wayne Knitting Mills

(Wkrs)Morristown, TN 11/09/2001 Socks/Hosiery. 40,512 Robert Mitchell-Douglas (Co.) Portland, ME 12/14/2001 Stainless Steel Pipe and Fittings. 40,513 American Power Conversion

(Wkrs)West Warwick, RI 12/12/2001 Power Supplies. 40,514 Senco Products, Inc

(Wkrs)Cincinnati, OH 10/24/2001 Staplers, Nailers, Fasteners. 40,515 IEC Electronics

(Wkrs)Newark, NY 10/04/2001 Assemble Electronic Equipment. 40,516 Bayer Clothing Group (UNITE) Clearfield, PA 12/04/2001 Men's Tailored Suits. 40,517 Artex International, Inc. (Co.) Boiling Springs, NC 11/23/2001 Cloth Table Skirting and Napkins. 40,518 Marconi

(Wkrs)Milwaukee, WI 11/06/2001 Telecommunication Cabinets. 40,519 Agilent Technologies

(Wkrs)Liberty Lake, WA 12/03/2001 Electronic Test Equipment. 40,520A Hoskins Manufacturing Co. (Co.) Lewiston, MI 11/19/2001 Specialty Alloy Wires. 40,520 Hoskins Manufacturing (Co.) Mio, MI 11/19/2001 Specialty Alloy Wires. 40,521 Republic Technologies

(USWA)Akron, OH 11/19/2001 Steel Bar. 40,522 Johnson Controls Retail

(Wkrs)Reynoldsburg, OH 11/08/2001 Temperature and Lighting Controls. 40,523 Parallax Power Components (Co.) Goodland, IN 12/17/2001 Transformers. 40,524 Intermetro Industries (Co.) Douglas, GA 11/19/2001 Wire Steel Shelving. 40,525 Boeing Company

(The)(IAMAW) Renton, WA 12/18/2001 Commercial Aircraft. [FR Doc. 02-2334 Filed 1-30-02; 8:45 am]