Notices. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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BILLING CODE 4510-30-P 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 October 20, 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 October 20, 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 22nd day of September 2003. Timothy Sullivan, Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. Appendix [Petitions instituted between 09/02/2003 and 09/05/2003] TA-W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of institution Date of petition 52,708 Carolina Pad and paper Co. (Co.) Charlotte, NC 09/02/2003 08/25/2003 52,709 Kana Software

(Wkrs)Menlo Park, CA 09/02/2003 08/27/2003 52,710 Conso International Corp.

(Comp)Union, SC 09/02/2003 08/29/2003 52,711 AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (State) Livermore, CA 09/02/2003 08/29/2003 52,712 Maytag Appliances

(Comp)Amana, IA 09/02/2003 08/25/2003 52,713 Gilbert Brothers Fisheries

(Comp)Kodiak, AK 09/02/2003 08/28/2003 52,714 Fishing Vessel (F/V) Rimrock

(Comp)Kodiak, AK 09/02/2003 08/28/2003 52,715 Tingley Rubber (Union) So. Plainfield, NJ 09/02/2003 08/04/2003 52,716 Uniprise

(Wkrs)Dayton, OH 09/02/2003 08/29/2003 52,717 PSC Metals Inc.

(Comp)Cleveland, OH 09/02/2003 08/19/2003 52,718 I.T.W. Foils

(Wkrs)East Brunswick, NJ 09/02/2003 08/21/2003 52,719 Padgett Furniture Mfg. Cop., Inc.

(Comp)Calhoun, TN 09/02/2003 08/25/2003 52,720 Ampenol T&M Antennas

(Wkrs)Vernon Hills, IL 09/02/2003 08/28/2003 52,721 Cascade Fibers Company

(Wkrs)Sanford, NC 09/02/2003 08/28/2003 52,722 Conso International Corp

(Comp)Union, SC 09/02/2003 08/29/2003 52,723 W-Phone, Inc. (state) Highlands Ranch, CO 09/02/2003 08/28/2003 52,724 F/V Ruthie

(Comp)Petersburg, AK 09/03/2003 08/20/2003 52,725 Fishing Vessel (F/V) Bad Betty

(Comp)Homer, AK 09/03/2003 08/19/2003 52,726 Brad Aga Setnet Operation

(Comp)Larsen Bay, AK 09/03/2003 08/21/2003 52,727 Pryor Fish Camp

(Comp)Kodiak, AK 09/03/2003 08/20/2003 52,728 TRW Automotive

(MN)Rushford, MN 09/03/2003 08/25/2003 52,729 TRW Automotive Electronics

(MN)Winona, MN 09/03/2003 08/25/2003 52,730 Berwick Weaving, Inc.

(Wkrs)Berwick, PA 09/03/2003 08/15/2003 52,731 Heraeus Quartztech, Inc.

(NJ)Fairfield, NJ 09/03/2003 08/29/2003 52,732 Agere Systems

(IBEW)Reading, PA 09/03/2003 08/15/2003 52,733 Implementation Strategies, Inc.

(Comp)Brooklyn, NY 09/03/2003 08/26/2003 52,734 Bend Tec, Inc.

(MN)Duluth, MN 09/03/2003 08/22/2003 52,735 Guardian Industries Corporation

(Comp)Lewistown, PA 09/03/2003 08/21/2003 52,736 Lala Ellen Knitting

(Comp)Fort Payne, AL 09/03/2003 08/21/2003 52,737 TriQuint Optoelectronics

(Comp)Breinigsville, PA 09/03/2003 08/18/2003 52,738 Vermont Tubbs

(Comp)Brandon, VT 09/03/2003 08/19/2003 52,739 Springs Industries

(Comp)Gainesville, GA 09/03/2003 08/26/2003 52,740 HV Wood Products, Inc.

(Comp)Hughesville, PA 09/03/2003 08/28/2003 52,741 Ettco Tool Co. (IAMAW) York, PA 09/03/2003 08/21/2003 52,742 Fishercast, Inc.

(Comp)Watertown, NY 09/03/2003 08/17/2003 52,743 Hewlett Packard

(ID)Boise, ID 09/03/2003 08/27/2003 52,744 Rockwell Automation

(Comp)Dublin, GA 09/03/2003 08/26/2003 52,745 Erie Power Technologies, Inc.

(Wkrs)Erie, PA 09/03/2003 08/28/2003 52,746 Plano Molding Company

(Comp)Plano, IL 09/03/2003 08/26/2003 52,747 Sligh Furniture Company

(Comp)Holland, MI 09/03/2003 08/26/2003 52,748 Honeywell Industry Solutions

(Wkrs)Phoenix, AZ 09/03/2003 08/28/2003 52,749 Akin Industries

(Comp)Monticello, AR 09/03/2003 08/25/2003 52,750 Penn Union Corporation

(Wkrs)Edinboro, PA 09/03/2003 07/20/2003 52,751 Cliffs Mining Services Company

(Wkrs)Ishpeming, MI 09/03/2003 08/19/2003 52,752 TRW

(Comp)Jackson, MI 09/03/2003 08/27/2003 52,753 Metal Powder Products Company

(Comp)Coldwater, MI 09/03/2003 08/08/2003 52,754 ACS Industries, Inc.

(Comp)Woonsocket, RI 09/04/2003 08/20/2003 52,755 Fishing Vessel (F/V) Kaja marie

(Comp)Camano Island, WA 09/04/2003 08/31/2003 52,756 West Point Fisheries

(Comp)Bend, Or 09/04/2003 08/27/2003 52,757 State of Alaska Commission Fisheries

(Comp)Soldotna, AK 09/04/2003 08/29/2003 52,758 Bear Garden Fisheries

(Comp)Kodiak, AK 09/04/2003 08/31/2003 52,759 F/V K2

(Comp)Cordova, AK 09/04/2003 08/25/2003 52,760 Fishing Vessel (F/V) Freedom

(Comp)Mt. Vernon, WA 09/04/2003 08/21/2003 52,761 Fishing Vessel (F/V) Leopard

(Comp)Kenai, AK 09/04/2003 09/02/2003 52,762 TT Group, Inc.

(Comp)Aurora, MO 09/04/2003 08/29/2003 52,763 Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corporation

(Comp)Havertown, PA 09/04/2003 08/22/2003 52,764 Bimex Industries (AFLCIO) Wales, WI 09/04/2003 09/03/2003 52,765 Micro Motion, Inc.

(Comp)Boulder, CO 09/04/2003 09/03/2003 52,766 American Suessen Corp.

(NC)Charlotte, NC 09/04/2003 08/28/2003 52,767 Karen Manufacturing

(NJ)Elizabeth, NJ 09/04/2003 08/04/2003 52,768 Titan Plastics Group

(Comp)Portage, MI 09/04/2003 08/27/2003 52,769 American Fiber and Finishing, Inc.

(Comp)Newberry, SC 09/05/2003 09/05/2003 52,770 Tower Mills, Inc.

(Comp)Burlington, NC 09/05/2003 08/27/2003 52,771 Central-PA Distribution and Warehouse

(Wkrs)Reedsville, PA 09/05/2003 09/04/2003 52,772 Baltimore Marine Ind. (IAMAW) Baltimore, MD 09/05/2003 09/05/2003 52,773 Lebanite Corporation

(WCIW)Lebanon, OR 09/05/2003 09/03/2003 52,774 Weyersaeuser Company

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