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ACTION: Adjustment assistance:

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance for workers (TAW) number and alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) by (TAW) number issued during the periods of November 2003.

In order for an affirmative determination to be made and a certification of eligibility to apply for directlyimpacted (primary) worker adjustment assistance to be issued, each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(a) of the Act must be met.

I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following must be satisfied:

A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;

B. The sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision have decreased absolutely; and

C. Increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to the decline in
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sales or production of such firm or subdivision; or

II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the following must be satisfied:

A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;

B. There has been a shift in production by such workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign county of articles like or directly competitive with articles which are produced by such firm or subdivision; and

C. One of the following must be satisfied:

1. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of the articles is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States;

2. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of the articles to a beneficiary country under the Andean Trade Preference Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act; or

3. There has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of articles that are like or directly competitive with articles which are or were produced by such firm or subdivision.

Also, in order for an affirmative determination to be made and a certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as an adversely affected secondary group to be issued, each of the group eligibility requirements of section 222(b) of the Act must be met.
(1) Significant number or proportion of the workers in the workers' firm or an appropriate subdivision of the firm have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;
(2) The workers' firm (or subdivision) is a supplier or downstream producer to a firm (or subdivision) that employed a group of workers who received a certification of eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance benefits and such supply or production is related to the article that was the basis for such certification; and
(3) Either
(A) The workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it supplied for the firm (or subdivision) described in paragraph (2) accounted for at least 20 percent of the production or sales of the workers' firm; or
(B) A loss or business by the workers' firm with the firm (or subdivision) described in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to the workers' separation or threat of separation.

Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.

The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (Increased imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) (No shift in production to a foreign country) have not been met.
TAW53,176; TCI Machinery, Inc., including leased workers of Oasis Outsourcing, Gastonia, NC
TAW53,308; Burger Structural Steel Co., a subsidiary of Burger Iron Co., Akron, OH
TAW53,437; Sequel Manufacturing, Willow Springs, MO
TAW53,469; Wexco Corp., Lynchburg, VA
TAW53,198; Celanese Acetate, a div. of Celanese AG, Narrows, VA TAW53,023; Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc., Sextonville, WI TAW53,084; Eaton Corp., Watertown, WI
TAW52,943; Composites Solutions, Inc. (CSI), West Columbia, SC TAW53,190; The Carriage House Companies, Inc., a subsidiary of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., Streator, IL
TAW53,252; Cytec Industries, Woodbridge, NJ
TAW53,258; Allied Machine and Engineering Corp., Dover, OH
TAW53,131; Thermotek, Inc., Carrollton, TX
TAW53,089; East Coast Hydraulics Operations, Inc. (ECHO), Camp Hill, PA
TAW53,146; Metalforming Technologies/Northern Tube, Pinconning, MI TAW53,107; Rapid Mold Solutions, Inc., Erie, PA
TAW53,301; Celanese Acetate, LLC, Celriver Plant, Rock Hill, SC TAW52,729; TRW Automotive, Body Controls Systems, NA, Winona, MN TAW53,044; Intermet Corp., Archer Creek Foundry, Lynchburg, VA TAW53,059; Rockwell Automation, LNK Div., Gallipolis, OH
TAW53,062; Wallner Tool, Inc., Maple Grove, MN
TAW53,358; B.P.B. Manufacturing, Pittston Plant Div., Pittston, PA TAW53,228; Aurora Acquisition Corp., Formerly Clarksburg Casket Co., Hepzibah, WV
TAW53,145; General Aluminum Manufacturing Co., Hudson Forge, Hudson, MI
TAW53,923; Delphi Chassis, Home Ave./Vandalia Operations, Dayton, OH TAW53,441; Coca Cola North America, Minute Maid Div., Hightstown, NJ TAW53,265; Panoramic, Inc., Janesville, WI
TAW53,507; Northern Aluminum Foundry, North Fond du Lac, WI TAW53,453; Giddings and Lewis Foundry, LLC, a company of Thyssen Krupp Technologies, a div. of Thyssen Krupp AG, Menominee, MI TAW53,427; PuzzleCraft, Wabasso, MN
TAW53,385; Bowater, Inc., Calhoun Woodlands Operations, Kingston, TN TAW53,314; Acrotech Midwest, Inc., Crosby, MN
TAW53,118; SPX Contech Metal Forge, Dowagiac, MI
TAW53,032; The Plastek Group, Master Mold Company, a div. of Triangle Tool Co., Erie, PA

The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.C) (has shifted production to a foreign country) have not been met.
TAW53,156; Halmode Apparel, Inc., a div. of Kellwood Co., Roanoke, VA TAW53,211; Rogers Corp., South Windham, CT

The workers firm does not produce an article as required for certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TAW53,309; Candle Corp., El Segundo, CA
TAW52,330; Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Corporate Headquarters, Global Engineering Department, Allentown, PA
TAW53,376; The Boeing Co., Los Angeles Distribution Center, Torrance, CA
TAW53,311; Honeywell Sensing and Controls, Design Drafting Workers, Freeport, IL
TAW53,422; United Air Lines, Inc., Cargo Div., Elk Grove, IL TAW53,375; Wyeth Research, Collegeville, PA
TAW53,290; Finisar Corp., Sunnyvale, CA
TAW53,485; Coutts Library Services, Inc., Niagara Falls, NY TAW53,486; Stanley Services, Smithfield, NC
TAW53,516; Delphi Mechatronic Systems, a subsidiary of Delphi Corp., Downers Grove, IL
TAW53,225; ASML Track Division Sales and Service, Hillsboro, OR TAW53,231; GE IT Solutions, Inc., Erlanger, KY
TAW53,403; Pillowtex Corp., Fieldcrest Cannon, Mesa, AZ
TAW53,331; The Budd Group, Grover, NC
TAW53,607; MedDa
TA, Inc., Seattle, WA
TAW53,349; Ethan Allen Manufacturing, Inc., Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc., Beecher Falls, VT
TAW53,367; Fishing Vessel (F/V), Ginny C, Sitka, AK
TAW53,178; Solectron, Solectron CRM Global Services Div., Beaverton, OR
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TAW53,203; Vibren Technology, a subsidiary of NEC Corp., Boxborough, MA
TAW53,074; Finisar Corp., Hayward, CA
TAW53,461; Symtech, Inc., Spartanburg, SC
TAW53,488; Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., a div. of Wolseley PLC, Portland, OR
TAW53,394; Klear Knit, Inc., d/b/a Wales Fabric, Gastonia, NC TAW53,404; Arrow Electronics, Inc., Tellabs InPlant Store,
Boilingbrook, IL
TAW53,332; NXL Investments, Inc., Euclid, OH
TAW53,229; ConocoPhillips, Ponca City, OK
TAW53,106; Tree Source Industries, Inc., Portland, OR
TAW53,164; Agilent Technologies, Manufacturing Test Business Unit, Electronic Manufacturing Test Div. Loveland, CO
TAW53,419 & A, B; Encee, Inc., Eden, NC, Kannapolis, NC and Smimfield, NC
TAW53,374; Manufacturers' Services Ltd, Charlotte, NC
TAW53,280; Allegheny Ludlum Corp., Accounts Payable/Receivable Department, Pittsburgh, PA
TAW53,563; Pillowtex Corp., Fieldcrest Cannon, Commerce, GA TAW53,577; TDK Texas Corp., a subsidiary of TDK USA Corp., El Paso, TX
TAW53,549; GE Group Life Assurance Co., a subsidiary of General Electric Co., Greenfield, MA
TAW53,274; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co. (DM&IR), Duluth, MN
TAW53,392; The Montgomery Co., Opelika, AL
TAW53,396; Haband Operations, LLC, Peckville, PA

TAW53,403; Pillowtex Corp., Fieldcrest Cannon, Mesa, AZ

The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2)(A)(I.A) (no employment decline) has not been met.
TAW53,323; Franklin Electric Co., Inc., Motor Components Div., Jonesboro, IN
TAW53,491; State Pattern Works, Inc., Greendale, WI

TAW53,267; Columbia Forest Products, Chatham, VA

The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.B) (Sales or production, or both, did not decline) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) (has shifted production to a county not under the free trade agreement with U.S.) have not been met.
TAW53,312; Ethan Allen, Inc., Dublin, VA
TAW53,428; Hawkeye Concrete Products Co., Mediapolis, IA
TAW53,328; International Paper Co., Kaukauna Mill, Kaukauna, WI TAW53,249; Riley Creek Lumber Co., formerly known as Louisiana Pacific Corp., Moyie Springs, ID

The investigation revealed that criteria (2) has not been met. The workers firm (or subdivision) is not a supplier or downstream producer to tradeaffected companies.
TAW53,175; Ciber, Inc., Fairport, NY
TAW53,341; Viking Products, a div. of Underwood Industries of New York, Waverly, NY
TAW53,262; Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Carton Plant, Fort Atkinson, WI

The investigation revealed that criteria (3) (A) or (B) has not been met. The workers firm is not a supplier and the component parts it supplied for the firm (or subdivision) did not account for at least 20 percent of the production or sales of the workers' firm; or the loss of business by the workers' firm with the firm (or subdivision) did not contribute importantly to the workers' separation or threat of separation.
TAW53,356; Heraeus ElectroNite Co., Philadelphia, PA
Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

The following certifications have been issued; the date following the company name and location of each determination references the impact date for all workers of such determination.

The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of (a) (2) (A) (increased imports) of Section 222 have been met. TAW53,484; Powerwave Technologies, El Dorado Hills, CA: October 30, 2002.
TAW53,481; Springs Industries, Inc., including leased workers of Phillips Staffing, Springfield Plant, Laurel Hill, NC: October 31, 2002.
TAW53,213; Viking Pump, Inc., Viking Engineered Cast Products `` Iron Foundry Div., Cedar Falls, IA: October 2, 2002.
TAW53,096; H. Warshow and Sons, Inc., Milton, PA: September 17, 2002. TAW53,310; Endeavor Mold and Design, Inc., Erie, PA: October 2, 2002. TAW53,246; Twin City Knitting Co., Inc., Conover, NC: October 10, 2002.
TAW53,245; Piedmont Industries, Inc., Icard Location, Conover, NC: October 10, 2002.
TAW53,236; Analog Devices, Final Test Department, Santa Clara, CA: October 10, 2002.
TAW52,823; Channel Products, Inc., Cleveland, OH: August 25, 2002. TAW52,890; Riverdale Decorative Products, div. of Alagold Corp., Montgomery, AL: September 16, 2002.
TAW53,087; Manchester Tool Co., Akron, OH: September 18, 2002. TAW53,285; Mastecraft Fabrics, LLC, Oakland Plant, including leased workers of Coxe Personnel Services and Personnel Services Unlimited, Spindale, NC: September 20, 2002.
TAW52,208; Randolph Knitting, Inc., Ramseur, NC: October 6, 2002. TAW53,171; IMPC Acquisitions LLC, a div. of Packaging Dynamics LLC, Detroit, MI: September 30, 2002.
TAW53,259; O'Neal Steel, Inc., Weldment Div., Roanoke, VA: October 10, 2002.
TAW53,264; Burlington House Finishing, a div. of Burlington House, Burlington, NC: October 10, 2002.
TAW53,273 & A; Tietex International, Interiors Div., Rocky Mount Plant, Rocky Mount, NC and Williamsburg Plant, Burlington, NC: September 22, 2002.
TAW53,076; Griffin Manufacturing, Inc., Fall River, MA: September 26, 2002.
TAW53,183; Group Seven Systems, Inc., Lenoir, NC: October 3, 2002. TAW53,256 & A; Connector Service Corp., including leased workers of OnSite Temporary Services, The BECO Group, and Account Resource, Franklin Park, IL and Elgin, IL October 14, 2002.
TAW53,269; Weyco Group, Inc., Beaver Dam, WI: October 14, 2002. TAW53,215; Kingsport Foundry and Manufacturing Corp., Kingsport, TN: September 29, 2002.
TAW53,253; W. R. Thread Cutting Works, Inc., Union City, NJ: October 15, 2002.
TAW53,417; National Pattern, Inc., Saginaw, MI: October 3, 2002. TAW53,579; Dillon Floral Corp., Bloomington, PA: November 11, 2002. TAW53,233; T.D.K. Ferrites Corp., a subsidiary of T.D.K. U.S.A. Corp., Shawnee, OK: August 30, 2003.
TAW53,104; Webb Wheel Products, Inc., Cullman, AL: September 25, 2002.
TAW53,137; Weave Corporation, Denver, PA: September 10, 2002. TAW53,147; Eagle Picher, Inc., Hillsdale, MI: September 26, 2002. TAW53,150; Rayovac Corp., Manufacturing Div., Fennimore, WI: October 2, 2002.
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TAW53,284; Jolly Tundra, Inc., Winthrop, MN: October 20, 2002. TAW53,288; Biddeford Blankets, LLC, a subsidiary of Microlife Corp., Biddeford, ME: October 17, 2002.
TAW52,878; CID Hosiery Mills, Inc., Lexington, NC: September 16, 2002.
TAW53,045; Pennsylvania Machine Works, Inc., Aston, PA: September 10, 2002.
TAW53,083; Evy of California, Inc., Los Angeles, CA: September 22, 2002.
TAW53,072; Congress Industries, Inc., Hawthorne, NJ: September 4, 2002.
TAW53,054; The Doe Run Resources, Corp., Glover Smelting Div., including leased workers of Workforce, Annapolis, MO: September 23, 2002.
TAW53,102; Carbone Kirkwood LLC, Cleveland, OH: September 30, 2002. TAW53,120 & A; DVDA, Inc., New York, NY, and D'Angelis Designs, Inc., New York, NY: September 28, 2002.
TAW53,174; Sinclair Collins, div. of Parker Hannafin Corp., Akron,

SUMMARY: TCI Machinery, Inc., et al.,

DOCUMENT BODY 2:

In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance for workers (TAW) number and alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) by (TAW) number issued during the periods of November 2003.

In order for an affirmative determination to be made and a certification of eligibility to apply for directlyimpacted (primary) worker adjustment assistance to be issued, each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(a) of the Act must be met.

I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following must be satisfied:

A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;

B. The sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision have decreased absolutely; and

C. Increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to the decline in
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sales or production of such firm or subdivision; or

II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the following must be satisfied:

A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;

B. There has been a shift in production by such workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign county of articles like or directly competitive with articles which are produced by such firm or subdivision; and

C. One of the following must be satisfied:

1. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of the articles is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States;

2. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of the articles to a beneficiary country under the Andean Trade Preference Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act; or

3. There has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of articles that are like or directly competitive with articles which are or were produced by such firm or subdivision.

Also, in order for an affirmative determination to be made and a certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as an adversely affected secondary group to be issued, each of the group eligibility requirements of section 222(b) of the Act must be met.
(1) Significant number or proportion of the workers in the workers' firm or an appropriate subdivision of the firm have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;
(2) The workers' firm (or subdivision) is a supplier or downstream producer to a firm (or subdivision) that employed a group of workers who received a certification of eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance benefits and such supply or production is related to the article that was the basis for such certification; and
(3) Either
(A) The workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it supplied for the firm (or subdivision) described in paragraph (2) accounted for at least 20 percent of the production or sales of the workers' firm; or
(B) A loss or business by the workers' firm with the firm (or subdivision) described in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to the workers' separation or threat of separation.

Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.

The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (Increased imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) (No shift in production to a foreign country) have not been met.
TAW53,176; TCI Machinery, Inc., including leased workers of Oasis Outsourcing, Gastonia, NC
TAW53,308; Burger Structural Steel Co., a subsidiary of Burger Iron Co., Akron, OH
TAW53,437; Sequel Manufacturing, Willow Springs, MO
TAW53,469; Wexco Corp., Lynchburg, VA
TAW53,198; Celanese Acetate, a div. of Celanese AG, Narrows, VA TAW53,023; Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc., Sextonville, WI TAW53,084; Eaton Corp., Watertown, WI
TAW52,943; Composites Solutions, Inc. (CSI), West Columbia, SC TAW53,190; The Carriage House Companies, Inc., a subsidiary of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., Streator, IL
TAW53,252; Cytec Industries, Woodbridge, NJ
TAW53,258; Allied Machine and Engineering Corp., Dover, OH
TAW53,131; Thermotek, Inc., Carrollton, TX
TAW53,089; East Coast Hydraulics Operations, Inc. (ECHO), Camp Hill, PA
TAW53,146; Metalforming Technologies/Northern Tube, Pinconning, MI TAW53,107; Rapid Mold Solutions, Inc., Erie, PA
TAW53,301; Celanese Acetate, LLC, Celriver Plant, Rock Hill, SC TAW52,729; TRW Automotive, Body Controls Systems, NA, Winona, MN TAW53,044; Intermet Corp., Archer Creek Foundry, Lynchburg, VA TAW53,059; Rockwell Automation, LNK Div., Gallipolis, OH
TAW53,062; Wallner Tool, Inc., Maple Grove, MN
TAW53,358; B.P.B. Manufacturing, Pittston Plant Div., Pittston, PA TAW53,228; Aurora Acquisition Corp., Formerly Clarksburg Casket Co., Hepzibah, WV
TAW53,145; General Aluminum Manufacturing Co., Hudson Forge, Hudson, MI
TAW53,923; Delphi Chassis, Home Ave./Vandalia Operations, Dayton, OH TAW53,441; Coca Cola North America, Minute Maid Div., Hightstown, NJ TAW53,265; Panoramic, Inc., Janesville, WI
TAW53,507; Northern Aluminum Foundry, North Fond du Lac, WI TAW53,453; Giddings and Lewis Foundry, LLC, a company of Thyssen Krupp Technologies, a div. of Thyssen Krupp AG, Menominee, MI TAW53,427; PuzzleCraft, Wabasso, MN
TAW53,385; Bowater, Inc., Calhoun Woodlands Operations, Kingston, TN TAW53,314; Acrotech Midwest, Inc., Crosby, MN
TAW53,118; SPX Contech Metal Forge, Dowagiac, MI
TAW53,032; The Plastek Group, Master Mold Company, a div. of Triangle Tool Co., Erie, PA

The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.C) (has shifted production to a foreign country) have not been met.
TAW53,156; Halmode Apparel, Inc., a div. of Kellwood Co., Roanoke, VA TAW53,211; Rogers Corp., South Windham, CT

The workers firm does not produce an article as required for certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TAW53,309; Candle Corp., El Segundo, CA
TAW52,330; Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Corporate Headquarters, Global Engineering Department, Allentown, PA
TAW53,376; The Boeing Co., Los Angeles Distribution Center, Torrance, CA
TAW53,311; Honeywell Sensing and Controls, Design Drafting Workers, Freeport, IL
TAW53,422; United Air Lines, Inc., Cargo Div., Elk Grove, IL TAW53,375; Wyeth Research, Collegeville, PA
TAW53,290; Finisar Corp., Sunnyvale, CA
TAW53,485; Coutts Library Services, Inc., Niagara Falls, NY TAW53,486; Stanley Services, Smithfield, NC
TAW53,516; Delphi Mechatronic Systems, a subsidiary of Delphi Corp., Downers Grove, IL
TAW53,225; ASML Track Division Sales and Service, Hillsboro, OR TAW53,231; GE IT Solutions, Inc., Erlanger, KY
TAW53,403; Pillowtex Corp., Fieldcrest Cannon, Mesa, AZ
TAW53,331; The Budd Group, Grover, NC
TAW53,607; MedDa
TA, Inc., Seattle, WA
TAW53,349; Ethan Allen Manufacturing, Inc., Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc., Beecher Falls, VT
TAW53,367; Fishing Vessel (F/V), Ginny C, Sitka, AK
TAW53,178; Solectron, Solectron CRM Global Services Div., Beaverton, OR
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TAW53,203; Vibren Technology, a subsidiary of NEC Corp., Boxborough, MA
TAW53,074; Finisar Corp., Hayward, CA
TAW53,461; Symtech, Inc., Spartanburg, SC
TAW53,488; Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., a div. of Wolseley PLC, Portland, OR
TAW53,394; Klear Knit, Inc., d/b/a Wales Fabric, Gastonia, NC TAW53,404; Arrow Electronics, Inc., Tellabs InPlant Store,
Boilingbrook, IL
TAW53,332; NXL Investments, Inc., Euclid, OH
TAW53,229; ConocoPhillips, Ponca City, OK
TAW53,106; Tree Source Industries, Inc., Portland, OR
TAW53,164; Agilent Technologies, Manufacturing Test Business Unit, Electronic Manufacturing Test Div. Loveland, CO
TAW53,419 & A, B; Encee, Inc., Eden, NC, Kannapolis, NC and Smimfield, NC
TAW53,374; Manufacturers' Services Ltd, Charlotte, NC
TAW53,280; Allegheny Ludlum Corp., Accounts Payable/Receivable Department, Pittsburgh, PA
TAW53,563; Pillowtex Corp., Fieldcrest Cannon, Commerce, GA TAW53,577; TDK Texas Corp., a subsidiary of TDK USA Corp., El Paso, TX
TAW53,549; GE Group Life Assurance Co., a subsidiary of General Electric Co., Greenfield, MA
TAW53,274; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co. (DM&IR), Duluth, MN
TAW53,392; The Montgomery Co., Opelika, AL
TAW53,396; Haband Operations, LLC, Peckville, PA

TAW53,403; Pillowtex Corp., Fieldcrest Cannon, Mesa, AZ

The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2)(A)(I.A) (no employment decline) has not been met.
TAW53,323; Franklin Electric Co., Inc., Motor Components Div., Jonesboro, IN
TAW53,491; State Pattern Works, Inc., Greendale, WI

TAW53,267; Columbia Forest Products, Chatham, VA

The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.B) (Sales or production, or both, did not decline) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) (has shifted production to a county not under the free trade agreement with U.S.) have not been met.
TAW53,312; Ethan Allen, Inc., Dublin, VA
TAW53,428; Hawkeye Concrete Products Co., Mediapolis, IA
TAW53,328; International Paper Co., Kaukauna Mill, Kaukauna, WI TAW53,249; Riley Creek Lumber Co., formerly known as Louisiana Pacific Corp., Moyie Springs, ID

The investigation revealed that criteria (2) has not been met. The workers firm (or subdivision) is not a supplier or downstream producer to tradeaffected companies.
TAW53,175; Ciber, Inc., Fairport, NY
TAW53,341; Viking Products, a div. of Underwood Industries of New York, Waverly, NY
TAW53,262; Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Carton Plant, Fort Atkinson, WI

The investigation revealed that criteria (3) (A) or (B) has not been met. The workers firm is not a supplier and the component parts it supplied for the firm (or subdivision) did not account for at least 20 percent of the production or sales of the workers' firm; or the loss of business by the workers' firm with the firm (or subdivision) did not contribute importantly to the workers' separation or threat of separation.
TAW53,356; Heraeus ElectroNite Co., Philadelphia, PA
Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

The following certifications have been issued; the date following the company name and location of each determination references the impact date for all workers of such determination.

The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of (a) (2) (A) (increased imports) of Section 222 have been met. TAW53,484; Powerwave Technologies, El Dorado Hills, CA: October 30, 2002.
TAW53,481; Springs Industries, Inc., including leased workers of Phillips Staffing, Springfield Plant, Laurel Hill, NC: October 31, 2002.
TAW53,213; Viking Pump, Inc., Viking Engineered Cast Products `` Iron Foundry Div., Cedar Falls, IA: October 2, 2002.
TAW53,096; H. Warshow and Sons, Inc., Milton, PA: September 17, 2002. TAW53,310; Endeavor Mold and Design, Inc., Erie, PA: October 2, 2002. TAW53,246; Twin City Knitting Co., Inc., Conover, NC: October 10, 2002.
TAW53,245; Piedmont Industries, Inc., Icard Location, Conover, NC: October 10, 2002.
TAW53,236; Analog Devices, Final Test Department, Santa Clara, CA: October 10, 2002.
TAW52,823; Channel Products, Inc., Cleveland, OH: August 25, 2002. TAW52,890; Riverdale Decorative Products, div. of Alagold Corp., Montgomery, AL: September 16, 2002.
TAW53,087; Manchester Tool Co., Akron, OH: September 18, 2002. TAW53,285; Mastecraft Fabrics, LLC, Oakland Plant, including leased workers of Coxe Personnel Services and Personnel Services Unlimited, Spindale, NC: September 20, 2002.
TAW52,208; Randolph Knitting, Inc., Ramseur, NC: October 6, 2002. TAW53,171; IMPC Acquisitions LLC, a div. of Packaging Dynamics LLC, Detroit, MI: September 30, 2002.
TAW53,259; O'Neal Steel, Inc., Weldment Div., Roanoke, VA: October 10, 2002.
TAW53,264; Burlington House Finishing, a div. of Burlington House, Burlington, NC: October 10, 2002.
TAW53,273 & A; Tietex International, Interiors Div., Rocky Mount Plant, Rocky Mount, NC and Williamsburg Plant, Burlington, NC: September 22, 2002.
TAW53,076; Griffin Manufacturing, Inc., Fall River, MA: September 26, 2002.
TAW53,183; Group Seven Systems, Inc., Lenoir, NC: October 3, 2002. TAW53,256 & A; Connector Service Corp., including leased workers of OnSite Temporary Services, The BECO Group, and Account Resource, Franklin Park, IL and Elgin, IL October 14, 2002.
TAW53,269; Weyco Group, Inc., Beaver Dam, WI: October 14, 2002. TAW53,215; Kingsport Foundry and Manufacturing Corp., Kingsport, TN: September 29, 2002.
TAW53,253; W. R. Thread Cutting Works, Inc., Union City, NJ: October 15, 2002.
TAW53,417; National Pattern, Inc., Saginaw, MI: October 3, 2002. TAW53,579; Dillon Floral Corp., Bloomington, PA: November 11, 2002. TAW53,233; T.D.K. Ferrites Corp., a subsidiary of T.D.K. U.S.A. Corp., Shawnee, OK: August 30, 2003.
TAW53,104; Webb Wheel Products, Inc., Cullman, AL: September 25, 2002.
TAW53,137; Weave Corporation, Denver, PA: September 10, 2002. TAW53,147; Eagle Picher, Inc., Hillsdale, MI: September 26, 2002. TAW53,150; Rayovac Corp., Manufacturing Div., Fennimore, WI: October 2, 2002.
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TAW53,284; Jolly Tundra, Inc., Winthrop, MN: October 20, 2002. TAW53,288; Biddeford Blankets, LLC, a subsidiary of Microlife Corp., Biddeford, ME: October 17, 2002.
TAW52,878; CID Hosiery Mills, Inc., Lexington, NC: September 16, 2002.
TAW53,045; Pennsylvania Machine Works, Inc., Aston, PA: September 10, 2002.
TAW53,083; Evy of California, Inc., Los Angeles, CA: September 22, 2002.
TAW53,072; Congress Industries, Inc., Hawthorne, NJ: September 4, 2002.
TAW53,054; The Doe Run Resources, Corp., Glover Smelting Div., including leased workers of Workforce, Annapolis, MO: September 23, 2002.
TAW53,102; Carbone Kirkwood LLC, Cleveland, OH: September 30, 2002. TAW53,120 & A; DVDA, Inc., New York, NY, and D'Angelis Designs, Inc., New York, NY: September 28, 2002.
TAW53,174; Sinclair Collins, div. of Parker Hannafin Corp., Akron,