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Caraustar Mill Group, Inc., Rittman Paperboard Division, Rittman, OH, Including Employees of Caraustar Mill Group,

Wed, Dec 27 2006 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on September 20, 2006, applicable to workers of Caraustar Mill Group, Inc., Rittman Paperboard Division, Rittman, Ohio. The notice will soon be published in the Federal Register.

At the request of a company official, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. New information shows that worker separations have occurred involving employees of the Rittman, Ohio facility of Caraustar Mill Group, Inc., Rittman Paperboard Division located in Sprague, Connecticut.

Mr. Tom Loeb and Mr. Bill Clark provided technical service and sales function services for the production of coated recycled boxboard produced by the subject firm.

Based on these findings, the Departm

Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade

Wed, Dec 27 2006 11:00:00 GMT

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 period of December 11 through December 15, 2006.

In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of a primary firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, 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 de

Everett Charles Technologies, a Subsidiary of Dover Corporation, FSG San Jose, San Jose, CA; Notice of Termination of

Wed, Dec 27 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on November 14 2006 in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Everett Charles Technologies, a subsidiary of Dover Corporation, FSG San Jose, San Jose, California.

The petition regarding the investigation has been deemed invalid. One of the petitioners was separated over a year prior to the date of the petition. A petition filed by workers requires three (3) valid signatures. Consequently, the investigation under this petition has been terminated.

Signed at Washington, DC this 15th day of December 2006. Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E622132 Filed 122606; 8:45 am]
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Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative

Wed, Dec 27 2006 11:00:00 GMT

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

Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade

Wed, Dec 27 2006 11:00:00 GMT

In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of [[Page 77804]]
a primary firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, 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:

B. the sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivis

Michelin North America Inc., BF Goodrich Tire Manufacturing, Opelika, AL; Notice of Revised Determination on

Wed, Dec 27 2006 11:00:00 GMT

By application dated November 1, 2006, a company official requested administrative reconsideration of the Department of Labor's Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, applicable to workers and former workers of the subject firm. The Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration was issued on November 15, 2006 and published in the Federal Register on November 24, 2006 (71 FR 67917).

The initial determination was based on the Department's finding that the subject firm did not separate or threaten to separate a significant number or proportion of workers as required by the Trade Act of 1974. The subject workers produce passenger and light truck tires and are not separately identifiable by product line.

Based on new information provided by the subject firm during the reconsideration investigation, the Department determined that, during the relevant period, a significant number or proportion of the w

Optical Electro Forming a Division of Oracle Lens Manufacturing, Sola International and Carl Zeiss Vision Clearwater,

Wed, Dec 27 2006 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 1, 2006, applicable to workers of Optical Electro Forming, a division of Oracle Lenses, Clearwater, Florida. The notice was published in the Federal Register on June 22, 2006 (71 FR 35949).

At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers were engaged in the production of optical molds and inserts.

New information shows that Optical Electro Forming is a division of Oracle Lens Manufacturing, a division of SOLA International, in turn a division of Carl Zeiss Vision. Workers separated from employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under four separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax accounts: Optical Elec