[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2012)] [Notices] [Pages 61380-61381] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2012-24747] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice and Opportunity for Public Comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade Act 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.), the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. Accordingly, EDA has initiated investigations to determine whether increased imports into the United States of articles like or directly competitive with those produced by each of these firms contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of the firm's workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm. List of Petitions Received by EDA for Certification Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance [09/25/2012 through 10/02/2012] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date accepted Firm name Firm address for Product(s) investigation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industrial Tube Corporation.......... 297 Valley Road, 9/27/2012 Manufacturer of precision Somerville, NJ, 08876. brass, cooper, bronze, and aluminum tubing and tubular parts. Sytheon, Ltd......................... 315 Wootton Street, Unit 10/2/2012 Manufacturer of cosmetic N, Boonton, NJ 07005. ingredients for the personal care industry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any party having a substantial interest in these proceedings may request a public hearing on the matter. A written request for a hearing must be submitted to the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Division, Room [[Page 61381]] 7106, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten (10) calendar days following publication of this notice. Please follow the requirements set forth in EDA's regulations at 13 CFR 315.9 for procedures to request a public hearing. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance official number and title for the program under which these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. Dated: October 2, 2012. Miriam Kearse, Eligibility Examiner. [FR Doc. 2012-24747 Filed 10-5-12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-WH-P