[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 3 (Friday, January 4, 2013)] [Notices] [Page 692] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2012-31730] [[Page 692]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [12/11/2012 through 12/28/2012] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date accepted Firm name Firm address for Product(s) investigation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRL, Inc............................. 64 Rexmont Road, 12/12/2012 Firm provides turnkey Cornwall, PA 17016. capabilities for high specification castings primarily used to produce valves and pumps used by the US military and power generation industries. Autopilot, Inc....................... 619 North Church, Unit 12/12/2012 Firm manufactures machines2, Bozeman, MT components, injection 59715. moldings, and tooling. Firm provides services for design, lean manufacturing consulting. Advanced Technical Ceramics Company.. 511 Manufacturers Road, 12/17/2012 Firm produces high tech Chattanooga, TN 37405. ceramics for the electronics industry; primary manufacturing material is alumina. SouthFresh Aquaculture, LLC.......... 1792 N. McFarland Blvd. 12/17/2012 Firm produces processed Suite B, Tuscaloosa, AL frozen and fresh catfish 35406. products; primary manufacturing material is catfish. West Central Manufacturing, Inc...... 910 E. Saint Andrew 12/20/2012 Firm manufactures steel Street, Rapid City, SD doors, frames, and 57701. partitions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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: December 28, 2012. Miriam Kearse, Eligibility Examiner [FR Doc. 2012-31730 Filed 1-3-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-WH-P