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LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT MARCH 1,
2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008—Continued
Date accepted
Firm Address Products
for filing
Cherek Machine & Tool Co., Inc. ............ 835 Sherman Avenue, Hamden, Con- 2/8/08 Produces small machine parts and tool-
necticut 06514. ing.
Moon Woodturning, Inc. .......................... 118 W. Watson Street, Pacific, MO 1/30/08 Custom Wood Turning Product.
63069.
Maryland Plastics, Inc. ............................ 251 East Central Ave., Federalsburg, 1/15/08 Manufactures plastic consumer house
MD 21632. wares and cutlery.
Marshall Engineering Product Company, 3056 Walker Ridge Drive, Suite C, 12/17/08 Centrifugal and turbine pumps and simi-
LLC. Grand Rapids, MI 49544. lar steam and hydronic heating equip-
ment.
Centerline Die & Engineering, LLC ......... 28661 Van Dyke Ave, Warren, MI 48093 2/22/08 Tools and die.
The Green Company ............................... 15550 W. 109th St., Lenexa, KS 66219 1/25/08 Emblematic jewelry, awards and gifts.
LDC, Inc. .................................................. 30R Houghton St, Providence, RI ........... 2/26/08 Products form sterling silver, 14KT gold
and base metals.
Universal Forest Products ....................... 26200 Nowell Road, Thornton, CA 1/31/08 Lumber remanufacturer and distributor.
95686.
H & H Propeller Shop, Inc. ...................... Zero Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970 .... 1/30/08 Wide range of marine propulsion prod-
ucts and services.
Hiawatha Rubber Co. .............................. 1700 67th Avenue N., Minneapolis, MN 3/6/08 Designs and manufactures products
55430. such as rubber rollers, roller covers
Diaphragms, seals, gaskets and Re-
lated molded rubber products.
Fantasy Diamond Corp. .......................... 1550 West Central, Chicago, IL 60607 ... 3/3/08 Manufactures pendants, earings, brace-
lets and rings out of gold, diamonds
and other precious stones.
Flux Studios, Inc. ..................................... 4001 Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 2/29/08 Stainless steel and bronze decorative
60613. floor and wall tiles.
Simplomatic Manufacturing Company ..... 816 N. Kostner Avenue, Chicago, IL 3/3/08 Stamped metal and injection molded
60651. plastic components of mechanical
seals, bearings and turbochargers.
Lynn Halfmann ........................................ H.C. 34–Box 187, Midland, TX 79706 .... 2/19/08 Combed and carded cotton for textile
manufacturing.
R.L. Stowe Mills, Inc. ............................... 100 N. Main Street, Belmont, NC 28012 2/29/08 Manufactures and markets ring spun
combed and open end cotton yarn,
twisted yarn, corespun yarns, dyed
and mercerized yarns.
Any party having a substantial DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE technologies. The trade mission will
interest in these proceedings may target a broad range of aerospace,
request a public hearing on the matter. International Trade Administration defense, and safety and security
A written request for a hearing must be products and services, and will consist
International Trade Administration of customized one-on-one appointments
submitted to the Office of Performance
Mission Statement at the Defendory exhibit site between
Evaluation, Room 7009, Economic
Development Administration, U.S. AGENCY: Department of Commerce, ITA. U.S. participants and Greek customers/
Department of Commerce, Washington, business partners, as well as Turkish
ACTION: Notice. customers/business partners. Delegation
DC 20230, no later than ten (10)
calendar days following publication of members may take advantage of the
Mission Statement optional stop in Israel before the
this notice. Please follow the procedures
Aerospace, Defense and Security Trade mission starts in Greece.
set forth in section 315.9 of EDA’s final The goal of the mission will be to
rule (71 FR 56704) for procedures for Mission to Athens, Greece October 7–10,
2008. match participating U.S. companies
requesting a public hearing. The Catalog with pre-screened agents, distributors,
of Federal Domestic Assistance official Mission Description: The United representatives, licensees, buyers, and
program number and title of the States Department of Commerce, joint venture partners, and where
program under which these petitions are International Trade Administration, appropriate, arrange for appointments
submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment U.S. Commercial Service is organizing with government officials, traditionally
Assistance. an Aerospace, Defense and Security large purchasers of products and
Dated: March 19, 2008.
Trade Mission, October 7–10, 2008, to services in the highlighted sectors.
Athens, Greece, with an optional stop in Consumers in Greece, Turkey and Israel
William P. Kittredge, Tel Aviv, Israel, October 5–6, 2008. The have a strong affinity for U.S. products
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Program Officer for TAA. mission will coincide with Defendory and services in these sectors.
[FR Doc. E8–6036 Filed 3–24–08; 8:45 am] 2008 in Athens, where U.S. participants
BILLING CODE 3510–24–P will meet with both Greek and Turkish Commercial Setting
business contacts. Defendory is one of Greece: Greece’s allocation of gross
the world’s leading exhibitions for sea, domestic product (GDP) for defense is
land and air defense products and the highest in the European Union (EU).
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A partner in the North Atlantic Treaty projects. Innovative security products U.S. exporters of high-quality detection
Organization (NATO), Greece is are in high demand. and screening systems, CCTV, sensors,
continuing to modernize the Hellenic Turkey: Located at the crossroads of biometric solutions, x-ray systems, and
Armed Forces and shift its force Europe, Asia and the Middle East, non-lethal weapons. For U.S. exporters
structure toward smaller, more flexible Turkey is prepared to defend its of defense systems and components,
formations. To achieve this, the national interest along many different Israel offers excellent market potential.
government has announced plans to fronts. Turkey maintains the second Estimated total market size is $3.5
spend more than $3 billion by 2011, in largest land force in NATO and second billion, with imports totaling $2.5
addition to the $8 billion it has spent in largest fleet of F–16s, second only to the billion. Over 70 percent of the $5.3
recent years on defense equipment. United States. Turkey’s role in NATO— billion local production is exported.
Greece provides U.S. defense firms with including support of security and Import of defense items from the United
excellent opportunities as it pursues a humanitarian operations, as well as States amounts to approximately $2
number of high-priority programs, regional crisis management—is one of billion. Many procurements are made
including new frigates, helicopters, the cornerstones of the nation’s
with Foreign Military Financing (FMF),
missiles, fighters and ‘‘new generation’’ relationship with the United States. The
giving a distinct advantage to U.S.
trainer aircraft. FY 2007 Ministry of Defense (MOD)
manufacturers, as FMF requirements
The necessity for more and better budget resulted in a 12% increase
compared to FY 2006 and reached 13.2 call for 51-percent U.S. content in
security has resulted in increased purchased equipment.
market potential associated with the billion in New Turkish Liras,
upgrading of Greek airport and port constituting 2.1% of the gross national Israel has a large and modern air
security, to be funded from the Greek product (GNP). This does not include force, successful international and
national budget, EU funds, the spending by either the Ministry of regional airlines, hundreds of registered
Interregional Plan, and public-private Interior’s Gendarme or the Under general aviation and sport aircraft, and
partnerships. Opportunities for U.S. secretariat for Defense Industry an advanced aerospace industry. Israeli
firms exist in a number of airport and procurements. Potential major defense companies have developed and
port safety and security projects. The procurements in 2008 are expected to manufactured combat aircraft, business
Greek civil aviation structure consists of include frigates, submarines, coastal jets, missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles,
82 commercial airports, of which 38 are surveillance radars, tactical wheeled space launchers, and satellites. Over the
under the jurisdiction of the Hellenic vehicles, satellites, and air defense years, Israel has become a world leader
Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA). systems. in many aerospace fields.
The safety and security market in
According to the HCAA, total airport Mission Goals: The trade mission’s
Turkey is new and developing rapidly.
traffic in Greece through 2006 reached goal is to provide market entry or
The market size was estimated to be $3
40 million travelers, and is expected to increased sales in the mission markets
billion in 2007—approximately $2.5
increase to more than 50 million by billion of which was devoted to for U.S. aerospace, defense and/or safety
2010. Greece has 123 cargo/passenger physical security services such as and security firms, as well as first-hand
ports that handle passenger ships, cruise private security guards, patrols, and market information and access to
ships and cargo. The main ports, Piraeus training. Biometrics, closed circuit potential business partners.
and Thessaloniki, serve as a gateway to systems (CCTV), access detectors, and Mission Scenario: The delegation will
the Balkans. X-ray equipment are among the best spend five days in Athens. In
Significant developments that will prospects for equipment. cooperation with CS Ankara and CS
influence demand for port safety and Israel: In the homeland security, Istanbul, Turkish distributors, agents
security include equipment upgrades defense and aerospace sectors, U.S. and other appropriate business partners
associated with the Container Security exporters are the preferred suppliers for will be invited to meet with the mission
Initiative (CSI) and/or International Israeli companies. The attractive dollar participants in Athens. Mission
Ship and Port Facility Security Code exchange rate, sophisticated participants may participate in an
(ISPS), as well as the HCAA’s plans for technologies, cultural affinities, and optional mission stop in Tel Aviv,
security upgrades. The ISPS Code strong political and commercial bonds Israel, where the CS will arrange one-
defines mandatory measures to between the United States and Israel are
strengthen maritime security and on-one appointments with potential
the main factors why Israeli Israeli customers and/or business
prevent acts of terrorism against manufacturers look to do business with
shipping and port facilities. partners and provide briefings on the
U.S. firms. Israel’s security-awareness Israeli market. Companies opting to stop
One offshoot of these requirements is and high level of preparedness are the
first in Israel will pay Gold Key Service
the Greek Ministry of Merchant driving forces for the development of
fees directly to CS Tel Aviv.
Marine’s plans to announce, by the end the country’s cutting edge security
of 2008, an international tender worth industry, which in 2007 produced an In Greece, the U.S. Commercial
more than $496 million for the design, estimated $4.5 billion in equipment and Service will provide a market briefing
implementation and operation of a fully services. highlighting opportunities in the
integrated security system for 12 Greek Israel is an attractive market for U.S. aerospace, defense and/or safety and
national ports. The system will include manufacturers of high-end equipment security sectors; schedule one-on-one
surface, underwater and perimeter and of components that can be appointments at the Defendory show
security according to the ISPS Code. A integrated into Israeli systems. The site with potential Greek and Turkish
second tender will follow to cover the import market, estimated at $510 business partners; participate in the
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remaining Greek ports. U.S. companies million has a 70% U.S. market share. Defendory hospitality events to
enjoy an excellent reputation for high- U.S. security equipment is often used introduce participants to key business
quality equipment, advanced for sensitive applications, by high- and industry officials; provide
technology, superior technical security industries and for key interpreters as needed; and provide
proficiency, and expertise in the design infrastructures and installations. The hotel/airport transfers for the mission
and execution of large-scale security market offers good opportunities for participants.
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