[Federal Register: August 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 166)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance
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 (TA-W) number and alternative trade adjustment
assistance (ATAA) by (TA-W) number issued during the period of August 7
through August 11, 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 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 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 country 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:
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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 for
secondarily affected workers of a firm and a certification issued
regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, 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 of business by the workers' firm with the firm (or
subdivision) described in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to the
workers' separation or threat of separation.
In order for the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance (ATAA) for older workers, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act must be met.
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers' firm are
50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are
not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry (i.e.,
conditions within the industry are adverse).
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
Section 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of the Trade Act have been
met.
None.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of the Trade Act have been
met.
None.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible
to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.
None.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are
certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or
a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) of the Trade Act have been
met.
None.
Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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
Section 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)
of the Trade Act have been met.
TA-W-59,680; Fiskars Royal Floor Mats, Fiskars Brands, Inc., Calhoun,
GA: July 6, 2005
TA-W-59,716; Pinnacle Frames and Accents, Inc., Piggott, AR: April 1,
2006
TA-W-59,747; Khoury, Inc., Kingsford, MI: July 5, 2005
TA-W-59,829; AEG Photoconductor Corp., Hamilton, OH: July 31, 2005
TA-W-59,018; Anthony Wilcock Enterprises, Inc., Touch-Flo Manufacturing
Co., Burbank, CA: March 13, 2008
TA-W-59,755; Belden, Americas Division, Fort Mill, SC: July 19, 2005
TA-W-59,896; Advantage Technologies, Inc., Plymouth, MI: August 14,
2006
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)
of the Trade Act have been met.
TA-W-59,298; Honeywell International, Inc., Aerospace Division, On-Site
Leased Workers of Manpower, Phoenix, AZ: April 27, 2005
TA-W-59,723; C and D Technologies, Huguenot, NY: August 10, 2006
TA-W-59,728; Zoom Technologies, Inc., Also Know as Zoom Telephonics,
Inc., Boston, MA: July 12, 2005
TA-W-59,775; LENA Phillips-Advance Transformer, Lighting Electronics
Div., Boscobel, WI: August 13, 2006
TA-W-59,781; Morse Automotive, A Division of Morse Automotive Corp.,
Cartersville, GA: March 31, 2006
TA-W-59,826; Burlington Worldwide, International Textile Group,
Manpower, Kelly, Hurt, VA: July 28, 2005
TA-W-59,656; Nautilus, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of Express
Personnel Services, Tyler, TX: June 29, 2005
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible
to apply for TAA) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have
been met.
TA-W-59,626; Tower Automotive, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of
Peoplelink, Milan, TN: June 12, 2005
TA-W-59,735; SODICO, Shrewsbury, PA: July 12, 2005
TA-W-59,748; Highlands Diversified Services, Inc., On-Site Leased
Workers of CBS Temporary Service, London, KY: July 18, 2005
TA-W-59,764; Astro Dye Works, Calhoun, GA: July 20, 2005
TA-W-59,784; Johnson Controls, Inc., Manpower, West Carrollton, OH:
July 13, 2005
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are
certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or
a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)
of the Trade Act have been met.
None.
Negative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, it has been determined that the
requirements of 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for the reasons
specified.
The Department as determined that criterion (1) of Section 246 has
not been met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older.
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None.
The Department as determined that criterion (2) of Section 246 has
not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily
transferable.
None.
The Department as determined that criterion (3) of Section 246 has
not been met. Competition conditions within the workers' industry are
not adverse.
None.
Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the
eligibility criteria for worker adjustment assistance have not been met
for the reasons specified.
Since the workers of the firm are denied eligibility to apply for
TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A.) and
(a)(2)(B)(II.A.) (employment decline) have not been met.
TA-W-59,671; Bernard Chaus, Cynthia Steffe Division, New York, OH.
TA-W-59,721; Mercury Marine, A Division of Brunswick Corp., Fond du
Lac, SC.
TA-W-59,738; Para Chem Southern, Inc., Coating Division, Simpsonville,
GA.
TA-W-59,751; Continental Industries LLC, Benzonia, 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.) (shift in
production to a foreign country) have not been met.
TA-W-59,710; Oxbow Machine Products, On-Site Leased Workers of TKO
Staffing, 3-D Personnel and Batton Technical, Livonia, NY.
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in production to a foreign
country) have not been met.
TA-W-59,630; Johnson Controls Inc., Oklahoma City, GA.
TA-W-59,645; Metal Ware Corporation (The), Two Rivers, MI.
TA-W-59,681; Saputo Cheese USA, Inc., Peru, AZ.
TA-W-59,709; Stimson Lumber Company, St. Helens, TX.
TA-W-59,760; Huntington Foam Corp., Mt. Pleasant, MI.
TA-W-59,766; HBD/Thermoid, Inc., Workers Producing Hoses Oneida Plant,
HBD Industries, Oneida, TN.
The investigation revealed that the predominate cause of worker
separations is unrelated to criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.C) (shift in production to a foreign
country).
TA-W-59,571; Fairchild Semiconductor International, Information
Technology Div., South Portland, CA.
TA-W-59,636; Larose, Inc., New York, AR.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-59,713; State Farm Insurance, Shared Services Department,
Parsippany, NJ.
TA-W-59,736; RSM Company, Inc., Charlotte, WI.
TA-W-59,770; Surgical Support Services, Div. of Surgical Synergies,
Eureka, PA.
TA-W-59,790; Premier Turbines, Division of Dallas Airmotive, Neosho,
KY.
TA-W-59,797; Canteen Vending, On-Site Workers at Broyhill Pacemaker
Furniture Co., Lenior, GA.
TA-W-59,820; Airfoil Technologies International-Ohio, Mentor, OH.
TA-W-59,822; AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Orange, ME.
TA-W-59,846; Coville, Inc., Winston-Salem, OK.
The investigation revealed that criteria of Section 222(b)(2) has
not been met. The workers' firm (or subdivision) is not a supplier to
or a downstream producer for a firm whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for TAA.
None.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were
issued during the month of August 7 through August 11, 2006. Copies
of these determinations are available for inspection in Room C-5311,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210 during normal business hours or will be mailed to persons
who write to the above address.
Dated: August 16, 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6-14222 Filed 8-25-06; 8:45 am]
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