[Federal Register: September 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 177)]
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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
21 through August 25, 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:
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 or 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 issued
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.
TA-W-59,703; Demers Leather Sales, Lewiston, ME: July 11, 2005.
TA-W-59,891; Ner Data Products, Inc., Denver, CO: August 11, 2005.
TA-W-59,648; Adecco Staffing, Working On-Site at Sheaffer Mfg., Ft.
Madison, IA: June 27, 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) 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-59,753; Noveon Corporation, Division of Lubrizol, Linden, NJ: July
19, 2005.
TA-W-59,767; Cooper Standard Automotive, NVH Division, El Dorado, AR:
August 24, 2006.
TA-W-59,795; Handy and Harman Tube Company, Norristown, PA: July 26,
2005.
TA-W-59,805; Stone Transport, Working On-Site at General Motors,
Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.
TA-W-59,806; Securitas Security Services USA, Automotive Division
Services, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.
TA-W-59,808; Quaker Chemical Corp., Working On-Site at General Motors,
Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.
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TA-W-59,809; HSS, LLC, Working On-Site At General Motors, Lansing Metal
Center, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.
TA-W-59,811; Comprehensive Logistics, Working On-Site At General Motors
Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.
TA-W-59,814; Aerotek, A Subsidiary of Allegis Group, Lansing, MI: July
19, 2005.
TA-W-59,834; Hamrick's, Inc., Plant 8, Asheboro, NC: August 1, 2005.
TA-W-59,895; Affinia Brake Parts, Inc., Formerly Known as Dana Brake
Parts, Division of Affinia, Inc., Litchfield, IL: August 11, 2005.
TA-W-59,905; Shelby Group Manufacturing, Inc., Shelby Specialty Glove
Div., Glenwood, AR: August 14, 2005.
TA-W-59,568; East Palestine China Co., East Palestine, OH: June 13,
2005.
TA-W-59,666; Berkline Benchcraft, LLC, Baldwyn Facility Plant 7,
Baldwyn, MS: July 3, 2005.
TA-W-59,715; Salisbury Manufacturing Corp., Salisbury, NC: June 28,
2005.
TA-W-59,774; Cranston Print Works Co., Webster, MA: July 20, 2005.
TA-W-59,802; New Haven Copper Co., Olin Corporation, Seymour, CT: July
26, 2005.
TA-W-59,801; Shirts by Astro, LLC, Doyle, TN: July 21, 2005.
TA-W-59,879; Fashion Avenue Knits, Inc., New York, NY: August 9, 2005.
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-59,658; Sanmina-SCI Corp., Personal Computer Mfg. Division, Plant
1474, Durham, NC: February 11, 2006.
TA-W-59,658A; Sanmina-SCI Corp., Personal Computer Mfg. Division, Plant
1475, Durham, NC: February 11, 2006.
TA-W-59,670; Preformed Line Products, Inc., Rogers, AR: July 5, 2005.
TA-W-59,708; Capital Mercury Apparel, Ltd., Mar Bax Shirt Company,
Gassville, AR: August 23, 2006.
TA-W-59,786; United Plastics Group, Inc., Leased Workers of Select
Temporary Services, Anaheim, CA: July 13, 2005.
TA-W-59,869; Molson Coors Brewing Company, Memphis Division, Memphis,
TN: August 8, 2005.
TA-W-59,890; Markar Architectural Products, Inc., A Subsidiary of Adams
Rite Mfg. Co., Lancaster, NY: August 10, 2005.
TA-W-59,694; Telect, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA: August 1, 2006.
TA-W-59,793; Jarvis Pemco, Kalamazoo, MI: July 25, 2005.
TA-W-59,804; Carroll Industries, Inc., Boone, NC: July 27, 2005.
TA-W-59,902; Electronic Data Systems Corp., Leased Workers On-Site at
Affinia Brake Parts, McHenry, IL: August 11, 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-59,873; JC TEC Industries, Inc., Annville, KY: August 7, 2005.
TA-W-59,900; Eaton Corporation, Torque Control Products Division,
Marshall, MI: August 14, 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 has determined that criterion (1) of Section 246 has
not been met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older.
TA-W-59,648; Adecco Staffing, Working On-Site at Sheaffer Mfg., Ft.
Madison, IA.
The Department has determined that criterion (2) of Section 246 has
not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily
transferable.
TA-W-59,703; Demers Leather Sales, Lewiston, ME.
TA-W-59,891; Ner Data Products, Inc., Denver, CO.
The Department has 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-59,725; Agilent Technologies, Little Falls Site, Wilmington, DE.
TA-W-59,807; RSDC of Michigan, LLC, Holt, MI.
TA-W-59,810; EDS, Lansing, MI.
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-59,789; Allied Air Enterprises, A Subsidiary of Lennox
International, Bellevue, OH.
TA-W-59,830; Phoenix Salmon U.S. Inc., A Division of Horton's of Maine,
Inc., Eastport, ME.
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-59,242; Brown City Casting, dba Yale Industries, Yale, MI.
TA-W-59,527; MAG, Inc., El Paso, TX.
TA-W-59,623; Hexcel Corporation, Composites Division, Livermore, CA.
TA-W-59,702; Automatic Products International, LTD, St. Paul, MN.
TA-W-59,782; Metal Powder Products Co., Ford Road Division, St. Mary's,
PA.
TA-W-59,794; Dacco, Inc., A Division of Jordan Industries, Inc.,
Huntland, TN.
TA-W-59,825; High Country Forest Products, A Division of C and R
Milling, Wellington, UT.
TA-W-59,835; Heritage American Homes, Division of Patriot Homes,
Sikeston, MO.
TA-W-59,847; Label World, Inc., Rochester, NY.
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-59,696; Metrobility Optical Systems, Div. of Telco Systems Inc.,
Merrimack, NH.
TA-W-59,756; Volex, Inc., Power Cord Products Division, Clinton, AR.
TA-W-59,817; Synthron, Inc., Morganton, NC.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-59,667; Acro Service Corporation, Livonia, MI.
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TA-W-59,693; Bowne of Cleveland, Inc., Cleveland, OH.
TA-W-59,705; Computer Sciences Corp., Global Transformation Group, Los
Angeles, CA.
TA-W-59,705A; Computer Sciences Corp., Global Transformation Group,
Simi Valley, CA.
TA-W-59,720; MacDermid, Inc., Waterbury, CT.
TA-W-59,791; General Motors Corp., Service Parts Operation, Beaverton,
OR.
TA-W-59,812; Canteen Services, Inc., Working On-Site at General Motors
Lansing Metal Center, Belmont, MI.
TA-W-59,813; Bartech Technical Services, LLC, Working On-Site at
General Motors Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI.
TA-W-59,858; Cardsmart, A Division of Paramount Cards Holding Co.,
Pawtucket, RI.
TA-W-59,871; Agilent Technologies, Global Infrastructure Organization,
Andover, MA.
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 21 through August 25, 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: September 5, 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6-15081 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am]
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