[Federal Register: December 12, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 238)]
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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 November
27 through December 1, 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 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.
TA-W-60,355; Xyron, Inc., Garden Grove, CA: October 26, 2005.
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-60,332; Valley-Dynamo, Richland Hills, TX: October 26, 2005.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section
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222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible to
apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.
TA-W-60,455; Malabar Manufacturing, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers From
Time Services, Hudson, MI: November 16, 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) 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-59,894; HTC Sales Corporation, dba HTC Products, Inc., Royal Oak,
MI: August 2, 2005.
TA-W-60,280; Parkdale America, LLC, Eden, NC: October 1, 2005.
TA-W-60,284; B and B Swimwear, Inc., Jefferson, NC: October 20, 2005.
TA-W-60,317; General Ribbon Corporation, Chatsworth, CA: October 25,
2005.
TA-W-60,342; General Cable Corporation, Telecommunications Division,
Lawrenceburg, KY: October 29, 2005.
TA-W-60,426; Haldex Brakes Products, Paris, TN: November 13, 2005.
TA-W-60,242; Thornton Fashion Designs, Inc., San Francisco, CA: October
1, 2005.
TA-W-60,283; Parker Specialty Products, Engineered Seals Division,
Waukesha, WI: October 20, 2005.
TA-W-60,312; Dana Corporation, Sealing Products, Fulton, KY: October
14, 2005.
TA-W-60,344; Georgia Pacific Corporation, Softwood Lumber Division, El
Dorado, AR: October 30, 2005.
TA-W-60,346; Tubular Technologies LLC, Welcome, NC: October 27, 2005.
TA-W-60,357; Adapto Indiana, Inc., South Bend, IN: November 1, 2005.
TA-W-60,437; Euclid Industries, Inc., Manpower, Inc., Bay City, MI:
November 13, 2005.
TA-W-60,041; Delphi Corporation, Automotive Holding, Needmore Rd, Plant
3, Dayton, OH: August 24, 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-60,247; Advanced Technology Services, Working On-Site at Eaton
Corporation, Vinita, OK: October 13, 2005.
TA-W-60,304; Gemtron Corporation, A Subsidiary of Schott AG, Vincennes,
IN: October 20, 2005.
TA-W-60,358; Calhoun Apparel, Inc., Calhoun City, MS: October 30, 2005.
TA-W-60,370; Radio Frequency Systems, Inc., Microwave Antenna Division,
Meriden, CT: November 6, 2005.
TA-W-60,370A; Radio Frequency Systems, Inc., Cable Assembly Division,
Meriden, CT: November 6, 2005.
TA-W-60,402; Hayes Products, LLC, A Division of BHH Management, Inc.,
Buena Park, CA: November 7, 2005.
TA-W-60,418; Vesuvius USA, A Subsidiary of Cookson America, Including
On-Site Leased Workers of Westaff, Fisher, IL: November 10, 2005.
TA-W-60,419; I & W Industries, On-Site Leased Workers of Northern
Staffing, Traverse City, MI: November 9, 2005.
TA-W-60,453; Black and Decker, Fayetteville Site, Employment Control,
Inc, Fayetteville, NC: December 17, 2006.
TA-W-60,469; Integrated Manufacturing Technologies (IMT), Formerly
Pullbrite, Inc., Elgin, TX: November 21, 2005.
TA-W-60,176; Flextronics, Semiconductor Division, San Jose, CA:
September 29, 2005.
TA-W-60,235; Fiskars Aquapore, Phoenix, Arizona Division, Tolleson, AZ:
September 13, 2005.
TA-W-60,444; Thermo Fisher Scientific RMSI, Environmental Instruments
Division, Santa Fe, NM: November 13, 2005.
TA-W-60,461; Davis Furniture Industries, Inc., DBA Astro-Lounger,
Houlka, Ms: November 17, 2005.
TA-W-60,481; Neptco, Lenoir, NC: November 22, 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.
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) 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-60,355; Xyron, Inc., Garden Grove, CA.
TA-W-60,455; Malabar Manufacturing, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers From
Time Services, Hudson, MI.
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-60,332; Valley-Dynamo, Richland Hills, TX.
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.
Because the workers of the firm are not eligible 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-60,403; Metolius Mountain Products, Bend, OR.
TA-W-60,408; Textram, Inc., Charlotte, NC.
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-60,413A; Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems (C.V.S.), Air Disk
Brake Products, Frankfort, KY.
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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-60,002; Pfizer Global Manufacturing, Augusta, GA.
TA-W-60,239; Fischbein, LLC, A Division of Fischbein-Inglett Co.,
Augusta, GA.
TA-W-60,254; Consolidated Metco, Inc., A Subsidiary of Amsted,
Clackamas, OR.
TA-W-60,258; Woodbridge Foam Corporation, Atlanta Plant, Lithonia, GA.
TA-W-60,337; Production Products, Manufacturing and Sales, Inc., Bonne
Terre, MO.
TA-W-60,356; Turtle Wax, Inc., Willowbrook, IL.
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
under a free trade agreement or a beneficiary country under a
preferential trade agreement, or there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports).
None.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-60,318; Delphi Corporation, Automotive Holdings Group, Job Bank,
Anaheim, CA.
TA-W-60,388; Hartz and Company, New York, NY.
TA-W-60,400; Unumprovident Corporation, Information Technology
Division, Portland, ME.
TA-W-60,430; JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., JP Morgan Chase and Company,
Louisville, KY.
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.
TA-W-60,322; Western Textile Products Co., Piedmont, SC.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were
issued during the period of November 27 through December 1, 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: December 5, 2006.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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