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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
26 through November 30, 2007.
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-62,404; Motor Wheel Commercial Vehicle Systems, Full Cast--
Assembly Area, Berea, KY: October 28, 2006.
TA-W-62,171; Everett Charles Technologies, Clifton Park, NY: September
11, 2006
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-62,373; Mahle Industries, Inc., Holland, MI: October 24, 2006
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-62,242; Weyerhaeuser Company, Veneer Technologies, Elma, WA:
October 1, 2006
TA-W-62,337; Robert Bosch Corporation, Automotive Chassie Division, St.
Joseph, MI: June 9, 2007
TA-W-62,436; Council Company, LLC, Plant #1, On-Site Leased Workers of
Stewart Staffing, Denton, NC: November 7, 2006
TA-W-62,445; Samson Manufacturing Co., A Division of S Lichtenberg and
Company, Inc., Waynesboro, GA: December 20, 2007
TA-W-62,451; Hickory Dyeing and Winding Co., Inc., On-Site Leased
Workers from Foothills Staffing, Hickory, NC: November 9, 2006
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TA-W-62,263; W. B. Marvin Manufacturing Co., Urbana, OH: September 28,
2006
TA-W-62,297; Delphi Corporation, Electronics and Safety Division, Oak
Creek, WI: October 10, 2006.
TA-W-62,399; Wausau Paper, Printing and Writing LLC, Groveton, NH:
October 31, 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-62,350; Hewlett Packard Company, Inkjet Supplies Business, Leased
Workers of Technical Aid, dba TAC World Co., Boise, ID: September 24,
2007
TA-W-62,372; Tree Island Fastener, Division of Tree Island Industries,
On-Site Leased Workers of Express Temporary, Ferndale, WA: October 22,
2006
TA-W-62,382; Milsco Manufacturing Company, A Unit of Jason, Inc.,
Milwaukee, WI: October 25, 2006
TA-W-62,446; VF Jeanswear Service Support Center, 1421 South Elm
Street, Greensboro, NC: December 16, 2007
TA-W-62,323; Teradyne, Inc., Operations Division of Semi-Conductor Test
Division/Leased Workers DCI Corp., North Reading, MA: October 17, 2006
TA-W-62,434; Arrow Home Fashions, Anaheim, CA: November 6, 2006
TA-W-62,461; Universal Tire Mold, Inc., A Subsidiary of Saehwa, Inc.,
Corinth Division, Corinth, MS: November 13, 2006
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-62,410; Small-Pak Chemicals, Inc., Pineville, NC: November 2, 2006
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. The firm does not have a significant number of workers 50
years of age or older.
TA-W-62,171; Everett Charles Technologies, Clifton Park, NY
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-62,404; Motor Wheel Commercial Vehicle Systems, Full Cast--
Assembly Area, Berea, KY
TA-W-62,373; Mahle Industries, Inc., Holland, MI.
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-62,365; West Point Home, Inc., Bed Division, Biddeford, ME.
TA-W-62,440; Evergy, Inc., Vitrus Division, Pawtucket, RI
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-62,390; Erdman Furniture Group, Techline USA Division, Waunakee,
WI
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-62,134; Mohawk ESV., Inc., Home Division, Hiawassee, GA.
TA-W-62,158; Intel Corporation, Fab 11 Plant Division, Rio Rancho, NM.
TA-W-62,189; Diaz Intermediates Corporation, West Memphis, AR.
TA-W-62,207; Diaz Intermediates Corporation, Brockport, NY.
TA-W-62,442; Infinite Graphics, Inc., Minneapolis, MN.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-62,160; Dataproducts USA LLC, A Division of Clover Holdings, Inc.,
Calexico, CA.
TA-W-62,357; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Valley, AL.
TA-W-62,357A; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Albertville, MN.
TA-W-62,357AA; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Valdosta, GA.
TA-W-62,357B; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Allen, TX.
TA-W-62,357BB; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Williamsburg, VA.
TA-W-62,357C; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Birch Run, MI.
TA-W-62,357CC; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Wrentham, MA.
TA-W-62,357D; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Birmingham, AL.
TA-W-62,357E; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Boaz, AL.
TA-W-62,357F; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Burlington, NC.
TA-W-62,357G; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Cabazon, CA.
TA-W-62,357H; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Clinton, CT.
TA-W-62,357I; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Columbus, GA.
TA-W-62,357J; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Commerce, GA.
TA-W-62,357K; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Dalton, GA.
TA-W-62,357L; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Dawsonville, GA.
TA-W-62,357M; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Destin, FL.
TA-W-62,357N; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Edinburgh, IN.
TA-W-62,357O; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Ellenton, FL.
TA-W-62,357P; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Fairburn, GA.
TA-W-62,357Q; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Foley, AL.
TA-W-62,357R; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Howell, MI.
TA-W-62,357S; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Lamarque, TX.
TA-W-62,357T; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Lumberton, NC.
TA-W-62,357U; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, New Braunfels, TX.
TA-W-62,357V; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Park City, UT.
TA-W-62,357W; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Pigeon Forge, TN.
TA-W-62,357X; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, San Marcos, TX.
TA-W-62,357Y; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, Sarasota, FL.
TA-W-62,357Z; WestPoint Home, Inc., Stores Division, St. Augustine, FL.
TA-W-62,403; Quality Industrial Services, Inc., Madisonville, KY.
TA-W-62,437; Mirador International, LLC, High Point, NC.
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TA-W-62,478; Option One Mortgage Corporation, A Subsidiary of H and R
Block, East Providence, RI
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 period of November 26 through November 30, 2007.
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: November 5, 2007.
Ralph Dibattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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