[Federal Register: May 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 89)]
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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 April 16
through April 27, 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 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.
TA-W-61,126; U.S. Axle, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of Volt Services
Group, Pottstown, PA: March 5, 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-61,212; Motorcar Parts of America, Inc., Perfecto Staffing, Team,
Priority, Accountemps, City, Torrance, CA: March 27, 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-60,946; Safer Pigment Corporation, A Subsidiary of Safer Holding
Corp., Newark, NJ: February 7, 2006
TA-W-60,946A; Safer Textiles Processing Corporation, A Subsidiary of
Safer Holding Corp., Newark, NJ: February 7, 2006
TA-W-60,946B; Safer Paper and Transfer Printing Corporation, A
Subsidiary of Safer Holding Corp., Newark, NJ: February 7, 2006
TA-W-60,999; Dispatch Printing Company, Columbus Dispatch
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Division (The), Columbus, OH: February 5, 2006
TA-W-61,041; Collins & Aikman, Port Huron Operations Division, Port
Huron, MI: February 27, 2006
TA-W-61,100; Performance Sports Apparel, Inc., Reading, PA: March 12,
2006
TA-W-61,133; Foundation Works, Inc., Cottage Grove, OR: March 14, 2006
TA-W-61,143; Van Dorn Demag Corp, Demag Plastics Group (Formerly Van
Dorn Service Corp.), Strongville, OH: March 9, 2006
TA-W-60,975; Elliss Technologies LLC, Sterling Heights, MI: February
14, 2006
TA-W-60,977; Ward Manufacturing, Inc., Blossburg, PA: February 14, 2006
TA-W-61,022; Mid Continent Nail Corporation, A Subsidiary of Libla
Industries, Inc., Radford, VA: February 23, 2006
TA-W-61,065; Freight Car America, A Subsidiary of Johnstown America,
Johnstown, PA: March 5, 2006
TA-W-61,068; Microfibers, Inc, Pawtucket Division, Pawtucket, RI: March
5, 2006
TA-W-61,072; Jefferson City Manufacturing, Inc., Jefferson City, MO:
March 6, 2006
TA-W-61,107; Boise Cascade LLC, Paper Division,Vancouver, WA: March 12,
2006
TA-W-61,112; Modine Manufacturing Company, Automotive Division,
Clinton, TN: March 13, 2006
TA-W-61,119; Northcutt Woodworks, L.P., Crockett, TX: March 13, 2006
TA-W-61,124; Top-Flite Golf Co. (The), Callaway Golf, Johnson & Hill,
Reliable & Career, Chicopee, MA: October 26, 2006
TA-W-61,132; John Dusenbery Company, Inc., Randolph, NJ: March 16, 2006
TA-W-61,154; Quaker Narrow Fabrics, Milton, PA: March 19, 2006
TA-W-61,171; Athol Manufacturing Co., A Division of Sandusky Athol
International, Butner, NC: March 22, 2006
TA-W-61,191; Collins & Aikman Products Co, Fabrics Division, Roxboro,
NC: March 23, 2006
TA-W-61,216; Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., Pacemaker Furniture
Company, Lenior, NC: December 23, 2006
TA-W-61,283; IBM Corporation, Workers On-Site at Dana Corporation,
Seating Products, Fulton, KY: April 10, 2006
TA-W-61,222; Good Companion Sewing Co., San Francisco, CA: March 30,
2006
TA-W-61,302; TDS/US Automotive, A Subsidiary of TDS Logistics,
Chesapeake, VA: March 28, 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-60,866; Wolverine World Wide, Rockford, MI: January 29, 2006
TA-W-61,091; Esselte Corporation, Leased Workers of People Link
Staffing and Trillum Staffing, Kankakee, IL: March 9, 2006
TA-W-61,113; Jabil Circuit, Inc., Including Workers of the Cisco
Systems, Q-Logic Assembly Lines, St. Petersburg, FL: March 13, 2006
TA-W-61,117; Hanes Brands, Inc., Formerly Sara Lee Branded Apparel,
Rockingham Plant Division, Rockingham, NC: February 28, 2006
TA-W-61,145; Enhanced Manufacturing Solutions LLC, Amherst Injection
Molding Div., SPS Temporary, Amherst, NY: February 28, 2006
TA-W-61,157; Visteon Systems LLC, Climate Control Div./Evaporators,
Connersville, IN: March 19, 2006
TA-W-61,157A; Visteon Systems LLC, Climate Control Div./Radiator/Heat
Exchange, Connersville, IN: March 19, 2006
TA-W-61,165; Carhartt Inc Autopocket Facility, Autopocket (Sewing)
Facility, Madisonville, KY: August 3, 2006
TA-W-61,166; Carhartt Inc, Providence (Sewing) Facility, Providence,
KY: March 21, 2006
TA-W-61,192; Arrow Electronics, Inc., Leased Workers of Adecco, Lenexa,
KS: March 23, 2006
TA-W-61,218; Hanesbrands, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC: March 29, 2006
TA-W-61,263; Parker Hannifin Corporation, Powertrain Division, Leased
Workers of Manpower Temp Services, Iron Gate, VA: April 5, 2006
TA-W-61,264; Sanmina Sci USA, Inc., Backplanes Division, Woburn, MA:
April 6, 2006
TA-W-61,314; Tridon, Smyrna, TN: March 19, 2006
TA-W-61,001; Optera Colorado, Inc., A Subsidiary of Magna Donnelly,
Longmont, CO: February 16, 2006
TA-W-61,054; Corsair Marine, Inc., Chula Vista, CA: February 28, 2006
TA-W-61,127; ICT, Inc., Calvert City, KY: March 15, 2006
TA-W-61,140; Konica Minolta Graphic Imaging, Glen Cove, NY: March 12,
2006
TA-W-61,167; Photronics, Inc., Allen, TX: March 13, 2006
TA-W-61,187; PointCare Corporation, Subsidiary of Biocare Corporation,
San Jose, CA: March 16, 2006
TA-W-61,201; Photronics, Inc., Brookfield, CT: March 23, 2006
TA-W-61,258; Springs Global US, Inc., Formerly Springs Industries,
Grace Complex, Lancaster, SC: May 3, 2007
TA-W-61,259; Amtek Gears, Inc., Subsidiary of Amtek Auto Limited, Bay
City, MI: April 5, 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-61,094; Pine River Plastics Inc., St. Clair, MI: March 9, 2006
TA-W-61,220; Silberline Mfg. Company, Inc., Decatur, IN Division,
Decatur, IN: March 28, 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. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older.
NONE
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-61,126; U.S. Axle, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of Volt Services
Group, Pottstown, PA
TA-W-61,212; Motorcar Parts of America, Inc., Perfecto Staffing, Team,
Priority, Accountemps, City, Torrance, CA:
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
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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-61,142; Alcatel Lucent, System Integration Center, Columbus, OH.
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-60,800; Volvo Trucks North America, A Division of Volvo Group
North America, New River Valley Assembly Plant, Dublin, VA.
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-60,662; Irving Forest Products, Pinkham Sawmill Division, Ashland,
ME.
TA-W-60,942; Weyerhaeuser Company, Bauman Lumber--Sawmill Division,
Lebanon, OR.
TA-W-61,053; Nypro Kentucky, Hazard Division, Hazard, KY.
TA-W-61,057; Bobcat Company, Gwinner, ND.
TA-W-61,078; U.S. Traffic Corporation, A Quixote Company, Santa Fe
Spring, CA.
TA-W-61,110; Dent Manufacturing, Inc., Northampton, PA.
TA-W-61,157B; Visteon Systems LLC, Climate Control Div./Modules,
Connersville, IN.
TA-W-61,175; Beard Hosiery, Inc., Lenior, NC.
TA-W-61,179; Rebtex Inc., Sommerville, NJ.
TA-W-60,905; General Motors Corporation, GMVM Division, Janesville, WI.
TA-W-61,074; Fleetwood Travel Trailers of Kentucky, Inc., Travel
Trailer Division, Campbellsville, KY.
TA-W-61,122; Snap-On Logistics Company, Division of Snap-On Tools Co.
LLC, Industrial/Diagnostics Mfg., JohnsonCity, TN.
TA-W-61,180; Welex Incorporated, Blue Bell, PA.
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).
TA-W-61,308; Allied Air Enterprises, Bellevue, OH.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-61,032; Baker Furniture, Grand Rapids, MI.
TA-W-61,153; Lenovo, Americas Sales Operations, Research Triangle Park,
NC.
TA-W-61,178; Owens-Illinois, Hayward, CA.
TA-W-61,190; Entronix, Rogers, MN.
TA-W-61,190A; Entronix, Eveleth, MN.
TA-W-61,202; Glenoit LLC/Ex-Cell Home Fashion, Inc., Goldsboro, NC.
TA-W-61,255; Unisys Corporation, Technology Management Center, Blue
Bell, PA.
TA-W-61,266; Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation, Concord, CA.
TA-W-61,272; U.S. Borax, Rio Tinto Minerals, Valencia, CA.
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-61,012; Avantech Manufacturing, LLC, Formerly Known as Intier
Automotive Interiors of America, Mt. Pleasant,TN.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were
issued during the period of April 16 through April 27, 2007. Copies
of these determinations are available for inspection in Room C-5311,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210 during normal business hours or will be mailed to persons
who write to the above address.
Dated: May 3, 2007.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E7-8821 Filed 5-8-07; 8:45 am]
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