[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 46 (Friday, March 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12465-12467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4437]
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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 February
19 through February 22, 2008.
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.
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-62,761; TI Automotive, Plant #27, Marysville, MI: January 28, 2007
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
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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-62,561; B & G International, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers From ADP
Total Source II, Inc., Newark, NJ: December 10, 2006
TA-W-62,746; Reed and Barton Corporation, Taunton, MA: January 24, 2008
TA-W-62,806; Ametek, Sensors Technologies Business Unit Division,
Bartow, FL: August 2, 2007
TA-W-62,834; Diamond Electric Manufacturing, DEMI Plant, Dundee, MI:
February 11, 2007
TA-W-62,165; Omni Softgoods, Spring Green, WI: September 13, 2006
TA-W-62,581; ADA Metal Products, Inc., On-Site Contracted Workers From
Tandem Staffing Solutions, Inc., Lincolnwood, IL: December 17, 2006
TA-W-62,636; Norandal USA, Inc., Newport, AR: January 2, 2007
TA-W-62,679; Hydraulic Technologies Inc., Galion, OH: December 27, 2006
TA-W-62,685; Newton Tool, Swedesboro, NJ: January 4, 2007
TA-W-62,753; Aerotek, Delphi Corp., Automotive Holding Group, Plant #6
and Plant #2, Flint, MI: January 28, 2007
TA-W-62,798A; TAC Worldwide Companies, Working On-Site at Delphi Corp.,
Electronics and Safety Division, Oak Creek, WI: January 16, 2007
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-62,680; Siemens E & A, Inc., Distribution Products Division,
Bellefontaine, OH: January 11, 2007
TA-W-62,682; Plastech Engineered Products, Inc., Winnsboro, SC: January
14, 2007
TA-W-62,754; Silicon Laboratories, Inc., Austin, TX: January 28, 2007
TA-W-62,766; School Apparel, Inc., Star City, AR: January 29, 2007
TA-W-62,798; TAC Worldwide Companies, Working On-Site at Delphi Corp.,
Powertrain Division, Oak Creek, WI: January 16, 2007
TA-W-62,852; FCI USA, Inc., Electronics Division, On-Site Leased
Workers From Manpower, Mt. Union, PA: September 28, 2007
TA-W-62,715; Formica Corporation, Odenton, MD: December 20, 2007
TA-W-62,716; Lunt Manufacturing Co., Inc., Schaumburg Plant,
Schaumburg, IL: January 18, 2007
TA-W-62,716A; Lunt Manufacturing Co., Inc., Hampshire Plant, Hampshire,
IL: January 18, 2007
TA-W-62,787; Hasbro, Inc., East Longmeadow, MA: January 30, 2007
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-62,830; Prestige Fabricators, Inc., Asheboro, NC: February 11,
2007
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-62,761; TI Automotive, Plant #27, Marysville, 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.
None
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-62,369; Doral Manufacturing, Inc., A Subsidiary of TEVA
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Formerly IVAX Pharmaceuticals, Miami, FL.
TA-W-62,369A; TEVA Manufacturing, Inc., Formerly IVAX Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., Biscayne Blvd. Facility, Miami, FL.
TA-W-62,818; Chillicothe Paper, Inc., A Subsidiary of Newpage
Corporation, Chillicothe, 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-62,690; L and W Engineering Co., Inc., Holland, MI.
TA-W-62,752; DynAmerica Manufacturing, LLC, Muncie, IN.
TA-W-62,791; Jacquart Fabric Products, Inc., Ironwood, MI.
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-62,369B; TEVA Manufacturing, Inc., Formerly IVAX Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., Golden Glades Facility, Miami, FL.
TA-W-62,576; United States Pipe and Foundry Co., LLC, A Subsidiary of
Mueller Water Products, Burlington, NJ.
TA-W-62,643; Tri Source, Inc., Shelton, CT.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-62,536; Tower Automotive Operations, Granite City, IL.
TA-W-62,659; Richloom Home Fashions, Richloom Fabrics Corporation,
Clinton, SC.
TA-W-62,813; General Teamsters Local 386, Modesto, 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-62,655; Warp Processing Co., Inc., Exeter, PA.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the period of February 19
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through February 22, 2008. 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: February 28, 2008.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8-4437 Filed 3-6-08; 8:45 am]
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