[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54184-54188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22104]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(19 USC 2273) the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of
determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment
assistance for workers by (TA-W) number issued during the period of
August 16, 2010 through August 20, 2010.
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. Under Section 222(a)(2)(A), the following must be satisfied:
(1) A significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
(2) The sales or production, or both, of such firm have decreased
absolutely; and
(3) One of the following must be satisfied:
(A) Imports of articles or services like or directly competitive
with articles produced or services supplied by such firm have
increased;
(B) Imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles
into which one or more component parts produced by such firm are
directly incorporated, have increased;
(C) Imports of articles directly incorporating one or more
component parts produced outside the United States that are like or
directly competitive with imports of articles incorporating one or more
component parts produced by such firm have increased;
(D) Imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles
which are produced directly using services supplied by such firm, have
increased; and
(4) The increase in imports contributed importantly to such
workers' separation or threat of separation and to the decline in the
sales or production of such firm; or
II. Section 222(a)(2)(B) all of the following must be satisfied:
(1) A significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
(2) One of the following must be satisfied:
(A) there has been a shift by the workers' firm to a foreign
country in the production of articles or supply of services like or
directly competitive with those produced/supplied by the workers' firm;
(B) there has been an acquisition from a foreign country by the
workers' firm of articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by the workers' firm; and
(3) The shift/acquisition contributed importantly to the workers'
separation or threat of separation.
In order for an affirmative determination to be made for adversely
affected workers in public agencies 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) A significant number or proportion of the workers in the public
agency have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated;
(2) The public agency has acquired from a foreign country services
like or
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directly competitive with services which are supplied by such agency;
and
(3) The acquisition of services contributed importantly to such
workers' separation or threat of separation.
In order for an affirmative determination to be made for adversely
affected secondary 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(c) of the Act must
be met.
(1) A significant number or proportion of the workers in the
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
(2) The workers' firm is a Supplier or Downstream Producer to a
firm that employed a group of workers who received a certification of
eligibility under Section 222(a) of the Act, and such supply or
production is related to the article or service that was the basis for
such certification; and
(3) Either--
(A) the workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it
supplied to the firm 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 described
in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.
In order for an affirmative determination to be made for adversely
affected workers in firms identified by the International Trade
Commission and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply
for worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility
requirements of Section 222(f) of the Act must be met.
(1) The workers' firm is publicly identified by name by the
International Trade Commission as a member of a domestic industry in an
investigation resulting in--
(A) An affirmative determination of serious injury or threat
thereof under section 202(b)(1);
(B) An affirmative determination of market disruption or threat
thereof under section 421(b)(1); or
(C) An affirmative final determination of material injury or threat
thereof under section 705(b)(1)(A) or 735(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)(1)(A) and 1673d(b)(1)(A));
(2) The petition is filed during the 1-year period beginning on the
date on which--
(A) a summary of the report submitted to the President by the
International Trade Commission under section 202(f)(1) with respect to
the affirmative determination described in paragraph (1)(A) is
published in the Federal Register under section 202(f)(3); or
(B) notice of an affirmative determination described in
subparagraph (1) is published in the Federal Register; and
(3) The workers have become totally or partially separated from the
workers' firm within--
(A) the 1-year period described in paragraph (2); or
(B) notwithstanding section 223(b)(1), the 1-year period preceding
the 1-year period described in paragraph (2).
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.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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73,352...................... Republic Special Canton, OH............ January 20, 2009.
Metals, Inc., Patriot
Morgan, Inc..
73,501...................... National Emblem, Inc... Carson, CA............ February 12, 2009.
73,632...................... Simclar Interconnect Ozark, MO............. March 1, 2009.
Technologies, Inc.,
Leased Workers from
Express Employment
Professionals.
74,042...................... Filtran LLC, Leased Lugoff, SC............ April 27, 2009.
Workers from Skills
Employment Personnel.
74,201...................... Mt. Taylor Millwork, Milan, NM............. May 24, 2009.
Inc.
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The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production or services) of the Trade Act
have been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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73,561...................... Musashi Auto Parts Battle Creek, MI...... February 23, 2009.
Michigan, Inc.,
Musashi Seimitsu
Industry Company,
Ltd.; Leased Workers
Spherion.
73,620...................... Ticona Polymers, Grover, NC............ February 22, 2009.
Celanese Corporation;
Polymer Production
Unit; Leased Workers
from Mundy.
73,676...................... Apria Healthcare, Birmingham and Mobile, March 8, 2009.
Customer Service AL.
Department.
73,676A..................... Apria Healthcare, Little Rock and March 8, 2009.
Customer Service Lowell, AR.
Department.
73,676B..................... Apria Healthcare, Bullhead City and March 8, 2009.
Customer Service Other Cities, AZ.
Department.
73,676C..................... Apria Healthcare, Lancaster and Other March 8, 2009.
Customer Service Cities, CA.
Department.
73,676D..................... Apria Healthcare, Durango, CO........... March 8, 2009.
Customer Service
Department.
73,676E..................... Apria Healthcare, Cromwell, CT.......... March 8, 2009.
Customer Service
Department.
73,676F..................... Apria Healthcare, Fort Myers and Other March 8, 2009.
Customer Service Cities, FL.
Department.
73,676G..................... Apria Healthcare, Athens and Other March 8, 2009.
Customer Service Cities, GA.
Department.
73,676H..................... Apria Healthcare, Collinsville, Il...... March 8, 2009.
Customer Service
Department.
73,676I..................... Apria Healthcare, Colby and Other March 8, 2009.
Customer Service Cities, KS.
Department.
73,676J..................... Apria Healthcare, Baton Rouge and Other March 8, 2009.
Customer Service Cities, LA.
Department.
73,676K..................... Apria Healthcare, Cameron and Other March 8, 2009.
Customer Service Cities, MO.
Department.
73,676L..................... Apria Healthcare, Biloxi, MS............ March 8, 2009.
Customer Service
Department.
73,676M..................... Apria Healthcare, Arden and Other March 8, 2009.
Customer Service Cities, NC.
Department.
73,676N..................... Apria Healthcare, Albuquerque, NM....... March 8, 2009.
Customer Service
Department.
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73,676O..................... Apria Healthcare, Henderson and Sparks, March 8, 2009.
Customer Service NV.
Department.
73,676P..................... Apria Healthcare, Tulsa, OK............. March 8, 2009.
Customer Service
Department.
73,676Q..................... Apria Healthcare, Duncan and Other March 8, 2009.
Customer Service Cities, SC.
Department.
73,676R..................... Apria Healthcare, Chattanooga and Other March 8, 2009.
Customer Service Cities, TN.
Department.
73,676S..................... Apria Healthcare, Amarillo and Other March 8, 2009.
Customer Service Cities, TX.
Department.
73,676T..................... Apria Healthcare, Layton and Salt Lake March 8, 2009.
Customer Service City, UT.
Department.
73,676U..................... Apria Healthcare, Spokane, WA........... March 8, 2009.
Customer Service
Department.
73,826...................... Kincaid, Inc........... Athens, TN............ March 31, 2009.
73,847...................... PricewaterhouseCoopers, Florham Park, NJ...... March 22, 2009.
LLP, Internal Firm
Services Client
Account Administrators
Group.
73,907...................... Sherrill Manufacturing, Sherrill, NY.......... April 12, 2009.
Inc..
73,951...................... Ethicon, Johnson & San Angelo, TX........ April 13, 2009.
Johnson; Leased
Workers Kelly
Temporary Services.
74,077...................... Robb and Stucky LTD., Lincolnton, NC........ May 11, 2009.
LLLP, Leased Workers
Spartan Staffing.
74,180...................... Panasonic Home Danville, KY.......... April 24, 2009.
Appliances Company of
America, Panasonic
Corporation of North
America; Leased
Workers Nesco
Resource, etc.
74,300...................... Als Holdings, Inc., Clackamas, OR......... June 24, 2009.
Formerly known as Apex
Label and Systems,
Inc., Tapp
Technologies, Inc.
74,369...................... Lanxess Sybron Birmingham, NJ........ March 19, 2010.
Chemicals, Inc.,
Lanxess Corporation;
Leased Workers from
Belcan Corporation.
74,372...................... Metalsa Structural Pottstown, PA......... June 14, 2009.
Products, Inc.,
Formerly Dana Holding
Corporation, Product
Engineering Group.
74,373...................... Metlife Group, Inc., West Warwick, RI...... July 12, 2009.
Technology &
Operations Division;
Customer Sales &
Service Unit; etc.
74,390...................... Haldex Brake Iola, KS.............. July 15, 2009.
Corporation,
Commercial Vehicle
Systems.
74,422...................... World Color (USA), LLC, Dyersburg, TN......... July 16, 2009.
Dyersburg Division;
Staffmark, Diversco,
Metro.
74,435...................... Philips Professional Union, NJ............. July 21, 2009.
Luminaries, Philips
Lighting; Leased
Workers from Adecco.
74,463...................... Kimble Chase Life Vineland, NJ.......... July 14, 2009.
Science and Research
Products, LLC, Leased
Workers from Manpower.
74,470...................... Standard Microsystems Hauppauge, NY......... August 2, 2012.
Corporation, Also
Known as SMSC;
Production Test
Division.
74,486...................... Precision Dormer, LLC, Crystal Lake, IL...... August 3, 2009.
Crystal Lake Supply
Unit, Sandvik, Leased
Workers from Staff
Mark.
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The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(c) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible
to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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74,160...................... American General--AIG, Wauwatosa, WI......... May 27, 2009.
Life Brokerage;
American International
Group.
74,258...................... RWD Technologies, LLC, Troy, MI.............. May 26, 2009.
RWD Technologies,
Inc.; National
Practices; etc.
74,335...................... Jatal, Inc., Accel Auburn, WA............ June 30, 2009.
Plastics; Leased
Workers from Smart
Talent.
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The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(c) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are
certified eligible to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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73,096...................... USF Holland, Inc., Romulus, MI........... November 18, 2008.
Detroit Service
Center; YRC Worldwide.
73,802...................... JD Irving Woodland, LLC Fort Kent, ME......... March 15, 2009.
73,945...................... Carlen Transport, Inc.. Hampden, ME........... April 7, 2009.
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Negative Determinations for Worker 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.
The investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs
(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B) (shift in production or
services to a foreign country) of section 222 have not been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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72,729........................ International Paper, Pineville, LA. ...................................
Pineville Mill,
Industrial Packaging
Group.
73,030........................ Apex Systems, Inc., Colorado Springs, ...................................
Working on-site at CO.
Verizon Business
Network Services, Inc.
73,108........................ TEKsystems, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. ...................................
Allegis Group, Inc.;
Doing Business as
Aerotek.
73,228........................ Superior Technical Seattle, WA. ...................................
Resources, Inc.,
Classmates.com.
73,281........................ Shorewood Packaging, Danville, VA. ...................................
International Paper
Company, Leased Workers
Ameristaff Staffing.
73,383........................ Conner Steel Products, San Angelo, TX. ...................................
Inc..
73,848........................ MDM Supply Company...... Missoula, MT. ...................................
74,132........................ DuPont Performance Nederland, TX. ...................................
EElastomers, Hypalon
Unit.
74,310........................ Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN. ...................................
Business System
Operations.
74,327........................ Anthem Blue Cross Blue Green Bay, WI. ...................................
Shield, Claim
Management Services,
Inc. Operations, A
Division of Wellpoint,
Inc.
74,347........................ NCR Corporation, USPS West Columbia, ...................................
Help Desk of Customer SC.
Care Center, Leased
Workers of Volt
Consulting.
74,395........................ FTCA, Inc............... Somerset, PA. ...................................
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The investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs
(b)(2) and (b)(3) (public agency acquisition of services from a foreign
country) of section 222 have not been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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74,331........................ Madison County Wood River, IL. ...................................
Employment and
Training,
Administration Building.
74,331A....................... Madison County Granite City, IL. ...................................
Employment and
Training, Field Office.
74,331B....................... Madison County Alton, IL. ...................................
Employment and
Training, Field Office.
74,331C....................... Madison County Edwardsville, IL. ...................................
Employment and
Training, Field Office.
74,331D....................... Madison County Glen Carbon, IL. ...................................
Employment and
Training, Field Office.
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Determinations Terminating Investigations of Petitions for Worker
Adjustment Assistance
After notice of the petitions was published in the Federal Register
and on the Department's Web site, as required by Section 221 of the Act
(19 U.S.C. 2271), the Department initiated investigations of these
petitions.
The following determinations terminating investigations were issued
because the petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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73,979........................ Hagemeyer North America, Chambersburg, PA. ...................................
Chambersburg
Distribution Center.
74,067........................ Kartheiser Trucking, Columbia Falls, ...................................
Inc.. MT.
74,485........................ Akzo Nobel Nonstick Des Plaines, IL. ...................................
Coatings.
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The following determinations terminating investigations were issued
in cases where these petitions were not filed in accordance with the
requirements of 29 CFR 90.11. Every petition filed by workers must be
signed by at least three individuals of the petitioning worker group.
Petitioners separated more than one year prior to the date of the
petition cannot be covered under a certification of a petition under
Section 223(b), and therefore, may not be part of a petitioning worker
group. For one or more of these reasons, these petitions were deemed
invalid.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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73,145........................ M & L Manufacturing, Los Angeles, CA. ...................................
Inc. and The Jewelry
Stream.
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The following determinations terminating investigations were issued
because the petitioning groups of workers are covered by active
certifications. Consequently, further investigation in these cases
would serve no purpose since the petitioning group of workers cannot be
covered by more than one certification at a time.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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73,770A....................... Chrysler Group, LLC, St. Fenton, MO. ...................................
Louis North Plant.
73,807........................ Keane, Inc., Working On- Boston, MA. ...................................
Site at Teachers
Insurance Annuity
Association (TIAA-CREF).
73,937........................ Apria Healthcare, Duluth, GA. ...................................
Customer Service
Division.
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The following determinations terminating investigations were issued
because the petitions are the subject of ongoing investigations under
petitions filed earlier covering the same petitioners.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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74,522........................ HealthPlan Services..... Tampa, FL.
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The following determinations terminating investigations were issued
because the Department issued a negative determination on petitions
related to the relevant investigation period applicable to the same
worker group. The duplicative petitions did not present new information
or a change in circumstances that would result in a reversal of the
Department's previous negative determination, and therefore, further
investigation would duplicate efforts and serve no purpose.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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73,770........................ Chrysler Group, LLC, St. Fenton, MO. ...................................
Louis South Plant.
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I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the period of August 16, 2010 through August 20, 2010. Copies of
these determinations may be requested under the Freedom of Information
Act. Requests may be submitted by fax, courier services, or mail to
FOIA Disclosure Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance (ETA),
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N., Washington, DC
20210 or [email protected]. These determinations also are available
on the Department's Web site at http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact under
the searchable listing of determinations.
Dated: August 27, 2010.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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