[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24914-24917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10604]
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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 U.S.C. 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
April 18, 2011 through April 22, 2011.
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
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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 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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74,931...................... Matrix Tool and Mold, Trinity, NC........... October 30, 2009.
Inc.
75,003...................... Velsicol Chemical, LLC, Memphis, TN........... December 15, 2009.
True Specialties
Corp., Quarles
Building Maintenance,
and Murray Guard.
75,102...................... Guilford Mills, Inc., Pine Grove, PA........ February 10, 2010.
Pine Grove Facility;
Leased Workers from
One Source.
75,207...................... The Pierce Company, Upland, IN............ February 9, 2010.
Inc., A Subsidiary of
Avis Industrial
Corporation.
75,247...................... Jones Distribution Socorro, TX........... February 11, 2010.
Corporation, A
Subsidiary of The
Jones Group; Leased
Workers of Southwest
Staffing, Inc.
75,291...................... CCI Systems, Inc....... Iron Mountain, MI..... February 14, 2010.
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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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74,810...................... Symantec Corporation, Austin, TX............ November 1, 2009.
SQA Engineering, VCS
and VCS-One Group.
74,810A..................... Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA..... November 1, 2009.
SQA Engineering, VCS
and VCS-One Group.
74,810B..................... Symantec Corporation, Beaverton, OR......... November 1, 2009.
SQA Engineering, VCS
and VCS-One Group.
75,113...................... Thomas & Betts Mercer, PA............ January 14, 2010.
Corporation, HVAC
Division.
75,155...................... Hitachi Global Storage San Jose, CA.......... January 31, 2010.
Technologies, Inc.,
Hitachi Global Storage
Technologies Holdings
PTE., LTD, Manpower,
Inc..
75,203...................... Sigue Corporation...... Sylmar, CA............ February 7, 2010.
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75,217...................... MEMC Electronic St. Peters, MO........ May 24, 2010.
Materials, Inc.,
Including On-Site
Leased Workers from
Adecco.
75,231...................... Comcast Corporation, Nashville, TN......... February 10, 2010.
Call Center.
75,238...................... McNeil Consumer Fort Washington, PA... January 11, 2010.
Healthcare, McNeil-
PPC, Inc., Johnson &
Johnson, Leased
Workers of Worksense.
75,262...................... Highmark, Health Plan Pittsburgh, PA........ February 11, 2010.
Operations, Workers
Working from Home in
PA.
75,262A..................... Highmark, Health Plan Camp Hill, PA......... February 11, 2010.
Operations Division.
75,262B..................... Highmark, Health Plan Erie, PA.............. February 11, 2010.
Operations Division.
75,262C..................... Highmark, Health Plan Johnstown, PA......... February 11, 2010.
Operations Division.
75,290...................... CSC, Managed Services Schaumburg, IL........ February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Schaumburg,
IL.
75,290A..................... CSC, Managed Services Phoenix, AZ........... February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Phoenix, AZ.
75,290B..................... CSC, Managed Services Woodland Hills, CA.... February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Woodland
Hills.
75,290C..................... CSC, Managed Services Los Angeles, CA....... February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Los Angeles,
CA.
75,290D..................... CSC, Managed Services Simi Valley, CA....... February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Simi Valley,
CA.
75,290E..................... CSC, Managed Services Davie, FL............. February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Davie, FL.
75,290F..................... CSC, Managed Services Alpharetta, GA........ February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Alpharetta,
GA.
75,290G..................... CSC, Managed Services Pocatello, ID......... February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Pocatello, ID.
75,290H..................... CSC, Managed Services Olathe, KS............ February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Olathe, KS.
75,290I..................... CSC, Managed Services Overland Park, KS..... February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Overland
Park, KS.
75,290J..................... CSC, Managed Services Baltimore, MD......... February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Baltimore, MD.
75,290K..................... CSC, Managed Services Owings Mills, MD...... July 29, 2011.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Owings Mills,
MD.
75,290L..................... CSC, Managed Services Caledonia, MI......... February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Caledonia, MI.
75,290M..................... CSC, Managed Services Omaha, NE............. February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Omaha, NE.
75,290N..................... CSC, Managed Services Melville, NY.......... February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Melville, NY.
75,290O..................... CSC, Managed Services New York, NY.......... February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in New York, NY.
75,290P..................... CSC, Managed Services Independence, OH...... February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Independence,
OH.
75,290Q..................... CSC, Managed Services Oklahoma City, OK..... February 14, 2010.
Sector Division
Working at Client
Sites in Oklahoma
City, OK.
75,290R..................... CSC, Managed Services Teleworkers from AZ, February 14, 2010.
Sector Division CA, CO, FL, GA, etc.
Teleworkers from AZ,
CA, CO, FL, GA, etc.
75,311...................... Agilent Technologies, Wilmington, DE........ February 14, 2010.
Inc., Chemical
Analysis Group, Little
Falls Procurement;
Remote and Leased
Workers.
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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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74,899...................... Tasman Hartford, LLC... Hartford, WI.......... November 17, 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 criterion under paragraph
(a)(1), or (b)(1), or (c)(1)(employment decline or threat of
separation) of section 222 has not been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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75,140...................... Donald A. Holland Enumclaw, WA.......... .................................
Consulting.
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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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74,878...................... GKN Aerospace Chem- Kent, WA.............. .................................
Tronics, Inc., A
Division of GKN
America Corporation.
74,900...................... ISP Stitching and Racine, WI............ .................................
Bindery Products, A
Subsidiary of Samuel
Strapping Systems.
75,024...................... Havells USA, Inc., Mullins, SC........... .................................
Havells Netherlands,
Havells India, SLI
Lighting Products,
Olsten Staffing.
75,026...................... C & R Lumber Mill, LLC. Charleston, ME........ .................................
75,133...................... McComb Mill Warehouse.. McComb, MS............ .................................
75,138...................... Ashland Foundry and Ashland, PA........... .................................
Machine Works, Inc.
75,183...................... Reynolds Food Grove City, PA........ .................................
Packaging, LLC, A
Subsidiary of Reynolds
Group Holding Limited.
75,211...................... US Airways, Inc., Fleet Buffalo, NY........... .................................
Service Operations,
Buffalo-Niagara
International Airport.
75,292...................... ConocoPhillips Alaska Nikiski, AK........... .................................
Natural Gas Company, A
Joint Venture with
Marathon Oil; Kenai
Plant.
75,312...................... R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Winston Salem, NC..... .................................
Company, Subsidiary of
Reynolds American,
Inc.; Leased Workers
from Debbie's Staffing.
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I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the period of April 18, 2011 through April 22, 2011. 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, NW., 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: April 26, 2011.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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