[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13228-13231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5475]
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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
February 14, 2011 through February 18, 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
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
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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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74,339..................... Sitel Operating Memphis, TN........... July 1, 2009.
Corporation, Sitel
Worldwide Corporation.
74,713..................... Chii, DBA Lifetime Quincy, IL............ September 20, 2009.
Coatings, Manpower.
74,974..................... TI Automotive, Leased Chesterfield, MI...... December 5, 2009.
Workers from Manpower,
Aerotek, and Spherion.
75,048..................... Premier Technical Plastics, Minden, LA............ December 23, 2009.
Leased Workers from
Manpower.
75,168..................... Hearth and Home Colville, WA.......... January 28, 2010.
Technologies, 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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74,745..................... Continental Graphics Bellevue, WA.......... October 15, 2009.
Corporation, CDG
Datagraphics; The Boeing
Company; Leased Workers
Excell and Harvey Nash.
74,751..................... Eaton Corporation, Clutch Auburn, IN............ October 6, 2009.
Division.
74,812..................... Heraeus Noblelight de Cayey, PR............. October 28, 2009.
Puerto Rico, Inc.
74,813..................... Eastman Kodak Company Spencerport, NY....... October 29, 2009.
(GCG), Electrographic
Print Solutions; Leased
Workers from Adecco and
Datrose.
74,901..................... Hawker Beechcraft Wichita, KS........... November 11, 2009.
Corporation, Hawker
Beachcraft International
SVC, Rapid Surplus Parts,
etc.
75,006..................... EMD Serono Biotech Center, Billerica, MA......... December 15, 2009.
Inc., EMD Serono Research
Institute, On Assignment
Lab Support & Randstad.
75,017..................... Nokia, Inc., Nokia Group, Fort Worth, TX........ December 17, 2010.
ATC Logistics and
Electronics.
75,039..................... Auto-trol Technology Westminster, CO....... December 21, 2009.
Corporation, Coretechs.
75,058..................... Electrolux Home Care Webster City, IA...... February 24, 2011.
Products, Inc., Electrolux
Central Vacuum Systems; AB
Electrolux.
75,058A.................... Manpower, Electrolux Home Webster City, IA...... December 24, 2009.
Care Products, Inc.
75,086..................... Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA.......... January 10, 2010.
Operations Division, Volt
Services Group.
75,094..................... Alstyle Apparel, Ennis, Inc Anaheim, CA........... January 12, 2010.
75,103..................... Sun Mountain Sports, Inc., Missoula, MT.......... January 11, 2010.
Plastic Injection Molding
Division; Leased Workers
from Labor Ready.
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75,110..................... Propex Operating Company, Hazlehurst, GA........ January 18, 2010.
LLC, Leased Workers from
The Pollard Agency and
PFMI.
75,111..................... Affiliated Computer Schaumburg, IL........ January 18, 2010.
Services, Inc., Human
Capital Management
Colustions Unit, Xerox
Corp.
75,126..................... Blue Cross Blue Shield of Durham, NC............ December 20, 2009.
North Carolina, Commercial
and Government Operations
Division; Leased Workers
Manpower, etc.
75,137..................... John Crane, Inc............ Cranston, RI.......... January 24, 2010.
75,147..................... Elkay Manufacturing........ Broadview, IL......... January 28, 2010.
75,171..................... Dex One, West Division, Tucson, AZ............ February 2, 2010.
Advantage XPO.
75,171A.................... Dex One, West Division, Colorado Springs, February 2, 2010.
Advantage XPO. Englewood, CO.
75,171B.................... Dex One, West Division, West Des Moines, IA... February 2, 2010.
Advantage XPO.
75,171C.................... Dex One, West Division, Maple Grove, MN....... February 2, 2010.
Advantage XPO.
75,171D.................... Dex One, West Division, Albuquerque, NM....... February 2, 2010.
Advantage XPO.
75,171E.................... Dex One, West Division, Spokane, Tacoma and February 2, 2010.
Advantage XPO. Vancouver, WA.
75,172..................... Dex One, East Division, Fort Myers, Maitland February 2, 2010.
Advantage XPO. and Ocala, FL.
75,172A.................... Dex One, East Division, Arlington Heights, February 2, 2010.
Advantage XPO. Chicago, Lombard,
etc., IL.
75,172B.................... Dex One, East Division, Fayetteville and February 2, 2010.
Advantage XPO. Morrisville, NC.
75,172C.................... Dex One, East Division, Las Vegas, NV......... February 2, 2010.
Advantage XPO.
75,172D.................... Dex One, East Division, Carlisle and Dunmore, February 2, 2010.
Advantage XPO. PA.
75,172E.................... Dex One, East Division, Bristol, TN........... February 2, 2010.
Advantage XPO.
75,176..................... Lynx Medical Systems, Bellevue, WA.......... February 3, 2010.
Coding Services Div.,
Ingenix, Wages Previously
Under FEIN 91-1263758.
75,178..................... Simpson Door Company, McCleary, WA.......... December 20, 2010.
Simpson Investment Company.
75,180..................... Contract Pharmaceuticals Buffalo, NY........... February 4, 2010.
Limited Niagra (CPL
Niagra), SPS Temporaries
and Imagine Staffing.
75,192..................... Core Industries, Inc., d/b/ Irvine, CA............ February 8, 2010.
a Star Trac, Aerotek,
Helpmates, Mattson &
Empire Staffing.
75,244..................... Carrier Air Conditioning, Tyler, TX............. January 27, 2011.
United Technologies
Corporation, Commercial
Divisions.
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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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74,865..................... Johnson Controls, Inc., Corvallis, OR......... November 9, 2009.
Working On-Site at Hewlett
Packard Company.
75,033..................... Indianapolis Metal Center, Indianapolis, IN...... December 20, 2009.
General Motors, Wages
Previously Under Fein 38-
0572515, Aerotek etc.
75,227..................... Dana Structural Longview, TX.......... February 10, 2010.
Manufacturing LLC,
Structures Division;
Leased Workers from
Manpower.
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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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75,053..................... C. Fassinger & Sons Mfg. New Castle, PA........ ..............................
Co., LLC.
75,107..................... Hewlett Packard Company, Fort Collins, CO...... ..............................
Global Business
Intelligence Unit.
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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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73,718..................... Medica..................... Minnetonka, MN........ ..............................
74,254..................... National Carton & Coating Xenia, OH............. ..............................
Company, Leased Workers
from CBS/Staffmark.
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74,634..................... A. H. Schreiber Company, Bristol, TN........... ..............................
Inc..
74,706..................... Busch Agricultural Manitowoc, WI......... ..............................
Resources, LLC, Anheuser-
Busch, Inc..
74,756..................... Fort McDowell Yavapai Fort McDowell, AZ..... September 27, 2009.
Materials, Plants 1, 3 and
20.
74,756A.................... Fort McDowell Yavapai Buckeye, AZ........... September 27, 2009.
Materials, Plants 4 and 70.
74,756B.................... Fort McDowell Yavapai Scottsdale, AZ........ September 27, 2009.
Materials, Plant 40.
74,756C.................... Fort McDowell Yavapai Glendale, AZ.......... September 27, 2009.
Materials, Plant 50.
74,756D.................... Fort McDowell Yavapai Queen Creek, AZ....... September 27, 2009.
Materials, Plant 60.
74,772..................... HEITEC, Inc., Including Palm Desert, CA....... ..............................
Workers Wages that are
Reported Under Hacker
Engineering, Inc.
75,027..................... K.W.S., Inc................ Cheboygan, MI......... ..............................
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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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74,979..................... City of Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA....... ..............................
Development Services
Department.
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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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74,853..................... Kurz-Kasch................. South Boston, VA...... ..............................
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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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74,438..................... Bruss North America, Inc... Orion, MI............. ..............................
74,978..................... Western Union, LLC, St. Charles, MO....... ..............................
Operations 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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75,187..................... Dex One.................... Morrisville, NC....... ..............................
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I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the period of February 14, 2011 through February 18, 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 to [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: March 2, 2011.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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