73 FR 135 pgs. 40387-40389 - Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 135Pages: 40387 - 40389
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-15857 Filed 7-11-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Labor Department
Sub Agency: Employment and Training Administration
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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 June 16 through June 20, 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.
TA-W-63,367; Novatech Electro-Luminescent, Chino,CA: May 6, 2007.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of the Trade Act have been met.
None.
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.
TA-W-63,435; Gold Shield Inc., RV Group, Subsidiary of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., Riverside, CA: May 5, 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) 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-63,395; Methode Electronics, Inc., Connector Products, Source One Staffing, Rolling Meadows, IL: May 15, 2007.
TA-W-63,459; Chaco, Inc., Paonia, CO: May 31, 2007.
TA-W-63,460; A S America Incorporated, Salem Facility, American Standard, Inc, Salem, OH: May 30, 2007.
TA-W-62,828; JMS Converters/Sabee Products, Appleton, WI: January 28, 2007.
TA-W-63,174; Harvey Industries, LLC, Wabash, IN: April 9, 2007.
TA-W-63,261; Simpson Timber Company, Shelton, WA: April 17, 2007.
TA-W-63,262; Simpson Timber Company, Commencement Bay Operations Division, Tacoma,WA: April 17, 2007.
TA-W-63,288; Sigma Industries, Inc., Arcadia Staffing, United Employment, Quality Staffing, Springport, MI: April 30, 2007.
TA-W-63,290; LB Furniture Industries, LLC, Hudson, NY: April 29, 2007.
TA-W-63,346; Tower Automotive, Kendallville, IN: October 28, 2007.
TA-W-63,369; Wisconsin Die Casting, Milwaukee, WI: April 28, 2007.
TA-W-63,370; Ranger Industries, South Montrose, PA: May 6, 2007.
TA-W-63,379; Plastech Engineered Products Inc., Interior Division, Shreveport, LA: May 12, 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-63,177; Joseph T Ryerson Son, Inc., Chicago Service Center, Chicago, IL: April 8, 2007.
TA-W-63,313; Simclar (North America), Inc., Executive Personnel, Action Staffing, Kelly Services, Winterville, NC: May 5, 2007.
TA-W-63,380; LZB Manufacturing, Tremonton, UT: May 13, 2007.
TA-W-63,423; American Axle and Manufacturing, Tonawanda Forge Plant, Adecco, Tonawanda, NY: May 21, 2007.
TA-W-63,425; Steris Corporation, Healthcare-Erie Operations Division, Erie, PA: May 26, 2008.
TA-W-63,432; Kongsberg Automotive, Driveline Systems Division, People Link, Staffing Sol, Van Wert, OH: May 8, 2007.
TA-W-63,434; Plastech Engineered Products, Exterior Division, Byesville, OH: May 23, 2007.
TA-W-63,464; Dura Automotive Systems, On-Site Leased Workers of Spherion Co., Galdwin, MI: May 30, 2007.
TA-W-63,477; Kwikset Corporation, Nickel Plating Department, Kelly Services, Denison, TX: June 2, 2007.
TA-W-63,491; Sensus Metering Systems, Uniontown, PA: June 5, 2007.
TA-W-63,371; Sumitomo Electric Wintec America, Edmonton, KY: May 9, 2007.
TA-W-63,408; Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., Blytheville, AR: May 19, 2007.
TA-W-63,421; Kimble Chase, LLC, Vineland, NJ: May 19, 2007.
TA-W-63,439; Watson Laboratories, Inc., A Connecticut Corporation, Carmel, NY: May 27, 2007.
TA-W-63,437; Tytex, Inc., Woonsocket, RI: May 27, 2007.
TA-W-63,493; Evergy, Inc., Vitrus Division, Pawtucket, RI: June 5, 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-63,139; Valspar-Furniture Sales Group Int'l Color Design Center, D/B/A Engineered Polymer Solutions, High Point, NC: May 6, 2007.
TA-W-63,139A; Valspar-Furniture Sales Group Int'l Color Design Center, D/B/A Engineered Polymer Solutions, Orangeburg, SC: April 4, 2007.
TA-W-63,139B; Valspar-Furniture Sales Group Int'l Color Design Center, D/B/A Engineered Polymer Solutions, Montebello, CA: April 4, 2007.
TA-W-63,139C; Valspar-Furniture Sales Group Int'l Color Design Center, D/B/A Engineered Polymer Solutions, South Seattle,WA: April 4, 2007.
TA-W-63,330; Spectrum Yarns, Inc., Marion, NC: May 6, 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-63,367; Novatech Electro-Luminescent, Chino, CA.
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-63,435; Gold Shield Inc., RV Group, Subsidiary of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., Riverside, 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 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-63,115; Granite Knitwear, Inc., Granite Quarry, NC.
TA-W-63,377; Agilent Technologies, Inc., Electronic Instrument Business Unit, Santa Rosa, CA.
TA-W-63,381; Merix Corporation, Forest Grove, OR.
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-63,498; Westland Controls Systems Incorporated, O.P. Six, Inc., Westland, 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-62,910; The Hoover Company, Division of TTI Floorcare, El Paso, TX.
TA-W-62,930; ACE Style Intimate Apparel, Inc., New York, NY.
TA-W-63,151; Kretz Lumber Company, Inc., Dimension Plant, Antigo, WI.
TA-W-63,315; Performance Fibers Operations, Inc., Salisbury, NC.
TA-W-63,341; Baja Marine Corporation, Division of Brunswick Corporation, Bucyrus, OH.
TA-W-63,368; Eco Building Systems, LLC, Oxford, ME.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-63,540; Sento Corporation, Raleigh, NC.
TA-W-63,049; Cardinal Health Inc., Medical Products-Convertors, Select Staffing, El Paso, TX.
TA-W-63,084; Prime Health Care, West Anaheim, CA.
TA-W-63,084A; Prime Health Care, Huntington Beach, CA.
TA-W-63,084B; Prime Health Care, LaPalma, CA.
TA-W-63,392; First American Real Estate Tax Service, LLC, Exton, PA.
TA-W-63,414; Uster Technologies, Inc., Charlotte, NC.
TA-W-63,461; Logistic Services, Inc., Janesville, WI.
TA-W-63,481; Compucom Sytems, Inc., Pfizer Help Desk Operations, Parsippany, NJ.
TA-W-63,497; Decoro USA, Ltd, High Point, NC.
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-63,238; Alliance Industries, Inc., Troy, IN.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of June 16 through June 20, 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: June 30, 2008.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8-15857 Filed 7-11-08; 8:45 am]
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