77 FR 149 pgs. 46122-46124 - Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Type: NOTICEVolume: 77Number: 149Pages: 46122 - 46124
FR document: [FR Doc. 2012-18834 Filed 8-1-12; 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
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 July 16, 2012 through July 20, 2012.
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 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.
| TA-W No. | Subject firm | Location | Impact date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81,626 | ATI Wah Chang, Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | Albany, OR | June 17, 2012. |
| 81,626A | Kelly Services, LBCC Career Center, CADD Connections, etc., ATI Wah Chang, Allegheny Technologies | Albany, OR | May 16, 2011. |
| 81,678 | JMC Steel Group (Wheatland Sharon Pipe Warehouse) | Sharon, PA | November 14, 2011. |
| 81,682 | The Taylor Desk Company, The Taylor Chair Company | Lynwood, CA | June 4, 2011. |
| 81,682A | The Taylor Chair Company | Bedford, OH | June 4, 2011. |
| 81,704 | RG Steel Warren LLC, Formerly Known as Severstal Steel, RG Steel LLC | Warren, OH | December 2, 2011. |
| 81,704A | Computer Science Corporation (CSC), Working at RG Steel Warren Formerly Known as Severstal Steel, RG Steel LLC | Warren, OH | June 4, 2011. |
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.
| TA-W No. | Subject firm | Location | Impact date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81,700 | Pyrotek, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers from Labor Ready | Wenatchee, WA | June 7, 2011. |
| 81,707 | Northern Trust Company, S. Canal Street Facility, Teksystems, Quadratic, Solstice, Forbes, etc. | Chicago, IL | June 12, 2011. |
| 81,708 | Reliance Mediaworks Imaging Services, a Subsidiary of Reliance Mediaworks | Burbank, CA | June 12, 2011. |
| 81,728 | Tellabs, Inc., Signature Building Maintenance and Facilities Services | Petaluma, CA | June 14, 2011. |
| 81,729 | Crawford and Company, ICT Storage & DR Administration Branch, ICT Mainframe Systems Branch, etc. | Tucker, GA | June 14, 2011. |
| 81,729A | Crawford and Company, ICT Storage & DR Administration Branch, ICT Messaging Administration Branch | Lake Zurich, IL | June 14, 2011. |
| 81,729B | Crawford and Company, ICT Production Control Branch and ICT Desktop Support Branch | Atlanta, GA | June 14, 2011. |
| 81,729C | Crawford and Company, ICT Production Control Branch and ICT Desktop Support Branch | Sunrise, FL | June 14, 2011. |
| 81,732 | JCIM, US-LLC | Kendallville, IN | June 15, 2011. |
| 81,736 | A. Jaffe, Inc., Remote Workers and Teleworkers Reporting to 7 West 45th Street, Suite 1403 | New York, NY | May 31, 2011. |
| 81,752 | WestPoint Home, LLC, Bed Products Division, Manpower, Inc. | Chipley, FL | July 3, 2011. |
| 81,753 | WestPoint Home LLC, Administration/Engineering Office | Valley, AL | May 21, 2012. |
| 81,754 | WestPoint Home LLC, Clemson Centre | Clemson, SC | June 26, 2012. |
| 81,759 | WestPoint Home LLC, Corporate Sales Office, Arkansas, Illinois, Georgia, Minnesota, etc. | New York, NY | June 26, 2012. |
| 81,767 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | Beaverton, OR | June 29, 2011. |
| 81,771 | Ross Sand Casting Industries, Inc. | Winchester, IN | July 3, 2011. |
| 81,772 | WellPoint, Inc., Sr. Business Div. Claims Dept., UI Wages WellPoint Companies, etc. | Indianapolis, IN | July 2, 2011. |
| 81,772A | WellPoint, Inc., Senior Operations Claims Representatives and Membership Specialists | Newbury Park, CA | July 2, 2011. |
| 81,774 | Ecolab, Accounts Payable Department, Adecco Staffing | Eagan, MN | July 3, 2011. |
| 81,777 | American Greetings Corporation, Supply Chain Division | Brooklyn, OH | July 5, 2011. |
| 81,795 | American Furniture Manufacturing, Inc., Cut and Sew Operations | Ecru, MS | October 1, 2011. |
| 81,796 | Adams Globalization, Transperfect Translations, IDTP Department | Austin, TX | July 9, 2011. |
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.
| TA-W No. | Subject firm | Location | Impact date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81,386 | W. Scott & Company, The Staffing Center | St. Joseph, MO |
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 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.
| TA-W No. | Subject firm | Location | Impact date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81,742 | ConAgra Foods, Inc | Omaha, NE |
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.
| TA-W No. | Subject firm | Location | Impact date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81,675 | PPP Careers, Inc., Navistar Truck Development & Technology Center, Truck Division, etc | Fort Wayne, IN | |
| 81,750 | Crawford and Company, ICT Production Control Branch | Tucker, GA |
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of July 16, 2012 through July 20, 2012. These determinations are available on the Department's Web site tradeact/taa/taa search form.cfm under the searchable listing of determinations or by calling the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance toll free at 888-365-6822.
Dated: July 25, 2012.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Divisionof Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2012-18834 Filed 8-1-12; 8:45 am]
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