80 FR 204 pgs. 64014-64016 - Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibilityto Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Type: NOTICEVolume: 80Number: 204Pages: 64014 - 64016
Pages: 64014, 64015, 64016FR document: [FR Doc. 2015-26825 Filed 10-21-15; 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 Eligibilityto 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 August 25, 2015 through September 11, 2015.
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 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(b) 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(e) of the Act must be met.
[top] (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86,039 | Arcelormittal Georgetown | Georgetown, SC | April 5, 2015. |
| 86,039A | Phoenix Services, Working On-Site at Arcelormittal Georgetown | Georgetown, SC | May 27, 2014. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85,144 | IP & Science (Patent Payments), Master Data Center, Global Operations, Thomson Reuters, Pontoon, and Adecco | Bingham Farms, MI | March 12, 2013. |
| 85,173 | Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc., Business Services, LLC, Finance & Accounting Departments, Robert Half, etc | Waite Park, MN | March 21, 2013. |
| 85,247 | MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., MoneyGram, International, Accountemps, Apex Systems, Baker Tilly, etc | Brooklyn Center, MN | April 18, 2013. |
| 85,350 | Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Insurance Division, Shared Engineering & Technology Services Group | Blythewood, SC | May 30, 2013. |
| 85,427 | MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., MoneyGram International, Accountemps, APEX Systems, Baker Tilly, etc | Lakewood, CO | July 15, 2013. |
| 85,427A | MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., MoneyGram International, Customer Car Division, Intellisource | Lakewood, CO | November 19, 2013. |
| 85,495 | Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations USA, Inc., Sumitomo Electric USA Holding, Inc., VCSEL Group | Albuquerque, NM | August 20, 2013. |
| 85,527 | Syncreon Technology (America), Inc., Express Employment Professionals | Allentown, PA | September 10, 2013. |
| 85,605 | GE Power Electronics, Inc., GE Energy Management Division, General Electric Company | Galion, OH | October 17, 2013. |
| 85,903 | Accenture LLP, Verizon Customer Case and Operations, Verizon Business Network, etc. | Richardson, TX | March 25, 2014. |
| 85,903A | Accenture LLP, Verizon Customer Case and Operations, Verizon Business Network, etc. | Richardson, TX | March 25, 2014. |
| 86,076 | Omnicare, Inc., Omnicare Headquarters-Cincinnati, IT Business Group | Cincinnati, OH | June 8, 2014. |
| 86,076A | Omnicare, Inc., OIS Helpdesk and Data Center, IT Business Group, DotStaff | Dublin, OH | June 8, 2014. |
| 86,076B | Omnicare, Inc., Omnicare Information Solutions-Trevose, IT Business Group | Trevose, PA | June 8, 2014. |
| 86,108 | Sol Inc., Carmanah Technologies Corporation, ADP Totalsource | Palm City, FL | June 17, 2014. |
| 86,114 | Regal Beloit America, Inc., West Plains Division, Regal Beloit Corporation | West Plains, MO | May 22, 2015. |
| 86,120 | Avery Dennison, Retail Branding & Information Solutions (RBIS) Division, Adecco, Zero Chaos | Greensboro, NC | June 22, 2014. |
Determinations Terminating Investigations of Petitions forWorker 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.
[top] The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn.
| TA-W No. | Subject firm | Location | Impact date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86,070 | Interplex Tech Group | North Haven, CT. |
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of August 25, 2015 through September 11, 2015. These determinations are available on the Department's Web site www.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.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of September 2015.
Hope D. Kinglock,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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