[Federal Register: June 22, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 120)]
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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 4
through June 8, 2007.
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 issued
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.
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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-61,368; Kraft Foods Global, Inc., Post Cereals
Division, Battle Creek, MI: April 12, 2006.
TA-W-61,589; Hi-Craft Engineering Incorporated, Fraser, MI: May 25,
2006.
TA-W-61,415; American & Efird, Inc., d/b/a Robison Anton Textile Co,
Bloomsburg, PA: April 23, 2006.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of the Trade Act have been
met.
TA-W-61,426; Badger Attachments, Div., Paladin Corporation, Wausau,
WI: April 30, 2006.
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.
None.
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-61,420; Byer Manufacturing Company (The), Orono, ME: April 23,
2006.
TA-W-61,450; Kentucky Derby Hosiery, Gildan Plant #3, Mt Airy, NC: May
3, 2006.
TA-W-61,462; Tecumseh Products Company, Tecumseh, MI: August 3, 2006.
TA-W-61,529; Schott Lithotec USA Corporation, Poughkeepsie, NY: May 16,
2006.
TA-W-61,591; Truth Hardware-East, East Division, West Hazleton, PA: May
29, 2006.
TA-W-61,303; Distinctive Machine Corporation, Rockford, MI: April 11,
2006.
TA-W-61,349; Revere Copper Products, Inc., New Bedford, MA: April 19,
2006.
TA-W-61,375; Wire Products, Inc., Lavaca, AR: April 23, 2006.
TA-W-61,376; Topy America, Topy Automotive Div., Aluminum Plt, Adecco,
Frankfort, KY: April 23, 2006.
TA-W-61,409; Delphi Corporation, Powertrain Operations, Rochester, NY:
April 24, 2006.
TA-W-61,411; Syrpis Technologies Marion, LLC, Marion, OH: April 24,
2007.
TA-W-61,454; Leader Manufacturing Company, Inc., St. Louis, MO: May 4,
2006.
TA-W-61,456; Brillcast Inc., Performance Staffing, Grand Rapids, MI:
May 4, 2006.
TA-W-61,505; Standard Forged Products, LLC, Axle Forging Div., Sub. of
Trinity Industries, Butler, PA: May 14, 2006.
TA-W-61,563; Carrier Access Corporation, Bethel, CT: May 22, 2006.
TA-W-61,640; Carrier Access Corporation, Tulsa, OK: June 5, 2006.
TA-W-61,496; M and K Textiles, Inc., Moultrie, GA: May 10, 2006.
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-61,392; Shadowline, Incorporated, Morganton, NC: April 26, 2006.
TA-W-61,407; General Electric Consumer & Industrial, Appliance Controls
Div., Adecco, Bridgeport, CT: April 30, 2006.
TA-W-61,440; Numatics, Inc., Highland, MI: May 2, 2006.
TA-W-61,440A; Numatics, Inc., Sandusky, MI: May 2, 2006.
TA-W-61,565; Avon Automotive, Incorporated, Northern Staffing, Manton,
MI: May 22, 2006.
TA-W-61,614; Penske Logistics, LLC, Spring Hill, TN: June 1, 2006.
TA-W-61,620; EGS Easy Heat, New Carlisle, TN: June 4, 2006.
TA-W-61,556; Lexington Furniture Industries, Lexington Home Brand Div.,
Corp. Office, Thomasville, NC: May 17, 2006.
TA-W-61,336; Tecumseh Power Company, New Holstein, WI: May 25, 2007.
TA-W-61,414; Mercury Marine, Brunswick Corporation, Fond du Lac, WI:
April 23, 2006.
TA-W-61,464; Saint Gobain Performance Plastics, Mundelein, IL: May 7,
2006.
TA-W-61,492; Woodward Controls, Inc., Niles, IL: May 9, 2006.
TA-W-61,511; Alexander Technologies USA, Inc., Casey Holding Limited,
Mason City, IA: May 14, 2006.
TA-W-61,578; Visteon Systems, LLC, Climate Control Division,
Connersville, IN: June 27, 2007.
TA-W-61,592; AMF Billiards and Games, Inc., Penmac and Express
Personnel Services, Bland, MO: May 29, 2006.
TA-W-61,592A; AMF Billiards and Games, Inc., Penmac and Express
Personnel Services, Richmond, VA: May 29, 2006.
TA-W-61,592B; AMF Billiards and Games, Inc., Penmac and Express
Personnel Services, Oconomowoc, WI: May 29, 2006.
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-61,390; Kyowa America Corporation, Waynesburg, PA: April 27, 2006.
TA-W-61,447; Stretchline USA, Inc., Rocky Mount, NC: April 7, 2006.
TA-W-61,536; Tenneco, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA: May 16, 2006.
TA-W-61,618; Intier Seating Systems, Magna, Inc., Lewisberg Seating
Systems Div., Lewisberg, TN: June 1, 2006.
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
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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. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older.
TA-W-61,415; American & Efird, Inc., d/b/a Robison Anton Textile Co,
Bloomsburg, PA: April 23, 2006.
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-61,368; Kraft Foods Global, Inc., Post Cereals Division, Battle
Creek, MI: April 12, 2006.
TA-W-61,589; Hi-Craft Engineering Incorporated, Fraser, MI: May 25,
2006.
TA-W-61,426; Badger Attachments, Div., Paladin Corporation, Wausau, WI:
April 30, 2006.
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-61,549; Molex, Inc., Fiber Optics Division, Downers Grove, IL.
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-61,267; Fox River Paper FR, LLC, Formerly Fox River Paper Company,
Housatonic, MA.
TA-W-61,486; Thompson Steel Company, Inc., Franklin Park, IL.
TA-W-61,547; McMurray Fabrics, Inc., Lincolnton, NC.
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-60,333; Intel Corporation, Jones Farm Campus, Hillsboro, OR.
TA-W-60,334; Intel Corporation, Cornell Oaks Campus, Beaverton, OR.
TA-W-60,335; Intel Corporation, Ronler Acres Campus, Hillsboro, OR.
TA-W-60,338; Intel Corporation, Elam Young Campus, Hillsboro, OR.
TA-W-60,339; Intel Corporation, Aloha Campus, Aloha, OR.
TA-W-60,340; Intel Corporation, Amber Glen Campus, Beaverton, OR.
TA-W-60,341; Intel Corporation, Evergreen Campus, Hillsboro, OR.
TA-W-60,514; Intel Corporation, Hawthorn Farm Campus, Hillsboro, OR.
TA-W-60,880; Vantage Industries, LLC, Hamilton, IN.
TA-W-61,242; Visteon Corporation Regional Assembly, Interiors Div.,
Visteon Corp., Manpower, Chicago, IL.
TA-W-61,309; Shiloh Industries, Mansfield Division, Mansfield, OH.
TA-W-61,425; Oak Mine, Inc. (The), Grant Pass, OR.
TA-W-61,397; Hamlin Tool & Machine Co., Inc., Workers Producing Seat
Belt Brackets, Rochester, MI.
TA-W-61,405; Jarden Consumer Solutions, d/b/a Sunbeam Products
Incorporated, Testing Lab, Milford, MA.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-61,279; Lexmark International, Inc., U.S. Customer Services,
Lexington, KY.
TA-W-61,351; Low Country Cotton Service, LLP, Greenville, SC.
TA-W-61,427; Iron Age Footwear, A Subsidiary of Iron Age Corp.,
Greensboro, 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.
None.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were
issued during the period of June 4 through June 8, 2007. 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 15, 2007.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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