FORMS USED TO ASSESS WORKER GROUP ELIGIBILITY FOR TAA.

How information collected on forms will be used - The U.S. Department of Labor will use the information contained on these forms in its investigation to determine whether the group of workers can be certified as eligible to apply for TAA under the criteria established by the Trade Act.

Confidentiality - The commercial and financial information collected on these forms is considered confidential and will be used only by the U.S. Department of Labor in making a determination whether the criteria for certification of group eligibility for TAA have been met. To find out more about the applicable laws and regulations designed to protect the confidentiality of this data, click here.

FORMS and FORM DESCRIPTIONS

The U.S. Department of Labor investigator customizes the forms used in each investigation by supplying the case number assigned when the petition is filed, the name of the firm identified on the petition, the location of that firm as provided on the petition, and the name and contact information for the investigator assigned to the case. These forms must be filled out by a responsible company official who signs a declaration that the information provided on them is true, correct, and complete. The forms provide an opportunity for brief responses, which the official should supplement with additional pages to provide complete responses. If the official has any question about the investigation, including the information requested on the form, how the requests relate to the business of the subject firm, or the scope of the necessary response, s/he should contact the investigator identified on the form as soon as possible after receiving the form.

• Business Confidential Data Request
  The Business Confidential Data Request form (CDR) is used to collect data in cases where the worker group is engaged in the production of an article. In question 7. of the CDR, the investigator identifies the relevant time periods for which the form requests the firm to submit information on employment levels, sales, production, and activity related to production shifts and imports. If the subject worker group produces more than one article (product), then the form seeks information on each of the articles (products) produced by the worker group.
  
  
• Business Confidential Non Production Questionnaire
  The Business Confidential Non Production Questionnaire (NPQ) is used in cases where the petitioning worker group is not directly engaged in the subject firm's production of an article (product), but instead provides services to support production activities of the firm. This form requests information on the specific activities of these "non-production" workers and the subject firm's production of articles that their work supported.
  
  
• Business Confidential Customer Survey
  The Business Confidential Customer Survey is submitted to customers of the subject firm who are typically identified in the CDR to obtain data on their purchases of the article produced by the worker group during the period of the investigation identified on the forms.