[Federal Register: February 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 41)]
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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 February
11 through February 15, 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
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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.
None.
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.
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-62,309; Kohler Company, Kohler, WI: October 12, 2006.TA-W-62,638;
Thomasville Furniture Industries, Corporate Office, Thomasville, NC:
December 30, 2007.
TA-W-62,722; Benson Manufacturing, Inc., Benson International, Mineral
Wells, WV: January 3, 2007.
TA-W-62,744; The Epitech Group, Inc., Working of Site at Ford Motor
Co., Product Development and Engineering, Dearborn, MI: January 15,
2007.
TA-W-62,745; Fourth Generation Services, Inc., Working On-Site at Ford
Motor Company, Dearborn, MI: January 15, 2007.
TA-W-62,767; Masterbrand Cabinets, Crossville, TN: January 29, 2007.
TA-W-62,785; Sappi Fine Paper, North America--Allentown Division,
Allentown, PA: February 1, 2007.
TA-W-62,522; Tifton Aluminum, A Subsidiary of Alcoa, Inc., Tifton, GA:
November 29, 2006.
TA-W-62,671; Melvin Quilting Company, Rocky Mount, NC: January 11,
2007.
TA-W-62,708; USR Optonix, Inc., A Subsidiary of Kasel Optonix Ltd.
Japan, Washington, NJ: January 16, 2007.
TA-W-62,710; Mahle Engine Components USA, Formerly Dana Glacier
Vandervell, Caldwell, OH: July 9, 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-62,617; Advanced Fiber Technologies Finebar, Formerly Known as
Norwalk Industrial, Advanced Fiber Tech, Manchester, CT: December 28,
2006.
TA-W-62,662; Pentair Electronic Packaging, PEP--IL Division, Des
Plaines, IL: January 9, 2007.
TA-W-62,705; Faurecia Exhaust Systems, A Subsidiary of Faurecia, Troy,
OH: January 11, 2007.
TA-W-62,707; General Cable Corporation, Datacomm Division, Jackson, TN:
January 14, 2007.
TA-W-62,735; GKN Driveline North America, Inc., A Subsidiary of GKN
PLC, Sanford, NC: February 15, 2008.
TA-W-62,760; Delphi Corporation, Electronics and Safety Division,
Kokomo, IN: January 28, 2007.
TA-W-62,794; Franklin Electric Company, Siloam Springs, AR: January 28,
2008.
TA-W-62,803; Albany International Group, Forming Fabrics Division,
Montgomery, AL: February 1, 2007.
TA-W-62,622; Thomson Healthcare, Quality Assurance Department,
Information Technology Department, Denver, CO: December 18, 2006.
TA-W-62,647; Honeywell, Inc., CPG Division, Greenville, OH: January 8,
2007.
TA-W-62,650; Crane Plumbing, LLC, Vitreous China Plant, Subsidiary of
Sun Capital Holding, Hondo, TX: December 13, 2006.
TA-W-62,672; Emcore Corporation, Naperville, IL: January 7, 2007.
TA-W-62,786; Springs Global US, Inc., Springs Direct Division,
Corporate Support Group, Lancaster, SC: January 31, 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-62,658; Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Jackson Plant,
Jackson, MS: January 9, 2007.
TA-W-62,397; Clariant Corporation, Textiles, Leather and Paper
Division, Martin, SC: November 1, 2006.
TA-W-62,397A; Clariant Corporation, Corporate Office, Charlotte, NC:
November 1, 2006.
TA-W-62,602; Runnerless Knits, Inc., Sunbury, PA: December 20, 2006.
TA-W-62,623; Parkdale Mills, Inc., Plant #38, Rockford, AL: December
10, 2006.
TA-W-62,781; Dillan Chenille, Inc., Martinsville, VA: January 29, 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.
None..
The Department has determined that criterion (2) of section 246 has
not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily
transferable.
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None.
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-62,673; Siemens E & A, Inc., Urbana, OH.
TA-W-62,713; NGT Controls, Irvine, CA.
TA-W-62,771; Parlex U.S.A., Laminated Cable Division, Methuen, MA.
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-62,660; InterfaceFABRIC, Elkin, NC.
TA-W-62,711; Carrollton Specialty Products, Carrollton, MO.
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-62,641; Hitachi Storage Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA.
TA-W-62,653; RF Micro Devices, Signal Source and Amplifier Division,
Broomfield, CO.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-62,773; Computer Sciences Corporation, Global Infrastructure
Services Group (GIS), San Diego, CA.
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 February 11 through February 15, 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.
Date: February 21, 2008.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8-3793 Filed 2-28-08; 8:45 am]
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