[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Notices]
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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) by number and alternative trade
adjustment assistance (ATAA) by (TA-W) by number issued during the
period of December 15 through December 19, 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 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.
TA-W-64,466; Mt. Pleasant Hosiery Mills, Mt. Pleasant, NC: November 12,
2007.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of the Trade Act have been
met.
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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.
TA-W-64,589; American First Forestry, Usk, WA: November 26, 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) 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-64,091; All-Luminum Products--d/b/a Rio Brands, Philadelphia, PA:
September 18, 2007.
TA-W-64,373; Maytag Parts Distribution, Subsidiary Whirlpool
Corporation, Milan,TN: November 4, 2007.
TA-W-64,382; Blumenthal Mills, Marion, SC: November 7, 2007.
TA-W-64,398; Thayer Coggin, Inc., High Point, NC: November 10, 2007.
TA-W-64,485; Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC, Wilsonville, OR: November 17,
2007.
TA-W-64,495; Wilen Industries, Atlanta, GA: November 18, 2007.
TA-W-64,540A; Jessica Charles LLC, High Point, NC: November 25, 2007.
TA-W-64,540; Hancock and Moore, Inc., and Jessica Charles, LLC, High
Point, NC: November 25, 2007.
TA-W-64,571; Europackaging, LLC, Salem, NH: December 1, 2007.
TA-W-64,596; Atwood Mobile Products, LLC, A Subsidiary of Atwood Mobile
Products, West Union, IA: January 20, 2009.
TA-W-64,623; Skilled Manufacturing, Inc., Traverse City, MI: December
5, 2007.
TA-W-64,637; Kraco Enterprises, LLC, A Subsidiary of KE Mats Holding
Corp., Compton, CA: December 9, 2007.
TA-W-64,183; Prairie Wood Products, A Subsidiary of D.R. Johnson Lumber
Co., Prairie City, OR: October 1, 2007.
TA-W-64,238; Plum Creek MDF, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers From LC
Staffing, Columbia Falls, MT: October 16, 2007.
TA-W-64,292; PHB Die Casting, Subsidiary of PHB, Inc., On-Site Leased
Workers from Career Concepts & Volt, Fairview, PA: October 27, 2007.
TA-W-64,322; Woodbridge Corporation, St. Peters, MO: October 30, 2007.
TA-W-64,388; Foam Fabricators, Inc., Forrest City, AR: November 7,
2007.
TA-W-64,541; North Douglas Wood Products, Inc., Drain, OR: October 30,
2007.
TA-W-64,344; UCO Fabrics, Inc., Rockingham, NC: November 3, 2007.
TA-W-64,377; Ryder Integrated Logistics, A Subsidiary of Ryder Systems,
Norcross, GA: November 5, 2007.
TA-W-64,378; Hancock Company, DBA Gitman and Company, IAG, A Subsidiary
of Tom James Co., Ashland, PA: November 7, 2007.
TA-W-64,439; Cooper Hosiery Mill, Inc., Fort Payne, AL: November 13,
2007.
TA-W-64,643A; Chrysler LLC, Technology Center, Auburn Hills, MI:
December 6, 2007.
TA-W-64,643B; Chrysler LLC, Featherstone, Auburn Hills, MI: December 6,
2007.
TA-W-64,643; Chrysler LLC, Headquarters, Auburn Hills, MI: December 6,
2007.
TA-W-64,684; Chrysler Transportation, LLC, A Subsidiary of Chrysler
LLC, Detroit, MI: December 12, 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-64,641; Atlas Tube, Inc., On-Site Workers From Staffmark,
Blytheville, AR: December 9, 2007.
TA-W-64,318; Clarion Technologies, Inc., Greenville, MI: August 15,
2008.
TA-W-64,331; SUEZ Energy Bio Power, A Subsidiary of GFD, Suez Energy
North America, Forest City, NC: October 30, 2007.
TA-W-64,413; Visteon System, LLC, North Penn Plant Electronic Prod.
Group, Ryder, Lansdale, PA: December 6, 2008.
TA-W-64,469; Avail Medical Products, A Subsidiary of Flextronics
International, Bellefonte, PA: November 18, 2007.
TA-W-64,508; Liberty Miami Distribution Center, Division of Wentworth
Corporation, Miami, FL: October 31, 2007.
TA-W-64,521; Rohr, Inc., Subsidiary of Goodrich Corp. Operating as
Goodrich Aerostructures Group, Chula Vista, CA: November 6, 2007.
TA-W-64,547A; GKN Sinter Metals, Kersey, PA: November 14, 2007.
TA-W-64,547; GKN Sinter Metals--Kersey, Kersey, PA: November 14, 2007.
TA-W-64,559; General Electric Company--Austintown Products Plant,
Lighting, Consumer and Industrial Division, Youngstown, OH: December
23, 2008.
TA-W-64,576; Bowles Fluidics Corporation, Columbia, MD: December 2,
2007.
TA-W-64,607; Cintas Manufacturing LLC, Hazard, KY: December 4, 2007.
TA-W-64,633; Hewlett-Packard, Imaging & Printing Group, Edgeline
Development and Operations, Vancouver, WA: December 3, 2007.
TA-W-64,635; Simpson Door Company, McCleary, WA: December 5, 2007.
TA-W-64,650; Accuride Corporation, Henderson, KY: December 10, 2007.
TA-W-64,660; Cintas Corporation, Owingsville, KY: December 10, 2007.
TA-W-64,694; IQE, Inc., Bethlehem, PA: December 12, 2007.
TA-W-64,721; Hewlett-Packard, Imaging & Printing Group, San Diego, CA:
December 3, 2007.
TA-W-64,354; eInstruction Corporation, Columbia, MD: November 4, 2007.
TA-W-64,404; Electronic Data Systems (EDS) An HP Company, GMAC
Applications Delivery Division, Dayton, OH: November 3, 2007.
TA-W-64,482; APV North America, Inc., Lake Mills, WI: November 18,
2007.
TA-W-64,520; Bowne of Cleveland, Inc., Cleveland, OH: November 21,
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-63,890; New Process Gear, A Division of Magna Powertrain USA,
Inc., East Syracuse, NY: August 14, 2007.
TA-W-64,080; Wetzel Molded Plastics, Warren, OH: September 12, 2007.
TA-W-64,299; Hofmann Industries, On-Site Leased Workers of Gage
Personnel & Keystone Technical, Sinking Spring, PA: October 27, 2007.
TA-W-64,411; Arkansas Aluminum Alloys, Inc., Hot Springs, AR: November
10, 2007.
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TA-W-64,493; Floturn, Inc., Fairfield, OH: November 20, 2007.
TA-W-64,494A; Chrysler LLC, Indiana Transmissional, Plant 1 and 2,
Powertrain Division, Kokomo, IN: November 14, 2007.
TA-W-64,494B; Chrysler LLC, Kokomo Casting Plant, TCMA Division,
Kokomo, IN: November 14, 2007.
TA-W-64,494; Chrysler LLC, Kokomo Transmissional Plant, Powertrain
Division, Kokomo, IN: November 14, 2007.
TA-W-64,523; Kautex-Textron.,Wilmington Div, Wilmington, OH: November
21, 2007.
TA-W-64,543; E. R. Wagner Manufacturing Company, Engineered Hinges and
Stampings Business Unit and Tubular Products Division, Milwaukee, WI:
November 24, 2007.
TA-W-64,550; Chrysler LLC, Trenton Engine Plant, Port Huron, MI:
November 26, 2007.
TA-W-64,653; RPM Electronics, Inc., Rad Technologies, Fort Collins, CO:
December 8, 2007.
TA-W-64,663; OutWorks, LLC, Austin, TX: December 10, 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.
TA-W-64,466; Mt. Pleasant Hosiery Mills, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
TA-W-64,589; American First Forestry, Usk, WA.
The Department has determined that criterion (2) of Section 246 has
not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily
transferable.
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.
None.
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-64,620; Rockwell Automation, Manchester, NH.
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-63,912; Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations, York, PA.
TA-W-64,020; American Multimedia, Inc., Burlington, NC.
TA-W-64,101; Eagle Cap Campers, Inc., La Grande, OR.
TA-W-64,164; Veka Innovations d/b/a Vinyl Source, Youngstown, OH.
TA-W-64,218; Trilogy Finishing, Detroit, MI.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-64,423; International Sources, Inc, Mill Valley, CA.
TA-W-64,430; Maersk, Inc., Charlotte, NC.
TA-W-64,470; Syncreon-US Automotive, Chicago, IL.
TA-W-64,544; Source Provides, Inc., Division Comprehensive Logistics,
Lansing, MI.
TA-W-64,625; Black Frymer Company, Inc.,--d/b/a National Payroll
Advance, Cambridge, OH.
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 December 15 through December 19, 2008. Copies of
these determinations are available for inspection in Room N-5428, 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: January 6, 2009.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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