Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 19383-19384 [2014-07741]

Download as PDF 19383 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 67 / Tuesday, April 8, 2014 / Notices APPENDIX—Continued [24 TAA petitions instituted between 3/10/14 and 3/14/14] TA–W 85146 85147 85148 85149 Location KEE Action Sports LLC (Company) ................................................. T. Bruce Sales, Inc. (Company) ...................................................... SPI Global (dba-Laserwords) (State/One-Stop) .............................. Sappi Fine Paper (Company) .......................................................... ............ ............ ............ ............ Clearwater, FL ....................... West Middlesex, PA .............. Lewiston, ME ......................... Allentown, PA ........................ The amended notice applicable to TA–W–85,024 is hereby issued as follows: [FR Doc. 2014–07740 Filed 4–7–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–85,024] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Emerson Network Power; a Subsidiary of Emerson; Including Workers Whose Unemployment Insurance (UI) Wages Are Reported Through Liebert Corporate and Liebert North America, Inc.; Delaware, Ohio; Amended Certification 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 (‘‘Act’’), (19 U.S.C. 2273), the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on February 20, 2014, applicable to workers of Emerson Network Power, a subsidiary of Emerson, Delaware, Ohio. The workers are engaged in activities related to the production of warehousing and distribution of uninterrupted power supplies and power distribution and switching equipment. The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2014 (79 FR 14540). At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. New information shows that Emerson is the parent firm of Liebert Corporation and Liebert North America, Inc. Some workers separated from employment at the Delaware, Ohio location of Emerson Network Power, a subsidiary of Emerson, had their wages reported through a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account under the names Liebert Corporation and Liebert North America. Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification to include workers of the subject firm unemployment insurance (UI) wages are reported through Liebert Corporation and Liebert North America. VerDate Mar<15>2010 Date of institution Subject firm (petitioners) 16:42 Apr 07, 2014 Jkt 232001 All workers of Emerson Network Power, a subsidiary of Emerson, including workers whose unemployment insurance (UI) wages are reported through Liebert Corporation and Liebert North America, Inc., Delaware, Ohio, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after January 20, 2013, through February 20, 2016, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974. Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of March 2014. Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2014–07753 Filed 4–7–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 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 March 10, 2014 through March 14, 2014. 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, PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 03/14/14 03/14/14 03/14/14 03/14/14 Date of petition 03/13/14 03/13/14 03/13/14 03/13/14 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 E:\FR\FM\08APN1.SGM 08APN1 19384 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 67 / Tuesday, April 8, 2014 / Notices 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). mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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. 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. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:42 Apr 07, 2014 Jkt 232001 85,030, Cameron Solutions Inc. Electra, Texas; January 22, 2013. 85,042, AGI-Shorewood Group US, LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana. January 29, 2013. 85,047, Patch Products, Inc. Smethport, Pennsylvania; April 1, 2013. 85,088, Valmark Interface Solutions, Livermore, California; February 20, 2013. 85,106, Measurement Specialties, Inc., St. Marys, Pennsylvania; February 20, 2013. 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. 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. 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.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. 85,003, Warner Brothers Home Entertainment, Inc., Burbank, California. 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. 85,039, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Austin, Texas. The workers’ firm does not produce an article as required for certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. 85,009, Atos SE., New York, New York. 85,038, Tate and Kirlin Associates, Inc. Philadelphia, Philadelphia. 85,050, Carthage Area Hospital, Carthage, New York. PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Determinations Terminating Investigations of Petitions for Worker 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. The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. 85,028, M&D Metal Finishing, Blaine, Minnesota. The following determinations terminating investigations were issued in cases where these petitions were not filed in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 90.11. Every petition filed by workers must be signed by at least three individuals of the petitioning worker group. Petitioners separated more than one year prior to the date of the petition cannot be covered under a certification of a petition under Section 223(b), and therefore, may not be part of a petitioning worker group. For one or more of these reasons, these petitions were deemed invalid. 85,061, IBM Corporation, San Jose, California. The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the petitions are the subject of ongoing investigations under petitions filed earlier covering the same petitioners. 85,105, Bank of America, San Francisco, California. I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of March 10, 2014 through March 14, 2014. These determinations are available on the Department’s Web site 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 20th day of March 2014. Del Min Amy Chen, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2014–07741 Filed 4–7–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P E:\FR\FM\08APN1.SGM 08APN1

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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 March 
10, 2014 through March 14, 2014.
    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

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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.
    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.

85,030, Cameron Solutions Inc. Electra, Texas; January 22, 2013.
85,042, AGI-Shorewood Group US, LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana. January 29, 
2013.
85,047, Patch Products, Inc. Smethport, Pennsylvania; April 1, 2013.
85,088, Valmark Interface Solutions, Livermore, California; February 
20, 2013.
85,106, Measurement Specialties, Inc., St. Marys, Pennsylvania; 
February 20, 2013.
    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.
    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.
    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.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.

85,003, Warner Brothers Home Entertainment, Inc., Burbank, California.
    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.

85,039, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Austin, Texas.

    The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for 
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.

85,009, Atos SE., New York, New York.
85,038, Tate and Kirlin Associates, Inc. Philadelphia, Philadelphia.
85,050, Carthage Area Hospital, Carthage, New York.

Determinations Terminating Investigations of Petitions for Worker 
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.
    The following determinations terminating investigations were issued 
because the petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn.

85,028, M&D Metal Finishing, Blaine, Minnesota.

    The following determinations terminating investigations were issued 
in cases where these petitions were not filed in accordance with the 
requirements of 29 CFR 90.11. Every petition filed by workers must be 
signed by at least three individuals of the petitioning worker group. 
Petitioners separated more than one year prior to the date of the 
petition cannot be covered under a certification of a petition under 
Section 223(b), and therefore, may not be part of a petitioning worker 
group. For one or more of these reasons, these petitions were deemed 
invalid.

85,061, IBM Corporation, San Jose, California.

    The following determinations terminating investigations were issued 
because the petitions are the subject of ongoing investigations under 
petitions filed earlier covering the same petitioners.

85,105, Bank of America, San Francisco, California.

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the period of March 10, 2014 through March 14, 2014. These 
determinations are available on the Department's Web site 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 20th day of March 2014.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2014-07741 Filed 4-7-14; 8:45 am]
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