Red Shield Acquisition, D/B/A Old Town Fuel and Fiber, Old Town, Maine; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration, 74769-74770 [2014-29313]
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requested administrative
reconsideration of the negative
determination regarding workers’
eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) applicable to workers
and former workers of Contacts Metals
and Welding, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
(subject firm). The determination was
issued on August 28, 2014. The
Department’s Notice of determination
was published in the Federal Register
on September 11, 2014 (79 FR 54298).
Workers at the subject firm were
engaged in activities related to the
production of resistance welding
consumables and accessories, such as
welding tips and holders.
The negative determination was based
on the Department’s findings that
during the course of the investigation,
the Department received information
which establishes that BGA
Management, LCC (doing business as
Alliance Management) is the Courtappointed receiver for CMW
International, LLC; that CMW
International, LLC is the successor-ininterest to CMW International, Inc.; that
the afore-mentioned entities have the
same address as Contacts Metals and
Welding, Inc.; that the Court-appointed
receiver was authorized to sell assets,
including the right to sell products
under the Contacts Metals and Welding,
Inc./CMW brand; and that the entity(s)
selling products under the CMW brand
are not successor-in-interest to either
CMW International, LLC, CMW
International, Inc., or Contacts Metals
and Welding, Inc.
With respect to Section 222(a)(2)(B) of
the Act, the Department did not receive
information that Contacts Metals and
Welding, Inc. shifted production of
resistance welding consumables and
accessories, or like or directly
competitive articles, to a foreign
country.
With respect to Section
222(a)(2)(A)(ii), the Department did not
receive information that imports of
articles like or directly competitive with
the resistance welding consumables and
accessories produced by Contacts
Metals and Welding, Inc. increased
during the relevant period.
With respect to Section 222(b)(2) of
the Act, the Department did not receive
information that Contacts Metals and
Welding, Inc. was a Supplier to, or act
as a Downstream Producer for, a firm
that employed a group of workers who
received a certification of eligibility
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. 2272(a), based on an increase in
imports from, or a shift in production to,
Canada or Mexico.
The request for reconsideration states
‘‘The Union has, since the negative
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determination, been reaching out to
secure better contact information . . .
We are submitting that information so
that a more comprehensive reinvestigation can be conducted.’’ The
request for reconsideration also alleged
that production shifted to various
foreign countries including Mexico,
Canada, Germany, and China. In
addition, the request for reconsideration
included contact information for a
union representative and several former
company officials to assist with the
reconsideration.
The Department has carefully
reviewed the request for reconsideration
and the existing record, and will
conduct further investigation to
determine if the workers meet the
eligibility requirements of the Trade Act
of 1974, as amended.
Conclusion
After careful review of the
application, I conclude that the claim is
of sufficient weight to justify
reconsideration of the U.S. Department
of Labor’s prior decision. The
application is, therefore, granted.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of
December 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–85,505]
Red Shield Acquisition, D/B/A Old
Town Fuel and Fiber, Old Town, Maine;
Notice of Negative Determination
Regarding Application for
Reconsideration
By application dated October 3, 2014,
United Steelworkers, Local 4–0080
(USW) requested administrative
reconsideration of the Department of
Labor’s negative determination
regarding eligibility to apply for worker
adjustment assistance, applicable to
workers and former workers of Red
Shield Acquisition, d/b/a Old Town
Fuel and Fiber, Old Town, Maine
(subject firm). The determination was
signed on September 23, 2014, and the
Department’s Notice of Determination
was published in the Federal Register
on October 21, 2014 (79 FR 62971). The
subject firm is engaged in the
production of bleached hardwood kraft
pulp.
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Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c)
reconsideration may be granted under
the following circumstances:
(1) If it appears on the basis of facts
not previously considered that the
determination complained of was
erroneous;
(2) If it appears that the determination
complained of was based on a mistake
in the determination of facts not
previously considered; or
(3) If in the opinion of the Certifying
Officer, a mis-interpretation of facts or
of the law justified reconsideration of
the decision.
The negative determination was based
on the Department’s findings that the
subject firm did not shift the production
of articles like or directly competitive
with bleached hardwood kraft pulp to a
foreign country; that imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the
bleached hardwood kraft pulp did not
contribute importantly to the workers’
separation or threat of separation and to
the decline in sales or production of the
firm; and that the subject firm is not a
Supplier or Downstream Producer to a
firm that employed a group of workers
who received a certification of eligibility
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. 2272(a). During the investigation,
the Department reviewed import data
from the subject firm and its major
declining customers, and within the
industry.
In the request for reconsideration,
USW asserts that the majority of the
kraft pulp market is produced in foreign
countries and that two of the subject
firm’s major customers use foreign-made
pulp in their paper and tissue
production process.
The request for reconsideration did
not supply facts not previously
considered; nor provide additional
documentation indicating that there was
either (1) a mistake in the determination
of facts not previously considered or (2)
a misinterpretation of facts or of the law
justifying reconsideration of the initial
determination. Based on these findings,
the Department determines that 29 CFR
90.18(c) has not been met.
Conclusion
After careful review of the application
and investigative findings, I conclude
that there has been no error or
misinterpretation of the law or of the
facts which would justify
reconsideration of the Department of
Labor’s prior decision. Accordingly, the
application is denied.
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Signed in Washington, DC, this 9th day of
December, 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2014–29313 Filed 12–15–14; 8:45 am]
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Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–85,475, TA–W–85,475A, TA–W–
85,475B, et al.]
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Amended Certification Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
TA–W–85,475
Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc., Forest Park,
Georgia.
TA–W–85,475A
Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc., including onsite leased workers from Adecco,
Belflex, and Job Store, Hebron,
Kentucky.
TA–W–85,475B
Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc., Nashville,
Tennessee.
TA–W–85,475C
Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc., Roanoke,
Virginia.
TA–W–85,475D
Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc., including onsite leased workers from Advantage
Staffing, Sheldon, Iowa.
TA–W–85,475E
Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc., including onsite leased workers from Adams &
Garth, Chester, Virginia.
TA–W–85,475F
Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc., Baltimore,
Maryland.
TA–W–85,475G
Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc., including onsite leased workers from Aerotek,
Tempe, Arizona.
TA–W–85,475H
Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc., Independence,
Missouri.
In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Act’’),
19 U.S.C. § 2273, and Section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), the
Department of Labor issued a
Certification of Eligibility to Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance on August 26, 2014,
applicable to workers of Carl Zeiss
Vision, Inc., Forest Park, Georgia (TA–
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W–85,475), Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from
Adecco, Belflex, and Job Store, Hebron,
Kentucky (TA–W–85,475A), Carl Zeiss
Vision, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee (TA–
W–85,475B), Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc.,
Roanoke, Virginia (TA–W–85,475C),
Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc., including on-site
leased workers from Advantage Staffing,
Sheldon, Iowa (TA–W–85,475D), and
Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc., including on-site
leased workers from Adams & Garth,
Chester, Virginia (TA–W–85,475E). The
Department’s notice of determination
was published in the Federal Register
on September 11, 2014 (79 FR 54298—
54299).
At the request of a State Workforce
Office, the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject
firm. The workers are engaged in
activities related to the production of
prescription eyeglass lenses and
coatings.
The subject firm confirmed that
worker separations from Carl Zeiss
Vision, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland (TA–
W–85,475F), Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc.,
Tempe, Arizona (TA–W–85,475G) and
Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc., Independence,
Missouri (TA–W–85,475H) were
attributable to the same shift in
production to a foreign country that was
the basis for the certification. The
worker group in Tempe, Arizona (TA–
W–85,475G) includes on-site leased
workers from Aerotek.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–85,475 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc.,
Forest Park, Georgia (TA–W–85,475), Carl
Zeiss Vision, Inc., including on-site leased
workers from Adecco, Belflex, and Job Store,
Hebron, Kentucky (TA–W–85,475A), Carl
Zeiss Vision, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee (TA–
W–85,475B), Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc.,
Roanoke, Virginia (TA–W–85,475C), Carl
Zeiss Vision, Inc., including on-site leased
workers from Advantage Staffing, Sheldon,
Iowa (TA–W–85,475D), Carl Zeiss Vision,
Inc., including on-site leased workers from
Adams & Garth, Chester, Virginia (TA–W–
85,475E), Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc., Baltimore,
Maryland (TA–W–85,475F), Carl Zeiss
Vision, Inc., including on-site leased workers
from Aerotek, Tempe, Arizona (TA–W–
85,475G) and Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc.,
Independence, Missouri (TA–W–85,475H),
who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after August 8, 2013
through August 26, 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.
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Signed in Washington, DC, this 23rd day
of October 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-85,505]
Red Shield Acquisition, D/B/A Old Town Fuel and Fiber, Old Town,
Maine; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for
Reconsideration
By application dated October 3, 2014, United Steelworkers, Local 4-
0080 (USW) requested administrative reconsideration of the Department
of Labor's negative determination regarding eligibility to apply for
worker adjustment assistance, applicable to workers and former workers
of Red Shield Acquisition, d/b/a Old Town Fuel and Fiber, Old Town,
Maine (subject firm). The determination was signed on September 23,
2014, and the Department's Notice of Determination was published in the
Federal Register on October 21, 2014 (79 FR 62971). The subject firm is
engaged in the production of bleached hardwood kraft pulp.
Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c) reconsideration may be granted under
the following circumstances:
(1) If it appears on the basis of facts not previously considered
that the determination complained of was erroneous;
(2) If it appears that the determination complained of was based on
a mistake in the determination of facts not previously considered; or
(3) If in the opinion of the Certifying Officer, a mis-
interpretation of facts or of the law justified reconsideration of the
decision.
The negative determination was based on the Department's findings
that the subject firm did not shift the production of articles like or
directly competitive with bleached hardwood kraft pulp to a foreign
country; that imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
bleached hardwood kraft pulp did not contribute importantly to the
workers' separation or threat of separation and to the decline in sales
or production of the firm; and that the subject firm is not a Supplier
or Downstream Producer to a firm that employed a group of workers who
received a certification of eligibility under Section 222(a) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a). During the investigation, the Department
reviewed import data from the subject firm and its major declining
customers, and within the industry.
In the request for reconsideration, USW asserts that the majority
of the kraft pulp market is produced in foreign countries and that two
of the subject firm's major customers use foreign-made pulp in their
paper and tissue production process.
The request for reconsideration did not supply facts not previously
considered; nor provide additional documentation indicating that there
was either (1) a mistake in the determination of facts not previously
considered or (2) a misinterpretation of facts or of the law justifying
reconsideration of the initial determination. Based on these findings,
the Department determines that 29 CFR 90.18(c) has not been met.
Conclusion
After careful review of the application and investigative findings,
I conclude that there has been no error or misinterpretation of the law
or of the facts which would justify reconsideration of the Department
of Labor's prior decision. Accordingly, the application is denied.
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Signed in Washington, DC, this 9th day of December, 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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