Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, 19898-19901 [E6-5768]
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APPENDIX.—TAA PETITIONS INSTITUTED BETWEEN 4/3/06 AND 4/7/06—Continued
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–59,138]
Infinity Resources, Inc., Erie, PA;
Notice of Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on April 3,
2006, in response to a worker petition
filed by the subject firm on behalf of
workers at Infinity Resources, Inc., Erie,
Pennsylvania.
The investigation revealed that the
subject worker group is already covered
by an existing certification (TA–W–
58,974, certified March 21, 2006).
Consequently, the investigation has
been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of
April 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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Administration
[TA–W–58,405]
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NSK Corporation; Ann Arbor, MI;
Notice of Revised Determination on
Reconsideration
On February 1, 2006, the Department
issued a Negative Determination
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance for the workers and former
workers of NSK Corporation, Ann
Arbor, Michigan. The Department’s
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Notice of determination was published
in the Federal Register on February 22,
2006 (71 FR 9161).
The initial negative determination
was based on the findings that the
subject firm did not import ball bearings
or shift ball bearing production overseas
during the relevant period. The
Department conducted a survey of the
subject company’s major customers
regarding their purchases of ball
bearings. The survey revealed no
increases of ball bearing imports while
reducing purchases from the subject
firm. The investigation also revealed
that the subject firm had scheduled a
shift of production from the subject
facility to another domestic production
facility.
By application dated March 21, 2006,
the International Union, United
Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural
Implement Workers of America (UAW)
requested administrative
reconsideration by the Department.
In the request for reconsideration, the
UAW alleged that the subject firm had
shifted production from NSK
Corporation, Clarinda, Iowa to several
overseas production facilities and that
this shift of production had contributed
significantly to worker separations at
the subject facility.
During the reconsideration
investigation, the Department contacted
a subject firm official who stated that
the subject firm shifted bearing
production overseas and that the
foreign-produced bearings were
returning to the United States. The
official also stated that due to excess
domestic production capacity, the
subject facility was closing. Worker
separations began October 2005 and will
continue through 2007. The subject
facility will be completely closed in
2007.
The investigation also revealed that
all criteria have been met in regard to
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance (ATAA). A significant
number or proportion of the worker
group are age fifty years or over and
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workers possess skills that are not easily
transferable. Competitive conditions
within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the additional
facts obtained on reconsideration, I
conclude that increased imports of
bearings like or directly competitive
with those produced at the subject
facility contributed importantly to
worker separations at the subject firm.
In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following
certification:
‘‘All workers of NSK Corporation, Ann
Arbor, Michigan who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or
after November 18, 2004, through two years
from the date of this certification, 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 in Washington, DC, this 11th day of
April 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Notice of Determinations Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
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
periods of April 2006.
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In order for an affirmative
determination to be made and a
certification of eligibility to apply for
directly-impacted (primary) worker
adjustment assistance to be issued, 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 county 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 and a
certification of eligibility to apply for
worker adjustment assistance as an
adversely affected secondary group to be
issued, 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.
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 (a)(2)(A)
(increased imports) of Section 222 have
been met, and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of
the Trade Act have been met.
TA–W–58,900; Plews and Edelmann,
Division of Tomkins Industries,
Inc., Dixon, IL: February 18, 2005
TA–W–58,938; Crenshaw Die and Mfg.
Corporation, Irvine, CA: February
28, 2005
TA–W–58,952; Bartlett Corporation,
Division of Trim Masters, Inc.,
Muncie, IN: March 2, 2005
TA–W–59,044; Spencer’s, Inc., Mt. Airy,
NC: October 1, 2005
TA–W–59,052; Array Hartland,
Hartland, WI: March 7, 2005
TA–W–59,079; Warren Industries,
Subsidiary of Mega Bloks, On-Site
Leased Wkrs of Pro Resources and
Adecco, Lafayette, IN: March 22,
2005
TA–W–59,084; Lady Ester Lingerie
Corp., New York, NY: March 24,
2005
TA–W–59,090; Culp, Inc., Culp Weaving
Plant, Graham, NC: March 27, 2005
TA–W–58,681; Atlas Spring
Manufacturing Corp., On-Site
Leased Wkrs of Cal-Staffing Select
Personnel, Gardena, CA: January
10, 2005
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TA–W–58,927; Magna Art Industries,
Cape Girardeau, MO: February 20,
2005
TA–W–58,961; TDK Ferrites
Corporation, Loaf Grinding and
Loaf Pressing Department,
Shawnee, OK: March 2, 2005
TA–W–58,992; Georgia Pacific Corp.,
Industrial Wood Productions
Division, Gaylord, MI: March 9,
2005
TA–W–59,027; Kappler, Inc.,
Guntersville, AL: February 26, 2005
TA–W–59,030; Amital Spinning Corp.,
New Bern, NC: July 31, 2005
TA–W–59,075; Kolpin Outdoors, Inc.,
Fox Lake, WI: March 22, 2005
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of (a)(2)(B)
(shift in production) of Section 222 and
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act
have been met.
TA–W–58,755; Freightliner, LLC, A
Subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler
Corp., Portland, OR: January 30,
2005
TA–W–58,874; Hart and Cooley, H&C—
Milcor, Lima, OH: February 20,
2005
TA–W–58,983; Hersey Meters, Register
Department, Leased Wkrs of Ablest
Staffing, Cleveland, NC: March 8,
2005
TA–W–59,065; Paris Accessories, Inc.,
Walnutport, PA: March 21, 2005
TA–W–59,076; Technicolor Universal
Media Services LLC of America,
Including On-Site Leased Wkrs of
Westaff, Pinckneyville, IL: March
22, 2005
TA–W–59,117; Point Technologies, A
Subsidiary of Angiotech
Pharmaceuticals, Gibbon, MN:
March 23, 2005
TA–W–58,798; Haworth Press, Inc.
(The), Journal Division, West
Hazleton, PA: February 6, 2005
TA–W–58,610; Copeland Corporation,
Refrigeration Division, On-Site
Leased Wkrs of Personal Services
Unlimited, Shelby, NC: January 11,
2005
TA–W–58,905; Xycom Automatic, LLC,
Saline, MI: February 16, 2005
TA–W–59,108; Dresser Rand, Steam
Turbine Business Unit, Millbury,
MA: March 28, 2005
The following certification has been
issued. The requirement of supplier to
a trade certified firm and Section
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have
been met.
TA–W–58,908; Rhode Island Textile Co.,
South Carolina Elastics Division,
Landrum, SC: February 7, 2005
TA–W–58,912; Boeing Company (The),
Melbourne, AR: February 24, 2005
The following certification has been
issued. The requirement of downstream
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producer to a trade certified firm and
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act
have been met.
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Negative Determinations for Worker
Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, the
investigation revealed that the criteria
for eligibility have not been met for the
reasons specified.
The investigation revealed that
criterion (a)(2)(A)(I.A) and (a)(2)(B)(II.A)
(no employment decline) has 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–58,864; DSM Pharma Chemicals
North America, Inc., South Haven,
MI.
The investigation revealed that
criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) (No shift in
production to a foreign country) have
not been met.
TA–W–58,739; American Sunroof Co.,
aka ASC Lansing, Lansing, MI.
TA–W–58,929; Milprint, Inc., A Division
of Bemis Company, Denmark, WI.
TA–W–58,932; Craft-Co Enterprises,
Inc., Morton, MS.
TA–W–58,937; Rexam, Inc., d//b/a
Precise Technology, North
Versailles, PA.
TA–W–59,003; Wonder Color
Corporation, Inc., Vermillion, OH.
TA–W–59,053; Healthcard and
Hospitality Products, Sebastian
Furniture Co. Division, Barling, AR.
The investigation revealed that
criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (Increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.C) (has shifted
production to a foreign country) have
not been met.
TA–W–58,561; Lustrik Corporation,
Philadelphia, PA.
TA–W–58,832; Honeywell Electronic
Materials, A Subsidiary of
Honeywell International, Electronic
Materials Division, Spokane Valley,
WA.
TA–W–59,016; Harve Benard, LTD,
Pattern Department, Clifton, NJ.
The workers firm does not produce an
article as required for certification under
Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA–W–58,920; Rutgers Organics
Corporation, State College, PA.
TA–W–58,935; WSW Company of
Sharon, Inc., Subsidiary of Wormser
Co., Sharon, TN.
TA–W–58,988; Orlandi Valuta, A
Subdivision of First Data Corp.,
Cerritos, CA.
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TA–W–59,037; Delta Airlines, Technical
Operations, Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport,
Atlanta, GA.
TA–W–59,045; Newstech NY, Newton
Falls, NY.
TA–W–59,060; Lollytogs Ltd.,
Greensboro, NC.
TA–W–59,063; McLeod USA
Telecommunications Services, Inc.,
A Subsidiary of McLeodusa, Inc.,
Springfield, MO.
TA–W–59,071; Ucar Carbon Company,
Inc., Graftech International Ltd. Co.,
Corporate Headquarters,
Wilmington, DE.
The investigation revealed that
criteria (2) has not been met. The
workers firm (or subdivision) is not a
supplier or downstream producer to
trade-affected companies.
TA–W–59,059; Flex-N-Gate Oklahoma,
Ada, OK.
Affirmative Determinations for
Alternative Trade Ajdustment
Assistance
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.
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
determinations.
In the following cases, it has been
determined that the requirements of
Section 246(a)(3)(ii) have been met.
I. Whether a significant number of
workers in the workers’ firm are 50
years of age or older.
II. Whether the workers in the
workers’ firm possess skills that are not
easily transferable.
III. The competitive conditions within
the workers’ industry (i.e., conditions
within the industry are adverse).
Negative Determinations for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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.
In the following cases, it has been
determined that the requirements of
Section 246(a)(3)(ii) have not been met
for the reasons specified.
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Since the workers are denied
eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers
cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
TA–W–58,864; DSM Pharma Chemicals
North America, Inc., South Haven,
MI.
TA–W–58,739; American Sunroof Co.,
aka ASC Lansing, Lansing, MI.
TA–W–58,929; Milprint, Inc., A Division
of Bemis Company, Denmark, WI.
TA–W–58,932; Craft-Co Enterprises,
Inc., Morton, MS.
TA–W–58,937; Rexam, Inc., d//b/a
Precise Technology, North
Versailles, PA.
TA–W–59,003; Wonder Color
Corporation, Inc., Vermillion, OH.
TA–W–59,053; Healthcard and
Hospitality Products, Sebastian
Furniture Co. Division, Barling, AR.
TA–W–58,561; Lustrik Corporation,
Philadelphia, PA.
TA–W–58,832; Honeywell Electronic
Materials, A Subsidiary of
Honeywell International, Electronic
Materials Division, Spokane Valley,
WA.
TA–W–59,016; Harve Benard, LTD,
Pattern Department, Clifton, NJ.
TA–W–58,920; Rutgers Organics
Corporation, State College, PA.
TA–W–58,935; WSW Company of
Sharon, Inc., Subsidiary of Wormser
Co., Sharon, TN.
TA–W–58,988; Orlandi Valuta, A
Subdivision of First Data Corp.,
Cerritos, CA.
TA–W–59,037; Delta Airlines, Technical
Operations, Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport,
Atlanta, GA.
TA–W–59,045; Newstech NY, Newton
Falls, NY.
TA–W–59,060; Lollytogs Ltd.,
Greensboro, NC.
TA–W–59,063; McLeod USA
Telecommunications Services, Inc.,
A Subsidiary of McLeodusa, Inc.,
Springfield, MO.
TA–W–59,071; Ucar Carbon Company,
Inc., Graftech International Ltd Co.,
Corporate Headquarters,
Wilmington, DE.
TA–W–59,059; Flex-N-Gate Oklahoma,
Ada, OK.
The Department has determined that
criterion (1) of Section 246 has not been
met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of
age or older.
TA–W–59,117; Point Technologies, A
Subsidiary of Angiotech
Pharmaceuticals, Gibbon, MN.
The Department has determined that
criterion (2) of Section 246 has not been
met. Workers at the firm possess skills
that are easily transferable.
TA–W–58,681; Atlas Spring
Manufacturing Corp., On-Site
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Leased Workers of Cal-Staffing
Select Personnel, Gardena, CA.
The Department has determined that
criterion (3) of Section 246 has not been
met. Competition conditions within the
workers’ industry are not adverse.
None
I hereby certify that the
aforementioned determinations were
issued during the month of April 2006.
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.
Dated: April 11, 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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Specialty Electronics, Inc., Currently
Known as Delphi Connection SystemsSpecialty Electronics Landrum, SC;
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 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and
section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26
U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the
Department of Labor issued a
Certification of Eligibility to Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance on January 14, 2005,
applicable to workers of Specialty
Electronics, Inc., Landrum, South
Carolina. The notice was published in
the Federal Register on February 7,
2005 (70 FR 6460).
At the request of the company, the
Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm. The
workers were engaged in the production
of electrical connectors.
New information provided by the
company shows that in November 2001,
Delphi Connection Systems purchased
Specialty Electronics, Inc. and is
currently known as Delphi Connection
Systems-Specialty Electronics, Inc.
Some workers separated from
employment at the subject firm had
their wages reported under a separate
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unemployment insurance (UI) tax
accounts for Delphi Connection
Systems.
Accordingly, the Department is
amending the certification to properly
reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers of
Delphi Connection Systems-Specialty
Electronics, Inc., Landrum, South
Carolina who were adversely affected by
a shift in production of electrical
connectors to Mexico and Singapore.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–56,198 is hereby issued as
follows:
‘‘All workers of Specialty Electronics, Inc.,
currently known as Delphi Connection
Systems-Specialty Electronics, Inc.,
Landrum, South Carolina, who became
totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 10, 2003,
through January 14, 2007, 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 5th day of
April 2006.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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[TA–W–59,100]
Thomasville Furniture; Plant #5;
Conover, NC; Notice of Termination of
Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on March 29,
2006 in response to a worker petition
filed on behalf of workers at
Thomasville Furniture, Plant #5,
Conover, North Carolina.
The Department issued a negative
determination (TA–W–58,770)
applicable to the petitioning group of
workers on March 10, 2006. No new
information or change in circumstances
is evident which would result in a
reversal of the Department’s previous
determination. Consequently, further
investigation would serve no purpose,
and the investigation has been
terminated.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of
April 2006.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–58,623L; TA–W–58,623BB]
WestPoint Home, Inc.; Formerly
WestPoint Stevens, Inc.; Sales and
Marketing Office; New York, NY;
Including an Employee of WestPoint
Home, Inc., Formerly WestPoint
Stevens, Inc., Sales and Marketing
Office; New York, NY; Located in
Charlotte, NC; 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 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26
U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the
Department of Labor issued a Notice of
Determination Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on February 21, 2006,
applicable to workers of WestPoint
Home, Inc., formerly WestPoint Stevens,
Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, New
York, New York. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on
March 22, 2006 (71 FR 14549).
At the request of a company official,
the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject
firm.
New information shows that a worker
separation occurred involving an
employee of the Sales and Marketing
Office, New York, New York of
WestPoint Home, Inc., formerly
WestPoint Stevens, Inc. located in
Charlotte, North Carolina. Ms. Jodie
Ayers provided support services for the
manufacture of comforters, sheets,
pillowcases, towels and blankets
produced by WestPoint Home, Inc.,
formerly WestPoint Stevens, Inc.
Based on these findings, the
Department is amending this
certification to include an employee of
the Sales and Marketing Office, New
York, New York facility of WestPoint
Home, Inc., formerly WestPoint Stevens,
Inc. located in Charlotte, North
Carolina.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers of
WestPoint Home, Inc., formerly
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[Pages 19898-19901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5768]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for
Worker 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 periods
of April 2006.
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In order for an affirmative determination to be made and a
certification of eligibility to apply for directly-impacted (primary)
worker adjustment assistance to be issued, 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 county 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 and a
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance
as an adversely affected secondary group to be issued, 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.
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
(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of Section 222 have been met, and Section
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met.
TA-W-58,900; Plews and Edelmann, Division of Tomkins Industries, Inc.,
Dixon, IL: February 18, 2005
TA-W-58,938; Crenshaw Die and Mfg. Corporation, Irvine, CA: February
28, 2005
TA-W-58,952; Bartlett Corporation, Division of Trim Masters, Inc.,
Muncie, IN: March 2, 2005
TA-W-59,044; Spencer's, Inc., Mt. Airy, NC: October 1, 2005
TA-W-59,052; Array Hartland, Hartland, WI: March 7, 2005
TA-W-59,079; Warren Industries, Subsidiary of Mega Bloks, On-Site
Leased Wkrs of Pro Resources and Adecco, Lafayette, IN: March 22, 2005
TA-W-59,084; Lady Ester Lingerie Corp., New York, NY: March 24, 2005
TA-W-59,090; Culp, Inc., Culp Weaving Plant, Graham, NC: March 27, 2005
TA-W-58,681; Atlas Spring Manufacturing Corp., On-Site Leased Wkrs of
Cal-Staffing Select Personnel, Gardena, CA: January 10, 2005
TA-W-58,927; Magna Art Industries, Cape Girardeau, MO: February 20,
2005
TA-W-58,961; TDK Ferrites Corporation, Loaf Grinding and Loaf Pressing
Department, Shawnee, OK: March 2, 2005
TA-W-58,992; Georgia Pacific Corp., Industrial Wood Productions
Division, Gaylord, MI: March 9, 2005
TA-W-59,027; Kappler, Inc., Guntersville, AL: February 26, 2005
TA-W-59,030; Amital Spinning Corp., New Bern, NC: July 31, 2005
TA-W-59,075; Kolpin Outdoors, Inc., Fox Lake, WI: March 22, 2005
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of Section 222 and Section
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met.
TA-W-58,755; Freightliner, LLC, A Subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler Corp.,
Portland, OR: January 30, 2005
TA-W-58,874; Hart and Cooley, H&C--Milcor, Lima, OH: February 20, 2005
TA-W-58,983; Hersey Meters, Register Department, Leased Wkrs of Ablest
Staffing, Cleveland, NC: March 8, 2005
TA-W-59,065; Paris Accessories, Inc., Walnutport, PA: March 21, 2005
TA-W-59,076; Technicolor Universal Media Services LLC of America,
Including On-Site Leased Wkrs of Westaff, Pinckneyville, IL: March 22,
2005
TA-W-59,117; Point Technologies, A Subsidiary of Angiotech
Pharmaceuticals, Gibbon, MN: March 23, 2005
TA-W-58,798; Haworth Press, Inc. (The), Journal Division, West
Hazleton, PA: February 6, 2005
TA-W-58,610; Copeland Corporation, Refrigeration Division, On-Site
Leased Wkrs of Personal Services Unlimited, Shelby, NC: January 11,
2005
TA-W-58,905; Xycom Automatic, LLC, Saline, MI: February 16, 2005
TA-W-59,108; Dresser Rand, Steam Turbine Business Unit, Millbury, MA:
March 28, 2005
The following certification has been issued. The requirement of
supplier to a trade certified firm and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the
Trade Act have been met.
TA-W-58,908; Rhode Island Textile Co., South Carolina Elastics
Division, Landrum, SC: February 7, 2005
TA-W-58,912; Boeing Company (The), Melbourne, AR: February 24, 2005
The following certification has been issued. The requirement of
downstream
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producer to a trade certified firm and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the
Trade Act have been met.
Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the
criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.
The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2)(A)(I.A) and
(a)(2)(B)(II.A) (no employment decline) has 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-58,864; DSM Pharma Chemicals North America, Inc., South Haven, MI.
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) (No shift in production to a foreign
country) have not been met.
TA-W-58,739; American Sunroof Co., aka ASC Lansing, Lansing, MI.
TA-W-58,929; Milprint, Inc., A Division of Bemis Company, Denmark, WI.
TA-W-58,932; Craft-Co Enterprises, Inc., Morton, MS.
TA-W-58,937; Rexam, Inc., d//b/a Precise Technology, North Versailles,
PA.
TA-W-59,003; Wonder Color Corporation, Inc., Vermillion, OH.
TA-W-59,053; Healthcard and Hospitality Products, Sebastian Furniture
Co. Division, Barling, AR.
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (Increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.C) (has shifted production to a foreign
country) have not been met.
TA-W-58,561; Lustrik Corporation, Philadelphia, PA.
TA-W-58,832; Honeywell Electronic Materials, A Subsidiary of Honeywell
International, Electronic Materials Division, Spokane Valley, WA.
TA-W-59,016; Harve Benard, LTD, Pattern Department, Clifton, NJ.
The workers firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-58,920; Rutgers Organics Corporation, State College, PA.
TA-W-58,935; WSW Company of Sharon, Inc., Subsidiary of Wormser Co.,
Sharon, TN.
TA-W-58,988; Orlandi Valuta, A Subdivision of First Data Corp.,
Cerritos, CA.
TA-W-59,037; Delta Airlines, Technical Operations, Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, GA.
TA-W-59,045; Newstech NY, Newton Falls, NY.
TA-W-59,060; Lollytogs Ltd., Greensboro, NC.
TA-W-59,063; McLeod USA Telecommunications Services, Inc., A Subsidiary
of McLeodusa, Inc., Springfield, MO.
TA-W-59,071; Ucar Carbon Company, Inc., Graftech International Ltd.
Co., Corporate Headquarters, Wilmington, DE.
The investigation revealed that criteria (2) has not been met. The
workers firm (or subdivision) is not a supplier or downstream producer
to trade-affected companies.
TA-W-59,059; Flex-N-Gate Oklahoma, Ada, OK.
Affirmative Determinations for Alternative Trade Ajdustment Assistance
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.
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 determinations.
In the following cases, it has been determined that the
requirements of Section 246(a)(3)(ii) have been met.
I. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers' firm are
50 years of age or older.
II. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills that
are not easily transferable.
III. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry (i.e.,
conditions within the industry are adverse).
Negative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
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.
In the following cases, it has been determined that the
requirements of Section 246(a)(3)(ii) have not been met for the reasons
specified.
Since the workers are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the
workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
TA-W-58,864; DSM Pharma Chemicals North America, Inc., South Haven, MI.
TA-W-58,739; American Sunroof Co., aka ASC Lansing, Lansing, MI.
TA-W-58,929; Milprint, Inc., A Division of Bemis Company, Denmark, WI.
TA-W-58,932; Craft-Co Enterprises, Inc., Morton, MS.
TA-W-58,937; Rexam, Inc., d//b/a Precise Technology, North Versailles,
PA.
TA-W-59,003; Wonder Color Corporation, Inc., Vermillion, OH.
TA-W-59,053; Healthcard and Hospitality Products, Sebastian Furniture
Co. Division, Barling, AR.
TA-W-58,561; Lustrik Corporation, Philadelphia, PA.
TA-W-58,832; Honeywell Electronic Materials, A Subsidiary of Honeywell
International, Electronic Materials Division, Spokane Valley, WA.
TA-W-59,016; Harve Benard, LTD, Pattern Department, Clifton, NJ.
TA-W-58,920; Rutgers Organics Corporation, State College, PA.
TA-W-58,935; WSW Company of Sharon, Inc., Subsidiary of Wormser Co.,
Sharon, TN.
TA-W-58,988; Orlandi Valuta, A Subdivision of First Data Corp.,
Cerritos, CA.
TA-W-59,037; Delta Airlines, Technical Operations, Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, GA.
TA-W-59,045; Newstech NY, Newton Falls, NY.
TA-W-59,060; Lollytogs Ltd., Greensboro, NC.
TA-W-59,063; McLeod USA Telecommunications Services, Inc., A Subsidiary
of McLeodusa, Inc., Springfield, MO.
TA-W-59,071; Ucar Carbon Company, Inc., Graftech International Ltd Co.,
Corporate Headquarters, Wilmington, DE.
TA-W-59,059; Flex-N-Gate Oklahoma, Ada, OK.
The Department has determined that criterion (1) of Section 246 has
not been met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older.
TA-W-59,117; Point Technologies, A Subsidiary of Angiotech
Pharmaceuticals, Gibbon, MN.
The Department has determined that criterion (2) of Section 246 has
not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily
transferable.
TA-W-58,681; Atlas Spring Manufacturing Corp., On-Site
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Leased Workers of Cal-Staffing Select Personnel, Gardena, CA.
The Department has determined that criterion (3) of Section 246 has
not been met. Competition conditions within the workers' industry are
not adverse.
None
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the month of April 2006. 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.
Dated: April 11, 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6-5768 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am]
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