Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, 35951-35953 [E6-9901]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 120 / Thursday, June 22, 2006 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–56,258] Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Collins and Aikman Products Company, Division 016, Roxboro, NC (Including Employees Working out of Troy, MI); Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), the Department of Labor issued a Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on February 24, 2005, applicable to workers of Collins and Aikman Products Company, Division 016, Roxboro, North Carolina. The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2005 (70 FR 16847). At the request of a company official, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers produced automotive fabrics. New information provided by the company official shows that worker separations occurred involving employees of Collins and Aikman Products Company, Division 016, Roxboro, North Carolina, working out of Troy, Michigan. Based on this new information, the Department is amending this certification to include those workers of Collins and Aikman Products Company, Division 016, Roxboro, North Carolina, working out of Troy, Michigan. The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all workers of the Collins and Aikman Products Company, Division 016, Roxboro, North Carolina, who were adversely affected by increased imports. The amended notice applicable to TA–W–56,258 is hereby issued as follows: wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES All workers of Collins and Aikman Products Company, Division 016, Roxboro, North Carolina, including employees of Collins and Aikman Products Company, Division 016, Roxboro, North Carolina, working out of Troy, Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after December 13, 2003 through February 24, 2007, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974. Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of June 2006. Elliott S. Kushner, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6–9886 Filed 6–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–30–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:08 Jun 21, 2006 Jkt 208001 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 May 2006. 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 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, PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35951 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–59,234; Frontier Spinning Mills, Formerly Know as Swift Galey, Also know as Swift Textiles, Yarn Plant, Columbus, GA: April 9, 2005 TA–W–59,277A; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Upholstery Plant 9, Hickory, NC: April 24, 2005 TA–W–59,277B; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Upholstery Plant 3, Troutman, NC: April 24, 2005 E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1 wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES 35952 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 120 / Thursday, June 22, 2006 / Notices TA–W–59,415; WestPoint Home, Bed Products Division, Columbia, AL: May 16, 2005 TA–W–58,869; Teknetix, Inc., Parkersburg, WV: February 17, 2005 TA–W–59,127; Cridge, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of Global Staffing, Staffing Visions of J.N., Fallsington, PA: March 22, 2005 TA–W–59,135; Bicor Processing Corp., Brooklyn, NY: March 22, 2005 TA–W–59,165; Georgia Pacific Corp., Fort James Operating Division, Pulp Mill, A Subsidiary of Koch Industries, Old Town, ME: April 4, 2005 TA–W–59,185; Roseburg Forest Products, Plywood Division, Dillard, OR: April 3, 2005 TA–W–59,190; FSP–One, Inc., Plainville, MA: April 11, 2005 TA–W–59,198; Tietex Interiors, A Division of Tietex, Williamsburg Plant, Gibsonville, NC: November 15, 2005 TA–W–59,203; LH Sewing Co., San Francisco, CA: April 12, 2005 TA–W–59,244; Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb and Sons, LLC, Greensboro, NC: April 19, 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–59,224; Lear Corporation, SSD Division, Elsie, MI: April 13, 2005 TA–W–59,245; Securitas Security Service, Inteir Automotive Seating of America, Inc., Romech Division, Red Oak, IA: April 18, 2005 TA–W–59,326; Dura Art Stone, Inc., Fontana, CA: May 3, 2005 TA–W–59,341; STERIS Corporation, Healthcare—Erie Operations Division, Erie, PA: May 4, 2005 TA–W–59,346; Sonoco Products Co., Flexible Packaging Division, Charlotte, NC: May 5, 2005 TA–W–59,353; Auburn Technology, Inc., A Subsidiary of Bombardier Transportation North America, Auburn, NY: May 5, 2005 TA–W–59,387; SKF USA Inc., Automotive Division, On-Site Leased Workers from Aiken Staffing Career, Graniteville, SC: May 3, 2005 TA–W–59,409; Components Manufacturing Co., A Subsidiary of Rheem Mfg Co., Augusta Warehouse, Augusta, GA: May 8, 2005 TA–W–59,216; Schindler Elevator Corp., Pete DeLuke & Assoc. & Manpower, Sidney, OH: April 13, 2005 TA–W–59,277; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Plant A, Thomasville, NC: April 24, 2005 VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:08 Jun 21, 2006 Jkt 208001 TA–W–59,277C; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Plant D, Thomasville, NC: April 24, 2005 TA–W–59,284; Sound Advance Systems, Santa Ana, CA: April 26, 2005 TA–W–59,294; Dale’s Cleaning Service, Working On-Site at OSRAM/ Sylvania, Rockland, ME: April 7, 2005 TA–W–59,296; Synertech Health System Solutions, LL Sofware/Product Engineering Dept., Harrisburg, PA: April 17, 2005 TA–W–59,403; Picolight, Inc., Louisville, CO: May 16, 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–59,256; Caraustar Industries, Inc., Danville Plant, Blairs, VA: April 20, 2005 TA–W–59,325; Stanco Metal Products, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of Kelly Services, Grand Haven, MI: April 27, 2005 The following certification has been issued. The requirement of downstream producer to a trade certified firm and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met. TA–W–59,263; A Bust Tool and Mfg. Co., Inc., dba Metal Manufacturing Co., Hammond, IN: April 21, 2005 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. TA–W–59,308; Michelin North America, Inc., Service V, Greenville, SC. TA–W–59,315; Lear Corporation— Walker Plant, Seating Systems Division, Walker, MI. 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–59,279; International Waxes, Inc., formerly Honeywell, Smethport, PA. TA–W–59,285; Sony Technology Center Pittsburgh, A Subsidiary of Sony Electronics, SXRD Assembly, Mt. Pleasant, PA. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 TA–W–58,841; Crossroads Systems, Inc., Austin, TX. TA–W–59,243; Tenneco, Inc., OE/RC Sterling Heights Div., Sterling Heights, MI. 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–59,180; Leading Technologies, Leechburg, PA. TA–W–59,217; San Francisco City Lights, Inc., San Francisco, CA. TA–W–59,303; South Mountain Technologies (USA), Inc., Wilsonville, OR. The workers firm does not produce an article as required for certification under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. TA–W–59,239; ReadyHosting, Inc., Kenosha, WI. TA–W–59,253; Universal Manufacturing Corp., Shelby, NC. TA–W–59,302; Information Systems Services, Working On-Site at Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI. TA–W–59,345; Theramatrix Services, Working at Ford Motor Co., Atlanta Assembly Plant, Hapeville, GA. TA–W–59,352; Town of Calhoun Falls, Calhoun Falls, SC. 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. None Affirmative Determinations for Alternative Trade Ajdustment Assistance In order for the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance to issued 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). E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 120 / Thursday, June 22, 2006 / Notices wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES Negative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance In order for the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance to issued 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–59,308; Michelin North America, Inc., Service V, Greenville, SC. TA–W–59,315; Lear Corporation— Walker Plant, Seating Systems Division, Walker, MI. TA–W–59,279; International Waxes, Inc., formerly Honeywell, Smethport, PA. TA–W–59,285; Sony Technology Center Pittsburgh, A Subsidiary of Sony Electronics, SXRD Assembly, Mt. Pleasant, PA. TA–W–58,841; Crossroads Systems, Inc., Austin, TX. TA–W–59,243; Tenneco, Inc., OE/RC Sterling Heights Div., Sterling Heights, MI. TA–W–59,180; Leading Technologies, Leechburg, PA. TA–W–59,217; San Francisco City Lights, Inc., San Francisco, CA. TA–W–59,303; South Mountain Technologies (USA), Inc., Wilsonville, OR. TA–W–59,239; ReadyHosting, Inc., Kenosha, WI. TA–W–59,253; Universal Manufacturing Corp., Shelby, NC. TA–W–59,302; Information Systems Services, Working On-Site at Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI. TA–W–59,345; Theramatrix Services, Working at Ford Motor Co., Atlanta Assembly Plant, Hapeville, GA. TA–W–59,352; Town of Calhoun Falls, Calhoun Falls, SC. The Department as determined that criterion (1) of Section 246 has not been met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older. None The Department as determined that criterion (2) of Section 246 has not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily transferable. TA–W–59,244; Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb and Sons, LLC, Greensboro, NC: TA–W–59,326; Dura Art Stone, Inc., Fontana, CA: VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:08 Jun 21, 2006 Jkt 208001 TA–W–59,296; Synertech Health System Solutions, LLC, Sofware/Product Engineering Dept., Harrisburg, PA: The Department as 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 May 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: June 7, 2006. Erica R. Cantor, Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6–9901 Filed 6–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–30–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–58,759B] Buckingham Galleries D/B/A Hitchcock Fine Home Furnishings, Riverton, CT; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(C) an application for administrative reconsideration was filed with the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance for workers at Buckingham Galleries, d/b/a Hitchcock Fine Home Furnishings, Riverton, Connecticut. The application did not contain new information supporting a conclusion that the determination was erroneous, and also did not provide a justification for reconsideration of the determination that was based on either mistaken facts or a misinterpretation of facts or of the law. Therefore, dismissal of the application was issued. TA–W–58,759B; Buckingham Galleries d/b/a Hitchcock Fine Home Furnishings, Riverton, Connecticut (June 9, 2006). Signed at Washington, DC this 9th day of June 2006. Erica R. Cantor, Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6–9887 Filed 6–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–30–P PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35953 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–59,247; TA–W–59,247A] Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Microelectronics Division, Sanborn, NY; Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Microelectronics Division, East Granby, CT; 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 (19 U.S.C. 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance. In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of section 222 of the Trade Act must be met. It is determined in the case of Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics, Microelectronics Division, Sanborn, New York that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of section 222 have been met. The investigation was initiated on April 20, 2006 in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics, Microelectronics Division, Sanborn, New York (TA–W–59,247) and Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics, Microelectronics Division, East Granby, Connecticut (TA–W–59,247A). The workers at the Sanborn facility produce aluminum nitride substrates, while the workers at the East Granby facility produce silicon-nitrate bearings. With regard to the Sanborn, New York facility, the investigation revealed that sales, production and employment at the facility all declined absolutely upon its shutdown, which occurred on February 28, 2006. The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility’s primary customers regarding purchases of aluminum nitride substrates in 2004, 2005 and during the period of January through March of 2006. The survey revealed that from 2004 to 2005 when the subject fir’s sales declined, respondents became increasingly reliant on imports of aluminum nitride substrates. Customer imports also were sustained with the closure of the plant in 2006. With regard to the East Granby, Connecticut location, the petitioner has requested that the petition be E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1

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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 May 2006.
    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 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 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-59,234; Frontier Spinning Mills, Formerly Know as Swift Galey, 
Also know as Swift Textiles, Yarn Plant, Columbus, GA: April 9, 2005
TA-W-59,277A; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Upholstery Plant 
9, Hickory, NC: April 24, 2005 
TA-W-59,277B; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Upholstery Plant 
3, Troutman, NC: April 24, 2005 

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TA-W-59,415; WestPoint Home, Bed Products Division, Columbia, AL: May 
16, 2005
TA-W-58,869; Teknetix, Inc., Parkersburg, WV: February 17, 2005
TA-W-59,127; Cridge, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of Global Staffing, 
Staffing Visions of J.N., Fallsington, PA: March 22, 2005 
TA-W-59,135; Bicor Processing Corp., Brooklyn, NY: March 22, 2005 
TA-W-59,165; Georgia Pacific Corp., Fort James Operating Division, Pulp 
Mill, A Subsidiary of Koch Industries, Old Town, ME: April 4, 2005 
TA-W-59,185; Roseburg Forest Products, Plywood Division, Dillard, OR: 
April 3, 2005 
TA-W-59,190; FSP-One, Inc., Plainville, MA: April 11, 2005
TA-W-59,198; Tietex Interiors, A Division of Tietex, Williamsburg 
Plant, Gibsonville, NC: November 15, 2005 
TA-W-59,203; LH Sewing Co., San Francisco, CA: April 12, 2005 
TA-W-59,244; Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb and Sons, LLC, 
Greensboro, NC: April 19, 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-59,224; Lear Corporation, SSD Division, Elsie, MI: April 13, 2005 
TA-W-59,245; Securitas Security Service, Inteir Automotive Seating of 
America, Inc., Romech Division, Red Oak, IA: April 18, 2005
TA-W-59,326; Dura Art Stone, Inc., Fontana, CA: May 3, 2005 
TA-W-59,341; STERIS Corporation, Healthcare--Erie Operations Division, 
Erie, PA: May 4, 2005 
TA-W-59,346; Sonoco Products Co., Flexible Packaging Division, 
Charlotte, NC: May 5, 2005 
TA-W-59,353; Auburn Technology, Inc., A Subsidiary of Bombardier 
Transportation North America, Auburn, NY: May 5, 2005 
TA-W-59,387; SKF USA Inc., Automotive Division, On-Site Leased Workers 
from Aiken Staffing Career, Graniteville, SC: May 3, 2005
TA-W-59,409; Components Manufacturing Co., A Subsidiary of Rheem Mfg 
Co., Augusta Warehouse, Augusta, GA: May 8, 2005
TA-W-59,216; Schindler Elevator Corp., Pete DeLuke & Assoc. & Manpower, 
Sidney, OH: April 13, 2005
TA-W-59,277; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Plant A, 
Thomasville, NC: April 24, 2005
TA-W-59,277C; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Plant D, 
Thomasville, NC: April 24, 2005
TA-W-59,284; Sound Advance Systems, Santa Ana, CA: April 26, 2005
TA-W-59,294; Dale's Cleaning Service, Working On-Site at OSRAM/
Sylvania, Rockland, ME: April 7, 2005
TA-W-59,296; Synertech Health System Solutions, LL Sofware/Product 
Engineering Dept., Harrisburg, PA: April 17, 2005
TA-W-59,403; Picolight, Inc., Louisville, CO: May 16, 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-59,256; Caraustar Industries, Inc., Danville Plant, Blairs, VA: 
April 20, 2005
TA-W-59,325; Stanco Metal Products, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of 
Kelly Services, Grand Haven, MI: April 27, 2005

    The following certification has been issued. The requirement of 
downstream producer to a trade certified firm and Section 
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W-59,263; A Bust Tool and Mfg. Co., Inc., dba Metal Manufacturing 
Co., Hammond, IN: April 21, 2005

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.
TA-W-59,308; Michelin North America, Inc., Service V, Greenville, SC.
TA-W-59,315; Lear Corporation--Walker Plant, Seating Systems Division, 
Walker, MI.

    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-59,279; International Waxes, Inc., formerly Honeywell, Smethport, 
PA.
TA-W-59,285; Sony Technology Center Pittsburgh, A Subsidiary of Sony 
Electronics, SXRD Assembly, Mt. Pleasant, PA.

    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-58,841; Crossroads Systems, Inc., Austin, TX.
TA-W-59,243; Tenneco, Inc., OE/RC Sterling Heights Div., Sterling 
Heights, MI.

    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-59,180; Leading Technologies, Leechburg, PA.
TA-W-59,217; San Francisco City Lights, Inc., San Francisco, CA.
TA-W-59,303; South Mountain Technologies (USA), Inc., Wilsonville, OR.

    The workers firm does not produce an article as required for 
certification under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-59,239; ReadyHosting, Inc., Kenosha, WI.
TA-W-59,253; Universal Manufacturing Corp., Shelby, NC.
TA-W-59,302; Information Systems Services, Working On-Site at Ford 
Motor Company, Dearborn, MI.
TA-W-59,345; Theramatrix Services, Working at Ford Motor Co., Atlanta 
Assembly Plant, Hapeville, GA.
TA-W-59,352; Town of Calhoun Falls, Calhoun Falls, SC.

    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.

None

Affirmative Determinations for Alternative Trade Ajdustment Assistance

    In order for the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance to issued 
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).

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Negative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

    In order for the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance to issued 
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-59,308; Michelin North America, Inc., Service V, Greenville, SC.
TA-W-59,315; Lear Corporation--Walker Plant, Seating Systems Division, 
Walker, MI.
TA-W-59,279; International Waxes, Inc., formerly Honeywell, Smethport, 
PA.
TA-W-59,285; Sony Technology Center Pittsburgh, A Subsidiary of Sony 
Electronics, SXRD Assembly, Mt. Pleasant, PA.
TA-W-58,841; Crossroads Systems, Inc., Austin, TX.
TA-W-59,243; Tenneco, Inc., OE/RC Sterling Heights Div., Sterling 
Heights, MI.
TA-W-59,180; Leading Technologies, Leechburg, PA.
TA-W-59,217; San Francisco City Lights, Inc., San Francisco, CA.
TA-W-59,303; South Mountain Technologies (USA), Inc., Wilsonville, OR.
TA-W-59,239; ReadyHosting, Inc., Kenosha, WI.
TA-W-59,253; Universal Manufacturing Corp., Shelby, NC.
TA-W-59,302; Information Systems Services, Working On-Site at Ford 
Motor Company, Dearborn, MI.
TA-W-59,345; Theramatrix Services, Working at Ford Motor Co., Atlanta 
Assembly Plant, Hapeville, GA.
TA-W-59,352; Town of Calhoun Falls, Calhoun Falls, SC.
    The Department as determined that criterion (1) of Section 246 has 
not been met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older.

None

    The Department as determined that criterion (2) of Section 246 has 
not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily 
transferable.

TA-W-59,244; Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb and Sons, LLC, 
Greensboro, NC:
TA-W-59,326; Dura Art Stone, Inc., Fontana, CA:
TA-W-59,296; Synertech Health System Solutions, LLC, Sofware/Product 
Engineering Dept., Harrisburg, PA:

    The Department as 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 May 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: June 7, 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 [FR Doc. E6-9901 Filed 6-21-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-30-P
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