Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 52584-52585 [E6-14729]

Download as PDF rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES 52584 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 6, 2006 / Notices TA–W–59,769; Chapin International, Batavia, NY. TA–W–59,799; J.D. Phillips Corporation, Alpena, MI. TA–W–59,860; Project Service, Inc., Park Falls, WI. 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–59,783; Rodman Industries, Marinette, WI The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in production to a foreign country) have not been met. TA–W–59,545; Getronics Wang Co. LLC, Liberty Lake, WA. TA–W–59,607; American Truetzschler Inc., Charlotte, NC. TA–W–59,695; Newell Rubbermaid Home Products, Centerville, IA. TA–W–59,759; Uniwave, Inc., Farmingdale, NY. TA–W–59,857; Culpepper Plastics Corporation, Clinton, AR: The investigation revealed that the predominate cause of worker separations is unrelated to criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.C) (shift in production to a foreign country). TA–W–59,690; Thomson Micron, LLC, Ronkonkoma, NY. TA–W–59,865; L.A. Dreyfus Company, Edison, NJ. The workers’ firm does not produce an article as required for certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. TA–W–59,664; Federated Logistics and Operations, Milwaukee, OR. TA–W–59,677; Ray C. Smith, Beulaville, NC. TA–W–59,729; Sanyo Energy (USA) Corporation, San Diego, CA. The investigation revealed that criteria of Section 222(b)(2) has not been met. The workers’ firm (or subdivision) is not a supplier to or a downstream producer for a firm whose workers were certified eligible to apply for TAA. None. I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the month of August 14 through August 18, 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. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:44 Sep 05, 2006 Jkt 208001 Dated: August 28, 2006. Erica R. Cantor, Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6–14728 Filed 9–5–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–30–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–59,227] The York Group Metal Casket Assembly Matthews Casket Division, a Subsidiary of Matthews International, Marshfield, MO; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration On July 12, 2006, the Department issued an Affirmative Determination Regarding Application on Reconsideration applicable to workers and former workers of the subject firm. The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2006 (71 FR 42128). The Department initially denied Trade Adjustment Assistance to workers of The York Group Metal Casket Assembly, Matthews Casket Division, a subsidiary of Matthews International, Marshfield, Missouri, based on criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A) and (a)(2)(B)(II.A) of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, not being met: 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. The workers at the subject firm are engaged in employment related to the production of metal caskets. The petitioner indicated that the Department of Labor did not consider the loss of wages and hours of the worker group in the initial investigation. The petitioner also indicated that the Department should request the Affirmative Action Plan for 2004, 2005, and 2006, thus far, from the company for the subject firm, specifying weekly production numbers and weekly hours. The petitioner believes this Plan will reveal that five percent of the workforce was affected by layoffs and decreased hours. The Department, upon the request of the petitioner, acquired additional information as it pertains to workers’ hours and wages during the relevant period. That data was not requested during the initial investigation. The Department also revisited the subject firm’s employment numbers for the relevant period. The additional data obtained from the company revealed PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 that the subject firm did not separate or threaten to separate a significant number or proportion of workers as required by Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. The petitioner’s statement regarding loss of hours and wages does not meet the definition of partial separations, defined as the worker’s hours of work have been reduced to 80 percent or less of the worker’s average weekly hours at the firm or appropriate subdivision thereof, and the worker’s wages have been reduced to 80 percent or less of the worker’s average weekly wage at the firm or appropriate subdivisions thereof, as set forth by the trade regulations. The company official provided information showing that the average wage rate, not considering average overtime, has increased during the relevant period. Additionally, as it pertains to hours, no workers were placed on a reduced, less than 40 hours per week for more than two consecutive weeks, work schedule during the relevant period. Furthermore, employment as the subject firm still revealed an insignificant percentage of separations, as defined by the criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A) and (a)(2)(B)(II.A), during the scope of the initial investigation; therefore, the group eligibility requirement was not met. If conditions change, the petitioners may reapply for Trade Adjustment Assistance group eligibility. Conclusion After reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of negative determination of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance for workers and former workers of The York Group Metal Casket Assembly, Matthews Casket Division, a subsidiary of Matthews International, Marshfield, Missouri. Signed at Washington, DC this 28th day of August 2006. Elliott S. Kushner, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6–14725 Filed 9–5–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–30–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Petitions have been filed with the Secretary of Labor under Section 221(a) E:\FR\FM\06SEN1.SGM 06SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 6, 2006 / Notices of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and are identified in the Appendix to this notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, has instituted investigations pursuant to Section 221(a) of the Act. The purpose of each of the investigations is to determine whether the workers are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Title II, Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations will further relate, as appropriate, to the determination of the date on which total or partial separations began or threatened to begin and the subdivision of the firm involved. The petitioners or any other persons showing a substantial interest in the subject matter of the investigations may request a public hearing, provided such request is filed in writing with the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than September 18, 2006. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the subject matter of the investigations to the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address 52585 shown below, not later than September 18, 2006. The petitions filed in this case are available for inspection at the Office of the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C–5311, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of August 2006. Erica R. Cantor, Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. APPENDIX [TAA petitions instituted between 8/21/06 and 8/25/06] Subject firm (petitioners) Location Toshiba (State) ........................................................ Diversco, Inc. (Wkrs) ............................................... Cochrane Furniture Company (Comp) .................... Shaw Mudge and Company (State) ........................ Flex-o-Lite, Inc. (Comp) ........................................... Dun and Bradstreet (Wkrs) ...................................... Reliable Knitting Works (Comp) .............................. Florida Tile, Inc. (Comp) .......................................... Moll Industries (State) .............................................. C-Tech Industries, Inc. (Comp) ............................... Stronglite, Inc. (Comp) ............................................. Lear Corporation (Union) ......................................... Newco, Inc. (Wkrs) .................................................. Liberty Throwing Co., Inc. (Union) ........................... Caraustar Mill Group (USW) .................................... Distinctive Designs Furniture USA (State) .............. Lee’s Shipping (Wkrs) .............................................. US Airways, Inc. (Wkrs) ........................................... Sheaffer Manufacturing Co., LLC (Comp) ............... International Textile Group (Comp) ......................... Hamrick’s, Inc. (Comp) ............................................ Dolphin Cove, LLC (Comp) ..................................... Thermo Electron (State) .......................................... Stanley-Bostitch, Inc. (State) ................................... Northern Hardwoods (State) .................................... Schott North America, Inc. (Comp) ......................... Corinthian, Inc. (Wkrs) ............................................. Saturn Customer Assistance Ctr. (Wkrs) ................ Lawrence Hardware, LLC (Comp) ........................... International Textile Group (Comp) ......................... Jonette Jewelry Co. (Comp) .................................... Stanley Fastening Systems, LP (Comp) ................. Toombs Apparel, Inc. (Comp) ................................. Irvine, CA ............................................. Spartanburg, SC .................................. Lincolnton, NC ..................................... Shelton, CT ......................................... Paris, TX .............................................. Bethlehem, PA .................................... Milwaukee, WI ..................................... Shannon, GA ....................................... Tucson, AZ .......................................... Calumet, MI ......................................... Cottage Grove, OR ............................. Atlanta, GA .......................................... Newton, NJ .......................................... Kingston, PA ........................................ Rittman, OH ......................................... Granite Falls, NC ................................. Thayer, MO ......................................... Winston-Salem, NC ............................. Fort Madison, IA .................................. New York, NY ...................................... Gaffney, SC ......................................... Soddy Daisy, TN ................................. Franklin, MA ........................................ Clinton, CT .......................................... South Range, MI ................................. Duryea, PA .......................................... Corinth, MS ......................................... Springhill, TN ....................................... Rock Falls, IL ...................................... Greensboro, NC .................................. E. Providence, RI ................................ East Greenwich, RI ............................. Lyons, GA ............................................ 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E6–14729 Filed 9–5–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–30–P rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Publication of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope ¯ (ATST) at the Haleakala High Altitude ¯ Observatory (HO) Site, Haleakala, Island of Maui, Hawai’i AGENCY: National Science Foundation. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:44 Sep 05, 2006 Jkt 208001 SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) Project. This joint DEIS is prepared in compliance with the Federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the State of Hawai’i Chapter 343, Hawai’i Revised Statutes (HRS). The NSF, through an award to the National PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Date of institution 08/21/06 08/21/06 08/21/06 08/21/06 08/21/06 08/21/06 08/21/06 08/21/06 08/21/06 08/22/06 08/22/06 08/22/06 08/22/06 08/22/06 08/23/06 08/23/06 08/23/06 08/23/06 08/23/06 08/23/06 08/24/06 08/24/06 08/24/06 08/24/06 08/24/06 08/25/06 08/25/06 08/25/06 08/25/06 08/25/06 08/25/06 08/25/06 08/25/06 Date of petition 08/18/06 08/16/06 08/18/06 08/18/06 08/15/06 08/15/06 08/19/06 08/21/06 08/18/06 08/15/06 08/21/06 08/22/06 08/11/06 08/22/06 08/17/06 08/22/06 08/22/06 08/21/06 08/23/06 08/16/06 08/01/06 08/23/06 08/23/06 08/23/06 08/16/06 08/17/06 08/24/06 08/24/06 08/23/06 08/16/06 08/25/06 08/24/06 08/22/06 Solar Observatory (NSO), plans to fund construction of the proposed ATST at the University of Hawai’i Institute for ¯ Astronomy (IfA), Haleakala High Altitude Observatory (HO) site, on the Island of Maui, Hawai’i. An extensive campaign of worldwide site testing has ¯ identified Haleakala Observatory as the optimal location for this next-generation solar observing facility. The telescope enclosure and a support facility would be placed at one of two identified sites within the existing observatory boundaries. The DEIS addresses the E:\FR\FM\06SEN1.SGM 06SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52584-52585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14729]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply 
for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment 
Assistance

    Petitions have been filed with the Secretary of Labor under Section 
221(a)

[[Page 52585]]

of the Trade Act of 1974 (``the Act'') and are identified in the 
Appendix to this notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, the Director 
of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training 
Administration, has instituted investigations pursuant to Section 
221(a) of the Act.
    The purpose of each of the investigations is to determine whether 
the workers are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Title 
II, Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations will further relate, as 
appropriate, to the determination of the date on which total or partial 
separations began or threatened to begin and the subdivision of the 
firm involved.
    The petitioners or any other persons showing a substantial interest 
in the subject matter of the investigations may request a public 
hearing, provided such request is filed in writing with the Director, 
Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, 
not later than September 18, 2006.
    Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding 
the subject matter of the investigations to the Director, Division of 
Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than 
September 18, 2006.
    The petitions filed in this case are available for inspection at 
the Office of the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, 
Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room 
C-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of August 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

                                                    Appendix
                             [TAA petitions instituted between 8/21/06 and 8/25/06]
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                                                                                      Date of         Date of
           TA-W              Subject firm  (petitioners)         Location           institution      petition
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59927.....................  Toshiba (State).............  Irvine, CA............        08/21/06        08/18/06
59928.....................  Diversco, Inc. (Wkrs).......  Spartanburg, SC.......        08/21/06        08/16/06
59929.....................  Cochrane Furniture Company    Lincolnton, NC........        08/21/06        08/18/06
                             (Comp).
59930.....................  Shaw Mudge and Company        Shelton, CT...........        08/21/06        08/18/06
                             (State).
59931.....................  Flex-o-Lite, Inc. (Comp)....  Paris, TX.............        08/21/06        08/15/06
59932.....................  Dun and Bradstreet (Wkrs)...  Bethlehem, PA.........        08/21/06        08/15/06
59933.....................  Reliable Knitting Works       Milwaukee, WI.........        08/21/06        08/19/06
                             (Comp).
59934.....................  Florida Tile, Inc. (Comp)...  Shannon, GA...........        08/21/06        08/21/06
59935.....................  Moll Industries (State).....  Tucson, AZ............        08/21/06        08/18/06
59936.....................  C-Tech Industries, Inc.       Calumet, MI...........        08/22/06        08/15/06
                             (Comp).
59937.....................  Stronglite, Inc. (Comp).....  Cottage Grove, OR.....        08/22/06        08/21/06
59938.....................  Lear Corporation (Union)....  Atlanta, GA...........        08/22/06        08/22/06
59939.....................  Newco, Inc. (Wkrs)..........  Newton, NJ............        08/22/06        08/11/06
59940.....................  Liberty Throwing Co., Inc.    Kingston, PA..........        08/22/06        08/22/06
                             (Union).
59941.....................  Caraustar Mill Group (USW)..  Rittman, OH...........        08/23/06        08/17/06
59942.....................  Distinctive Designs           Granite Falls, NC.....        08/23/06        08/22/06
                             Furniture USA (State).
59943.....................  Lee's Shipping (Wkrs).......  Thayer, MO............        08/23/06        08/22/06
59944.....................  US Airways, Inc. (Wkrs).....  Winston-Salem, NC.....        08/23/06        08/21/06
59945.....................  Sheaffer Manufacturing Co.,   Fort Madison, IA......        08/23/06        08/23/06
                             LLC (Comp).
59946.....................  International Textile Group   New York, NY..........        08/23/06        08/16/06
                             (Comp).
59947.....................  Hamrick's, Inc. (Comp)......  Gaffney, SC...........        08/24/06        08/01/06
59948.....................  Dolphin Cove, LLC (Comp)....  Soddy Daisy, TN.......        08/24/06        08/23/06
59949.....................  Thermo Electron (State).....  Franklin, MA..........        08/24/06        08/23/06
59950.....................  Stanley-Bostitch, Inc.        Clinton, CT...........        08/24/06        08/23/06
                             (State).
59951.....................  Northern Hardwoods (State)..  South Range, MI.......        08/24/06        08/16/06
59952.....................  Schott North America, Inc.    Duryea, PA............        08/25/06        08/17/06
                             (Comp).
59953.....................  Corinthian, Inc. (Wkrs).....  Corinth, MS...........        08/25/06        08/24/06
59954.....................  Saturn Customer Assistance    Springhill, TN........        08/25/06        08/24/06
                             Ctr. (Wkrs).
59955.....................  Lawrence Hardware, LLC        Rock Falls, IL........        08/25/06        08/23/06
                             (Comp).
59956.....................  International Textile Group   Greensboro, NC........        08/25/06        08/16/06
                             (Comp).
59957.....................  Jonette Jewelry Co. (Comp)..  E. Providence, RI.....        08/25/06        08/25/06
59958.....................  Stanley Fastening Systems,    East Greenwich, RI....        08/25/06        08/24/06
                             LP (Comp).
59959.....................  Toombs Apparel, Inc. (Comp).  Lyons, GA.............        08/25/06        08/22/06
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