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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Notice of Determinations Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19
U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor
herein presents summaries of
determinations regarding eligibility to
apply for trade adjustment assistance for
workers (TA–W) number and alternative
trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) by
(TA–W) number issued during the
period of August 21 through August 25,
2006.
In order for an affirmative
determination to be made for workers of
a primary firm and a certification issued
regarding eligibility to apply for worker
adjustment assistance, each of the group
eligibility requirements of Section
222(a) of the Act must be met.
I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following
must be satisfied:
A. A significant number or proportion
of the workers in such workers’ firm, or
an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
B. The sales or production, or both, of
such firm or subdivision have decreased
absolutely; and
C. Increased imports of articles like or
directly competitive with articles
produced by such firm or subdivision
have contributed importantly to such
workers’ separation or threat of
separation and to the decline in sales or
production of such firm or subdivision;
or
II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the
following must be satisfied:
A. A significant number or proportion
of the workers in such workers’ firm, or
an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
B. There has been a shift in
production by such workers’ firm or
subdivision to a foreign country of
articles like or directly competitive with
articles which are produced by such
firm or subdivision; and
C. One of the following must be
satisfied:
1. The country to which the workers’
firm has shifted production of the
articles is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States;
2. The country to which the workers’
firm has shifted production of the
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articles to a beneficiary country under
the Andean Trade Preference Act,
African Growth and Opportunity Act, or
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
Act; or
3. There has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of articles that are
like or directly competitive with articles
which are or were produced by such
firm or subdivision.
Also, in order for an affirmative
determination to be made for
secondarily affected workers of a firm
and a certification issued regarding
eligibility to apply for worker
adjustment assistance, each of the group
eligibility requirements of Section
222(b) of the Act must be met.
(1) Significant number or proportion
of the workers in the workers’ firm or
an appropriate subdivision of the firm
have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2) The workers’ firm (or subdivision)
is a supplier or downstream producer to
a firm (or subdivision) that employed a
group of workers who received a
certification of eligibility to apply for
trade adjustment assistance benefits and
such supply or production is related to
the article that was the basis for such
certification; and
(3) Either—
(A) The workers’ firm is a supplier
and the component parts it supplied for
the firm (or subdivision) described in
paragraph (2) accounted for at least 20
percent of the production or sales of the
workers’ firm; or
(B) A loss or business by the workers’
firm with the firm (or subdivision)
described in paragraph (2) contributed
importantly to the workers’ separation
or threat of separation.
In order for the Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance to 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.
1. Whether a significant number of
workers in the workers’ firm are 50
years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the
workers’ firm possess skills that are not
easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within
the workers’ industry (i.e., conditions
within the industry are adverse).
Affirmative Determinations for Worker
Adjustment Assistance
The following certifications have been
issued. The date following the company
name and location of each
determination references the impact
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date for all workers of such
determination.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of the
Trade Act have been met.
None.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of the
Trade Act have been met.
TA–W–59,703; Demers Leather Sales,
Lewiston, ME: July 11, 2005.
TA–W–59,891; Ner Data Products, Inc.,
Denver, CO: August 11, 2005.
TA–W–59,648; Adecco Staffing,
Working On-Site at Sheaffer Mfg.,
Ft. Madison, IA: June 27, 2005.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers
are certified eligible to apply for TAA)
of the Trade Act have been met.
None.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(b) (downstream producer for a firm
whose workers are certified eligible to
apply for TAA based on increased
imports from or a shift in production to
Mexico or Canada) of the Trade Act
have been met.
None.
Affirmative Determinations for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
The following certifications have been
issued. The date following the company
name and location of each
determination references the impact
date for all workers of such
determination.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act
have been met.
TA–W–59,753; Noveon Corporation,
Division of Lubrizol, Linden, NJ:
July 19, 2005.
TA–W–59,767; Cooper Standard
Automotive, NVH Division, El
Dorado, AR: August 24, 2006.
TA–W–59,795; Handy and Harman
Tube Company, Norristown, PA:
July 26, 2005.
TA–W–59,805; Stone Transport,
Working On-Site at General Motors,
Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI:
July 19, 2005.
TA–W–59,806; Securitas Security
Services USA, Automotive Division
Services, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.
TA–W–59,808; Quaker Chemical Corp.,
Working On-Site at General Motors,
Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI:
July 19, 2005.
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TA–W–59,809; HSS, LLC, Working OnSite At General Motors, Lansing
Metal Center, Lansing, MI: July 19,
2005.
TA–W–59,811; Comprehensive Logistics,
Working On-Site At General Motors
Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI:
July 19, 2005.
TA–W–59,814; Aerotek, A Subsidiary of
Allegis Group, Lansing, MI: July 19,
2005.
TA–W–59,834; Hamrick’s, Inc., Plant 8,
Asheboro, NC: August 1, 2005.
TA–W–59,895; Affinia Brake Parts, Inc.,
Formerly Known as Dana Brake
Parts, Division of Affinia, Inc.,
Litchfield, IL: August 11, 2005.
TA–W–59,905; Shelby Group
Manufacturing, Inc., Shelby
Specialty Glove Div., Glenwood,
AR: August 14, 2005.
TA–W–59,568; East Palestine China Co.,
East Palestine, OH: June 13, 2005.
TA–W–59,666; Berkline Benchcraft,
LLC, Baldwyn Facility Plant 7,
Baldwyn, MS: July 3, 2005.
TA–W–59,715; Salisbury Manufacturing
Corp., Salisbury, NC: June 28, 2005.
TA–W–59,774; Cranston Print Works
Co., Webster, MA: July 20, 2005.
TA–W–59,802; New Haven Copper Co.,
Olin Corporation, Seymour, CT: July
26, 2005.
TA–W–59,801; Shirts by Astro, LLC,
Doyle, TN: July 21, 2005.
TA–W–59,879; Fashion Avenue Knits,
Inc., New York, NY: August 9, 2005.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) and
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act
have been met.
TA–W–59,658; Sanmina-SCI Corp.,
Personal Computer Mfg. Division,
Plant 1474, Durham, NC: February
11, 2006.
TA–W–59,658A; Sanmina-SCI Corp.,
Personal Computer Mfg. Division,
Plant 1475, Durham, NC: February
11, 2006.
TA–W–59,670; Preformed Line Products,
Inc., Rogers, AR: July 5, 2005.
TA–W–59,708; Capital Mercury
Apparel, Ltd., Mar Bax Shirt
Company, Gassville, AR: August 23,
2006.
TA–W–59,786; United Plastics Group,
Inc., Leased Workers of Select
Temporary Services, Anaheim, CA:
July 13, 2005.
TA–W–59,869; Molson Coors Brewing
Company, Memphis Division,
Memphis, TN: August 8, 2005.
TA–W–59,890; Markar Architectural
Products, Inc., A Subsidiary of
Adams Rite Mfg. Co., Lancaster,
NY: August 10, 2005.
TA–W–59,694; Telect, Inc., Liberty Lake,
WA: August 1, 2006.
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TA–W–59,793; Jarvis Pemco,
Kalamazoo, MI: July 25, 2005.
TA–W–59,804; Carroll Industries, Inc.,
Boone, NC: July 27, 2005.
TA–W–59,902; Electronic Data Systems
Corp., Leased Workers On-Site at
Affinia Brake Parts, McHenry, IL:
August 11, 2005.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers
are certified eligible to apply for TAA)
and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade
Act have been met.
TA–W–59,873; JC TEC Industries, Inc.,
Annville, KY: August 7, 2005.
TA–W–59,900; Eaton Corporation,
Torque Control Products Division,
Marshall, MI: August 14, 2005.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(b) (downstream producer for a firm
whose workers are certified eligible to
apply for TAA based on increased
imports from or a shift in production to
Mexico or Canada) and Section
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have
been met.
None.
Negative Determinations for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, it has been
determined that the requirements of
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for
the reasons specified.
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–59,648; Adecco Staffing,
Working On-Site at Sheaffer Mfg.,
Ft. Madison, IA.
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–59,703; Demers Leather Sales,
Lewiston, ME.
TA–W–59,891; Ner Data Products, Inc.,
Denver, CO.
The Department has determined that
criterion (3) of Section 246 has not been
met. Competition conditions within the
workers’ industry are not adverse.
None.
Negative Determinations for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, the
investigation revealed that the eligibility
criteria for worker adjustment assistance
have not been met for the reasons
specified.
Since the workers of the firm are
denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the
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workers cannot be certified eligible for
ATAA.
The investigation revealed that
criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A.) and (a)(2)(B)(II.A.)
(employment decline) have not been
met.
TA–W–59,725; Agilent Technologies,
Little Falls Site, Wilmington, DE.
TA–W–59,807; RSDC of Michigan, LLC,
Holt, MI.
TA–W–59,810; EDS, Lansing, 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–59,789; Allied Air Enterprises, A
Subsidiary of Lennox International,
Bellevue, OH.
TA–W–59,830; Phoenix Salmon U.S.
Inc., A Division of Horton’s of
Maine, Inc., Eastport, ME.
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–59,242; Brown City Casting, dba
Yale Industries, Yale, MI.
TA–W–59,527; MAG, Inc., El Paso, TX.
TA–W–59,623; Hexcel Corporation,
Composites Division, Livermore,
CA.
TA–W–59,702; Automatic Products
International, LTD, St. Paul, MN.
TA–W–59,782; Metal Powder Products
Co., Ford Road Division, St. Mary’s,
PA.
TA–W–59,794; Dacco, Inc., A Division of
Jordan Industries, Inc., Huntland,
TN.
TA–W–59,825; High Country Forest
Products, A Division of C and R
Milling, Wellington, UT.
TA–W–59,835; Heritage American
Homes, Division of Patriot Homes,
Sikeston, MO.
TA–W–59,847; Label World, Inc.,
Rochester, NY.
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–59,696; Metrobility Optical
Systems, Div. of Telco Systems Inc.,
Merrimack, NH.
TA–W–59,756; Volex, Inc., Power Cord
Products Division, Clinton, AR.
TA–W–59,817; Synthron, Inc.,
Morganton, NC.
The workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
TA–W–59,667; Acro Service
Corporation, Livonia, MI.
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TA–W–59,693; Bowne of Cleveland, Inc.,
Cleveland, OH.
TA–W–59,705; Computer Sciences
Corp., Global Transformation
Group, Los Angeles, CA.
TA–W–59,705A; Computer Sciences
Corp., Global Transformation
Group, Simi Valley, CA.
TA–W–59,720; MacDermid, Inc.,
Waterbury, CT.
TA–W–59,791; General Motors Corp.,
Service Parts Operation, Beaverton,
OR.
TA–W–59,812; Canteen Services, Inc.,
Working On-Site at General Motors
Lansing Metal Center, Belmont, MI.
TA–W–59,813; Bartech Technical
Services, LLC, Working On-Site at
General Motors Lansing Metal
Center, Lansing, MI.
TA–W–59,858; Cardsmart, A Division of
Paramount Cards Holding Co.,
Pawtucket, RI.
TA–W–59,871; Agilent Technologies,
Global Infrastructure Organization,
Andover, MA.
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 21
through August 25, 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: September 5, 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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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)
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 25, 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
25, 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 7th day of
September 2006.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
APPENDIX.—TAA PETITIONS INSTITUTED BETWEEN 8/28/06 AND 9/1/06
Subject firm
(petitioners)
Location
Fibre Metal Products Co. (Comp) ............................................
Agilent Technologies (State) ....................................................
Elbeco City Shirt Company (Union) .........................................
COBE Cardiovascular, Inc. (Comp) .........................................
Gerald Smith Hosiery (Comp) ..................................................
Jones Apparel of Texas II, Ltd. (Comp) ..................................
ABB, Inc. (Union) .....................................................................
GAC Chemical Corp. (Wkrs) ....................................................
Teamlinden (Comp) .................................................................
Burke E. Parker Machinery Co., USA (Comp) ........................
TDE Group, Inc. (Wkrs) ...........................................................
Mar/Tron, Inc. (State) ...............................................................
National Apparel (Wkrs) ...........................................................
Camel Manufacturing (State) ...................................................
Delphi (Wkrs) ...........................................................................
Timberland—The OIUtdoor Footwear Company (State) .........
Briggs and Stratton Corp. (State) ............................................
Central Penn Sewing Machine Co., Inc. (Comp) ....................
Umicore Cobalt Products (Comp) ............................................
Vital Performance, LLC (Wkrs) ................................................
M and J Industries, LLC (Comp) .............................................
Moeller Electric Corp. (State) ...................................................
Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC (USW) ........
Ruggiero Seafood, Inc. (Wkrs) ................................................
Schmald Tool and Die, Inc. (Comp) ........................................
River City Trucking (COMP) ....................................................
Crane Valve North America (COMP) .......................................
Nypro Inc. (COMP) ..................................................................
Smith Die & Mold, Inc. (COMP) ...............................................
Concordville, PA .....................
Santa Rosa, CA ......................
Frackville, PA ..........................
Arvada, CO .............................
Fort Payne, AL ........................
El Paso, TX .............................
Lewisburg, WV ........................
Searsport, ME .........................
Linden, TN ..............................
Grand Rapids, MI ...................
Somerset, KY ..........................
Flippin, AR ..............................
San Francisco, CA ..................
Pioneer, TN .............................
New Brunswick, NJ .................
Isabela, PR .............................
Rolla, MO ................................
Bloomsburg, PA ......................
Maxton, NC .............................
Beaverton, OR ........................
Lucasville, OH .........................
Lincoln Park, NJ .....................
Oklahoma City, OK .................
Newark, NJ .............................
Burton, MI ...............................
Old Town, ME .........................
Washington, IA .......................
Hazard, KY .............................
Port Huron, MI ........................
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(19 U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of
determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment
assistance for workers (TA-W) number and alternative trade adjustment
assistance (ATAA) by (TA-W) number issued during the period of August
21 through August 25, 2006.
In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of
a primary firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to
apply for worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility
requirements of Section 222(a) of the Act must be met.
I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following must be satisfied:
A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated;
B. The sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision
have decreased absolutely; and
C. Increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with
articles produced by such firm or subdivision have contributed
importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to
the decline in sales or production of such firm or subdivision; or
II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the following must be satisfied:
A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated;
B. There has been a shift in production by such workers' firm or
subdivision to a foreign country of articles like or directly
competitive with articles which are produced by such firm or
subdivision; and
C. One of the following must be satisfied:
1. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of
the articles is a party to a free trade agreement with the United
States;
2. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of
the articles to a beneficiary country under the Andean Trade Preference
Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin
Economic Recovery Act; or
3. There has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of
articles that are like or directly competitive with articles which are
or were produced by such firm or subdivision.
Also, in order for an affirmative determination to be made for
secondarily affected workers of a firm and a certification issued
regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, each
of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(b) of the Act must
be met.
(1) Significant number or proportion of the workers in the workers'
firm or an appropriate subdivision of the firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;
(2) The workers' firm (or subdivision) is a supplier or downstream
producer to a firm (or subdivision) that employed a group of workers
who received a certification of eligibility to apply for trade
adjustment assistance benefits and such supply or production is related
to the article that was the basis for such certification; and
(3) Either--
(A) The workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it
supplied for the firm (or subdivision) described in paragraph (2)
accounted for at least 20 percent of the production or sales of the
workers' firm; or
(B) A loss or business by the workers' firm with the firm (or
subdivision) described in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to the
workers' separation or threat of separation.
In order for the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance to 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.
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers' firm are
50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are
not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry (i.e.,
conditions within the industry are adverse).
Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance
The following certifications have been issued. The date following
the company name and location of each determination references the
impact date for all workers of such determination.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of the Trade Act have been
met.
None.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of the Trade Act have been
met.
TA-W-59,703; Demers Leather Sales, Lewiston, ME: July 11, 2005.
TA-W-59,891; Ner Data Products, Inc., Denver, CO: August 11, 2005.
TA-W-59,648; Adecco Staffing, Working On-Site at Sheaffer Mfg., Ft.
Madison, IA: June 27, 2005.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible
to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.
None.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are
certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or
a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) of the Trade Act have been
met.
None.
Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
The following certifications have been issued. The date following
the company name and location of each determination references the
impact date for all workers of such determination.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)
of the Trade Act have been met.
TA-W-59,753; Noveon Corporation, Division of Lubrizol, Linden, NJ: July
19, 2005.
TA-W-59,767; Cooper Standard Automotive, NVH Division, El Dorado, AR:
August 24, 2006.
TA-W-59,795; Handy and Harman Tube Company, Norristown, PA: July 26,
2005.
TA-W-59,805; Stone Transport, Working On-Site at General Motors,
Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.
TA-W-59,806; Securitas Security Services USA, Automotive Division
Services, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.
TA-W-59,808; Quaker Chemical Corp., Working On-Site at General Motors,
Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.
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TA-W-59,809; HSS, LLC, Working On-Site At General Motors, Lansing Metal
Center, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.
TA-W-59,811; Comprehensive Logistics, Working On-Site At General Motors
Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.
TA-W-59,814; Aerotek, A Subsidiary of Allegis Group, Lansing, MI: July
19, 2005.
TA-W-59,834; Hamrick's, Inc., Plant 8, Asheboro, NC: August 1, 2005.
TA-W-59,895; Affinia Brake Parts, Inc., Formerly Known as Dana Brake
Parts, Division of Affinia, Inc., Litchfield, IL: August 11, 2005.
TA-W-59,905; Shelby Group Manufacturing, Inc., Shelby Specialty Glove
Div., Glenwood, AR: August 14, 2005.
TA-W-59,568; East Palestine China Co., East Palestine, OH: June 13,
2005.
TA-W-59,666; Berkline Benchcraft, LLC, Baldwyn Facility Plant 7,
Baldwyn, MS: July 3, 2005.
TA-W-59,715; Salisbury Manufacturing Corp., Salisbury, NC: June 28,
2005.
TA-W-59,774; Cranston Print Works Co., Webster, MA: July 20, 2005.
TA-W-59,802; New Haven Copper Co., Olin Corporation, Seymour, CT: July
26, 2005.
TA-W-59,801; Shirts by Astro, LLC, Doyle, TN: July 21, 2005.
TA-W-59,879; Fashion Avenue Knits, Inc., New York, NY: August 9, 2005.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)
of the Trade Act have been met.
TA-W-59,658; Sanmina-SCI Corp., Personal Computer Mfg. Division, Plant
1474, Durham, NC: February 11, 2006.
TA-W-59,658A; Sanmina-SCI Corp., Personal Computer Mfg. Division, Plant
1475, Durham, NC: February 11, 2006.
TA-W-59,670; Preformed Line Products, Inc., Rogers, AR: July 5, 2005.
TA-W-59,708; Capital Mercury Apparel, Ltd., Mar Bax Shirt Company,
Gassville, AR: August 23, 2006.
TA-W-59,786; United Plastics Group, Inc., Leased Workers of Select
Temporary Services, Anaheim, CA: July 13, 2005.
TA-W-59,869; Molson Coors Brewing Company, Memphis Division, Memphis,
TN: August 8, 2005.
TA-W-59,890; Markar Architectural Products, Inc., A Subsidiary of Adams
Rite Mfg. Co., Lancaster, NY: August 10, 2005.
TA-W-59,694; Telect, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA: August 1, 2006.
TA-W-59,793; Jarvis Pemco, Kalamazoo, MI: July 25, 2005.
TA-W-59,804; Carroll Industries, Inc., Boone, NC: July 27, 2005.
TA-W-59,902; Electronic Data Systems Corp., Leased Workers On-Site at
Affinia Brake Parts, McHenry, IL: August 11, 2005.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible
to apply for TAA) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have
been met.
TA-W-59,873; JC TEC Industries, Inc., Annville, KY: August 7, 2005.
TA-W-59,900; Eaton Corporation, Torque Control Products Division,
Marshall, MI: August 14, 2005.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are
certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or
a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)
of the Trade Act have been met.
None.
Negative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, it has been determined that the
requirements of 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for the reasons
specified.
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-59,648; Adecco Staffing, Working On-Site at Sheaffer Mfg., Ft.
Madison, IA.
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-59,703; Demers Leather Sales, Lewiston, ME.
TA-W-59,891; Ner Data Products, Inc., Denver, CO.
The Department has determined that criterion (3) of Section 246 has
not been met. Competition conditions within the workers' industry are
not adverse.
None.
Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the
eligibility criteria for worker adjustment assistance have not been met
for the reasons specified.
Since the workers of the firm are denied eligibility to apply for
TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A.) and
(a)(2)(B)(II.A.) (employment decline) have not been met.
TA-W-59,725; Agilent Technologies, Little Falls Site, Wilmington, DE.
TA-W-59,807; RSDC of Michigan, LLC, Holt, MI.
TA-W-59,810; EDS, Lansing, 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-59,789; Allied Air Enterprises, A Subsidiary of Lennox
International, Bellevue, OH.
TA-W-59,830; Phoenix Salmon U.S. Inc., A Division of Horton's of Maine,
Inc., Eastport, ME.
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-59,242; Brown City Casting, dba Yale Industries, Yale, MI.
TA-W-59,527; MAG, Inc., El Paso, TX.
TA-W-59,623; Hexcel Corporation, Composites Division, Livermore, CA.
TA-W-59,702; Automatic Products International, LTD, St. Paul, MN.
TA-W-59,782; Metal Powder Products Co., Ford Road Division, St. Mary's,
PA.
TA-W-59,794; Dacco, Inc., A Division of Jordan Industries, Inc.,
Huntland, TN.
TA-W-59,825; High Country Forest Products, A Division of C and R
Milling, Wellington, UT.
TA-W-59,835; Heritage American Homes, Division of Patriot Homes,
Sikeston, MO.
TA-W-59,847; Label World, Inc., Rochester, NY.
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-59,696; Metrobility Optical Systems, Div. of Telco Systems Inc.,
Merrimack, NH.
TA-W-59,756; Volex, Inc., Power Cord Products Division, Clinton, AR.
TA-W-59,817; Synthron, Inc., Morganton, NC.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-59,667; Acro Service Corporation, Livonia, MI.
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TA-W-59,693; Bowne of Cleveland, Inc., Cleveland, OH.
TA-W-59,705; Computer Sciences Corp., Global Transformation Group, Los
Angeles, CA.
TA-W-59,705A; Computer Sciences Corp., Global Transformation Group,
Simi Valley, CA.
TA-W-59,720; MacDermid, Inc., Waterbury, CT.
TA-W-59,791; General Motors Corp., Service Parts Operation, Beaverton,
OR.
TA-W-59,812; Canteen Services, Inc., Working On-Site at General Motors
Lansing Metal Center, Belmont, MI.
TA-W-59,813; Bartech Technical Services, LLC, Working On-Site at
General Motors Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI.
TA-W-59,858; Cardsmart, A Division of Paramount Cards Holding Co.,
Pawtucket, RI.
TA-W-59,871; Agilent Technologies, Global Infrastructure Organization,
Andover, MA.
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 21 through August 25, 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: September 5, 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6-15081 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am]
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