Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 55217-55219 [E6-15634]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 183 / Thursday, September 21, 2006 / Notices production, or both, did not decline) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in production to a foreign country) have not been met. None. 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. BILLING CODE 4510–30–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TA–W–59,659; Jideco of Bardstown, Inc., A Subsidiary of Mitsuba Corp., Bardstown, KY. TA–W–59,712; American Specialty Cars, Formerly Known As American Sunroof Co., Lansing, MI. TA–W–59,779; Crestwoods, Inc., Winchester, NH. TA–W–59,821; Boico Engineering Corp., Sterling Heights, MI. TA–W–59,833; Baxter Corporation (The), Shelby, NC. TA–W–59,907; Superior Comb Co., Inc., Leominster, MA. TA–W–59,796; Universal Structural, Inc., Vancouver, WA. TA–W–59,912; Interbake Foods, LLC, A Division of George Weston Bakeries USA, Elizabeth, NJ. The workers’ firm does not produce an article as required for certification under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. TA–W–59,842; Aon Consulting, Inc., Employee Benefits Outsourcing Division, Winston-Salem, NC. TA–W–59,878; Bank of America, NTOWire Transfer Services, Scranton, PA. TA–W–59,944; U.S. Airways, Inc., U.S. Airways Reservation Administration, Winston-Salem, NC. TA–W–59,954; Electronic Data Systems Corp., On-Site at Saturn Customer Assistance Center, Spring Hill, TN. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 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 from August 28 through September 1, 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 16:30 Sep 20, 2006 Jkt 208001 Dated: September 8, 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6–15629 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] 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 September 4 through September 8, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55217 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. E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1 55218 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 183 / Thursday, September 21, 2006 / Notices 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. TA–W–59,884; Rexnord Industries, LLC, Industrial Chain and Conveyor Div., Milwaukee, WI: July 20, 2005. 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–59,962; Elbeco, Inc., City Shirt Company Division, Frackville, PA: August 25, 2005. TA–W–59,839; JDS Uniphase Corp., Formerly Agility, Spherion Staffing, Allentown, PA: August 1, 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. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 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–59,934; Florida Tile, Inc., Shannon Plant, Shannon, GA: August 21, 2005. TA–W–59,963; COBE Cardiovascular, Inc., Div. of Sorin Group, Arvada, CO: August 23, 2005. TA–W–59,864; YKK (U.S.A.), Inc., Lyndhurst, NJ: August 7, 2005. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:30 Sep 20, 2006 Jkt 208001 TA–W–59,880; Meredith’s Home Fashions, Westwood, MA: August 2, 2005. TA–W–59,911; Milliken and Co., Humphrey Plant, Toccoa, GA: August 3, 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–59,639; Solectron Corp., Design and Engineering, Charlotte, NC: June 7, 2005. TA–W–59,831; GTI International, Wixom, MI: July 13, 2005. TA–W–59,844; Kimberly-Clark Corp., Lakeview Plant, Neenah, WI: August 3, 2005. TA–W–59,956; International Textile Group Inc., Corporate Headquarters, Greensboro, NC: August 16, 2005. TA–W–59,962; Elbeco, Inc., City Shirt Company Division, Frackville, PA: August 25, 2005. TA–W–59,978; Umicore USA, Inc., Maxton, NC: August 28, 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. 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) 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 as determined that criterion (1) of Section 246 has not been met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older. TA–W–59,839; JDS Uniphase Corp., Formerly Agility, Spherion Staffing, Allentown, PA. 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–59,884; Rexnord Industries, LLC, Industrial Chain and Conveyor Div., Milwaukee, WI. TA–W–59,962; Elbeco, Inc., City Shirt Company Division, Frackville, PA. PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Department as 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. 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. None. 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–59,792; Engineered Plastic Products, Inc., Ypsilanti, MI. TA–W–59,792A; Engineered Plastic Products, Inc., Owosso, MI. TA–W–59,792B; Engineered Plastic Products, Inc., Lima, OH. The workers’ firm does not produce an article as required for certification under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. None. 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 from September 4 through September 8, 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. E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 183 / Thursday, September 21, 2006 / Notices Dated: September 13, 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Office, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6–15634 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–30–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–59,984] Schmald Tool & Die, Inc.; Burton, MI; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on August 30, 2006, in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Schmald Tool & Die, Inc., Burton, Michigan. The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated. Signed in Washington, DC, this 13th day of September, 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6–15635 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–30–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Stimson Lumber Company Atlas Division; Coeur D’alene, Idaho; Including an Employee of Stimson Lumber Company Atlas Division; Coeur D’alene, Idaho; Located In Portland, Oregon; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance BILLING CODE 4510–30–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration 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 November 21, 2005, applicable to workers of Stimson Lumber Company, Atlas Division, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The notice was published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2005 (70 FR 74368). 16:30 Sep 20, 2006 Jkt 208001 All workers of Stimson Lumber Company, Atlas Division, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, including an employee of Stimson Lumber Company, Atlas Division, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho located in Portland, Oregon, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after October 20, 2004 through November 21, 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 in Washington, DC, this 12th day of September 2006. Richard Church, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6–15630 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] [TA–W–58,181; TA–W–58,181A] VerDate Aug<31>2005 At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. New information provided by a company official shows that a member of the worker group, Gregory O’Neal, working off-site in Portland, Oregon, was separated from employment when the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho plant closed. Mr. O’Neal provided marketing support services related to the pine and cedar boards produced by Stimson Lumber Company, Atlas Division, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all workers of Stimson Lumber Company, Atlas Division, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, who were adversely affected by increased company imports. Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification to include the employee of Stimson Lumber Company, Atlas Division, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, working in Portland, Oregon. The amended notice applicable to TA–W–58,181 is hereby issued as follows: [TA–W–59,968] TEAMLINDEN; A Division of Fisher and Company; Linden, TN; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on August 29, 2006 in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at TEAMLINDEN, a division of Fisher and Company, Linden, Tennessee. PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55219 The petitioners have requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6–15633 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–30–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–59,872] Tri-Matic Screw Products Incorporated; Howell, MI; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on August 9, 2006 in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Tri-Matic Screw Products Incorporated, Howell, Michigan. The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated. Signed in Washington, DC, this 7th day of September 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6–15632 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–30–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–59,533] Yakima Resources, LLC; Yakima, WA; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration By application dated August 17, 2006, the Western Council of Industrial Workers, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (Union), requested administrative reconsideration of the Department of Labor’s Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, applicable to workers of the subject firm. The Department’s determination was issued on August 4, 2006. The Department’s Notice of determination was published in the Federal Register on August 16, 2006 (71 FR 47253). The denial was based on the Department’s findings that, during the E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1

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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 
September 4 through September 8, 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.

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    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.

TA-W-59,884; Rexnord Industries, LLC, Industrial Chain and Conveyor 
Div., Milwaukee, WI: July 20, 2005.

    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-59,962; Elbeco, Inc., City Shirt Company Division, Frackville, PA: 
August 25, 2005.
TA-W-59,839; JDS Uniphase Corp., Formerly Agility, Spherion Staffing, 
Allentown, PA: August 1, 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-59,934; Florida Tile, Inc., Shannon Plant, Shannon, GA: August 21, 
2005.
TA-W-59,963; COBE Cardiovascular, Inc., Div. of Sorin Group, Arvada, 
CO: August 23, 2005.
TA-W-59,864; YKK (U.S.A.), Inc., Lyndhurst, NJ: August 7, 2005.
TA-W-59,880; Meredith's Home Fashions, Westwood, MA: August 2, 2005.
TA-W-59,911; Milliken and Co., Humphrey Plant, Toccoa, GA: August 3, 
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-59,639; Solectron Corp., Design and Engineering, Charlotte, NC: 
June 7, 2005.
TA-W-59,831; GTI International, Wixom, MI: July 13, 2005.
TA-W-59,844; Kimberly-Clark Corp., Lakeview Plant, Neenah, WI: August 
3, 2005.
TA-W-59,956; International Textile Group Inc., Corporate Headquarters, 
Greensboro, NC: August 16, 2005.
TA-W-59,962; Elbeco, Inc., City Shirt Company Division, Frackville, PA: 
August 25, 2005.
TA-W-59,978; Umicore USA, Inc., Maxton, NC: August 28, 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.

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) 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 as determined that criterion (1) of Section 246 has 
not been met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older.

TA-W-59,839; JDS Uniphase Corp., Formerly Agility, Spherion Staffing, 
Allentown, PA.

    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-59,884; Rexnord Industries, LLC, Industrial Chain and Conveyor 
Div., Milwaukee, WI.
TA-W-59,962; Elbeco, Inc., City Shirt Company Division, Frackville, 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.

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.

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.
None.

    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-59,792; Engineered Plastic Products, Inc., Ypsilanti, MI.
TA-W-59,792A; Engineered Plastic Products, Inc., Owosso, MI.
TA-W-59,792B; Engineered Plastic Products, Inc., Lima, OH.

    The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for 
certification under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.

None.

    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 
from September 4 through September 8, 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.


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    Dated: September 13, 2006.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Office, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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