Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 65002-65005 [E6-18636]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
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October 31, 2006.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
information collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained from
RegInfo.gov at https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain or by contacting
Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is
not toll-free number) / e-mail:
king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer, Office of
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The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
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• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: Center for Faith-Based and
Community Initiatives.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with
Change of a Previously Approved
Collection.
Title: Workforce Investment Board
Survey.
OMB Number: 1290–0004.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 500.
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Number of Annual Responses: 500
Estimated Time per Response: Varies
from 10 minutes for DOL respondents to
2 hours for DOJ respondents.
Total Burden Hours: 156.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL), and the Employment and
Training Administration (ETA) and the
Center for Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives (CFBCI) specifically, needs
accurate, timely information on how
services and systems under Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) are unfolding and
on the challenges and successes states
and local areas encounter. Only in this
way can it properly discharge its
obligations to issue policy clarifications,
regulations and technical assistance.
This need is particularly acute given
that the workforce investment system
has been evolving rapidly in the several
years since WIA was enacted. It is
expected that WIA will continue to
change rapidly.
Much of the information available to
DOL on key operational issues is
impressionistic or anecdotal in nature,
based on hearsay or unsystematic
observations, and not accurate as to the
incidence or scope nationally. When
accurate nationwide information is
available, as from long-term in-depth
evaluation studies, it is often not timely.
Thus DOL has a need for accurate and
timely information that can be found
only with systematic studies.
Regarding the survey for Workforce
Investment Boards (WIBs) in particular,
the White House Office of Faith-Based
and Community Initiatives (WHOFBCI)
and OMB have directed DOL to conduct
this survey. The reason is that ETA and
CFBCI currently do not have a
mechanism by which to obtain
information regarding the grants,
contracts, and cooperative agreements
being awarded by local and state WIBs
using WIA formula funds. It is critical
that DOL obtain this information in
order to better understand how much
money is being spent and the types of
organizations that receive the funds.
This WIB survey will bridge the gap in
DOL’s knowledge of WIB grants,
contracts, and cooperative agreements
that utilize WIA youth funds.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
is in a similar situation. Like the DOL,
much of the information available to
DOJ on key operational issues is
impressionistic or anecdotal in nature,
based on hearsay or unsystematic
observations, and not accurate as to the
incidence or scope nationally. When
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accurate nationwide information is
available, as from long-term in-depth
evaluation studies, it is often not timely.
Thus DOJ has a need for accurate and
timely information that can be found
only with systematic studies. Absent
this survey, the DOJ does not have a
mechanism by which to obtain
information regarding certain grants,
contracts, and cooperative agreements
being awarded by state administering
agencies using DOJ funds, particularly
the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
for State Prisoners program (RSAT). It is
critical that DOJ obtain this information
in order to better understand how much
money is being spent and the types of
organizations that receive the funds.
Again, like DOL, DOJ is especially
interested to obtain information on
those grants being awarded to faithbased and community-based non-profit
organizations.
This DOL survey is designed to fill a
critical gap in its information needs
regarding how the workforce system is
unfolding and will inform development
of legislation, regulations and technical
assistance. The WHOFBCI used the
information gathered by DOL in the
December 2005 survey to determine the
degree to which faith-based and
community-based non-profit
organizations received WIA Youth
formula funds at the state and local
levels. DOL will use the information
gathered in the upcoming surveys to
determine whether there have been any
changes in the way DOL funds have
been awarded, especially regarding their
issuance to faith-based and communitybased non-profit organizations.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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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
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period of October 16 through October
20, 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.
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(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 issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance (ATAA) for older workers,
the group eligibility requirements of
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act
must be met.
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.
TA–W–60,224; Misty Mountain
Threadworks, Inc., Banner Elk, NC:
September 28, 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–60,217; Z-Star Industries, Inc.,
Formerly Known as Z-Star, Inc.,
Watertown, NY: October 5, 2005.
TA–W–60,080; Hewlett Packard
Development Co., L.P., Nonstop
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Enterprise Division, HP Safeguard
Software, Austin, TX: September
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)
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–60,051; Cambridge Lee
Industries, LLC, Plant #4, Leesport,
PA: August 29, 2005.
TA–W–60,051A; Cambridge Lee
Industries, LLC, Plant #1, Reading,
PA: August 29, 2005.
TA–W–60,090; Klaussner Furniture
Industries, Inc., KFI Candor
Facilities, Candor, NC: September
14, 2005.
TA–W–60,122; Ethan Allen Operations,
Inc., Distribution Center, Old Fort,
NC: September 18, 2005.
TA–W–60,231; Molly West Handbound
Books, Emeryville, CA: October 10,
2005.
TA–W–57,308; Sonic Manufacturing
Technologies, Fremont, CA: May 26,
2004.
TA–W–60,004; Hughes Manufacturing,
A Division of Magna Powertrain,
Farmington Hills, MI: September 1,
2005.
TA–W–60,061; Genesis Engineering and
Technologies, Inc., Interlochen, MI:
September 11, 2005.
TA–W–60,067; Paola Yarns, Inc.,
Statesville, NC: August 15, 2005.
TA–W–60,125; Xcel Mold and Machine,
Inc., North Canton, OH: September
16, 2005.
TA–W–60,139; Pechiney Plastic
Packaging, Inc., A Subsidiary of
Alcan Packaging, San Leandro, CA:
September 18, 2005.
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TA–W–60,124; Associated Spring,
Barnes Group Inc., Troy, MI:
September 19, 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–60,064; Delphi Corporation,
Automotive Holdings Group,
Columbus, OH: September 11, 2005.
TA–W–60,110; Dura Automotive
Systems, Inc., #5 Industrial Drive,
Hannibal, MO: September 18, 2005.
TA–W–60,111; Dura Automotive
Systems, Inc., Hannibal, MO:
September 19, 2005.
TA–W–60,157; Visteon Systems, LLC,
Climate Control Division,
Connersville, IN: September 22,
2005.
TA–W–60,170; AET Films, Inc.,
Covington Plant, Covington, VA:
September 29, 2005.
TA–W–60,212; Standex Electronics,
Douglas, AZ: October 4, 2005.
TA–W–60,043; P.S.W., Inc., Chino, CA:
August 31, 2005.
TA–W–60,144; Ethan Allen Operations,
Inc., Atoka, OK: September 8, 2005.
TA–W–60,149; Bloch Washington,
Formerly Known As Mirella, Inc.,
Seattle, WA: September 21, 2005.
TA–W–60,194; Innovex, Inc., Litchfield,
MN: October 3, 2005.
TA–W–60,200; Fiskars Brands, Inc.,
Spencer Division, Spencer, WI:
October 4, 2005.
TA–W–60,221; Whittier Wood Products,
Eugene, OR: December 7, 2006.
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–60,216; Component Concepts,
Inc., Stridemark, LLC, Thomasville,
NC: October 6, 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.
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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
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met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of
age or older.
TA–W–60,224; Misty Mountain
Threadworks, Inc., Banner Elk, NC:
TA–W–60,217; Z-Star Industries, Inc.,
Formerly Known as Z-Star, Inc.,
Watertown, NY.
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–60,080; Hewlett Packard
Development Co., L.P., Nonstop
Enterprise Division, HP Safeguard
Software, Austin, TX.
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–60,126; Michelin North
America, BF Goodrich Tire
Manufacturing, Opelika, AL.
TA–W–60,147; Superior Lumber, LLC,
Glendale, OR.
TA–W–60,169; Cognex Corporation,
Natick, MA.
TA–W–60,187; PCC Airfoils, LLC,
Douglas, GA.
TA–W–60,211; American Dryer
Corporation, Fall River, MA.
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–60,029; Standard Register Co.
(The), Terre Haute Plant, Terre
Haute, IN.
TA–W–60,047; RR Donnelley, Lancaster
Premedia Center, Lancaster, PA.
TA–W–60,160; Multi-Fineline
Electronix, Inc., Corporate Division,
Anaheim, CA.
TA–W–60,196; TRW Automotive, Body
Control Systems North America
Division, Rushford, MN.
TA–W–60,201; Weyerhaeuser Company
Raymond Lumber, Softwood
Lumber Division, Raymond, WA.
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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–59,906; PBM Graphics of the
Triad, Greensboro, NC.
TA–W–59,981; Moeller Electric Corp., A
Subsidiary of J.H. Controls, Inc.,
Lincoln Park, NJ.
TA–W–59,996; Federal Mogul Products,
St. Louis, MO.
TA–W–60,055; Swift Textiles, dba Swift
Galey, Midland, GA.
TA–W–60,060; Robinson Transformer,
dbs Transformer Manufacturers,
Robinson, IL.
TA–W–60,078; Weyerhaeuser Company,
Lebanon Lumber Division, Lebanon,
OR.
TA–W–60,134; Alatech Healthcare, LLC,
Slocomb, AL.
TA–W–60,166; Up North Industries,
LLC, Petoskey, MI.
TA–W–60,158; Geneva Steel, LLC,
Lindon, UT.
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 under a free trade
agreement or a beneficiary country
under a preferential trade agreement, or
there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports).
None.
The workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
TA–W–59,923; Dow Jones and
Company, Inc., Chicopee, MA.
TA–W–59,923A; Dow Jones and
Company, Inc., South Brunswick,
NJ.
TA–W–60,114; Jackson County Board of
Education, Jackson County
Continuing Education, McKee, KY.
TA–W–60,228; Eudyna Devices USA,
Inc., (EUDU), San Jose, 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 period
of October 16 through October 20, 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: October 27, 2006.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–60,271]
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Town of Hartland; Hartland, ME; Notice
of Termination of Investigation
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–60,068]
Burley Design, Inc. Eugene, OR; Notice
of Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on
September 13, 2006 in response to a
worker petition filed by a company
official on behalf of workers at Burley
Design, Inc., Eugene, Oregon.
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
the investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of
October 2006.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6–18638 Filed 11–3–06; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–60,292]
Forest City Technologies, Inc., Wixom,
MI; Notice of Termination of
Investigation
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Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, an investigation was
initiated on October 25, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of
workers of Forest City Technologies
Inc., Wixom, Michigan.
One of the three petitioning workers
was separated more than one year prior
to the October 18, 2006 date of the
petition. The petition has therefore been
deemed invalid. Consequently, the
investigation has been terminated.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 27th day of
October 2006.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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Signed in Washington, DC, this 27th day of
October, 2006
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6–18640 Filed 11–3–06; 8:45 am]
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Employment and Training
Administration
[TA-W–59,965]
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Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on October
20, 2006 in response to a petition filed
by a company official on behalf of
workers at the Town of Hartland waste
treatment facility located in Hartland,
Maine. The workers were engaged in
waste treatment services.
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
the investigation has been terminated.
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Jones Apparel of Texas II, Ltd, Armour
Facility, El Paso, TX; Amended
Certification Regarding Eligibility To
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance and Negative
Determination Regarding Eligibility To
Apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26
U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the
Department of Labor issued a
Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance and a Negative
Determination Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance on September 27, 2006,
applicable to workers of Jones Apparel
of Texas II, Ltd, El Paso, Texas. The
notice was published in the Federal
Register on October 16, 2006 (71 FR
60762).
At the request of the State agency and
a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of
the subject firm. New information
shows that the Department did not
identify the subject firm name in its
entirety. The name of the subject firm
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should read Jones Apparel of Texas II,
Ltd, Armour Facility, El Paso, Texas.
Based on these findings, the
Department is amending this
certification to correctly identify the
subject firm name to read Jones Apparel
of Texas II, Ltd, Armour Facility, El
Paso, Texas.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers of
the El Paso, Texas location of the subject
firm who was adversely affected by a
shift in production to China, Vietnam,
Cambodia, Egypt and the Hashemite
facilities in China.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–59,965 is hereby issued as
follows:
‘‘All workers of Jones Apparel of Texas II,
Ltd, Armour Facility, El Paso, Texas, who
became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 21, 2005
through September 27, 2008, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.’’
I further determine that all workers of
Jones Apparel of Texas II, Ltd, Armour
Facility, El Paso, Texas, are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of
October 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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Employment and Training
Administration
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Paramount Cards Inc.; A Subsidiary of
Paramount Card Holding Corporation;
Pawtucket, RI; Notice of Termination of
Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on October
19, 2006 in response to a worker
petition filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of Paramount Cards
Inc., a subsidiary of Paramount Card
Holding Corporation, Pawtucket, Rhode
Island.
The petitioning group of workers is
covered by an active certification (TA–
W–57,952) which expires on October 5,
2007. Consequently, further
investigation in this case would serve
no purpose, and the investigation has
been terminated.
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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
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period of October 16 through October 20, 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 issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance (ATAA) for older workers, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act must be met.
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.
TA-W-60,224; Misty Mountain Threadworks, Inc., Banner Elk, NC:
September 28, 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-60,217; Z-Star Industries, Inc., Formerly Known as Z-Star, Inc.,
Watertown, NY: October 5, 2005.
TA-W-60,080; Hewlett Packard Development Co., L.P., Nonstop Enterprise
Division, HP Safeguard Software, Austin, TX: September 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) 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-60,051; Cambridge Lee Industries, LLC, Plant #4, Leesport, PA:
August 29, 2005.
TA-W-60,051A; Cambridge Lee Industries, LLC, Plant #1, Reading, PA:
August 29, 2005.
TA-W-60,090; Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., KFI Candor
Facilities, Candor, NC: September 14, 2005.
TA-W-60,122; Ethan Allen Operations, Inc., Distribution Center, Old
Fort, NC: September 18, 2005.
TA-W-60,231; Molly West Handbound Books, Emeryville, CA: October 10,
2005.
TA-W-57,308; Sonic Manufacturing Technologies, Fremont, CA: May 26,
2004.
TA-W-60,004; Hughes Manufacturing, A Division of Magna Powertrain,
Farmington Hills, MI: September 1, 2005.
TA-W-60,061; Genesis Engineering and Technologies, Inc., Interlochen,
MI: September 11, 2005.
TA-W-60,067; Paola Yarns, Inc., Statesville, NC: August 15, 2005.
TA-W-60,125; Xcel Mold and Machine, Inc., North Canton, OH: September
16, 2005.
TA-W-60,139; Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Inc., A Subsidiary of Alcan
Packaging, San Leandro, CA: September 18, 2005.
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TA-W-60,124; Associated Spring, Barnes Group Inc., Troy, MI: September
19, 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-60,064; Delphi Corporation, Automotive Holdings Group, Columbus,
OH: September 11, 2005.
TA-W-60,110; Dura Automotive Systems, Inc., #5 Industrial Drive,
Hannibal, MO: September 18, 2005.
TA-W-60,111; Dura Automotive Systems, Inc., Hannibal, MO: September 19,
2005.
TA-W-60,157; Visteon Systems, LLC, Climate Control Division,
Connersville, IN: September 22, 2005.
TA-W-60,170; AET Films, Inc., Covington Plant, Covington, VA: September
29, 2005.
TA-W-60,212; Standex Electronics, Douglas, AZ: October 4, 2005.
TA-W-60,043; P.S.W., Inc., Chino, CA: August 31, 2005.
TA-W-60,144; Ethan Allen Operations, Inc., Atoka, OK: September 8,
2005.
TA-W-60,149; Bloch Washington, Formerly Known As Mirella, Inc.,
Seattle, WA: September 21, 2005.
TA-W-60,194; Innovex, Inc., Litchfield, MN: October 3, 2005.
TA-W-60,200; Fiskars Brands, Inc., Spencer Division, Spencer, WI:
October 4, 2005.
TA-W-60,221; Whittier Wood Products, Eugene, OR: December 7, 2006.
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-60,216; Component Concepts, Inc., Stridemark, LLC, Thomasville,
NC: October 6, 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-60,224; Misty Mountain Threadworks, Inc., Banner Elk, NC:
TA-W-60,217; Z-Star Industries, Inc., Formerly Known as Z-Star, Inc.,
Watertown, NY.
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-60,080; Hewlett Packard Development Co., L.P., Nonstop Enterprise
Division, HP Safeguard Software, Austin, TX.
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-60,126; Michelin North America, BF Goodrich Tire Manufacturing,
Opelika, AL.
TA-W-60,147; Superior Lumber, LLC, Glendale, OR.
TA-W-60,169; Cognex Corporation, Natick, MA.
TA-W-60,187; PCC Airfoils, LLC, Douglas, GA.
TA-W-60,211; American Dryer Corporation, Fall River, MA.
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-60,029; Standard Register Co. (The), Terre Haute Plant, Terre
Haute, IN.
TA-W-60,047; RR Donnelley, Lancaster Premedia Center, Lancaster, PA.
TA-W-60,160; Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc., Corporate Division,
Anaheim, CA.
TA-W-60,196; TRW Automotive, Body Control Systems North America
Division, Rushford, MN.
TA-W-60,201; Weyerhaeuser Company Raymond Lumber, Softwood Lumber
Division, Raymond, WA.
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-59,906; PBM Graphics of the Triad, Greensboro, NC.
TA-W-59,981; Moeller Electric Corp., A Subsidiary of J.H. Controls,
Inc., Lincoln Park, NJ.
TA-W-59,996; Federal Mogul Products, St. Louis, MO.
TA-W-60,055; Swift Textiles, dba Swift Galey, Midland, GA.
TA-W-60,060; Robinson Transformer, dbs Transformer Manufacturers,
Robinson, IL.
TA-W-60,078; Weyerhaeuser Company, Lebanon Lumber Division, Lebanon,
OR.
TA-W-60,134; Alatech Healthcare, LLC, Slocomb, AL.
TA-W-60,166; Up North Industries, LLC, Petoskey, MI.
TA-W-60,158; Geneva Steel, LLC, Lindon, UT.
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
under a free trade agreement or a beneficiary country under a
preferential trade agreement, or there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports).
None.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-59,923; Dow Jones and Company, Inc., Chicopee, MA.
TA-W-59,923A; Dow Jones and Company, Inc., South Brunswick, NJ.
TA-W-60,114; Jackson County Board of Education, Jackson County
Continuing Education, McKee, KY.
TA-W-60,228; Eudyna Devices USA, Inc., (EUDU), San Jose, 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 period of October 16 through October 20, 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: October 27, 2006.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6-18636 Filed 11-3-06; 8:45 am]
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