Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 77803-77806 [E6-22134]

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• Employment and Training Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77803-77806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22134]


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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 December 
4 through December 8, 2006.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of

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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-60,412; Kwikset Corporation, Lever Finishing Department, Denison, 
TX: October 25, 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-60,105; Samtech Corporation, Building, McAllen, TX: September 19, 
2005.
TA-W-60,417; Whirlpool Corporation, Evansville Manufacturing Division, 
Evansville, IN: November 7, 2005.
TA-W-60,432; Visteon Systems LLC, North Penn Electronics Facility, 
Lansdale, PA: November 20, 2005.
TA-W-60,484; Pioneer Furniture Mfg. Co., Athens, TN: November 25, 2005.
TA-W-60,487; Staff Mark, Working on Site at Maytag Corp, Searcy, AR: 
November 27, 2005.
TA-W-60,153; Saint Gobain Containers, El Monte, CA: September 19, 2005.
TA-W-60,255; Textron Fastening Systems, Wytheville, VA: October 16, 
2005.
TA-W-60,277A; Creative Engineered Products, Carlisle Engineered, 
Livonia Div., Livonia, MI: October 23, 2005.
    TA-W-60,362; Blederlack of America Corporation, Cumberland, MD: 
October 13, 2005.
TA-W-60,363; Guide Corporation, Technology and Customer Center, 
Pendleton, IN: November 3, 2005.
TA-W-60,364; New Page Corporation, Rumford Paper Company, Rumford, ME: 
November 3, 2005.
TA-W-60,380; Delta Mills, Inc., Division of Delta Woodside Industries, 
Beattie Plant, Fountain Inn, SC: December 17, 2006.
TA-W-60,380A; Delta Mills, Inc., Division of Delta Woodside Industries, 
Delta Plant #3, Wallace, SC: December 17, 2006.
TA-W-60,380B; Delta Mills, Inc., Division of Delta Woodside Industries, 
Pamplico Plant, Pamplico, SC: December 17, 2006.
TA-W-60,380C; Delta Mills, Inc., Division of Delta Woodside Industries, 
Sales Office, New York, NY: December 17, 2006.

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TA-W-60,380D; Delta Mills, Inc., Division of Delta Woodside Industries, 
Sales Office, Atlanta, GA: December 17, 2006.
TA-W-60,380E; Delta Mills, Inc., Division of Delta Woodside Industries, 
Sales Office, Dallas, TX: December 17, 2006.
TA-W-60,380F; Delta Mills, Inc., Division of Delta Woodside Industries, 
Sales Office, San Francisco, CA: December 17, 2006.
TA-W-60,440; Excelsior Automobile Electronics Product, Inc., Yonkers, 
NY: November 14, 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-60,359; Affinia Group, Brake Parts, Inc., Cuba, MO: October 29, 
2005.
TA-W-60,368; Ross Mould, Inc., Washington, PA: November 20, 2006.
TA-W-60,382; Guide Anderson LLC, Anderson, IN: November 7, 2005.
TA-W-60,391; TI Group Automotive Systems, LLC, Washington Courthouse, 
OH: June 24, 2006.
TA-W-60,406; A.O. Smith Electrical Products Co., Prototypes Department, 
Scottsville, KY: November 9, 2005.
    TA-W-60,439; Freudenberg--Nok, Brakes Division, Scottsburg, IN: 
November 14, 2005.
TA-W-60,483; AccuMed QCIV Laminating, Inc., formerly known as GCIV 
Laminating Co., Inc., Danville, PA: November 21, 2005.
TA-W-60,498; Anvil Knitwear, Inc., Swannanoa, NC: November 28, 2005.
TA-W-60,501; AET Films, Inc., Terre Haute Plant, Terre Haute, IN: 
November 20, 2005.
TA-W-60,374; Alarama Jewelry, Inc., Long Island City, NY: November 3, 
2005.
TA-W-60,396; Suntec Industries, Inc., Glasgow, KY: November 9, 2005.
TA-W-60,412; Kwikset Corporation, Lever Finishing Department, Denison, 
TX: October 25, 2005.
TA-W-60,414; Print, Inc., A Subsidiary of Pitney Bowes, Inc., Gilbert, 
AZ: November 13, 2005.
TA-W-60,427; Tyson Bearing Co., Inc., Roller Bearing Co. of America, 
Inc., Glasgow, KY: October 30, 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-60,395; Wellman, Inc., Johnsonville, SC: October 27, 2005.
TA-W-60,401; Pimalco, Inc., Alcoa Global Extruded Products, Chandler, 
AZ: November 9, 2005.
TA-W-60,468; USR Metals, Inc., Bloomsburg, PA: November 20, 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-60,412; Kwikset Corporation, Lever Finishing Department, Denison, 
TX.

    The Department has determined that criterion (2) of Section 246 has 
not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily 
transferable.
    None.
    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.
    Because the workers of the firm are not eligible 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-60,033; Northern Hardwoods, Woodlands Department, South Range, MI.
TA-W-60,369; Hoover Precision Products, Inc., East Granby, CT. 
TA-W-60,383; Bernard Chaus, Inc., aka Josephine Chaus, New York, NY.
TA-W-60,503; Sourcing Connection., Inc., Statesville, NC.

    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-60,174; Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., Beef Division, Wallula, WA. 
TA-W-60,479; Omnova Solutions, Inc., Decorative Products Division, 
Auburn, PA.

    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-59,313; DeFrancesco and Sons, Firebaugh, CA.
TA-W-59,643; Graham Packaging Company LP, Reinholds Drive Plant, 
Cincinnati, OH.
TA-W-60,000; Dyer Specialty Co., Inc., Lake Havasu City, AZ. 
TA-W-60,277; Creative Engineered Products, Carlisle Engineered, 
Belleville Div., Belleville, MI.
TA-W-60,282; International Truck and Engine Corp., Indianapolis Engine 
Plant, Indianapolis, IN.
TA-W-60,309; Tactical Armor Products, Rutledge, TN.
TA-W-60,313; Fairystone Fabrics, Burlington, NC.
TA-W-60,349; Versa Tech Machining, Inc., Union, SC.
TA-W-60,384; Roanoke Furniture, Columbus, OH.

    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-60,361; Meadwestvaco Calmar, Colton, CA.
TA-W-60,375; Paramount Cards, Huntersville, NC.
TA-W-60,493; Progressive Logistics, Working On-Site at Continental 
Tires, Mayfield, KY. 

    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 December 4 through December 8, 2006.

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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: December 18, 2006.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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