Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 27853-27856 [E7-9476]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Intel Corporation, Optical Platform
Division, Newark, CA; Notice of
Negative Determination Regarding
Application for Reconsideration
By application dated April 20, 2007,
petitioners requested administrative
reconsideration of the Department’s
negative determination regarding
eligibility for workers and former
workers of the subject firm to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance (ATAA). The denial notice
was signed on April 6, 2007 and
published in the Federal Register on
April 24, 2007 (72 FR 20371).
Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c)
reconsideration may be granted under
the following circumstances:
(1) If it appears on the basis of facts
not previously considered that the
determination complained of was
erroneous;
(2) If it appears that the determination
complained of was based on a mistake
in the determination of facts not
previously considered; or
(3) If in the opinion of the Certifying
Officer, a misinterpretation of facts or of
the law justified reconsideration of the
decision.
The TAA petition, filed on behalf of
workers at Intel Corporation, Optical
Platform Division, Newark, California
engaged in production of optical
modules for networking and
communication equipment was denied
because the ‘‘contributed importantly’’
group eligibility requirement of Section
222 of the Trade Act of 1974 was not
met. The investigation revealed that
production of optical modules for
networking and communication
equipment was shifted to Thailand,
however, there were no imports of
optical modules into the United States
in 2005 and 2006.
In the request for reconsideration, the
petitioner stated that the subject firm
also manufactured transponders and
that this production was shifted to
Malaysia in 2003. The petitioner further
stated that the subject firm has been
importing transponders back into the
United States.
A contact with the company official
confirmed what was revealed during the
initial investigation. It was determined
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that the subject firm ceased production
of transponders at the end of 2005,
when all production of transponders
was shifted to Malaysia.
In its investigation, the Department
must conform to the Trade Act and
associated regulations. Therefore, the
Department considers production and
imports that occurred within a year
prior to the date of the petition. Thus
the events occurring in 2005 are outside
of the relevant period as established by
the current petition date of February 28,
2007. Shift in production of
transponders and imports of
transponders are irrelevant for this
investigation as Intel Corporation,
Optical Platform Division, Newark,
California did not manufacture
transponders for sale in 2006 and
January through February of 2007.
The request for reconsideration also
states that production of optical
modules for networking and
communication equipment was shifted
to Thailand and that the subject firm has
been progressively increasing imports of
optical modules from Thailand into the
United States.
The review of the initial investigation
and further contact with the company
official did reveal that the subject firm
shifted production of optical modules to
Thailand. However, Thailand is not a
country that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States or is
a beneficiary country under the Andean
Trade Preference Act, African Growth
and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean
Basin Economic Recovery Act. The
company official stated that modules,
which are manufactured in Thailand are
not sold directly to customers, with the
exception of one customer in Japan. All
modules are shipped from Thailand to
Intel’s facility in Malaysia to be further
integrated into finished product,
transponders. Transponders are further
sold to customers, who might import
them into the United States.
In order to establish import impact,
the Department must consider imports
that are like or directly competitive with
those produced at the subject firm. The
company official verified that Intel
Corporation, Optical Platform Division,
Newark, California did not import
optical modules for networking and
communication equipment in 2006 and
January through February of 2007. Any
imports of transponders are not like or
directly competitive with optical
modules as required by the Trade Act.
Conclusion
After review of the application and
investigative findings, I conclude that
there has been no error or
misinterpretation of the law or of the
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facts which would justify
reconsideration of the Department of
Labor’s prior decision. Accordingly, the
application is denied.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of
May, 2007.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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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 April 30 through May 4, 2007.
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
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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.
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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–61,215; Tool Dex, Inc., Warren,
MI: March 29, 2006
TA–W–61,247; Anderson Corporation,
Bayport Division, Bayport, MN:
April 4, 2006
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–61,320; TK Holdings/Moses Lake
Inflator Operations, Airbag Inflator
Workers, Moses Lake, WA: April 16,
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)
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–61,249; Cintas Corporation,
Digitized Logo Worker Group,
Mason, OH: March 4, 2006
TA–W–61,250; Thomasville Furniture
Industries, Upholstery Plant #8,
Hickory, NC: April 4, 2006
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TA–W–61,297; Melcor Corporation,
Thermal Division, dba Laird
Technologies, Trenton, NJ: April 5,
2006
TA–W–61,300; McKinney Products Co.,
Scranton, PA: April 12, 2006
TA–W–61,301; Lexington Furniture
Industries, Lexington Home Brands
Division, Plant 15, Lexington, NC:
April 6, 2006
TA–W–61,305; La-Z-Boy Manufacturing,
Inc., Lincolnton, NC: April 10, 2006
TA–W–61,310; Global Heating
Solutions, Inc., dba Truheat, Inc.,
dba Truheat SJB, dba Electro Heat,
Inc., Allegan, MI: April 10, 2006
TA–W–61,332; Cooper Tire and Rubber
Company, Texarkana, AR: April 17,
2006
TA–W–61,335; Mr. Gasket, Inc., On-Site
Leased Workers of Express
Personnel and Spherion Staffing,
Carson City, NV: April 16, 2006
TA–W–60,945; Missbrenner Wet
Printing, Inc., Clifton, NJ: February
7, 2006
TA–W–61,017; Catawissa Lumber and
Specialty Co., Plant #1, Catawissa,
PA: February 15, 2006
TA–W–61,017A; Catawissa Lumber &
Specialty Co., Plant #2, Paxinos,
PA: February 15, 2006
TA–W–61,096; Portac, Inc., Tacoma
Division, Tacoma, WA: March 6,
2006
TA–W–61,130; Bauhaus USA, Inc., A
Division of LA-Z-Boy, Inc., Iuka,
MS: March 15, 2006
TA–W–61,183; Duro Textiles LLC, Duro
Finishing, Plant 2 and Duro Textile
Printers Division, Fall River, MA:
April 2, 2007
TA–W–61,186; New London Textile,
Inc., Newark, DE: March 20, 2006
TA–W–61,194; Triana Industries, Inc.,
Leased Workers of Automotive
Staffing Agency, Madison, AL:
March 26, 2006
TA–W–61,200; Neff Perkins Company,
Perry, OH: March 9, 2006
TA–W–61,353; Skip’s Cutting, Inc., OnSite Leased Workers of Gage
Personnel and JFC Temp, Ephrata,
PA: April 30, 2006.
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–60,965; Eaton Aviation
Corporation, Aviation and
Aerospace Components, Aurora,
CO: February 13, 2006
TA–W–61,196; Avx Corporation,
Raleigh, NC: March 26, 2006
TA–W–61,257; Marathon Electronic Mfg.
Corp, A Subsidiary of Regal—Beloit
Corporation, Lima, OH: April 5,
2006
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TA–W–61,270; CNH American LLC,
Leased Workers From Armstrong’s
CNH Meridian, FBG Service Corp.,
Belleville, PA: April 9, 2006
TA–W–61,278; ExxonMobil Chemical
Co., Films Division, Leased Workers
From Express Personnel, Stratford,
CT: April 9, 2006
TA–W–61,282; Amphenol Phoenix
Interconnect, A Wholly Owned
Subsidiary of Amphenol Corp.,
Tustin, CA: April 10, 2006
TA–W–61,286; Nevamar LLC,
Subsidiary of Panolam Industries
Int’l Inc., Tarboro, NC: April 2, 2006
TA–W–61,289; The Siemon Company,
Watertown, CT: April 10, 2006
TA–W–61,296; Valeo Engine Cooling,
Jamestown, NY: April 11, 2006
TA–W–61,307; Simply Asia Foods, Inc.,
Union City, CA: April 4, 2006
TA–W–61,321; Starkey Labs, Starkey—
East Division, Mt. Laural, NJ: April
16, 2006
TA–W–61,331; FiberTech Group, Inc., A
Subsidiary of Polymer Group
Incorporated, Rogers, AR: April 17,
2006
TA–W–61,333; Coats American, Inc.,
Cherokee Plant, Marble, NC: April
16, 2006
TA–W–61,343; Wentworth Corporation,
dba Liberty Textiles, Eden, NC:
April 19, 2006
TA–W–61,359; Bayer Clothing Group,
Inc., MacClenny Products Facility,
MacClenny, FL: March 29, 2006
TA–W–61,398; Commercial Vehicle
Group, Statesville Operation
Division, Statesville, NC: April 27,
2006
TA–W–61,295; Spang and Company,
Magnetics Division, East Butler, PA:
April 10, 2006
TA–W–61,387; Yamaha Music
Manufacturing, Inc., On-Site Leased
Workers of Personnel Options,
Thomaston, GA: April 11, 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–61,152; Precision Laser, Inc.,
High Point, NC: March 19, 2006
TA–W–61,399; Wehadkee Yarn Mills,
Talladega Division, Talladega, AL:
April 27, 2006
TA–W–61,347; Wellman, Inc.,
Administrative Offices, Fort Mill,
SC: April 11, 2006
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
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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–61,215; Tool Dex, Inc., Warren,
MI
TA–W–61,320; TK Holdings/Moses Lake
Inflator Operations, Airbag Inflator
Workers, Moses Lake, WA
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–61,247; Anderson Corporation,
Bayport Division, Bayport, MN
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–61,206; The Hershey Company,
Hershey Plant, Hershey, PA
TA–W–61,234; Penn Mould Industries,
Inc., Washington, PA
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–60,825; Golden Ratio
Woodworks, Emigrant, MT
TA–W–60,849; C and D Technologies,
Power Electronics Division,
Milwaukie, OR
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TA–W–60,950; Northern Hardwoods,
Hardwood Lumber and Logs
Division, South Range, MI
TA–W–60,965A; Eaton Aviation
Corporation, Group Support
Equipment, Aurora, CO
TA–W–61,146; Watson Laboratories, Inc,
Phoenix, AZ
TA–W–61,160; Bruce Plastics, Inc.,
Pittsburgh, PA
TA–W–61,213; Stark Ceramics, Inc.,
East Canton, OH
TA–W–61,228; Form Tools, Inc.,
Jackson, MI
TA–W–61,271; J.H. Baxter and
Company, Eugene, OR
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–61,269; Auto Truck Transport
Corp., Portland, OR
TA–W–61,298; American Manufacturing
International, Inc., Patterson, NJ
TA–W–61,345; Arvato Services, Inc.,
Melbourne, FL
TA–W–61,384; Collezione Europa, USA,
Claremont, NC
TA–W–61,304; Securitas, Working on
the Site at Bosch—Sumter Plant,
Sumter, SC
TA–W–61,366; Staples, Inc., Information
Systems Division, Framingham, MA
TA–W–61,383; Kasle Steel Corporation,
Corporate Office, Dearborn, MI
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 April 30
through May 4, 2007. 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: May 10, 2007.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 95 (Thursday, May 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27853-27856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9476]
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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 April 30
through May 4, 2007.
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
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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.
TA-W-61,215; Tool Dex, Inc., Warren, MI: March 29, 2006
TA-W-61,247; Anderson Corporation, Bayport Division, Bayport, MN: April
4, 2006
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-61,320; TK Holdings/Moses Lake Inflator Operations, Airbag
Inflator Workers, Moses Lake, WA: April 16, 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) 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-61,249; Cintas Corporation, Digitized Logo Worker Group, Mason,
OH: March 4, 2006
TA-W-61,250; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Upholstery Plant #8,
Hickory, NC: April 4, 2006
TA-W-61,297; Melcor Corporation, Thermal Division, dba Laird
Technologies, Trenton, NJ: April 5, 2006
TA-W-61,300; McKinney Products Co., Scranton, PA: April 12, 2006
TA-W-61,301; Lexington Furniture Industries, Lexington Home Brands
Division, Plant 15, Lexington, NC: April 6, 2006
TA-W-61,305; La-Z-Boy Manufacturing, Inc., Lincolnton, NC: April 10,
2006
TA-W-61,310; Global Heating Solutions, Inc., dba Truheat, Inc., dba
Truheat SJB, dba Electro Heat, Inc., Allegan, MI: April 10, 2006
TA-W-61,332; Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, Texarkana, AR: April 17,
2006
TA-W-61,335; Mr. Gasket, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of Express
Personnel and Spherion Staffing, Carson City, NV: April 16, 2006
TA-W-60,945; Missbrenner Wet Printing, Inc., Clifton, NJ: February 7,
2006
TA-W-61,017; Catawissa Lumber and Specialty Co., Plant #1, Catawissa,
PA: February 15, 2006
TA-W-61,017A; Catawissa Lumber & Specialty Co., Plant #2, Paxinos, PA:
February 15, 2006
TA-W-61,096; Portac, Inc., Tacoma Division, Tacoma, WA: March 6, 2006
TA-W-61,130; Bauhaus USA, Inc., A Division of LA-Z-Boy, Inc., Iuka, MS:
March 15, 2006
TA-W-61,183; Duro Textiles LLC, Duro Finishing, Plant 2 and Duro
Textile Printers Division, Fall River, MA: April 2, 2007
TA-W-61,186; New London Textile, Inc., Newark, DE: March 20, 2006
TA-W-61,194; Triana Industries, Inc., Leased Workers of Automotive
Staffing Agency, Madison, AL: March 26, 2006
TA-W-61,200; Neff Perkins Company, Perry, OH: March 9, 2006
TA-W-61,353; Skip's Cutting, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of Gage
Personnel and JFC Temp, Ephrata, PA: April 30, 2006.
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-60,965; Eaton Aviation Corporation, Aviation and Aerospace
Components, Aurora, CO: February 13, 2006
TA-W-61,196; Avx Corporation, Raleigh, NC: March 26, 2006
TA-W-61,257; Marathon Electronic Mfg. Corp, A Subsidiary of Regal--
Beloit Corporation, Lima, OH: April 5, 2006
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TA-W-61,270; CNH American LLC, Leased Workers From Armstrong's CNH
Meridian, FBG Service Corp., Belleville, PA: April 9, 2006
TA-W-61,278; ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Films Division, Leased Workers
From Express Personnel, Stratford, CT: April 9, 2006
TA-W-61,282; Amphenol Phoenix Interconnect, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary
of Amphenol Corp., Tustin, CA: April 10, 2006
TA-W-61,286; Nevamar LLC, Subsidiary of Panolam Industries Int'l Inc.,
Tarboro, NC: April 2, 2006
TA-W-61,289; The Siemon Company, Watertown, CT: April 10, 2006
TA-W-61,296; Valeo Engine Cooling, Jamestown, NY: April 11, 2006
TA-W-61,307; Simply Asia Foods, Inc., Union City, CA: April 4, 2006
TA-W-61,321; Starkey Labs, Starkey--East Division, Mt. Laural, NJ:
April 16, 2006
TA-W-61,331; FiberTech Group, Inc., A Subsidiary of Polymer Group
Incorporated, Rogers, AR: April 17, 2006
TA-W-61,333; Coats American, Inc., Cherokee Plant, Marble, NC: April
16, 2006
TA-W-61,343; Wentworth Corporation, dba Liberty Textiles, Eden, NC:
April 19, 2006
TA-W-61,359; Bayer Clothing Group, Inc., MacClenny Products Facility,
MacClenny, FL: March 29, 2006
TA-W-61,398; Commercial Vehicle Group, Statesville Operation Division,
Statesville, NC: April 27, 2006
TA-W-61,295; Spang and Company, Magnetics Division, East Butler, PA:
April 10, 2006
TA-W-61,387; Yamaha Music Manufacturing, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers
of Personnel Options, Thomaston, GA: April 11, 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-61,152; Precision Laser, Inc., High Point, NC: March 19, 2006
TA-W-61,399; Wehadkee Yarn Mills, Talladega Division, Talladega, AL:
April 27, 2006
TA-W-61,347; Wellman, Inc., Administrative Offices, Fort Mill, SC:
April 11, 2006
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-61,215; Tool Dex, Inc., Warren, MI
TA-W-61,320; TK Holdings/Moses Lake Inflator Operations, Airbag
Inflator Workers, Moses Lake, WA
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-61,247; Anderson Corporation, Bayport Division, Bayport, MN
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-61,206; The Hershey Company, Hershey Plant, Hershey, PA
TA-W-61,234; Penn Mould Industries, Inc., Washington, PA
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-60,825; Golden Ratio Woodworks, Emigrant, MT
TA-W-60,849; C and D Technologies, Power Electronics Division,
Milwaukie, OR
TA-W-60,950; Northern Hardwoods, Hardwood Lumber and Logs Division,
South Range, MI
TA-W-60,965A; Eaton Aviation Corporation, Group Support Equipment,
Aurora, CO
TA-W-61,146; Watson Laboratories, Inc, Phoenix, AZ
TA-W-61,160; Bruce Plastics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
TA-W-61,213; Stark Ceramics, Inc., East Canton, OH
TA-W-61,228; Form Tools, Inc., Jackson, MI
TA-W-61,271; J.H. Baxter and Company, Eugene, OR
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-61,269; Auto Truck Transport Corp., Portland, OR
TA-W-61,298; American Manufacturing International, Inc., Patterson, NJ
TA-W-61,345; Arvato Services, Inc., Melbourne, FL
TA-W-61,384; Collezione Europa, USA, Claremont, NC
TA-W-61,304; Securitas, Working on the Site at Bosch--Sumter Plant,
Sumter, SC
TA-W-61,366; Staples, Inc., Information Systems Division, Framingham,
MA
TA-W-61,383; Kasle Steel Corporation, Corporate Office, Dearborn, MI
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 April 30 through May 4, 2007. 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: May 10, 2007.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E7-9476 Filed 5-16-07; 8:45 am]
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