Clorox Services Company a Subsidiary of the Clorox Company, Oakland, CA; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration, 49022-49023 [E7-16888]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–60,843]
Clorox Services Company a Subsidiary
of the Clorox Company, Oakland, CA;
Notice of Negative Determination on
Reconsideration
On June 4, 2007, the Department
issued an Affirmative Determination
Regarding Application for
Reconsideration for the workers and
former workers of the subject firm. The
notice was published in the Federal
Register on June 14, 2007 (72 FR 32915–
32916).
The petition for the workers of Clorox
Services Company, a subsidiary of the
Clorox Company, Oakland, California
engaged in information technology
services, including application
development and maintenance, data
center operations, and network and enduser support was denied because the
petitioning workers did not produce an
article within the meaning of section
222 of the Act.
The petitioners filed a request for
reconsideration in which they contend
that the Department erred in its
interpretation of work performed at the
subject facility and convey that workers
of the subject firm supported
manufacturing of goods at affiliated
incorporated subsidiaries of the Clorox
Company.
The workers of the subject firm and a
company official were contacted for
clarification in regard to the nature of
the work performed at the subject
facility. The investigation on
reconsideration revealed that workers of
the subject firm supported production of
various household and specialty articles
at various subsidiaries of the Clorox
Company on a company-wide scale.
The Department conducted an
additional investigation to determine
whether workers can be considered
eligible for TAA as directly-impacted
workers in support of production of
household and specialty products, such
as home cleaning, auto care,
professional products, cat litter,
dressings, sauces and seasonings.
The group eligibility requirements for
directly-impacted (primary) workers
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under section 222(a) the Trade Act of
1974, as amended, can be satisfied in
either of two ways:
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 is 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.
The investigation revealed that
workers of the subject firm provided
technical support to the entire Clorox
Company and all its domestic
production facilities. The investigation
of the U.S. production and sales of the
Clorox Company, USA, revealed that
criteria (I.B) and (II.B) were not met.
According to the information provided
by the company official, company-wide
sales and production of household and
specialty products, such as home
cleaning, auto care, professional
products, cat litter, dressings, sauces
and seasonings did not decline from
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2005 to 2006 and there was no shift in
production of household and specialty
products to a foreign source during the
relevant time period.
Conclusion
After reconsideration, I affirm the
original notice of negative
determination of eligibility to apply for
worker adjustment assistance for
workers and former workers of Clorox
Service Company, a subsidiary of the
Clorox Company, Oakland, California.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of
August, 2007.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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Notice of Determinations Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19
U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor
herein presents summaries of
determinations regarding eligibility to
apply for trade adjustment assistance for
workers (TA–W) number and alternative
trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) by
(TA–W) number issued during the
period of August 6, 2007–August 10,
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
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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
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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–61,750; Data Trace Information
Services, LLC, Software
Development Division, Santa Ana,
CA: June 19, 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–61,757; Efore USA, Inc., SMT
Department, On-Site Leased
Workers of Version Staffing Agency,
Irving, TX: June 13, 2006.
TA–W–61,765; Convergy’s Information
Management Group, Professional
Services Group, Wilkes-Barre, PA:
May 30, 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-60,843]
Clorox Services Company a Subsidiary of the Clorox Company,
Oakland, CA; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration
On June 4, 2007, the Department issued an Affirmative Determination
Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers and former
workers of the subject firm. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on June 14, 2007 (72 FR 32915-32916).
The petition for the workers of Clorox Services Company, a
subsidiary of the Clorox Company, Oakland, California engaged in
information technology services, including application development and
maintenance, data center operations, and network and end-user support
was denied because the petitioning workers did not produce an article
within the meaning of section 222 of the Act.
The petitioners filed a request for reconsideration in which they
contend that the Department erred in its interpretation of work
performed at the subject facility and convey that workers of the
subject firm supported manufacturing of goods at affiliated
incorporated subsidiaries of the Clorox Company.
The workers of the subject firm and a company official were
contacted for clarification in regard to the nature of the work
performed at the subject facility. The investigation on reconsideration
revealed that workers of the subject firm supported production of
various household and specialty articles at various subsidiaries of the
Clorox Company on a company-wide scale.
The Department conducted an additional investigation to determine
whether workers can be considered eligible for TAA as directly-impacted
workers in support of production of household and specialty products,
such as home cleaning, auto care, professional products, cat litter,
dressings, sauces and seasonings.
The group eligibility requirements for directly-impacted (primary)
workers under section 222(a) the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, can be
satisfied in either of two ways:
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 is 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.
The investigation revealed that workers of the subject firm
provided technical support to the entire Clorox Company and all its
domestic production facilities. The investigation of the U.S.
production and sales of the Clorox Company, USA, revealed that criteria
(I.B) and (II.B) were not met. According to the information provided by
the company official, company-wide sales and production of household
and specialty products, such as home cleaning, auto care, professional
products, cat litter, dressings, sauces and seasonings did not decline
from
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2005 to 2006 and there was no shift in production of household and
specialty products to a foreign source during the relevant time period.
Conclusion
After reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of negative
determination of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance
for workers and former workers of Clorox Service Company, a subsidiary
of the Clorox Company, Oakland, California.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of August, 2007.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E7-16888 Filed 8-24-07; 8:45 am]
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