Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 51843-51845 [E7-17884]

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• Employment and Training Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51843-51845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17884]


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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 August 
20 through August 31, 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 
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

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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-61,933; Haines Service, Lewiston, ME: August 2, 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-61,863; GE Ravenna Lamp Plant, Ravenna, OH: July 10, 2006; TA-W-
61,928; Seatply, Inc., Jeffersonville, IN: August 1, 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-61,907; Progressive Furniture, Inc., Claremont, NC:
July 30, 2006; TA-W-61,919; Wakefield Thermal Solutions, Inc., Fall 
River, MA: August 1, 2006;
TA-W-61,943; WestPoint Home, Inc., Bath Products Division, Leased 
Workers From Ambassador Personal Services, Valley, AL: August 1, 2006;
TA-W-61,955; Horizon Dental Lab, LLC, Rochester, NY: August 1, 2006;
TA-W-61,956; Toledo Commutator, Owosso, MI: October 5, 2006
TA-W-62,039; Hole In None Hosiery Mills, Inc., Burlington, NC: August 
22, 2006;
TA-W-61,704; GTECH Corporation, On-Site Leased Workers of Kelly 
Services, West Greenwich, RI: June 15, 2006;
TA-W-61,704A; GTECH Corporation, On-Site Leased Workers of Kelly 
Services, Coventry, RI: June 15, 2006;
TA-W-61,755; Troxel Products, LLC, Flexible Flyer Division, West Point, 
MS: June 25, 2006;
TA-W-61,847; Cedar Ideas, Inc., Oakfield, ME: July 19, 2006
TA-W-61,872; Memphis Hardwood Flooring Company, Grenada, MS: July 12, 
2006;
TA-W-61,714; Merrimac Industries, Inc, West Caldwell, NJ: June 7, 2006;
TA-W-61,974; Ford Motor Company, Kentucky Truck Plant, Louisville, KY: 
August 2, 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-61,663; Black and Decker (U.S.), Inc., McAllen, TX: June 11, 2006;
TA-W-61,717; Burner Systems International, Inc., A Subsidiary of Gas 
Components Group, Chattanooga, TN: June 20, 2006;
TA-W-61,743; Risdon International, Inc., Watertown, CT: June 22, 2006;
TA-W-61,785; Risdon International, Inc., Middletown, NY: July 3, 2006;
TA-W-61,785A; Risdon International, Inc., Danbury, CT: July 3, 2006;
TA-W-61,830; Charleston Hosiery, Inc., Currently Know As Renfro 
Charleston, LLC, Fort Payne, AL: April 8, 2007;
TA-W-61,874; Automotive Resources, Inc., Workers at Recon Automotive 
Remanufacturer, Leased Workers of Randstad, Philadelphia, PA: July 9, 
2006;
TA-W-61,883; Pottery Collaborative LLC, Efficiency Staffing Services, 
Haverhill, MA: July 10, 2006;
TA-W-61,887; AZ Automotive, Working On-Site at General Motors Corp., 
Roseville, MI: July 24, 2006;
TA-W-61,910; Trico Technologies Corporation, Packaging Department, 
Brownsville, TX: July 30, 2006;
TA-W-61,926; Wellstone Investors, LLC, Eufaula Staffing, Staffing 
Solutions, Lakeside I Plant, Eufaula, AL: August 1, 2006;
TA-W-61,926A; Wellstone Investors, LLC, Corporate Office, Manufacturing 
Support Group, Greenville, SC: August 1, 2006;
TA-W-61,926B; Wellstone Investors, LLC, Gaffney Plant, Manufacturing 
Support Group, Gaffney, SC: August 1, 2006;
TA-W-61,935; Delta Apparel, Inc., Fayette, AL: August 3,
TA-W-61,953; Eaton Corporation, Filtration Div. Formerly RPA 
Technologies, Portage, MI: August 6, 2007;

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TA-W-61,964; Reed Manufacturing Co., Inc., Tupelo, MS: August 8, 2006;
TA-W-61,964A; Reed Manufacturing Co., Inc., Franklin, TN: August 8, 
2006;
TA-W-62,014; Finotex, Woven-Printed Labels Division, Hialeah, FL: 
August 13, 2006;
TA-W-61,841; Akerue Industries LLC, dba Kay Home Products, On-Site 
Leased Workers From Tandem Staffing Solutions, Antioch, IL: July 18, 
2006;
TA-W-61,869; San Jose Mercury News, Composing Department, San Jose, CA: 
July 20, 2006;
TA-W-61,882; Spang and Company, Magnetics Div., Customer Service Dept., 
Pittsburgh, PA: July 16, 2006;
TA-W-61,921; Whaling Manufacturing Co., Inc., Fall River, MA: June 2, 
2007;
TA-W-61,923; CHF Industries, Inc., Fall River Division, Fall River, MA: 
August 1, 2006;
TA-W-61,932; Eaton Corporation, Truck Components, Aftermarket Division 
TCO, Galesburg, MI: August 3, 2006;
TA-W-61,939; International Tooling LLC, Grand Rapids, MI: August 3, 
2006;
TA-W-61,944; Optical Communication Products, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA: 
August 6, 2006;
TA-W-61,969; Nichols and Stone Company, Gardner, MA: August 8, 2006;
TA-W-62,022; Irwin Industrial Tools, Leased Workers of Work-A-While & 
Advance Services, Inc., DeWitt, NE: August 21, 2006;
TA-W-62,072; Block Corporation, American Trouser Division, Columbus, 
MS: August 29, 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-61,831; Commercial Vehicle Group, Global Truck Division, On-Site 
Leased Workers From Volt Services and Terra, Seattle, WA: July 13, 
2006;
TA-W-61,954; Unifi Kinston, LLC, Sub. of Unifi, Polyester Poy Spinning 
Div. Mundy, etc, Kinston, NC: December 10, 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.

TA-W-61,710; Simkins Industries, Inc., Ridgefield, NJ: June 19, 2006.

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-61,933; Haines Service, Lewiston, ME;
TA-W-61,928; Seatply, Inc., Jeffersonville, IN.

    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-61,863; GE Ravenna Lamp Plant, Ravenna, OH.

    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.
    NONE.
    The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.B.) (Sales or 
production, or both, did not decline) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in 
production to a foreign country) have not been met.

TA-W-61,900; Borg Warner, Morse TEC Division, Sallisaw, OK.
TA-W-62,007; VanSeal Corporation, Formerly Know as John Crane, Inc., 
Vandalia, IL.

    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-61,240; Graphic Packaging International, Consumer Products 
Division, Wausau, WI.
TA-W-61,670; Ferry Cap and Set Screw Company, Cleveland, OH.
TA-W-61,730; Joy Mining Machinery, Inc., Franklin, PA.
TA-W-61,837; St. Paul Metalcraft, Leggett and Platt Aluminum Group, 
Arden Hills, MN.
TA-W-61,861; De-Sta-Co CPI Products, Inc., Automotive Division, 
Charlevoix, MI.
TA-W-61,876; Neenah Paper FR, LLC, Urbana, OH.
TA-W-61,958; Philip Morris Products International, LLC, McKenney, VA.

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

TA-W-61,767; Outsource Partners International, Inc., Houston, TX.
TA-W-61,877; Family Entertainment, dba Sherwood Forest Family Golf, 
Conyers, GA.
TA-W-61,918; The Apparel Group, Foxcroft Sportswear Division, Fall 
River, MA.
TA-W-61,940; Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA.

    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 August 20 through August 31, 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.

    Dated: September 5, 2007.
Ralph Dibattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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