Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 61683-61684 [E7-21352]
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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 210 / Wednesday, October 31, 2007 / Notices
Type of Review: Revision of a
previously approved collection.
Title: National Compensation Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0164.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Business or other for-profits and not-forprofits institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
34,929.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 49,644.
Estimated Total Annual Costs Burden:
$0.
Description: Under the National
Compensation Survey (NCS), the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) conducts
ongoing surveys of compensation
(earning and benefits) and job
characteristics. The NCS produces data
on local, regional and national levels by
sampling establishments various
localities in all 50 states and the District
of Columbia. The NCS samples 152
areas, of which 117 are metropolitan
areas. Data from the 48 contiguous
States is used to provide data to the
President’s Pay Agent to meet the BLS
obligation under the Federal Employees
Pay Comparability Act (FEPCA). NCS
data produces the Employment Cost
Index (ECI) which is designated as a
principal Federal Economic Indicator
under OMB Statistical Policy Directive
No. 3.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Investigations Regarding Certifications
of Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Petitions have been filed with the
Secretary of Labor under Section 221 (a)
of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and
are identified in the Appendix to this
notice. Upon receipt of these petitions,
the Director of the Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance, Employment
and Training Administration, has
instituted investigations pursuant to
Section 221 (a) of the Act.
The purpose of each of the
investigations is to determine whether
the workers are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Title II,
Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations
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will further relate, as appropriate, to the
determination of the date on which total
or partial separations began or
threatened to begin and the subdivision
of the firm involved.
The petitioners or any other persons
showing a substantial interest in the
subject matter of the investigations may
request a public hearing, provided such
request is filed in writing with the
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance, at the address shown below,
not later than November 13, 2007.
Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments regarding the
subject matter of the investigations to
the Director, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance, at the address
shown below, not later than November
13, 2007.
The petitions filed in this case are
available for inspection at the Office of
the Director, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance, Employment
and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room C–5311, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of
October 2007.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
APPENDIX
[TAA petitions instituted between 10/15/07 and 10/19/07]
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TA–W
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62302
62303
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62305
62306
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62308
62309
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Subject firm (petitioners)
Location
AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. (Comp) ...............................
Aalfs Manufacturing (Wkrs) ..................................................
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Comp) .......................................
Biomet Bracing (Comp) ........................................................
Kimball Electronics (State) ...................................................
H C Holding (State) ..............................................................
Robert Bosch, LLC (Comp) ..................................................
Robertshaw Controls/Invensys Controls (Comp) .................
Kohler Company (UAW) .......................................................
Healthcare Management Partners (Wkrs) ............................
L R Nelson (State) ................................................................
Ridgeway Furniture (Wkrs) ...................................................
Stanley Furniture Company (Comp) ....................................
Motorola Inc. (Comp) ............................................................
Lottery Commission (Wkrs) ..................................................
MECO Corporation (Comp) ..................................................
Kemira Chemicals (Wkrs) .....................................................
R.L. Stowe Mills Inc. (Comp) ...............................................
E. G. Fashion Inc. (Wkrs) .....................................................
Precision of Legget & Platt Aluminum Group (State) ..........
Dexter Axle (State) ...............................................................
Precision Industries (UAW) ..................................................
Teradyne, Inc. (Comp) .........................................................
Flynn Enterprises Inc., LLC (Wkrs) ......................................
Triton Operations d/b/a Webster Hardwoods, LLC (Wkrs) ..
Kasper ALS (State) ..............................................................
Coshocton Leasing Company LLC (Comp) .........................
Thompson Scientific (State) .................................................
Honeywell Sensing and Control (Comp) ..............................
Gerdau Ameristeel (Comp) ..................................................
Ansonia Copper and Brass, Inc. (Comp) .............................
Bayonne, NJ .........................
Mena, AR ..............................
Liberty Lake, WA ..................
Marlow, OK ...........................
Hibbing, MN ..........................
Wadena, MN .........................
Gallatin, TN ...........................
Long Beach, CA ....................
Kohler, WI .............................
Santa Ana, CA ......................
Peoria, IL ...............................
Ridgeway, VA .......................
Martinsville, VA .....................
Schaumburg, IL .....................
Boise, ID ...............................
Greeneville, TN .....................
Washougal, WA ....................
Belmont, NC ..........................
New York, NY .......................
Malvern, AR ..........................
Manchester, IN ......................
Fayetteville, AR .....................
North Reading, MA ...............
Hopkinsville, KY ....................
Bangor, WI ............................
Secaucus, NJ ........................
Coshocton, OH .....................
Cherry Hill, NJ .......................
Minneapolis, MN ...................
Perth Amboy, NJ ...................
Ansonia, CT ..........................
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[FR Doc. E7–21352 Filed 10–30–07; 8:45 am]
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Employment and Training
Administration
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Notice of Determinations Regarding
Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–62,013]
Columbia Lighting: Spokane, WA;
Notice of Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on August
21, 2007 in response to a petition filed
by a company official on behalf of
workers of Columbia Lighting, Spokane,
Washington.
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
the investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of
October, 2007.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E7–21350 Filed 10–30–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–62,353]
Hewlett Packard: Fort Collins, CO;
Notice of Termination of Investigation
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Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on October
24, 2007 in response to a petition filed
by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers at Hewlett Packard,
Fort Collins, Colorado. The workers at
the subject facility provide
troubleshooting support for Hewlett
Packard customers.
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
the investigation has been terminated.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 25th day of
October 2007.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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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 October 15 through October
19, 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 of 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
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply
for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance
Petitions have been filed with the Secretary of Labor under Section
221 (a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (``the Act'') and are identified in
the Appendix to this notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, the
Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and
Training Administration, has instituted investigations pursuant to
Section 221 (a) of the Act.
The purpose of each of the investigations is to determine whether
the workers are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Title
II, Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations will further relate, as
appropriate, to the determination of the date on which total or partial
separations began or threatened to begin and the subdivision of the
firm involved.
The petitioners or any other persons showing a substantial interest
in the subject matter of the investigations may request a public
hearing, provided such request is filed in writing with the Director,
Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below,
not later than November 13, 2007.
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding
the subject matter of the investigations to the Director, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than
November 13, 2007.
The petitions filed in this case are available for inspection at
the Office of the Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance,
Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room
C-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of October 2007.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
Appendix
[TAA petitions instituted between 10/15/07 and 10/19/07]
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Date of Date of
TA-W Subject firm (petitioners) Location institution petition
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62301...................... AGC Chemicals Americas, Bayonne, NJ........... 10/15/07 10/10/07
Inc. (Comp).
62302...................... Aalfs Manufacturing (Wkrs). Mena, AR.............. 10/15/07 10/07/07
62303...................... Agilent Technologies, Inc. Liberty Lake, WA...... 10/15/07 10/12/07
(Comp).
62304...................... Biomet Bracing (Comp)...... Marlow, OK............ 10/15/07 10/12/07
62305...................... Kimball Electronics (State) Hibbing, MN........... 10/16/07 10/15/07
62306...................... H C Holding (State)........ Wadena, MN............ 10/16/07 10/15/07
62307...................... Robert Bosch, LLC (Comp)... Gallatin, TN.......... 10/16/07 10/15/07
62308...................... Robertshaw Controls/ Long Beach, CA........ 10/16/07 10/02/07
Invensys Controls (Comp).
62309...................... Kohler Company (UAW)....... Kohler, WI............ 10/16/07 10/12/07
62310...................... Healthcare Management Santa Ana, CA......... 10/16/07 10/02/07
Partners (Wkrs).
62311...................... L R Nelson (State)......... Peoria, IL............ 10/16/07 10/15/07
62312...................... Ridgeway Furniture (Wkrs).. Ridgeway, VA.......... 10/16/07 10/15/07
62313...................... Stanley Furniture Company Martinsville, VA...... 10/16/07 10/15/07
(Comp).
62314...................... Motorola Inc. (Comp)....... Schaumburg, IL........ 10/17/07 09/27/07
62315...................... Lottery Commission (Wkrs).. Boise, ID............. 10/17/07 10/04/07
62316...................... MECO Corporation (Comp).... Greeneville, TN....... 10/17/07 10/09/07
62317...................... Kemira Chemicals (Wkrs).... Washougal, WA......... 10/17/07 10/16/07
62318...................... R.L. Stowe Mills Inc. Belmont, NC........... 10/17/07 10/16/07
(Comp).
62319...................... E. G. Fashion Inc. (Wkrs).. New York, NY.......... 10/17/07 10/17/07
62320...................... Precision of Legget & Platt Malvern, AR........... 10/18/07 10/17/07
Aluminum Group (State).
62321...................... Dexter Axle (State)........ Manchester, IN........ 10/18/07 10/17/07
62322...................... Precision Industries (UAW). Fayetteville, AR...... 10/18/07 10/17/07
62323...................... Teradyne, Inc. (Comp)...... North Reading, MA..... 10/18/07 10/17/07
62324...................... Flynn Enterprises Inc., LLC Hopkinsville, KY...... 10/18/07 10/17/07
(Wkrs).
62325...................... Triton Operations d/b/a Bangor, WI............ 10/18/07 10/17/07
Webster Hardwoods, LLC
(Wkrs).
62326...................... Kasper ALS (State)......... Secaucus, NJ.......... 10/19/07 09/19/07
62327...................... Coshocton Leasing Company Coshocton, OH......... 10/19/07 10/17/07
LLC (Comp).
62328...................... Thompson Scientific (State) Cherry Hill, NJ....... 10/19/07 09/19/07
62329...................... Honeywell Sensing and Minneapolis, MN....... 10/19/07 10/17/07
Control (Comp).
62330...................... Gerdau Ameristeel (Comp)... Perth Amboy, NJ....... 10/19/07 10/19/07
62331...................... Ansonia Copper and Brass, Ansonia, CT........... 10/19/07 10/18/07
Inc. (Comp).
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