Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 74342-74345 [E7-25361]
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of the law justified reconsideration of
the decision.
The negative TAA determination
issued by the Department for workers of
Healthcare Management Partners, LLC,
Santa Ana, California, was based on the
finding that the worker group does not
produce an article within the meaning
of Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
The investigation revealed that workers
of the subject firm are engaged in
medical billing and medical practice
management. The investigation further
revealed that no production of article(s)
occurred within the firm or appropriate
subdivision within the Healthcare
Management Partners, LLC during the
relevant time period.
The petitioner contends that the
Department erred in its interpretation of
the work performed by the workers of
the subject firm. The petitioner states
that the workers of the subject firm
‘‘produced medical coding, appeals on
claims, resubmitted claims, bills,
medical records and other documents
for patients, insurance companies, or
other third parties.’’ The petitioner
alleges that because the work was done
in a ‘‘production environment in which
workers submitted weekly reports’’ and
because the written documents and
codes should be considered ‘‘intangible
products’’, workers of the subject firm
should be considered as engaged in
production of articles.
The investigation revealed that
Healthcare Management Partners, LLC,
Santa Ana, California, provide medical
billing and practice management
services to physicians and medical
professional practices and the workers
were engaged in data processing,
payment posting, following up on
accounts receivable for the company’s
medical billing clients. These functions,
as described above, are not considered
production of an article within the
meaning of Section 222 of the Trade
Act. Claims, medical records, bills and
other correspondence are documents
used by the subject firm as incidental to
services provided by the subject firm.
No production took place at the subject
facility nor did the workers support
production of an article for at any
domestic affiliated location during the
relevant period.
The petitioner also alleges that job
functions have been shifted from the
subject firm to overseas contractors.
The allegation of a shift to another
country might be relevant if it was
determined that workers of the subject
firm produced an article. However, the
investigation determined that workers of
Healthcare Management Partners, LLC,
Santa Ana, California, do not produce
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an article within the meaning of Section
222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
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
facts which would justify
reconsideration of the Department of
Labor’s prior decision. Accordingly, the
application is denied.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 18th day of
December, 2007.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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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 10 through
December 14, 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:
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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
certification of eligibility to apply for
Alternative Trade Adjustment
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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).
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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–62,465; Hyper Knits Sales, Inc.,
A Subsidiary of Safer Holding
Group, New York, NY: November
13, 2006.
TA–W–62,084; Weldsource Alliance,
Inc., Oskkosh, WI: August 31, 2006.
TA–W–61,934; Maxtex Fibre Recycling,
Inc.; Eden Plant, Eden, NY: 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–62,431; Bierner Hat Company;
Div. of F&M Hat Company, Dallas,
TX: August 18, 2007.
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
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222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and
section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act
have been met.
TA–W–62,465A; Hyper Knits Sales, Inc.;
A Subsidiary of Safer Holding
Group, Commerce, CA: November
13, 2006.
TA–W–62,475; Derma Sciences;
Formerly Nutramax, First Aid
Division, Houston, TX: November
14, 2006.
TA–W–62,546; Remy Reman LLC;
Raleigh, MS: December 6, 2006.
TA–W–62,097; Elliott Brother Steel; New
Castle, PA: September 14, 2006.
TA–W–62,198; Shorewood Packaging
Corp., Consumer Packaging
Division, On-Site Leased Worker
From Talent Tree, Waterbury, CT:
September 24, 2006.
TA–W–62,327; Coshocton Leasing
Company LLC; d/b/a Pretty
Products, LLC, Pretty Products, Inc.,
Coshocton, OH: October 17, 2006.
TA–W–62,362; MW Custom Papers, LLC;
Laurel Mill, A Subsidiary of
Meadwestvaco Corp., South Lee,
MA: October 24, 2006.
TA–W–62,384; Energy Conversion
Systems; Dunn, NC: October 29,
2006.
TA–W–62,402; Alma Products;
Automotive Air-Conditioner
Compressors, Alma, MI: October 25,
2006.
TA–W–62,552; Hayes Lemmerz;
Technical Center, Ferndale, MI:
December 6, 2006.
TA–W–62,240; Toluca Garment
Company; Toluca, IL: September
21, 2006.
TA–W–62,438; Chrysler LLC; St. Louis
South Assembly Div., Fenton, MO:
November 7, 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–62,338; Wireco Worldgroup, Inc.,
formerly know as Wire Rope
Corporation of America, St. Joseph,
MO: October 17, 2006.
TA–W–62,401; Victor Forstmann, Inc.,
East Dublin, GA: July 27, 2007.
TA–W–62,408; PQ Corporation;
Anderson Plant, Anderson, IN:
November 5, 2006.
TA–W–62,409; Stanric, Inc., Engine
Management Division, Fajardo, PR:
November 1, 2006.
TA–W–62,427; UNI–Cadillac, LLC;
Division of Universal Trim, Inc.,
Cadillac, MI: November 6, 2006.
TA–W–62,460; Amweld Building
Products; Garrettsville Facility,
Garrettsville, OH: November 2,
2006.
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TA–W–62,460A; Amweld Building
Products; Niles Facility, Niles, OH:
November 2, 2006.
TA–W–62,503; Black and Decker
Abrasives, Inc., On-Site Leased
Workers from Willstaff, Marshall,
TX: November 26, 2006.
TA–W–62,513; SE–GI Products, Inc.;
Including Westaff, Norco, CA:
November 28, 2006.
TA–W–62,042; Tecumseh Power
Company; Grafton, WI: August 22,
2006.
TA–W–62,282; National Starch and
Chemical Company; Specialty
Starches Div., Island Falls, ME:
October 5, 2006.
TA–W–62,431; Bierner Hat Company;
Div. of F&M Hat Company, Dallas,
TX: August 18, 2007.
TA–W–62,492; Thule Towing Systems;
d/b/a Titan, Wyandotte, MI:
November 21, 2006.
TA–W–62,496; GE Lighting Systems,
Inc., Die Cast Department,
Spherion, East Flat Rock, NC:
November 20, 2006.
TA–W–62,496A; GE Lighting Systems,
Inc., Sheet Metal Department, East
Flat Rock, NC: November 20, 2006.
TA–W–62,496B; GE Lighting Systems,
Inc., Ballast Department, East Flat
Rock, NC: November 20, 2006.
TA–W–62,496C; GE Lighting Systems,
Inc., NATCO Department, East Flat
Rock, NC: November 20, 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–62,086; Prelude Foam Products,
Inc., Leased On-Site Workers from
Ablest and Temporary Staffing,
Thomasville, NC: August 31, 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–62,430; Pageland Screen
Printers; Pageland, SC: November 6,
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. The firm does not have a
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significant number of workers 50 years
of age or older.
TA–W–62,465; Hyper Knits Sales, Inc.,
A Subsidiary of Safer Holding
Group, New York, NY.
TA–W–62,084; Weldsource Alliance,
Inc., OskKosh, WI.
TA–W–61,934; Maxtex Fibre Recycling,
Inc., Eden Plant, Eden, NY.
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–62,431; Bierner Hat Company;
Div. of F&M Hat Company, Dallas,
TX.
The Department has determined that
criterion (3) of section 246 has not been
met. Competition conditions within the
workers’ industry are not adverse.
None.
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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–62,260; Flexsteel Industries, Inc.,
Dubuque, IA.
TA–W–62,343; Parametric Technology
Corporation, Arden Hills Division,
Arden Hills, MN.
TA–W–62,464; Engineered Plastic
Components, Rantoul, IL.
TA–W–62,507; Chester Bednar Rental
Realty; 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.
TA–W–62,453; BASF Corporation; Enka,
NC.
TA–W–62,471; AGY; Huntingdon, 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–61,963; PennTecQ, Inc.,
Greenville, PA.
TA–W–62,003; Custom Tooling Systems,
Inc., Zeeland, MI.
TA–W–62,071; Bedford Fair Apparel; A
Division of Charming Shoppes, Inc.,
Greenwich, CT.
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TA–W–62,441; Hitachi Global Storage
Technology, San Jose, CA.
TA–W–62,334; Mammoth, Inc., A
Subsidiary of Nortek, Inc., Chaska,
MN.
TA–W–62,389; Peer Foods Group, Inc.,
On-Site Leased Workers of
Personnel Management, Chicago,
IL.
The workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
TA–W–62,339; Teleplan Wireless
Services, Chanhassen, MN.
TA–W–62,385; Windstream
Communications, Inc., Broadband
Customer Care Center, Lincoln, NE.
TA–W–62,424; Tanner Companies LLC;
Rutherfordton, NC.
TA–W–62,444; Poirier’s Inc., Fall River,
MA.
TA–W–62,469; Springs Global, US, Inc.,
Springs Direct Division, Corporate
Support Group, Lancaster, SC.
TA–W–62,469A; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Albertville, MN.
TA–W–62,469AA; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Lincoln City, OR.
TA–W–62,469B; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Asheville, NC.
TA–W–62,469BB; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Locust Grove, GA.
TA–W–62,469C; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Batesville, MS.
TA–W–62,469CC; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Loveland, CO.
TA–W–62,469D; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Bend, OR.
TA–W–62,469DD; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Myrtle Beach, SC.
TA–W–62,469E; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Birch Run, MI.
TA–W–62,469EE; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Opelika, AL.
TA–W–62,469F; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Boise, ID.
TA–W–62,469FF; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Osage Beach, MO.
TA–W–62,469G; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Branson, MO.
TA–W–62,469GG; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Pigeon Forge, TN.
TA–W–62,469H; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Burbank, OH.
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TA–W–62,469HH; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Queenstown, MD.
TA–W–62,469I; Springs Global, US, Inc.,
Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Calhoun, GA.
TA–W–62,469II; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Rehoboth Beach, DE.
TA–W–62,469J; Springs Global, US, Inc.,
Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Castle Rock, CO.
TA–W–62,469JJ; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Rockvale, PA.
TA–W–62,469K; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Commerce, GA.
TA–W–62,469KK; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Rockvale, PA.
TA–W–62,469L; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Conroe, TX.
TA–W–62,469LL; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, San Marcos, TX.
TA–W–62,469M; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Darien, GA.
TA–W–62,469MM; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, North Conway, NH.
TA–W–62,469N; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Ellenton, FL.
TA–W–62,469NN; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Tannersville, PA.
TA–W–62,469O; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Gaffney, SC.
TA–W–62,469OO; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Tilton, NH.
TA–W–62,469P; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Gainsville, TX.
TA–W–62,469PP; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Vero Beach, FL.
TA–W–62,469Q; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Gilroy, CA.
TA–W–62,469QQ; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Waterloo, NY.
TA–W–62,469R; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Grove City, PA.
TA–W–62,469RR; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Westbrook, CT.
TA–W–62,469S; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Gulfport, MS.
TA–W–62,469T; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Hagerstown, MD.
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TA–W–62,469U; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Hershey, PA.
TA–W–62,469V; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Hillsboro, TX.
TA–W–62,469W; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Jeffersonville, OH.
TA–W–62,469X; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Johnson Creek, WI.
TA–W–62,469Y; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Lancaster, SC.
TA–W–62,469Z; Springs Global, US,
Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Las Vegas, NV.
TA–W–62,497; H & W Trucking Co.,
Inc., Mount Airy, NC.
TA–W–62,526; Bulk Bag Express, Inc.,
Malvern, AR.
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 10 through December 14, 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: December 21, 2007.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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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,
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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 January 10, 2008.
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 January 10,
2008.
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 18th day of
December 2007.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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Subject firm (petitioners)
Location
Lighting Products, Inc. (IUECWA) ........................................
Kaso Plastics (Wkrs) ............................................................
Thermo Fisher Scientific (UBCJA) .......................................
Nelson Staffing (State) .........................................................
Lenovo (Wkrs) ......................................................................
Hayes Lemmerz (State) .......................................................
A.L.A Casting Company, Inc. (Wkrs) ...................................
MI Windows and Doors, Inc. (Comp) ...................................
Carson’s Furniture (Wkrs) ....................................................
Magneti Marelli North America, Inc. (NA) (Comp) ...............
Sports Belle, Inc. (Comp) .....................................................
HSBC (State) ........................................................................
Hyde Tools, Inc. (Comp) ......................................................
Motorola, Inc. (State) ............................................................
B & G International, Inc. (State) ...........................................
Innovision Technologies, Inc. (State) ...................................
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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 249 (Monday, December 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74342-74345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25361]
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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
10 through December 14, 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 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
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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-62,465; Hyper Knits Sales, Inc., A Subsidiary of Safer Holding
Group, New York, NY: November 13, 2006.
TA-W-62,084; Weldsource Alliance, Inc., Oskkosh, WI: August 31, 2006.
TA-W-61,934; Maxtex Fibre Recycling, Inc.; Eden Plant, Eden, NY: 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-62,431; Bierner Hat Company; Div. of F&M Hat Company, Dallas, TX:
August 18, 2007.
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-62,465A; Hyper Knits Sales, Inc.; A Subsidiary of Safer Holding
Group, Commerce, CA: November 13, 2006.
TA-W-62,475; Derma Sciences; Formerly Nutramax, First Aid Division,
Houston, TX: November 14, 2006.
TA-W-62,546; Remy Reman LLC; Raleigh, MS: December 6, 2006.
TA-W-62,097; Elliott Brother Steel; New Castle, PA: September 14, 2006.
TA-W-62,198; Shorewood Packaging Corp., Consumer Packaging Division,
On-Site Leased Worker From Talent Tree, Waterbury, CT: September 24,
2006.
TA-W-62,327; Coshocton Leasing Company LLC; d/b/a Pretty Products, LLC,
Pretty Products, Inc., Coshocton, OH: October 17, 2006.
TA-W-62,362; MW Custom Papers, LLC; Laurel Mill, A Subsidiary of
Meadwestvaco Corp., South Lee, MA: October 24, 2006.
TA-W-62,384; Energy Conversion Systems; Dunn, NC: October 29, 2006.
TA-W-62,402; Alma Products; Automotive Air-Conditioner Compressors,
Alma, MI: October 25, 2006.
TA-W-62,552; Hayes Lemmerz; Technical Center, Ferndale, MI: December 6,
2006.
TA-W-62,240; Toluca Garment Company; Toluca, IL: September 21, 2006.
TA-W-62,438; Chrysler LLC; St. Louis South Assembly Div., Fenton, MO:
November 7, 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-62,338; Wireco Worldgroup, Inc., formerly know as Wire Rope
Corporation of America, St. Joseph, MO: October 17, 2006.
TA-W-62,401; Victor Forstmann, Inc., East Dublin, GA: July 27, 2007.
TA-W-62,408; PQ Corporation; Anderson Plant, Anderson, IN: November 5,
2006.
TA-W-62,409; Stanric, Inc., Engine Management Division, Fajardo, PR:
November 1, 2006.
TA-W-62,427; UNI-Cadillac, LLC; Division of Universal Trim, Inc.,
Cadillac, MI: November 6, 2006.
TA-W-62,460; Amweld Building Products; Garrettsville Facility,
Garrettsville, OH: November 2, 2006.
TA-W-62,460A; Amweld Building Products; Niles Facility, Niles, OH:
November 2, 2006.
TA-W-62,503; Black and Decker Abrasives, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers
from Willstaff, Marshall, TX: November 26, 2006.
TA-W-62,513; SE-GI Products, Inc.; Including Westaff, Norco, CA:
November 28, 2006.
TA-W-62,042; Tecumseh Power Company; Grafton, WI: August 22, 2006.
TA-W-62,282; National Starch and Chemical Company; Specialty Starches
Div., Island Falls, ME: October 5, 2006.
TA-W-62,431; Bierner Hat Company; Div. of F&M Hat Company, Dallas, TX:
August 18, 2007.
TA-W-62,492; Thule Towing Systems; d/b/a Titan, Wyandotte, MI: November
21, 2006.
TA-W-62,496; GE Lighting Systems, Inc., Die Cast Department, Spherion,
East Flat Rock, NC: November 20, 2006.
TA-W-62,496A; GE Lighting Systems, Inc., Sheet Metal Department, East
Flat Rock, NC: November 20, 2006.
TA-W-62,496B; GE Lighting Systems, Inc., Ballast Department, East Flat
Rock, NC: November 20, 2006.
TA-W-62,496C; GE Lighting Systems, Inc., NATCO Department, East Flat
Rock, NC: November 20, 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-62,086; Prelude Foam Products, Inc., Leased On-Site Workers from
Ablest and Temporary Staffing, Thomasville, NC: August 31, 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-62,430; Pageland Screen Printers; Pageland, SC: November 6, 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. The firm does not have a
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significant number of workers 50 years of age or older.
TA-W-62,465; Hyper Knits Sales, Inc., A Subsidiary of Safer Holding
Group, New York, NY.
TA-W-62,084; Weldsource Alliance, Inc., OskKosh, WI.
TA-W-61,934; Maxtex Fibre Recycling, Inc., Eden Plant, Eden, NY.
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-62,431; Bierner Hat Company; Div. of F&M Hat Company, Dallas, TX.
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-62,260; Flexsteel Industries, Inc., Dubuque, IA.
TA-W-62,343; Parametric Technology Corporation, Arden Hills Division,
Arden Hills, MN.
TA-W-62,464; Engineered Plastic Components, Rantoul, IL.
TA-W-62,507; Chester Bednar Rental Realty; 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.
TA-W-62,453; BASF Corporation; Enka, NC.
TA-W-62,471; AGY; Huntingdon, 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-61,963; PennTecQ, Inc., Greenville, PA.
TA-W-62,003; Custom Tooling Systems, Inc., Zeeland, MI.
TA-W-62,071; Bedford Fair Apparel; A Division of Charming Shoppes,
Inc., Greenwich, CT.
TA-W-62,441; Hitachi Global Storage Technology, San Jose, CA.
TA-W-62,334; Mammoth, Inc., A Subsidiary of Nortek, Inc., Chaska, MN.
TA-W-62,389; Peer Foods Group, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of
Personnel Management, Chicago, IL.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-62,339; Teleplan Wireless Services, Chanhassen, MN.
TA-W-62,385; Windstream Communications, Inc., Broadband Customer Care
Center, Lincoln, NE.
TA-W-62,424; Tanner Companies LLC; Rutherfordton, NC.
TA-W-62,444; Poirier's Inc., Fall River, MA.
TA-W-62,469; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springs Direct Division,
Corporate Support Group, Lancaster, SC.
TA-W-62,469A; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Albertville, MN.
TA-W-62,469AA; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Lincoln City, OR.
TA-W-62,469B; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Asheville, NC.
TA-W-62,469BB; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Locust Grove, GA.
TA-W-62,469C; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Batesville, MS.
TA-W-62,469CC; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Loveland, CO.
TA-W-62,469D; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Bend, OR.
TA-W-62,469DD; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Myrtle Beach, SC.
TA-W-62,469E; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Birch Run, MI.
TA-W-62,469EE; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Opelika, AL.
TA-W-62,469F; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Boise, ID.
TA-W-62,469FF; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Osage Beach, MO.
TA-W-62,469G; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Branson, MO.
TA-W-62,469GG; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Pigeon Forge, TN.
TA-W-62,469H; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Burbank, OH.
TA-W-62,469HH; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Queenstown, MD.
TA-W-62,469I; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Calhoun, GA.
TA-W-62,469II; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Rehoboth Beach, DE.
TA-W-62,469J; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Castle Rock, CO.
TA-W-62,469JJ; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Rockvale, PA.
TA-W-62,469K; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Commerce, GA.
TA-W-62,469KK; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Rockvale, PA.
TA-W-62,469L; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Conroe, TX.
TA-W-62,469LL; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, San Marcos, TX.
TA-W-62,469M; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Darien, GA.
TA-W-62,469MM; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, North Conway, NH.
TA-W-62,469N; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Ellenton, FL.
TA-W-62,469NN; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Tannersville, PA.
TA-W-62,469O; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Gaffney, SC.
TA-W-62,469OO; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Tilton, NH.
TA-W-62,469P; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Gainsville, TX.
TA-W-62,469PP; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Vero Beach, FL.
TA-W-62,469Q; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Gilroy, CA.
TA-W-62,469QQ; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Waterloo, NY.
TA-W-62,469R; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Grove City, PA.
TA-W-62,469RR; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Westbrook, CT.
TA-W-62,469S; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Gulfport, MS.
TA-W-62,469T; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Hagerstown, MD.
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TA-W-62,469U; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Hershey, PA.
TA-W-62,469V; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Hillsboro, TX.
TA-W-62,469W; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Jeffersonville, OH.
TA-W-62,469X; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Johnson Creek, WI.
TA-W-62,469Y; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Lancaster, SC.
TA-W-62,469Z; Springs Global, US, Inc., Springmaid Wamsutta Factory
Store Division, Las Vegas, NV.
TA-W-62,497; H & W Trucking Co., Inc., Mount Airy, NC.
TA-W-62,526; Bulk Bag Express, Inc., Malvern, AR.
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 10 through December 14, 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: December 21, 2007.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E7-25361 Filed 12-28-07; 8:45 am]
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