Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 2942-2944 [E8-586]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
2942
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 16, 2008 / Notices
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers of
Shogren Hosiery Manufacturing Co.,
Inc., Concord, North Carolina who were
adversely affected by increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–60,252 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of Shogren Hosiery
Manufacturing Co., Inc., including leased
workers of Corestaff, Concord, North Carolina
(TA–W–60,252), including employees of
Shogren Hosiery Manufacturing Co., Inc.,
Concord, North Carolina located in Plant,
Texas (TA–W–60,252A), Freehold, New
Jersey (TA–W–60,252B), Hope Sound,
Florida (TA–W–60,252C), Boca Raton,
Florida (TA–W–60,252D) and Bentonville,
Arkansas (TA–W–60,252E), Staten Island,
New York (TA–W–60,252F), and New York,
New York (TA–W–60,252G), who became
totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 17, 2005,
through November 16, 2008, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974.’’
Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of
January 2008.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–588 Filed 1–15–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–58,363]
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Corporate Office Including On-Site
Workers of Furniture Brands
International, Thomasville, NC;
Amended Certification Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26
U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the
Department of Labor issued a
Certification of Eligibility to Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance on December 29, 2005,
applicable to workers of Thomasville
Furniture Industries, Corporate Office,
Thomasville, North Carolina. The notice
was published in the Federal Register
on January 17, 2006 (71 FR 2568).
At the request of a company official,
the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject
VerDate Aug<31>2005
17:55 Jan 15, 2008
Jkt 214001
firm. The workers provide a variety of
support services, including benefits
administration, translation, accounting,
supply chain management and payroll.
New information shows that workers
of Furniture Brands International,
parent company of the subject firm,
were employed on-site at the Corporate
Office, Thomasville, North Carolina
location of Thomasville Furniture
Industries. These workers provided
various design functions supporting the
subject firm.
Based on these findings, the
Department is amending this
certification to include workers of
Furniture Brands International working
on-site at the Corporate Office,
Thomasville, North Carolina location of
the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers
employed at Thomasville Furniture
Industries, Corporate Office,
Thomasville, North Carolina who were
adversely affected by an increase in
imports following a shift in production
to China.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–58,363 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of Thomasville Furniture
Industries, Corporate Office, including onsite workers of Furniture Brands
International, Thomasville, North Carolina,
who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 11, 2005,
through December 29, 2007, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are
also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of
January 2008.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–587 Filed 1–15–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P
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
PO 00000
Frm 00062
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
(TA–W) number issued during the
period of December 17, 2007 through
January 4, 2008.
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.
E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM
16JAN1
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 16, 2008 / Notices
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
(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–62,553; ALA Casting Company,
Inc., Long Island City, NY:
November 27, 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–62,462; Enhance America of
Missouri, Inc., Washington, MO:
November 8, 2006
TA–W–62,511; Cellular Express, Inc., d/
b/a/ Boston Communications
VerDate Aug<31>2005
17:55 Jan 15, 2008
Jkt 214001
Group, Westbrook, ME: November
26, 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–62,429; Covalence Plastics, City of
Industry, CA: October 26, 2006
TA–62,489; CHF Industries, Inc.,
Bedding Division, Loris, SC:
December 30, 2006
TA–W–62,537; Rockford Corporation,
Tempe, AZ: December 5, 2006
TA–W–62,545; WM. Wright Company,
West Warren, MA: January 21, 2008
TA–W–61,878; Meadwestvaco,
Consumer and Office Products Div.,
Garden Grove, CA: July 24, 2006
TA–W–62,245; Flakeboard Company,
Ltd., Duraflake Division, Albany,
OR: October 1, 2006
TA–W–62,287; Franklin Plastic
Products, Inc., Franklin, IN: October
9, 2006
TA–W–62,306; H. C. Holding, LLC,
Wadena, MN: October 15, 2006
TA–W–62,346; McConway and Torley,
LLC, A Subsidiary of Trinity Parts
and Components, LLC, Kutztown,
PA: October 22, 2006
TA–W–62,422; Curtain and Drapery
Fashions, Lowell, NC: November 1,
2006
TA–W–62,450; Shape Global
Technology, Sanford, ME:
November 12, 2006
TA–W–62,470; BMI Electronics, Inc.,
Montgomery and Lee Staffing,
Hardaway, AL: November 15, 2006
TA–W–62,481; W. R. Hosiery LLC, Fort
Payne, AL: November 19, 2006
TA–W–62,502; Girard Plastics, LLC, OnSite Leased Workers From Career
PO 00000
Frm 00063
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
2943
Concepts, Advanced, Girard, PA:
November 27, 2006
TA–W–62,319; E. G. Fashion Inc., New
York, NY: October 17, 2006
TA–W–62,420; Johnson Hosiery Mills,
Inc., Hickory Division, Hickory, NC:
November 2, 2006
TA–W–62,433; Lawrence Sewing, San
Francisco, CA: 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–62,375; International Legwear
Group, Athens, TN: September 15,
2007
TA–W–62,405; The Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company, North American
Tire Co. On-Site Leased Workers
From UGL Unico, Tyler, TX:
November 2, 2006
TA–W–62,432; LEM Industries, Inc.,
Obetz, OH: November 7, 2006
TA–W–62,448; Integram St. Louis
Seating, Intier Automotive Division,
Division of Magna International,
Pacific, MO: November 9, 2006
TA–W–62,454; Ballard Medical
Products, A Subsidiary of KimberlyClark, Pocatello, ID: December 20,
2007
TA–W–62,467; USAprons, Inc., Sidney,
NE: November 14, 2006
TA–W–62,514; Atlas Aero Corporation,
Leased Workers of the Monroe
Group, Meriden, CT: November 28,
2006
TA–W–62,543; McNeil Consumer
Healthcare, Kelly Services,
Kaztronics, Lab Support, Robert
Half, Parsippany, NJ: December 5,
2006
TA–W–62,557; Sports Belle, Inc.,
Knoxville, TN: December 6, 2006
TA–W–62,574; Molex, Inc., Integrated
Products Division, Maumelle, AR:
December 13, 2006
TA–W–62,472; Corsair Memory, Inc.,
Fremont, CA: November 9, 2006
TA–W–62,107; Regal Ware, Inc.,
Kewaskum Manufacturing Plant,
Kewaskum, WI: September 3, 2007
TA–W–62,107A; Regal Ware, Inc.,
Kewaskum Manufacturing Plant,
West Bend, WI: September 3, 2007
TA–W–62,273; Delphi Corporation,
Automotive Holdings Group
Division, On-Site Leased Workers
From Bartech, Dayton, OH: October
8, 2006
TA–W–62,273A; Delphi Corporation,
Disc Pads Division, On-Site Leased
Workers From Bartech, Dayton, OH:
October 8, 2006
TA–W–62,370; Tietex International,
LTD, Spartanburg, SC: February 8,
2007
E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM
16JAN1
2944
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 16, 2008 / Notices
TA–W–62,457; Only In USA, Inc., Los
Angeles, CA: November 6, 2006
TA–W–62,494; Quadriga Art, LLC, Red
Farm Studio, LLC, Pawtucket, RI:
November 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)
and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade
Act have been met.
TA–W–62,491; Westchester Narrow
Fabrics, Inc., Milton, PA: June 8,
2007
TA–W–62,534; S and Z Metalworks
Limited, A Subsidiary of
Metalworks Worldwide, Cleveland,
OH: November 30, 2006
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(b) (downstream producer for a firm
whose workers are certified eligible to
apply for TAA based on increased
imports from or a shift in production to
Mexico or Canada) and Section
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have
been met.
NONE
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
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
significant number of workers 50 years
of age or older.
TA–W–62,462; Enhance America of
Missouri, Inc., Washington, MO
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–62,553; ALA Casting Company,
Inc., Long Island City, NY
The Department has determined that
criterion (3) of Section 246 has not been
met. Competition conditions within the
workers’ industry are not adverse.
TA–W–62,511; Cellular Express, Inc., d/
b/a/ Boston Communications
Group, Westbrook, ME
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
VerDate Aug<31>2005
17:55 Jan 15, 2008
Jkt 214001
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–62,415; Bernard Chaus, Cynthia
Steffe Division, Secaucus, NJ.
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–62,423; KLA—Tencor
Corporation, Tucson, AZ.
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–62,276; F.L. Smithe Machine Co.,
Duncansville, PA.
TA–W–62,281; Auburn Investment
Castings, Inc., Auburn, AL.
TA–W–62,412; Walter Drake, Inc.,
Holyoke, MA.
TA–W–62,455; Morgan Trailer
Manufacturing Co., Morgantown
Division, Morgantown, PA.
TA–W–62,498; Double D Logging, John
Day, OR.
TA–W–62,336; Fabtek Corporation,
Division of Blount International,
Menominee, MI.
TA–W–62,535; Nevamar Company, LLC,
Saturator Department, Oshkosh,
WI.
The workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
TA–W–62,468; VWR International, LLC,
Finance Department, Subsidiary of
Varietal Distribution Holdings, LLC,
Bridgeport, NJ.
TA–W–62,544; XL Specialty Insurance
Company, Exton, PA.
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
17, 2007 through January 4, 2008.
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.
PO 00000
Frm 00064
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Dated: January 10, 2008.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–586 Filed 1–15–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P
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 January 28, 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 28,
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 9th day of
January 9, 2008.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM
16JAN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2942-2944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-586]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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
17, 2007 through January 4, 2008.
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.
[[Page 2943]]
(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-62,553; ALA Casting Company, Inc., Long Island City, NY: November
27, 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-62,462; Enhance America of Missouri, Inc., Washington, MO:
November 8, 2006
TA-W-62,511; Cellular Express, Inc., d/b/a/ Boston Communications
Group, Westbrook, ME: November 26, 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-62,429; Covalence Plastics, City of Industry, CA: October 26, 2006
TA-62,489; CHF Industries, Inc., Bedding Division, Loris, SC: December
30, 2006
TA-W-62,537; Rockford Corporation, Tempe, AZ: December 5, 2006
TA-W-62,545; WM. Wright Company, West Warren, MA: January 21, 2008
TA-W-61,878; Meadwestvaco, Consumer and Office Products Div., Garden
Grove, CA: July 24, 2006
TA-W-62,245; Flakeboard Company, Ltd., Duraflake Division, Albany, OR:
October 1, 2006
TA-W-62,287; Franklin Plastic Products, Inc., Franklin, IN: October 9,
2006
TA-W-62,306; H. C. Holding, LLC, Wadena, MN: October 15, 2006
TA-W-62,346; McConway and Torley, LLC, A Subsidiary of Trinity Parts
and Components, LLC, Kutztown, PA: October 22, 2006
TA-W-62,422; Curtain and Drapery Fashions, Lowell, NC: November 1, 2006
TA-W-62,450; Shape Global Technology, Sanford, ME: November 12, 2006
TA-W-62,470; BMI Electronics, Inc., Montgomery and Lee Staffing,
Hardaway, AL: November 15, 2006
TA-W-62,481; W. R. Hosiery LLC, Fort Payne, AL: November 19, 2006
TA-W-62,502; Girard Plastics, LLC, On-Site Leased Workers From Career
Concepts, Advanced, Girard, PA: November 27, 2006
TA-W-62,319; E. G. Fashion Inc., New York, NY: October 17, 2006
TA-W-62,420; Johnson Hosiery Mills, Inc., Hickory Division, Hickory,
NC: November 2, 2006
TA-W-62,433; Lawrence Sewing, San Francisco, CA: 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-62,375; International Legwear Group, Athens, TN: September 15, 2007
TA-W-62,405; The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, North American Tire
Co. On-Site Leased Workers From UGL Unico, Tyler, TX: November 2, 2006
TA-W-62,432; LEM Industries, Inc., Obetz, OH: November 7, 2006
TA-W-62,448; Integram St. Louis Seating, Intier Automotive Division,
Division of Magna International, Pacific, MO: November 9, 2006
TA-W-62,454; Ballard Medical Products, A Subsidiary of Kimberly-Clark,
Pocatello, ID: December 20, 2007
TA-W-62,467; USAprons, Inc., Sidney, NE: November 14, 2006
TA-W-62,514; Atlas Aero Corporation, Leased Workers of the Monroe
Group, Meriden, CT: November 28, 2006
TA-W-62,543; McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Kelly Services, Kaztronics,
Lab Support, Robert Half, Parsippany, NJ: December 5, 2006
TA-W-62,557; Sports Belle, Inc., Knoxville, TN: December 6, 2006
TA-W-62,574; Molex, Inc., Integrated Products Division, Maumelle, AR:
December 13, 2006
TA-W-62,472; Corsair Memory, Inc., Fremont, CA: November 9, 2006
TA-W-62,107; Regal Ware, Inc., Kewaskum Manufacturing Plant, Kewaskum,
WI: September 3, 2007
TA-W-62,107A; Regal Ware, Inc., Kewaskum Manufacturing Plant, West
Bend, WI: September 3, 2007
TA-W-62,273; Delphi Corporation, Automotive Holdings Group Division,
On-Site Leased Workers From Bartech, Dayton, OH: October 8, 2006
TA-W-62,273A; Delphi Corporation, Disc Pads Division, On-Site Leased
Workers From Bartech, Dayton, OH: October 8, 2006
TA-W-62,370; Tietex International, LTD, Spartanburg, SC: February 8,
2007
[[Page 2944]]
TA-W-62,457; Only In USA, Inc., Los Angeles, CA: November 6, 2006
TA-W-62,494; Quadriga Art, LLC, Red Farm Studio, LLC, Pawtucket, RI:
November 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) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have
been met.
TA-W-62,491; Westchester Narrow Fabrics, Inc., Milton, PA: June 8, 2007
TA-W-62,534; S and Z Metalworks Limited, A Subsidiary of Metalworks
Worldwide, Cleveland, OH: November 30, 2006
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are
certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or
a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)
of the Trade Act have been met.
NONE
Negative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, it has been determined that the
requirements of 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for the reasons
specified.
The Department has determined that criterion (1) of Section 246 has
not been met. The firm does not have a significant number of workers 50
years of age or older.
TA-W-62,462; Enhance America of Missouri, Inc., Washington, MO
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-62,553; ALA Casting Company, Inc., Long Island City, NY
The Department has determined that criterion (3) of Section 246 has
not been met. Competition conditions within the workers' industry are
not adverse.
TA-W-62,511; Cellular Express, Inc., d/b/a/ Boston Communications
Group, Westbrook, ME
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-62,415; Bernard Chaus, Cynthia Steffe Division, Secaucus, NJ.
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-62,423; KLA--Tencor Corporation, Tucson, AZ.
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-62,276; F.L. Smithe Machine Co., Duncansville, PA.
TA-W-62,281; Auburn Investment Castings, Inc., Auburn, AL.
TA-W-62,412; Walter Drake, Inc., Holyoke, MA.
TA-W-62,455; Morgan Trailer Manufacturing Co., Morgantown Division,
Morgantown, PA.
TA-W-62,498; Double D Logging, John Day, OR.
TA-W-62,336; Fabtek Corporation, Division of Blount International,
Menominee, MI.
TA-W-62,535; Nevamar Company, LLC, Saturator Department, Oshkosh, WI.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-62,468; VWR International, LLC, Finance Department, Subsidiary of
Varietal Distribution Holdings, LLC, Bridgeport, NJ.
TA-W-62,544; XL Specialty Insurance Company, Exton, PA.
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 17, 2007 through January 4, 2008. 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: January 10, 2008.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8-586 Filed 1-15-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
