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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–59,362; TA–W–59,362A; TA–W–
59,362B]
Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., Trion Denim
Mill Division, Trion, GA; Including
Employees of Mount Vernon Mills, Inc.
Trion Denim Mill Division, Trion, GA
Located in: Verona, NJ, Riedsville, NC;
Amended Certification Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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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 Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance on May 31,
2006, applicable to workers of Mount
Vernon Mills, Inc., Trion Denim Mill
Division, Trion, Georgia. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on
June 22, 2006 (71 FR 35949).
At the request of the State agency, the
Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm.
New information shows that worker
separations have occurred involving
employees of the Trion, Georgia facility
of Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., Trion
Denim Mill Division Group, Inc. located
in Verona, New Jersey and Riedsville,
North Carolina. Ms. Jennifer Finn and
Mr. Michael White provided sales and
product development functions
supporting the production of denim
cloth that is produced at the Trion,
Georgia location of the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the
Department is amending this
certification to include employees of the
Trion, Georgia facility of Mount Vernon
Mills, Inc., Trion Denim Mill Division
working out of Verona, New Jersey and
Riedsville, North Carolina.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers of
Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., Trion Denim
Mill Division, Trion, Georgia who were
adversely affected by increased
customer imports.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–59,362 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of Mount Vernon Mills, Inc.,
Trion Denim Mill Division, Trion, Georgia
(TA–W–59,362), including employees of
Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., Trion Denim Mill
Division, Trion, Georgia located in Verona,
New Jersey (TA–W–59,362A) and Riedsville,
North Carolina (TA–W–59,362B), who
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became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 9, 2005, through
May 31, 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
February 2008.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–58,623L; TA–W–58,623GG]
WestPoint Home, Inc., Formerly
WestPoint Stevens, Inc., Sales and
Marketing Office, New York, NY;
Including an Employee of WestPoint
Home, Inc., Formerly WestPoint
Stevens, Inc., Sales and Marketing
Office, New York, NY, Working at the
Following Location; Seneca, SC;
Amended Certification Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
the Sales and Marketing Office New
York, New York facility of WestPoint
Home, Inc., formerly WestPoint Stevens,
Inc. located in Seneca, South Carolina.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers of
WestPoint Home, Inc., formerly
WestPoint Stevens, Inc., Sales and
Marketing Office, New York, New York
who were adversely affected by
increased company and customer
imports.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–58,623L is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of WestPoint Home, Inc.,
formerly WestPoint Stevens, Inc., Sales and
Marketing Office, New York, New York (TA–
W–58,623L), including an employee
reporting to this office but working in
Seneca, South Carolina (TA–W–58,623GG),
who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 12,
2005, through February 21, 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 5th day of
February 2008.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–2619 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45 am]
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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 Notice of
Determination Regarding Eligibility To
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on February 21, 2006,
applicable to workers of WestPoint
Home, Inc., formerly WestPoint Stevens,
Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, New
York, New York. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on
March 22, 2006 (71 FR 14549).
At the request of the State agency, the
Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm.
New information shows that a worker
separation has occurred involving an
employee of the Sales and Marketing
Office, New York, New York of
WestPoint Home, Inc., formerly
WestPoint Stevens, Inc. located in
Seneca, South Carolina. Mr. Gerry
Bednar provided various support
services for the manufacture of
comforters, sheets, pillowcases, towels
and blankets produced by WestPoint
Home, Inc., formerly WestPoint Stevens,
Inc.
Based on these findings, the
Department is amending this
certification to include an employee of
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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 January 28 through February
1, 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
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an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
B. The sales or production, or both, of
such firm or subdivision have decreased
absolutely; and
C. Increased imports of articles like or
directly competitive with articles
produced by such firm or subdivision
have contributed importantly to such
workers’ separation or threat of
separation and to the decline in sales or
production of such firm or subdivision;
or
II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the
following must be satisfied:
A. A significant number or proportion
of the workers in such workers’ firm, or
an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
B. There has been a shift in
production by such workers’ firm or
subdivision to a foreign country of
articles like or directly competitive with
articles which are produced by such
firm or subdivision; and
C. One of the following must be
satisfied:
1. The country to which the workers’
firm has shifted production of the
articles is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States;
2. The country to which the workers’
firm has shifted production of the
articles is a beneficiary country under
the Andean Trade Preference Act,
African Growth and Opportunity Act, or
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
Act; or
3. There has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of articles that are
like or directly competitive with articles
which are or were produced by such
firm or subdivision.
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
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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
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.
None.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of the
Trade Act have been met.
None.
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.
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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–62,476; Elixir Industries,
Division 34, Crossville, TN:
November 9, 2006.
TA–W–62,523; Wolverine Tube, Inc.,
On-Site Workers From Lyons HR,
Decatur, AL: November 30, 2006.
TA–W–62,523A; Wolverine Tube, Inc.,
Booneville, MS: November 30, 2006.
TA–W–62,523B; Wolverine Tube, Inc.,
Huntsville, AL: November 30, 2006.
TA–W–62,642; North State Industries,
Inc., Nevis, MN: January 4, 2007.
TA–W–62,530; Cooper Standard
Automotive, Fluids Division, New
Lexington, OH: November 27, 2006.
TA–W–62,559; Hyde Tools, Inc.,
Southbridge, MA: December 10,
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–62,473; Pfizer, Inc., Global
Manufacturing Division, Groton,
CT: November 15, 2006.
TA–W–62,572; Ethicon, A Johnson and
Johnson Company, San Angelo, TX:
June 9, 2007.
TA–W–62,629; Giant Merchandising,
Inc., Priority Temp. Services,
Partners & Apple One, Commerce,
CA: December 10, 2006.
TA–W–62,615; Idearc Media, Valley
Forge Ad Production, On-Site
Leased Workers of Tac Worldwide,
Norristown, PA: December 28, 2006.
TA–W–62,709; ITT Corporation, Koni
Friction Prod. Div., Staffmark &
Ambassador, Searcy, AR: January
18, 2007.
TA–W–62,736; Meade Instruments
Corporation, Leased Workers of the
Quest Staffing and Select Remedy,
Irvine, CA: January 24, 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)
and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade
Act have been met.
None.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
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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.
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.
None.
The Department has determined that
criterion (2) of Section 246 has not been
met. Workers at the firm possess skills
that are easily transferable.
None.
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–62,317; Kemira Chemicals,
Washougal, WA.
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–62,607; Chrysler LLC, Belvidere
Assembly Plant, Belvidere, IL.
TA–W–62,170; United Machine Works,
Inc., Greenville, NC.
TA–W–62,618; Allflex-Boulder, Boulder,
Co.
TA–W–62,630; Llink Technologies, LLC,
Brown City, MI.
TA–W–62,614; Weyerhauser Green
Mountain Lumber Mill, Toutle, WA.
The workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
TA–W–62,258; Chemtura Corporation,
Corporate Headquarters,
Middlebury, CT.
TA–W–62,550; Nelson Staffing, Working
of Site at Oracle Corp. Global
Financial Services Dept. Redwood,
Redwood Shore, CA.
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 January 28
through February 1, 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: February 7, 2008.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, 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,
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 February 25, 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 February
25, 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 6th day of
February 2008.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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Subject Firm
(petitioners)
Location
62746 ................
62747 ................
Reed and Barton Corporation (Comp) .................................
Thomas Brothers Maps and Rand McNally Company
(State).
Panasonic Primary Battery Corporation of America (Comp)
Taunton, MA .........................
Irvine, CA ..............................
01/28/08
01/28/08
01/25/08
01/25/08
Columbus, GA .......................
01/28/08
01/25/08
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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 January
28 through February 1, 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
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an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;
B. The sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision
have decreased absolutely; and
C. Increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with
articles produced by such firm or subdivision have contributed
importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to
the decline in sales or production of such firm or subdivision; or
II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the following must be satisfied:
A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated;
B. There has been a shift in production by such workers' firm or
subdivision to a foreign country of articles like or directly
competitive with articles which are produced by such firm or
subdivision; and
C. One of the following must be satisfied:
1. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of
the articles is a party to a free trade agreement with the United
States;
2. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of
the articles is a beneficiary country under the Andean Trade Preference
Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin
Economic Recovery Act; or
3. There has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of
articles that are like or directly competitive with articles which are
or were produced by such firm or subdivision.
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 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.
None.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of the Trade Act have been
met.
None.
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-62,476; Elixir Industries, Division 34, Crossville, TN: November
9, 2006.
TA-W-62,523; Wolverine Tube, Inc., On-Site Workers From Lyons HR,
Decatur, AL: November 30, 2006.
TA-W-62,523A; Wolverine Tube, Inc., Booneville, MS: November 30, 2006.
TA-W-62,523B; Wolverine Tube, Inc., Huntsville, AL: November 30, 2006.
TA-W-62,642; North State Industries, Inc., Nevis, MN: January 4, 2007.
TA-W-62,530; Cooper Standard Automotive, Fluids Division, New
Lexington, OH: November 27, 2006.
TA-W-62,559; Hyde Tools, Inc., Southbridge, MA: December 10, 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-62,473; Pfizer, Inc., Global Manufacturing Division, Groton, CT:
November 15, 2006.
TA-W-62,572; Ethicon, A Johnson and Johnson Company, San Angelo, TX:
June 9, 2007.
TA-W-62,629; Giant Merchandising, Inc., Priority Temp. Services,
Partners & Apple One, Commerce, CA: December 10, 2006.
TA-W-62,615; Idearc Media, Valley Forge Ad Production, On-Site Leased
Workers of Tac Worldwide, Norristown, PA: December 28, 2006.
TA-W-62,709; ITT Corporation, Koni Friction Prod. Div., Staffmark &
Ambassador, Searcy, AR: January 18, 2007.
TA-W-62,736; Meade Instruments Corporation, Leased Workers of the Quest
Staffing and Select Remedy, Irvine, CA: January 24, 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) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have
been met.
None.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section
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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.
None.
The Department has determined that criterion (2) of Section 246 has
not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily
transferable.
None.
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-62,317; Kemira Chemicals, Washougal, WA.
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-62,607; Chrysler LLC, Belvidere Assembly Plant, Belvidere, IL.
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in production to a foreign
country) have not been met.
TA-W-62,170; United Machine Works, Inc., Greenville, NC.
TA-W-62,618; Allflex-Boulder, Boulder, Co.
TA-W-62,630; Llink Technologies, LLC, Brown City, MI.
TA-W-62,614; Weyerhauser Green Mountain Lumber Mill, Toutle, WA.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-62,258; Chemtura Corporation, Corporate Headquarters, Middlebury,
CT.
TA-W-62,550; Nelson Staffing, Working of Site at Oracle Corp. Global
Financial Services Dept. Redwood, Redwood Shore, CA.
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 January 28 through February 1, 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: February 7, 2008.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8-2618 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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