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reconsideration of the Department of
Labor’s prior decision. The application
is, therefore, granted.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 21st day of
February, 2008.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–3795 Filed 2–28–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–59,168]
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Joan Fabrics Corporation, Including
Workers Whose Wages Were Paid by
Accuforce Staffing Agency and
Valdese Weavers LLC, Siler City, 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 1074 (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 April 25, 2006, applicable
to workers of Joan Fabrics Corporation,
Siler City, North Carolina. The notice
was published in the Federal Register
on May 11, 2006 (71 FR 27519). The
certification was amended on July 26,
2007 to include workers whose wages
were paid by AccuForce Staffing
Service. The notice as published in the
Federal Register on August 2, 2007 (72
FR 42432).
At the request of a company official,
the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject
firm. The workers were engaged in the
production of upholstery, wall panel
and tie lining fabrics.
New information shows that
following a corporate decision, workers
of the Siler City, North Carolina location
of the subject firm will have their wages
reported under a separated
unemployment insurance (UI) tax
account for Valdese Weavers LLC
between November 12, 2007 and
February 29, 2008.
Accordingly, the Department is
amending the certification to properly
reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers of
Joan Fabrics Corporation, Siler City,
North Carolina who were adversely
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affected by a shift in production to
Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–59,168 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of Joan Fabrics Corporation,
including workers whose wages were paid by
AccuForce Staffing Agency and Valdese
Weavers LLC, Siler City, North Carolina, who
became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 5, 2005,
through April 25, 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 15th day of
February, 2008.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–3794 Filed 2–28–08; 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
(TA–W) number issued during the
period of February 11 through February
15, 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
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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
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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).
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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.
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.
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TA–W–62,309; Kohler Company, Kohler,
WI: October 12, 2006.TA–W–62,638;
Thomasville Furniture Industries,
Corporate Office, Thomasville, NC:
December 30, 2007.
TA–W–62,722; Benson Manufacturing,
Inc., Benson International, Mineral
Wells, WV: January 3, 2007.
TA–W–62,744; The Epitech Group, Inc.,
Working of Site at Ford Motor Co.,
Product Development and
Engineering, Dearborn, MI: January
15, 2007.
TA–W–62,745; Fourth Generation
Services, Inc., Working On-Site at
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn,
MI: January 15, 2007.
TA–W–62,767; Masterbrand Cabinets,
Crossville, TN: January 29, 2007.
TA–W–62,785; Sappi Fine Paper, North
America—Allentown Division,
Allentown, PA: February 1, 2007.
TA–W–62,522; Tifton Aluminum, A
Subsidiary of Alcoa, Inc., Tifton,
GA: November 29, 2006.
TA–W–62,671; Melvin Quilting
Company, Rocky Mount, NC:
January 11, 2007.
TA–W–62,708; USR Optonix, Inc., A
Subsidiary of Kasel Optonix Ltd.
Japan, Washington, NJ: January 16,
2007.
TA–W–62,710; Mahle Engine
Components USA, Formerly Dana
Glacier Vandervell, Caldwell, OH:
July 9, 2007.
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–62,617; Advanced Fiber
Technologies Finebar, Formerly
Known as Norwalk Industrial,
Advanced Fiber Tech, Manchester,
CT: December 28, 2006.
TA–W–62,662; Pentair Electronic
Packaging, PEP—IL Division, Des
Plaines, IL: January 9, 2007.
TA–W–62,705; Faurecia Exhaust
Systems, A Subsidiary of Faurecia,
Troy, OH: January 11, 2007.
TA–W–62,707; General Cable
Corporation, Datacomm Division,
Jackson, TN: January 14, 2007.
TA–W–62,735; GKN Driveline North
America, Inc., A Subsidiary of GKN
PLC, Sanford, NC: February 15,
2008.
TA–W–62,760; Delphi Corporation,
Electronics and Safety Division,
Kokomo, IN: January 28, 2007.
TA–W–62,794; Franklin Electric
Company, Siloam Springs, AR:
January 28, 2008.
TA–W–62,803; Albany International
Group, Forming Fabrics Division,
Montgomery, AL: February 1, 2007.
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TA–W–62,622; Thomson Healthcare,
Quality Assurance Department,
Information Technology
Department, Denver, CO: December
18, 2006.
TA–W–62,647; Honeywell, Inc., CPG
Division, Greenville, OH: January 8,
2007.
TA–W–62,650; Crane Plumbing, LLC,
Vitreous China Plant, Subsidiary of
Sun Capital Holding, Hondo, TX:
December 13, 2006.
TA–W–62,672; Emcore Corporation,
Naperville, IL: January 7, 2007.
TA–W–62,786; Springs Global US, Inc.,
Springs Direct Division, Corporate
Support Group, Lancaster, SC:
January 31, 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.
TA–W–62,658; Milwaukee Electric Tool
Corporation, Jackson Plant,
Jackson, MS: January 9, 2007.
TA–W–62,397; Clariant Corporation,
Textiles, Leather and Paper
Division, Martin, SC: November 1,
2006.
TA–W–62,397A; Clariant Corporation,
Corporate Office, Charlotte, NC:
November 1, 2006.
TA–W–62,602; Runnerless Knits, Inc.,
Sunbury, PA: December 20, 2006.
TA–W–62,623; Parkdale Mills, Inc.,
Plant #38, Rockford, AL: December
10, 2006.
TA–W–62,781; Dillan Chenille, Inc.,
Martinsville, VA: January 29, 2007.
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.
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.
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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–62,673; Siemens E & A, Inc.,
Urbana, OH.
TA–W–62,713; NGT Controls, Irvine,
CA.
TA–W–62,771; Parlex U.S.A., Laminated
Cable Division, Methuen, MA.
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–62,660; InterfaceFABRIC, Elkin,
NC.
TA–W–62,711; Carrollton Specialty
Products, Carrollton, MO.
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–62,641; Hitachi Storage
Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA.
TA–W–62,653; RF Micro Devices, Signal
Source and Amplifier Division,
Broomfield, CO.
The workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
TA–W–62,773; Computer Sciences
Corporation, Global Infrastructure
Services Group (GIS), San Diego,
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 February 11 through February 15, 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.
Date: February 21, 2008.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–3793 Filed 2–28–08; 8:45 am]
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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 March 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 March 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 20th day of
February 2008.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
APPENDIX.—TAA PETITIONS INSTITUTED BETWEEN 2/11/08 AND 2/15/08
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Sandpiper Knitting, Inc. (Comp) ...........................................
Jewel America, Inc. (Wkrs) ..................................................
Smart Parts, Inc. (Comp) .....................................................
Sights Denim System (State) ...............................................
Peak Medical, Inc. (Wkrs) ....................................................
JMS Converters (54914) ......................................................
Minco Manufacturing, LLC (Comp) ......................................
Prestige Fabricators, Inc. (Plants #1, #2, and #3) (Comp) ..
Gaming Partners International Corporation (Comp) ............
GAF Corporation (IAMAW) ...................................................
MegTec Systems (AFL–CIO) ...............................................
Diamond Electric Manufacturing (State) ..............................
Panasonic Shikoju Electronics Corp. of America (Comp) ...
A.T. Cross Company (Comp) ...............................................
Pentair Water (IAMAW) ........................................................
Delphi Corporation (UAW) ....................................................
Inverness Corporation (Wkrs) ..............................................
Chicopee, MA .......................
Pageland, SC ........................
New York, NY .......................
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Dundee, MI ...........................
Vancouver, WA .....................
Lincoln, RI .............................
Ashland, OH ..........................
Athens, AL ............................
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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 February
11 through February 15, 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.
(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
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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-62,309; Kohler Company, Kohler, WI: October 12, 2006.TA-W-62,638;
Thomasville Furniture Industries, Corporate Office, Thomasville, NC:
December 30, 2007.
TA-W-62,722; Benson Manufacturing, Inc., Benson International, Mineral
Wells, WV: January 3, 2007.
TA-W-62,744; The Epitech Group, Inc., Working of Site at Ford Motor
Co., Product Development and Engineering, Dearborn, MI: January 15,
2007.
TA-W-62,745; Fourth Generation Services, Inc., Working On-Site at Ford
Motor Company, Dearborn, MI: January 15, 2007.
TA-W-62,767; Masterbrand Cabinets, Crossville, TN: January 29, 2007.
TA-W-62,785; Sappi Fine Paper, North America--Allentown Division,
Allentown, PA: February 1, 2007.
TA-W-62,522; Tifton Aluminum, A Subsidiary of Alcoa, Inc., Tifton, GA:
November 29, 2006.
TA-W-62,671; Melvin Quilting Company, Rocky Mount, NC: January 11,
2007.
TA-W-62,708; USR Optonix, Inc., A Subsidiary of Kasel Optonix Ltd.
Japan, Washington, NJ: January 16, 2007.
TA-W-62,710; Mahle Engine Components USA, Formerly Dana Glacier
Vandervell, Caldwell, OH: July 9, 2007.
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-62,617; Advanced Fiber Technologies Finebar, Formerly Known as
Norwalk Industrial, Advanced Fiber Tech, Manchester, CT: December 28,
2006.
TA-W-62,662; Pentair Electronic Packaging, PEP--IL Division, Des
Plaines, IL: January 9, 2007.
TA-W-62,705; Faurecia Exhaust Systems, A Subsidiary of Faurecia, Troy,
OH: January 11, 2007.
TA-W-62,707; General Cable Corporation, Datacomm Division, Jackson, TN:
January 14, 2007.
TA-W-62,735; GKN Driveline North America, Inc., A Subsidiary of GKN
PLC, Sanford, NC: February 15, 2008.
TA-W-62,760; Delphi Corporation, Electronics and Safety Division,
Kokomo, IN: January 28, 2007.
TA-W-62,794; Franklin Electric Company, Siloam Springs, AR: January 28,
2008.
TA-W-62,803; Albany International Group, Forming Fabrics Division,
Montgomery, AL: February 1, 2007.
TA-W-62,622; Thomson Healthcare, Quality Assurance Department,
Information Technology Department, Denver, CO: December 18, 2006.
TA-W-62,647; Honeywell, Inc., CPG Division, Greenville, OH: January 8,
2007.
TA-W-62,650; Crane Plumbing, LLC, Vitreous China Plant, Subsidiary of
Sun Capital Holding, Hondo, TX: December 13, 2006.
TA-W-62,672; Emcore Corporation, Naperville, IL: January 7, 2007.
TA-W-62,786; Springs Global US, Inc., Springs Direct Division,
Corporate Support Group, Lancaster, SC: January 31, 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.
TA-W-62,658; Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Jackson Plant,
Jackson, MS: January 9, 2007.
TA-W-62,397; Clariant Corporation, Textiles, Leather and Paper
Division, Martin, SC: November 1, 2006.
TA-W-62,397A; Clariant Corporation, Corporate Office, Charlotte, NC:
November 1, 2006.
TA-W-62,602; Runnerless Knits, Inc., Sunbury, PA: December 20, 2006.
TA-W-62,623; Parkdale Mills, Inc., Plant #38, Rockford, AL: December
10, 2006.
TA-W-62,781; Dillan Chenille, Inc., Martinsville, VA: January 29, 2007.
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.
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.
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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-62,673; Siemens E & A, Inc., Urbana, OH.
TA-W-62,713; NGT Controls, Irvine, CA.
TA-W-62,771; Parlex U.S.A., Laminated Cable Division, Methuen, MA.
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-62,660; InterfaceFABRIC, Elkin, NC.
TA-W-62,711; Carrollton Specialty Products, Carrollton, MO.
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-62,641; Hitachi Storage Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA.
TA-W-62,653; RF Micro Devices, Signal Source and Amplifier Division,
Broomfield, CO.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-62,773; Computer Sciences Corporation, Global Infrastructure
Services Group (GIS), San Diego, 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 February 11 through February 15, 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.
Date: February 21, 2008.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8-3793 Filed 2-28-08; 8:45 am]
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