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is the approach that should be
utilized.’’); United States v. Hid-Ant.
Dairymen, Inc., 1977–1 Trade Cas.
(CCH) § 61,508; at 71,980 (W.D. Mo.
1977) (‘‘Absent a showing of corrupt
failure of the government to discharge
its duty, the Court, in making its public
interest finding, should ... carefully
consider the explanations of the
government in the competitive impact
statement and its responses to
comments in order to determine
whether those explanations are
reasonable under the circumstances’’).
subject firm and no shift of production
to a foreign source occurred.
In the request for reconsideration, the
petitioner provided additional
information regarding the subject firm
customers.
The Department has carefully
reviewed the requests for
reconsideration and the existing record
and determined that the Department
will conduct further investigation to
determine if the workers meet the
eligibility requirements of the Trade Act
of 1974.
VIII. Determinative Documents
There are no determinative materials
or documents within the meaning of the
APPA that were considered by the
United States in formulating the
proposed Final Judgment.
Conclusion
After careful review of the
applications, I conclude that the claim
is of sufficient weight to justify
reconsideration of the Department of
Labor’s prior decision. The application
is, therefore, granted.
Dated: February 19, 2008.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert P. Mahnke
N. Scott Sacks
Mary N. Strimel (D.C. Bar #455303)
Aaron Comenetz (D.C. Bar #479572)
Adam T. Severt
Ryan S. Struve (D.C. Bar #495406)
Aaron G. Brodsky,
Attorneys
U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust
Division, Networks and, Technology
Enforcement Section, 600 E Street, NW.,
Suite 9500, Washington, DC 20530, (202)
307–6200.
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Llink Technologies, LLC; Brown City,
MI; Notice of Affirmative Determination
Regarding Application for
Reconsideration
By applications dated March 3, 2008,
a company official requested
administrative reconsideration of the
Department of Labor’s Notice of
Negative Determination Regarding
Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance, applicable to
workers and former workers of the
subject firm. The denial notice was
signed on January 29, 2008, and
published in the Federal Register on
February 13, 2008 (73 FR 8370).
The initial investigation resulted in a
negative determination based on the
finding that imports of interior trim
automotive components and
subassemblies did not contribute
importantly to worker separations at the
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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
[FR Doc. E8–5577 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am]
VerDate Aug<31>2005
Signed in Washington, DC, this 11th day of
March, 2008.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–5730 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am]
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 March 3 through March 7,
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
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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
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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
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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–62,582; Smurfit Stone, El Paso,
TX: December 11, 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.
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
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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–62,739; Plymouth Rubber Co.
LLC, Canton, MA: February 22,
2008.
TA–W–62,765; Unisys Corp., Payment
Systems Division, Plymouth, MI:
January 29, 2007.
TA–W–62,776; Tree Top, Inc., Cashmere
Plant, On-Site Workers From Labor
Ready, Cashmere, WA: January 29,
2007.
TA–W–62,844; St. George Crystal
Limited, On-Site Leased Workers
From Carol Harris Staffing,
Jeannette, PA: February 12, 2007.
TA–W–62,935; WestPoint Home, Inc.,
Bed Division, Biddeford, ME:
December 6, 2007.
TA–W–62,619; OEM/Erie, Inc., On-Site
Leased Worker From Career
Concepts Staffing Services, Erie,
PA: December 13, 2006.
TA–W–62,717; EGS Electrical Group,
Sola/Hevi Duty Division, Celina,
TN: January 22, 2007.
TA–W–62,729; McComb Mill
Manufacturing Company, Inc.,
McComb, MS: January 22, 2007.
TA–W–62,826; Sights Denim Systems,
Inc., Henderson, KY: February 11,
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–62,763; Joseph T. Ryerson and
Son, Inc., A Subsidiary of Ryerson,
Inc., Brite Line Plant, Chicago, IL:
January 28, 2007.
TA–W–62,795; McNeil-PPC, Inc., McNeil
Consumer, ABM Clean, Canteen,
Cintas, etc., Lititz, PA: February 1,
2007.
TA–W–62,820; Huntsman International,
LLC, Textile Effects Division, High
Point, NC: February 5, 2007.
TA–W–62,831; Gaming Partners
International USA, A Subsidiary of
Gaming Partners International
Corp., Las Vegas, NV: February 8,
2007.
TA–W–62,877; Rayloc Division, A
Subsidiary of Genuine Parts
Company, Hancock, MD: February
7, 2007.
TA–W–62,878; Murata Power Solutions,
Formerly Known as C and D
Technologies, Inc., Tucson, AZ:
February 19, 2007.
TA–W–62,884; Hart and Cooley, Inc., A
Subsidiary of Tomkins PLC, On-Site
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Leased Workers From West Staff,
Tucson, AZ: February 21, 2007.
TA–W–62,903; Perry Manufacturing
Company, Mount Airy, NC:
February 14, 2007.
TA–W–62,906; Von Weise, Inc.,
Nappanee, IN: February 25, 2007.
TA–W–62,741; Corel, Inc., Eden Prairie,
MN: January 22, 2007.
TA–W–62,747; RM Acquisition, LLC, d/
b/a Rand McNally, Irvine, CA:
January 25, 2007.
TA–W–62,748; Panasonic Primary
Battery Corporation of America,
Columbus, GA: January 25, 2007.
TA–W–62,788; Amity/Rolfs, Inc.,
Subsidiary of Tandy Brands
Accessories, Inc., West Bend, WI:
January 31, 2007.
TA–W–62,836; A. T. Cross Company,
Qualified Resources, Lincoln, RI:
March 11, 2008.
TA–W–62,883; Alcatel-Lucent, Inc.,
Lucent Technologies Div.,
Columbus, OH: April 18, 2007.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers
are certified eligible to apply for TAA)
and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade
Act have been met.
TA–W–62,772; Ramtex Yarns and
Fabrics, LLC, Defender Services,
Ramseur, NC: March 14, 2008.
TA–W–62,810; BioTech Industries, LLC,
Newton, NC: February 6, 2007.
TA–W–62,874; Fine Pitch Technologies,
Inc., A Division of Solectron, OnSite Leased Workers of Aerotech,
Wilmington, MA: February 20,
2007.
TA–W–62,900; Ibiden Circuits of
America, Manpower, Elgin, IL:
February 22, 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
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met. Workers at the firm possess skills
that are easily transferable.
TA–W–62,582; Smurfit Stone, El Paso,
TX.
The Department has determined that
criterion (3) of Section 246 has not been
met. Competition conditions within the
workers’ industry are not adverse.
None.
Negative Determinations for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, the
investigation revealed that the eligibility
criteria for worker adjustment assistance
have not been met for the reasons
specified.
Because the workers of the firm are
not eligible to apply for TAA, the
workers cannot be certified eligible for
ATAA.
The investigation revealed that
criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A.) and (a)(2)(B)(II.A.)
(employment decline) have not been
met.
None.
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–62,721; Kirby Lester, LLC,
Stamford, CT.
TA–W–62,858; Household Utilities, Inc.,
Kiel, WI.
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–62,637; Arcelor Mittal USA
Weirton, Inc., Division of Arcelor
Mittal USA, Inc., Weirton, WV.
TA–W–62,674; Fiber Yarns and Fillers,
Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
TA–W–62,702; Merix Corporation, OnSite Leased Workers From Kelly
Services, Wood Village, OR.
TA–W–62,742; Edgebuilder Wall Panels,
Inc., Formerly Norse Building
Systems, Ladysmith, WI.
The workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
TA–W–62,921; Advance America,
Reading, PA.
The investigation revealed that
criteria of Section 222(b)(2) have 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 March 3 through March 7, 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: March 11, 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 March 31, 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 31,
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 12th day of
March 2008.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
APPENDIX—.48 TAA PETITIONS INSTITUTED BETWEEN 3/3/08 AND 3/7/08
Subject firm
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Keeper Corporation (State) ..........................................
Gordon Garment (Comp) .............................................
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WestPoint Home, Inc. (Comp) .....................................
Bradford Dyeing Association, Inc. (Comp) ...................
Fulflex Elastomerics Worldwide (Comp) ......................
Alcatel-Lucent (Comp) ..................................................
Johnson Rubber Company (Union) ..............................
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PMI/Diversco (State) ....................................................
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Bekaert Corporation (IUECWA) ...................................
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Miami, OK ...............................................
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North Baltimore, OH ...............................
Berkeley, CA ...........................................
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Irwin, PA .................................................
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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 March 3
through March 7, 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
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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-62,582; Smurfit Stone, El Paso, TX: December 11, 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.
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-62,739; Plymouth Rubber Co. LLC, Canton, MA: February 22, 2008.
TA-W-62,765; Unisys Corp., Payment Systems Division, Plymouth, MI:
January 29, 2007.
TA-W-62,776; Tree Top, Inc., Cashmere Plant, On-Site Workers From Labor
Ready, Cashmere, WA: January 29, 2007.
TA-W-62,844; St. George Crystal Limited, On-Site Leased Workers From
Carol Harris Staffing, Jeannette, PA: February 12, 2007.
TA-W-62,935; WestPoint Home, Inc., Bed Division, Biddeford, ME:
December 6, 2007.
TA-W-62,619; OEM/Erie, Inc., On-Site Leased Worker From Career Concepts
Staffing Services, Erie, PA: December 13, 2006.
TA-W-62,717; EGS Electrical Group, Sola/Hevi Duty Division, Celina, TN:
January 22, 2007.
TA-W-62,729; McComb Mill Manufacturing Company, Inc., McComb, MS:
January 22, 2007.
TA-W-62,826; Sights Denim Systems, Inc., Henderson, KY: February 11,
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-62,763; Joseph T. Ryerson and Son, Inc., A Subsidiary of Ryerson,
Inc., Brite Line Plant, Chicago, IL: January 28, 2007.
TA-W-62,795; McNeil-PPC, Inc., McNeil Consumer, ABM Clean, Canteen,
Cintas, etc., Lititz, PA: February 1, 2007.
TA-W-62,820; Huntsman International, LLC, Textile Effects Division,
High Point, NC: February 5, 2007.
TA-W-62,831; Gaming Partners International USA, A Subsidiary of Gaming
Partners International Corp., Las Vegas, NV: February 8, 2007.
TA-W-62,877; Rayloc Division, A Subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company,
Hancock, MD: February 7, 2007.
TA-W-62,878; Murata Power Solutions, Formerly Known as C and D
Technologies, Inc., Tucson, AZ: February 19, 2007.
TA-W-62,884; Hart and Cooley, Inc., A Subsidiary of Tomkins PLC, On-
Site Leased Workers From West Staff, Tucson, AZ: February 21, 2007.
TA-W-62,903; Perry Manufacturing Company, Mount Airy, NC: February 14,
2007.
TA-W-62,906; Von Weise, Inc., Nappanee, IN: February 25, 2007.
TA-W-62,741; Corel, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN: January 22, 2007.
TA-W-62,747; RM Acquisition, LLC, d/b/a Rand McNally, Irvine, CA:
January 25, 2007.
TA-W-62,748; Panasonic Primary Battery Corporation of America,
Columbus, GA: January 25, 2007.
TA-W-62,788; Amity/Rolfs, Inc., Subsidiary of Tandy Brands Accessories,
Inc., West Bend, WI: January 31, 2007.
TA-W-62,836; A. T. Cross Company, Qualified Resources, Lincoln, RI:
March 11, 2008.
TA-W-62,883; Alcatel-Lucent, Inc., Lucent Technologies Div., Columbus,
OH: April 18, 2007.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible
to apply for TAA) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have
been met.
TA-W-62,772; Ramtex Yarns and Fabrics, LLC, Defender Services, Ramseur,
NC: March 14, 2008.
TA-W-62,810; BioTech Industries, LLC, Newton, NC: February 6, 2007.
TA-W-62,874; Fine Pitch Technologies, Inc., A Division of Solectron,
On-Site Leased Workers of Aerotech, Wilmington, MA: February 20, 2007.
TA-W-62,900; Ibiden Circuits of America, Manpower, Elgin, IL: February
22, 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
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met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily transferable.
TA-W-62,582; Smurfit Stone, El Paso, TX.
The Department has determined that criterion (3) of Section 246 has
not been met. Competition conditions within the workers' industry are
not adverse.
None.
Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the
eligibility criteria for worker adjustment assistance have not been met
for the reasons specified.
Because the workers of the firm are not eligible to apply for TAA,
the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A.) and
(a)(2)(B)(II.A.) (employment decline) have not been met.
None.
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-62,721; Kirby Lester, LLC, Stamford, CT.
TA-W-62,858; Household Utilities, Inc., Kiel, WI.
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-62,637; Arcelor Mittal USA Weirton, Inc., Division of Arcelor
Mittal USA, Inc., Weirton, WV.
TA-W-62,674; Fiber Yarns and Fillers, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
TA-W-62,702; Merix Corporation, On-Site Leased Workers From Kelly
Services, Wood Village, OR.
TA-W-62,742; Edgebuilder Wall Panels, Inc., Formerly Norse Building
Systems, Ladysmith, WI.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-62,921; Advance America, Reading, PA.
The investigation revealed that criteria of Section 222(b)(2) have
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 March 3 through March 7, 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: March 11, 2008.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8-5727 Filed 3-20-08; 8:45 am]
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