Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 44284-44285 [E8-17377]

Download as PDF mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 44284 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 147 / Wednesday, July 30, 2008 / Notices Facility, Adecco, Cheektowaga, NY: June 26, 2007. TA–W–63,624; UFE, Inc., River Falls Molding Div., River Falls, WI: June 27, 2007. TA–W–63,634; Wausau Paper Specialty Products, LLC, Paid by Mosinee Paper, Manpower, Jackson, MS: June 28, 2007. TA–W–63,637; Hayes Lemmerz International—Georgia, Inc. Resource Mfg, Kelly Services & Chase Technical, Gainesville, GA: July 1, 2007. TA–W–63,652; Brake Parts, Inc., Subsidiary of Affinia, Inc., Affinia Under Vehicle Group, Dallas, TX: June 16, 2007. TA–W–63,659; Unilever Illinois Manufacturing, LLC, Food Solutions Division, Franklin Park, IL: July 9, 2007. TA–W–63,520; American Dynamics, Access Control & Video Systems Division, San Diego, CA: June 6, 2007. TA–W–63,474; Advertising Department of The Anderson Independent, Anderson, SC: May 23, 2007. TA–W–63,499; Kincaid Furniture Company, Inc., Plant 1, Foothills Temporary Employment, Hudson, NC: May 18, 2008. TA–W–63,499A; Kincaid Furniture Company, Inc., Corporate Office, Hudson, NC: May 18, 2008. TA–W–63,575; Philips Consumer Lifestyles, Ledgewood, NJ: June 18, 2007. TA–W–63,626; Mahle Engine Components USA, Inc., Manchester, MO: June 27, 2007. TA–W–63,635; Robert Bosch, LLC, Aftermarket Division, Broadview, IL: June 27, 2007. TA–W–63,646; Sorin Group USA, Inc, Excel Personnel, Arvada, CO: September 9, 2008. 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–63,483; Southern Industrial Fabrics, Rossville, GA: June 5, 2007. TA–W–63,597; Murpac of Indiana, LLC, Remington, IN: June 19, 2007. TA–W–63,627; Chrysler, LLC, Toledo Machining Plant, Perrysburg, OH: June 26, 2007. TA–W–63,686; Kelsey-Hayes Company, Braking and Suspension Division, Fenton, MO: July 11, 2007. The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are certified eligible to VerDate Aug<31>2005 23:06 Jul 29, 2008 Jkt 214001 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. TA–W–63,604; Destron Fearing, Animal Applications Division, South St. Paul, MN: June 26, 2007. TA–W–63,589; Delfingen US, Inc., San Antonio, TX: June 24, 2007. The Department has determined that criterion (3) of Section 246 has not been met. Competition conditions within the workers’ industry are not adverse. TA–W–63,317; Union Carbide Corporation, Subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, South Charleston, WV: May 5, 2007. 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–63,516; Morlite/Vista Lighting, Genlyte Group, Erie, PA. TA–W–63,525; Overhead Door Corporation, Sectional Facility, Lewistown, PA. TA–W–63,621; Valco Furniture USA, Inc., Malone, NY. The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in production to a foreign country) have not been met. TA–W–63,116; Dott Manufacturing Company, Division of Dott Industries, Inc., Deckerville, MI. TA–W–63,548; Colville Indian Precision Pine, Forest Products Division, Omak, WA. TA–W–63,640; 3M Touch Systems, Subsidiary of 3M, Electro & Communications Division, Milwaukee, WI. The workers’ firm does not produce an article as required for certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. TA–W–63,586; EPCO LLC, Fremont, OH. TA–W–63,633; Quest Diagnostics, Exam One Division, Creve Coeur, MO. 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 July 14 through July 18, 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: July 23, 2008. Erin Fitzgerald, Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E8–17378 Filed 7–29–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Petitions have been filed with the Secretary of Labor under Section 221(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and are identified in the Appendix to this notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Employment and Training Administration, has instituted investigations pursuant to Section 221(a) of the Act. The purpose of each of the investigations is to determine whether E:\FR\FM\30JYN1.SGM 30JYN1 44285 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 147 / Wednesday, July 30, 2008 / Notices 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 August 11, 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 August 11, 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 23rd day of July 2008. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. APPENDIX [TAA petitions instituted between 7/14/08 and 7/18/08] Subject firm (petitioners) Location Stanley Furniture Company (Comp) .................................... Tower Automotive (UAW) ..................................................... Invensys Controls (Comp) .................................................... Artistics Plating and Metal Finishing, Inc. (Comp) ............... Numatech, Inc. (Comp) ........................................................ Orbeco-Hellige, Inc. (Comp) ................................................. Accenture HR Services (Wkrs) ............................................ Kelsey-Hayes Company (Comp) .......................................... International Wood LLC (Wkrs) ............................................ Royal Home Fashions—Plant 4 (Comp) .............................. Brazeway, Inc. (Comp) ......................................................... Burle Industries (IBEW) ........................................................ NewPage Corporation—Niagara Mill (Comp) ...................... Firewire Surfboards (Wkrs) .................................................. Classic Components Corporation (State) ............................. Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc. (Rep) ........................... Tubular Metal Systems, LLC (Wkrs) .................................... Johnson Controls Injection Molding, LLC (Comp) ............... MTD Southwest, Inc. (Comp) ............................................... Filtran, Inc. (Wkrs) ................................................................ England, Inc. (Comp) ........................................................... NewPage Wisconsin Systems, Inc. (Comp) ........................ CTS & I Millwork (Wkrs) ....................................................... Intermec Service Center (Wkrs) ........................................... Armstrong Wood Products, Inc. (Comp) .............................. Parmelee Industries, Inc. (Wkrs) .......................................... Border Apparel Laundry, Ltd (Comp) ................................... Carolina Wholesale Neon (Wkrs) ......................................... Alcoa Rockdale Operations (USW) ...................................... ABB, Inc’s (State) ................................................................. RFMD (RF Micro Devices) (Rep) ......................................... Citgo Lube and Wax Facility (State) .................................... Lexington, NC ....................... Clinton Twp, MI ..................... Plain City, OH ....................... Anaheim, CA ......................... Wixom, MI ............................. Farmingdale, NY ................... San Antonio, TX .................... Fenton, MO ........................... Weslaco, TX .......................... Henderson, NC ..................... Adrian, MI .............................. Lancaster, PA ....................... Niagara, WI ........................... San Diego, CA ...................... Scottsdale, AZ ....................... Asheboro, NC ....................... Pinconning, MI ...................... Clarkston, MI ......................... Tempe, AZ ............................ Ogdensburg, NY ................... New Tazewell, TN ................. Kimberly, WI .......................... Rocky Mountain, VA ............. Cedar Rapids, IA .................. Oneida, TN ............................ Windsor, MO ......................... El Paso, TX ........................... Mt. Airy, NC .......................... Barkdale, TX ......................... Mansfield, LA ........................ Greensboro, NC .................... Lake Charles, LA .................. TA–W 63679 63680 63681 63682 63683 63684 63685 63686 63687 63688 63689 63690 63691 63692 63693 63694 63695 63696 63697 63698 63699 63700 63701 63702 63703 63704 63705 63706 63707 63708 63709 63710 ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ [FR Doc. E8–17377 Filed 7–29–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES [TA–W–58,624] Fairchild Semiconductor International Mountain Top, Pennsylvania; Notice of Revised Determination on Remand On April 18, 2008, the U.S. Court of International Trade (USCIT) remanded to the Department of Labor (Department) for further investigation the matter VerDate Aug<31>2005 23:06 Jul 29, 2008 Jkt 214001 Former Employees of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation v. United States Secretary of Labor, Court No. 06– 00215. In the January 11, 2006 petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA), an official of Fairchild Semiconductor International (the subject firm) alleged that production of ‘‘discrete semiconductor devices’’ at Fairchild Semiconductor International, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania (the subject facility) ‘‘deteriorated because of a transfer of production’’ abroad and that its customers are ‘‘purchasing similar PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Date of institution 07/14/08 07/14/08 07/14/08 07/14/08 07/14/08 07/14/08 07/14/08 07/14/08 07/14/08 07/15/08 07/15/08 07/15/08 07/15/08 07/15/08 07/15/08 07/15/08 07/15/08 07/16/08 07/16/08 07/16/08 07/16/08 07/16/08 07/16/08 07/16/08 07/16/08 07/16/08 07/16/08 07/16/08 07/17/08 07/17/08 07/17/08 07/18/08 Date of petition 07/11/08 07/11/08 07/11/08 07/11/08 07/10/08 07/08/08 07/11/08 07/11/08 07/11/08 07/14/08 07/02/08 07/11/08 07/11/08 07/02/08 07/14/08 07/14/08 07/14/08 07/15/08 07/12/08 07/07/08 07/07/08 07/07/08 07/03/08 07/15/08 07/11/08 07/11/08 07/15/08 07/07/08 07/14/08 07/16/08 07/09/08 07/17/08 devices from other suppliers with locations in foreign countries.’’ AR 3–4. The initial investigation revealed that semiconductor wafers were produced at the subject facility during the relevant period, AR 27–28, 30, 42, that the subject facility shifted semiconductor wafer production to China, AR 27–28, and that the subject facility did not import semiconductor wafers after the shift. AR 7, 27, 59. On February 28, 2006, the Department issued a negative determination regarding workers’ eligibility to apply for TAA and ATAA for those workers of the subject facility. AR 41. The Department’s Notice of determination was published in the Federal Register E:\FR\FM\30JYN1.SGM 30JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44284-44285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17377]


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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

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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 August 11, 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 
August 11, 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 23rd day of July 2008.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

                                                    Appendix
                             [TAA petitions instituted between 7/14/08 and 7/18/08]
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                                                                                      Date of         Date of
            TA-W             Subject firm  (petitioners)         Location           institution      petition
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63679......................  Stanley Furniture Company    Lexington, NC.........        07/14/08        07/11/08
                              (Comp).
63680......................  Tower Automotive (UAW).....  Clinton Twp, MI.......        07/14/08        07/11/08
63681......................  Invensys Controls (Comp)...  Plain City, OH........        07/14/08        07/11/08
63682......................  Artistics Plating and Metal  Anaheim, CA...........        07/14/08        07/11/08
                              Finishing, Inc. (Comp).
63683......................  Numatech, Inc. (Comp)......  Wixom, MI.............        07/14/08        07/10/08
63684......................  Orbeco-Hellige, Inc. (Comp)  Farmingdale, NY.......        07/14/08        07/08/08
63685......................  Accenture HR Services        San Antonio, TX.......        07/14/08        07/11/08
                              (Wkrs).
63686......................  Kelsey-Hayes Company (Comp)  Fenton, MO............        07/14/08        07/11/08
63687......................  International Wood LLC       Weslaco, TX...........        07/14/08        07/11/08
                              (Wkrs).
63688......................  Royal Home Fashions--Plant   Henderson, NC.........        07/15/08        07/14/08
                              4 (Comp).
63689......................  Brazeway, Inc. (Comp)......  Adrian, MI............        07/15/08        07/02/08
63690......................  Burle Industries (IBEW)....  Lancaster, PA.........        07/15/08        07/11/08
63691......................  NewPage Corporation--        Niagara, WI...........        07/15/08        07/11/08
                              Niagara Mill (Comp).
63692......................  Firewire Surfboards (Wkrs).  San Diego, CA.........        07/15/08        07/02/08
63693......................  Classic Components           Scottsdale, AZ........        07/15/08        07/14/08
                              Corporation (State).
63694......................  Klaussner Furniture          Asheboro, NC..........        07/15/08        07/14/08
                              Industries, Inc. (Rep).
63695......................  Tubular Metal Systems, LLC   Pinconning, MI........        07/15/08        07/14/08
                              (Wkrs).
63696......................  Johnson Controls Injection   Clarkston, MI.........        07/16/08        07/15/08
                              Molding, LLC (Comp).
63697......................  MTD Southwest, Inc. (Comp).  Tempe, AZ.............        07/16/08        07/12/08
63698......................  Filtran, Inc. (Wkrs).......  Ogdensburg, NY........        07/16/08        07/07/08
63699......................  England, Inc. (Comp).......  New Tazewell, TN......        07/16/08        07/07/08
63700......................  NewPage Wisconsin Systems,   Kimberly, WI..........        07/16/08        07/07/08
                              Inc. (Comp).
63701......................  CTS & I Millwork (Wkrs)....  Rocky Mountain, VA....        07/16/08        07/03/08
63702......................  Intermec Service Center      Cedar Rapids, IA......        07/16/08        07/15/08
                              (Wkrs).
63703......................  Armstrong Wood Products,     Oneida, TN............        07/16/08        07/11/08
                              Inc. (Comp).
63704......................  Parmelee Industries, Inc.    Windsor, MO...........        07/16/08        07/11/08
                              (Wkrs).
63705......................  Border Apparel Laundry, Ltd  El Paso, TX...........        07/16/08        07/15/08
                              (Comp).
63706......................  Carolina Wholesale Neon      Mt. Airy, NC..........        07/16/08        07/07/08
                              (Wkrs).
63707......................  Alcoa Rockdale Operations    Barkdale, TX..........        07/17/08        07/14/08
                              (USW).
63708......................  ABB, Inc's (State).........  Mansfield, LA.........        07/17/08        07/16/08
63709......................  RFMD (RF Micro Devices)      Greensboro, NC........        07/17/08        07/09/08
                              (Rep).
63710......................  Citgo Lube and Wax Facility  Lake Charles, LA......        07/18/08        07/17/08
                              (State).
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