Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 54172-54174 [E8-21839]
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The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–63,589 is hereby issued as
follows:
‘‘All workers of Delfingen US, Inc.,
formerly known as M&Q Plastic Products,
also known as Safanou, Inc., San Antonio,
Texas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June
24, 2007, through July 16, 2010, are eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.’’
I further determine that all workers of
Delfingen US, Inc., formerly known as M&Q
Plastic Products, also known as Safanou, Inc.,
San Antonio, Texas, are denied eligibility to
apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act
of 1974.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of
September 2008
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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the impact date from July 24, 2007 to
March 7, 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
Federal Mogul Corporation who were
adversely affected by increased imports
of sealed beam forward lighting.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–63,766 is hereby issued as
follows:
‘‘All workers of Federal Mogul
Corporation, Lighting Products Division,
Boyertown, Pennsylvania, who became
totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 7, 2008,
through August 27, 2010, 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 10th day of
September 2008.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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Federal Mogul Corporation Lighting
Products Division, Boyertown, PA;
Amended Certification Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
In accordance with section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and
section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26
U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the
Department of Labor issued a
Certification of Eligibility to Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance on August 27, 2008,
applicable to workers of Federal Mogul
Corporation, Lighting Products Division,
Boyertown, Pennsylvania. The notice
will be published soon in the Federal
Register .
At the request of the State agency, the
Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in the production
of sealed beam forward lighting
products.
Findings show that there was a
previous certification, TA–W–58,721,
issued on March 6, 2006, for the
workers of the Boyertown, Pennsylvania
location of the subject firm. That
certification expired March 6, 2008. To
avoid an overlap in worker group
coverage for the workers of the
Boyertown, Pennsylvania location, the
certification is being amended to change
Irwin Industrial Tools Including On-Site
Leased Workers From Work-A-While,
Advance Services, Inc. and Oasis
Staffing Dewitt, Nebraska; Amended
Certification Regarding Eligibility To
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–62,022]
In accordance with section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and
section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26
U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the
Department of Labor issued a
Certification of Eligibility to Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance on August 31, 2007,
applicable to workers of Irwin Industrial
Tools, including on-site leased workers
from Work-A-While and Advance
Services, Inc., Dewitt, Nebraska. The
notice was published in the Federal
Register on September 11, 2007 (72 FR
51845).
At the request of the State agency, the
Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in the production
of VISE–GRIP locking pliers and
clamps.
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New information shows that leased
workers of Oasis Staffing were
employed on-site at the Dewitt,
Nebraska location of Irwin Industrial
Tools.
The Department has determined that
these workers were sufficiently under
the control of the subject firm to be
considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the
Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers
of Oasis Staffing working on-site at the
Dewitt, Nebraska location of the subject
firm.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers
employed at Irwin Industrial who were
adversely affected by a shift in
production of VISE-GRIP locking pliers
and clamps to China.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–62,022 is hereby issued as
follows:
‘‘All workers of Irwin Industrial Tools,
including on-site leased workers from WorkA-While, Advance Services, Inc. and Oasis
Staffing, Dewitt, Nebraska, who became
totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 21, 2006,
through August 31, 2009, 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 10th day of
September 2008.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–21840 Filed 9–17–08; 8:45 am]
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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 September 1 through
September 5, 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
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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;
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(2) The workers’ firm (or subdivision)
is a supplier or downstream producer to
a firm (or subdivision) that employed a
group of workers who received a
certification of eligibility to apply for
trade adjustment assistance benefits and
such supply or production is related to
the article that was the basis for such
certification; and
(3) Either—
(A) The workers’ firm is a supplier
and the component parts it supplied for
the firm (or subdivision) described in
paragraph (2) accounted for at least 20
percent of the production or sales of the
workers’ firm; or
(B) A loss or business by the workers’
firm with the firm (or subdivision)
described in paragraph (2) contributed
importantly to the workers’ separation
or threat of separation.
In order for the Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance (ATAA) for older workers,
the group eligibility requirements of
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act
must be met.
1. Whether a significant number of
workers in the workers’ firm are 50
years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the
workers’ firm possess skills that are not
easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within
the workers’ industry (i.e., conditions
within the industry are adverse).
Affirmative Determinations for Worker
Adjustment Assistance
The following certifications have been
issued. The date following the company
name and location of each
determination references the impact
date for all workers of such
determination.
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of the
Trade Act have been met.
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.
TA–W–63,944; Norma Products (US),
Inc., Wixom, MI: August 19, 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)
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
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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–63,744; Alexvale Furniture
Company, Kincaid Furniture Co.,
Plant 1, Upholstery, Mulberry,
Taylorsville, NC: July 8, 2008.
TA–W–63,725; Superior Sample
Company, Rochester, IN: July 11,
2007.
TA–W–63,733; Center Manufacturing
Company, Inc., Bellevue, OH: July
23, 2007.
TA–W–63,873; Century Furniture,
Highland House Division,
Subsidiary of CV Industrial,
Hickory, NC: August 13, 2007.
TA–W–63,977; Easy Garment, Inc., New
York, NY: August 29, 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–63,721A; Hutchinson FTS, Inc.,
High Pressure Plant 2, Placement
Pros, Livingston, TN: July 17, 2007.
TA–W–63,721B; Hutchinson FTS, Inc.,
Central Warehouse, Livingston, TN:
July 17, 2007.
TA–W–63,721; Hutchinson FTS, Inc.,
High Pressure Plant 1, Placement
Pros, Livingston, TN: July 17, 2007.
TA–W–63,825; Accuride International,
Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA: August
5, 2007.
TA–W–63,839; Blue Water Automotive
Systems, Inc., Howell, MI: August
7, 2007.
TA–W–63,882; Kohler Company,
Searcy, AR: August 15, 2007.
TA–W–63,927; Delfingen US, Inc., El
Paso Division, El Paso, TX: August
22, 2007.
TA–W–63,929; Superior Industries
International Incorporated,
Pittsburg, KS: August 22, 2007.
TA–W–63,773; McAllister Corporation,
dba Environmental Power Coating,
Caledonia, MI: July 29, 2007.
TA–W–63,752; San Francisco Network,
San Rafael, CA: July 18, 2007.
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TA–W–63,769; TSI Graphics,
Effingham, IL: July 28, 2007.
TA–W–63,906; Bel Power, Inc., Kelly
Services, Westboro, MA: August 19,
2007.
TA–W–63,782; Whirlpool Corporation,
LaVergne Division, LaVergne, TN:
September 16, 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–63,723; General Motors
Corporation, GMNA Powetrain
Masena, Massena, NY: July 16,
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.
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Negative Determinations for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, it has been
determined that the requirements of
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for
the reasons specified.
The Department has determined that
criterion (1) of Section 246 has not been
met. The firm does not have a
significant number of workers 50 years
of age or older.
TA–W–63,944; Norma Products (US),
Inc., Wixom, MI.
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.
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TA–W–63,786; International
Automotive Components, Group
North America, Inc., Rochester
Hills, MI.
TA–W–63,865; SFO Apparel, Inc.,
Brisbane, CA.
TA–W–63,930; Liberty Molds, Inc.,
Portage, MI.
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–63,896; Neoconix, Inc.,
Sunnyvale, CA.
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–63,567; Huber Engineered
Woods, LLC, Broken Bow, OK.
TA–W–63,719; 3M Precision Optics,
Inc., Cincinnati, OH.
TA–W–63,722; California Professional
Dyework, City of Industry,CA.
TA–W–63,806; Core Molding
Technologies, Gaffney, SC.
TA–W–63,910; Magna Services of
America, Inc., Magna Aftermarket,
Inc., Greenville, MI.
The workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
TA–W–63,831; OTC International Ltd.,
Long Island City, NY.
TA–W–63,905; ConAgra Foods, Omaha,
NE.
TA–W–63,936; Emerson Power
Transmission, Frontline
CustomerService Div., Maysville,
KY.
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 September
1 through September 5, 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: September 11, 2008.
Erin Fitzgerald,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
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Pitney Bowes Tech Central
Infrastructure & Support Services,
Danbury, CT; Notice of Negative
Determination on Reconsideration
On July 15, 2008, the Department
issued an Affirmative Determination
Regarding Application for
Reconsideration for the workers and
former workers of the subject firm. The
notice was published in the Federal
Register on July 21, 2008 (73 FR 42368).
The initial investigation resulted in a
negative determination based on the
finding that worker group does not
produce an article within the meaning
of section 222 for the Trade Act of 1974.
The investigation revealed that workers
of Pitney Bowes, Tech Central
Infrastructure & Support Services,
Danbury, Connecticut performed IT
technical support for Pitney Bowes, Inc.,
which included tech support for the
mainframe, network, and supporting
software, including upgrades, installs,
patches, maintenance, help desk
support and repair.
In the request for reconsideration the
petitioner stated that workers of Tech
Central Infrastructure & Support
Services are Computer Operations
Management and Staff, Server
Engineering and Support, Network
Engineering and Support,
Telecommunications Engineering and
Support and various Application
Support group (HR, SAP, Lotus Notes,
etc.) The petitioner further alleged that
the workers of the subject firm
supported production of Postage Meters
by building custom servers, applications
and infrastructure, ‘‘built the physical
equipment that allows Pitney Bowes to
offer additional products and services’’
and ‘‘supported production of custom
stamps by designing, implementation,
storage and support of this product.’’
On reconsideration, the Department
contacted a company official and
requested additional information
regarding the production of various
products by Pitney Bowes and whether
workers of the subject firm supported
production of the above mentioned
products.
The company official stated that
Pitney Bowes, Inc. bought servers from
a third-party vendor and in no sense
built these servers or develop
applications or code. Furthermore, the
company official stated that the workers
of the subject firm neither built physical
equipment nor designed or created 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
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
September 1 through September 5, 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
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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 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.
TA-W-63,944; Norma Products (US), Inc., Wixom, MI: August 19, 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) 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-63,744; Alexvale Furniture Company, Kincaid Furniture Co., Plant
1, Upholstery, Mulberry, Taylorsville, NC: July 8, 2008.
TA-W-63,725; Superior Sample Company, Rochester, IN: July 11, 2007.
TA-W-63,733; Center Manufacturing Company, Inc., Bellevue, OH: July 23,
2007.
TA-W-63,873; Century Furniture, Highland House Division, Subsidiary of
CV Industrial, Hickory, NC: August 13, 2007.
TA-W-63,977; Easy Garment, Inc., New York, NY: August 29, 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-63,721A; Hutchinson FTS, Inc., High Pressure Plant 2, Placement
Pros, Livingston, TN: July 17, 2007.
TA-W-63,721B; Hutchinson FTS, Inc., Central Warehouse, Livingston, TN:
July 17, 2007.
TA-W-63,721; Hutchinson FTS, Inc., High Pressure Plant 1, Placement
Pros, Livingston, TN: July 17, 2007.
TA-W-63,825; Accuride International, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA: August
5, 2007.
TA-W-63,839; Blue Water Automotive Systems, Inc., Howell, MI: August 7,
2007.
TA-W-63,882; Kohler Company, Searcy, AR: August 15, 2007.
TA-W-63,927; Delfingen US, Inc., El Paso Division, El Paso, TX: August
22, 2007.
TA-W-63,929; Superior Industries International Incorporated, Pittsburg,
KS: August 22, 2007.
TA-W-63,773; McAllister Corporation, dba Environmental Power Coating,
Caledonia, MI: July 29, 2007.
TA-W-63,752; San Francisco Network, San Rafael, CA: July 18, 2007.
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TA-W-63,769; TSI Graphics, Effingham, IL: July 28, 2007.
TA-W-63,906; Bel Power, Inc., Kelly Services, Westboro, MA: August 19,
2007.
TA-W-63,782; Whirlpool Corporation, LaVergne Division, LaVergne, TN:
September 16, 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-63,723; General Motors Corporation, GMNA Powetrain Masena,
Massena, NY: July 16, 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.
TA-W-63,944; Norma Products (US), Inc., Wixom, MI.
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-63,786; International Automotive Components, Group North America,
Inc., Rochester Hills, MI.
TA-W-63,865; SFO Apparel, Inc., Brisbane, CA.
TA-W-63,930; Liberty Molds, Inc., Portage, MI.
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-63,896; Neoconix, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA.
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-63,567; Huber Engineered Woods, LLC, Broken Bow, OK.
TA-W-63,719; 3M Precision Optics, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.
TA-W-63,722; California Professional Dyework, City of Industry,CA.
TA-W-63,806; Core Molding Technologies, Gaffney, SC.
TA-W-63,910; Magna Services of America, Inc., Magna Aftermarket, Inc.,
Greenville, MI.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-63,831; OTC International Ltd., Long Island City, NY.
TA-W-63,905; ConAgra Foods, Omaha, NE.
TA-W-63,936; Emerson Power Transmission, Frontline CustomerService
Div., Maysville, KY.
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 September 1 through September 5, 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: September 11, 2008.
Erin Fitzgerald,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8-21839 Filed 9-17-08; 8:45 am]
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