Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 28558-28560 [E9-14063]
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Signed at Washington, DC this 13th day of
May 2009.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E9–14071 Filed 6–15–09; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–65,045A]
[TA–W–65,088]
Parkdale Mills, Inc., Plant #40,
Graniteville, South Carolina; Amended
Certification Regarding Eligibility To
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance
Snoke Special Products Co., Inc.
Including On-Site Leased Workers
From 1st Choice Personnel and East
Texas Staffing Jacksonville, TX;
Amended Certification Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26
U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the
Department of Labor issued a
Certification of Eligibility to Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance on April 6, 2009, applicable
to workers of Parkdale Mills, Inc., Plant
#40, Graniteville, South Carolina (TA–
W–65,045A). The notice will soon be
published in the Federal Register.
At the request of the State agency, the
Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm. The
workers produce yarn.
The review shows that all workers of
Parkdale Mills, Inc., Plant #40,
Graniteville, South Carolina, were
previously certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under petition
number TA–W–60,796, which expired
on March 21, 2009.
Therefore, in order to avoid an
overlap in worker group coverage, the
Department is amending the January 26,
2008 impact date established for TA–
W–65,045A, to read March 22, 2009.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–65,045A is hereby issued as
follows:
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‘‘All workers of Parkdale Mills, Inc., Plant
#40, Graniteville, South Carolina, who
became totally separated from employment
on March 22, 2009 through April 6, 2011, 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 22nd day
of April 2009.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273), and
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26
USC 2813), as amended, the Department
of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance on
February 12, 2009, applicable to
workers of Snoke Special Products Co.,
Inc., including on-site leased workers
from 1st Choice Personnel, Jacksonville,
Texas. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on March 3, 2009 (74
FR 9278).
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 copper tubing components for air
conditioners.
New information shows that some
workers separated from employment at
the subject firm had their wages
reported under a separate
unemployment insurance (UI) tax
account for East Texas Staffing, the
parent company of 1st Choice
Personnel.
Accordingly, the Department is
amending this certification to properly
reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers of
Snoke Special Products Co., Inc.,
Jacksonville, Texas, who were
secondarily affected as a supplier of
copper tubing components for air
conditioners to a trade certified firm.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–65,088 is hereby issued as
follows:
‘‘All workers of Snoke Special Products Co.,
Inc. including on-site leased workers from 1st
Choice Personnel and East Texas Staffing,
Jacksonville, Texas, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or
after February 2, 2008 through February 12,
2011, 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.’’
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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 May 4 through May 8, 2009.
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
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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.
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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–65,304A; TecumsehPower
Company, Sale Operations, Engine
Components, Salem, IN: February 2,
2008.
TA–W–65,304; TecumsehPower
Company, Dunlap Operations,
Dunlap, TN: February 2, 2008.
TA–W–65,806; Weyerhaeuser NR
Company, iLevel Division,
Castleberry, AL: April 14, 2008.
TA–W–64,958; Molex, Inc.,
Transportation Products Divisions,
Lincoln, NE: January 21, 2008.
TA–W–65,278; Beck Tool, Inc.,
Edinboro, PA: February 17, 2008.
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TA–W–65,284; Oakhurst Textiles, Inc.,
A Subsidiary of Oakhurst Specialty
Corporation, Browns Summits, NC:
February 17, 2008.
TA–W–65,292; KES Systems, Inc., A
Subsidiary of KES USA, Tempe, AZ:
February 5, 2008.
TA–W–65,477; Osborne and Osborne
Wood Products, A Division of
Paddy Mountain Lumber Company,
Galax, VA: February 19, 2008.
TA–W–65,698; Matrix Publishing
Services, York, PA: March 27, 2008.
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–65,708; Pattison Sign Group, A
Division of Pattison Group,
Limestone, ME: March 25, 2008.
TA–W–65,777; Weyerhaeuser NR
Company, iLevel Lumber Division,
Wright City, OK: April 7, 2008.
TA–W–65,778; Varco Pruden Buildings,
Eastern Region, Engineering Div.,
Kernersville, NC: April 8, 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–65,735A; Johnson Controls, Inc.,
Technology Centers, Holland, MI:
March 1, 2008.
TA–W–65,735; Johnson Controls, Inc.,
Technology Centers, Plymouth, MI:
March 1, 2008.
TA–W–65,759; Arvin Meritor LLC, Div.
of Light Vehicle Systems, Detroit,
MI: March 8, 2008.
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.
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.
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.
None.
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–64,436; Georgia Pacific, Inc.,
Wood Products Division, Coos Bay,
OR.
TA–W–65,246; Weyerhaeuser NR
Company, iLevel Lumber —
Aberdeen Div., Aberdeen, WA.
The workers’ firm does not produce an
article as required for certification
under Section 222 of the Trade Act
of 1974.
TA–W–65,696; Alcatel-Lucent,
Purchasing Department, Plano, TX.
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 May 4
through May 8, 2009. Copies of these
determinations are available for
inspection in Room N–5428, 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: May 15, 2009.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, 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 June 26, 2009.
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 June 26,
2009.
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 N–5428,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of
May 2009.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
APPENDIX
TAA petitions instituted between 5/4/09 and 5/8/09
Subject firm
(petitioners)
Location
Magneti Marelli Powertrain USA, LLC (Comp) ....................................
Albion Associates, Inc. (Wkrs) .............................................................
BGF Industries (Wkrs) ..........................................................................
In-Zone Athletic Wear (Comp) .............................................................
Carpenter Company (Wkrs) .................................................................
Scotty’s Fashions (Union) ....................................................................
Belcher-Robinson Foundry (Comp) .....................................................
Muth Mirror Systems (Wkrs) ................................................................
Progressive Stamping Company (Comp) ............................................
Morgan AM&T (IUE) .............................................................................
BG Labs (Comp) ..................................................................................
Fuel Systems, Inc. (Wkrs) ....................................................................
Collins Ink Corp. (Wkrs) .......................................................................
Cooper Tire and Rubber Company (Wkrs) ..........................................
Automatic Machine Product (Wkrs) .....................................................
Springs Global US Inc. (Comp) ...........................................................
Specmo Enterprises, Inc. (State) .........................................................
St. Onge Logging, Inc. (Comp) ............................................................
Symantec Corporation (Wkrs) ..............................................................
Sanford, NC ................
High Point, NC ............
Altavista, VA ................
Fyffe, AL ......................
Cookeville, TN .............
Lehighton, PA .............
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Sheboygan, WI ...........
Royal Oak, MI .............
Couder Sport, PA ........
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Chicago, IL ..................
Cincinnati, OH .............
Findlay, OH .................
Corinth, MS .................
Sardis, MS ..................
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Kalispell, MT ...............
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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 May 4
through May 8, 2009.
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
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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.
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-65,304A; TecumsehPower Company, Sale Operations, Engine
Components, Salem, IN: February 2, 2008.
TA-W-65,304; TecumsehPower Company, Dunlap Operations, Dunlap, TN:
February 2, 2008.
TA-W-65,806; Weyerhaeuser NR Company, iLevel Division, Castleberry, AL:
April 14, 2008.
TA-W-64,958; Molex, Inc., Transportation Products Divisions, Lincoln,
NE: January 21, 2008.
TA-W-65,278; Beck Tool, Inc., Edinboro, PA: February 17, 2008.
TA-W-65,284; Oakhurst Textiles, Inc., A Subsidiary of Oakhurst
Specialty Corporation, Browns Summits, NC: February 17, 2008.
TA-W-65,292; KES Systems, Inc., A Subsidiary of KES USA, Tempe, AZ:
February 5, 2008.
TA-W-65,477; Osborne and Osborne Wood Products, A Division of Paddy
Mountain Lumber Company, Galax, VA: February 19, 2008.
TA-W-65,698; Matrix Publishing Services, York, PA: March 27, 2008.
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-65,708; Pattison Sign Group, A Division of Pattison Group,
Limestone, ME: March 25, 2008.
TA-W-65,777; Weyerhaeuser NR Company, iLevel Lumber Division, Wright
City, OK: April 7, 2008.
TA-W-65,778; Varco Pruden Buildings, Eastern Region, Engineering Div.,
Kernersville, NC: April 8, 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-65,735A; Johnson Controls, Inc., Technology Centers, Holland, MI:
March 1, 2008.
TA-W-65,735; Johnson Controls, Inc., Technology Centers, Plymouth, MI:
March 1, 2008.
TA-W-65,759; Arvin Meritor LLC, Div. of Light Vehicle Systems, Detroit,
MI: March 8, 2008.
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.
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.
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.
None.
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-64,436; Georgia Pacific, Inc., Wood Products Division, Coos Bay,
OR.
TA-W-65,246; Weyerhaeuser NR Company, iLevel Lumber -- Aberdeen Div.,
Aberdeen, WA.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-65,696; Alcatel-Lucent, Purchasing Department, Plano, TX.
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 May 4 through May 8, 2009. Copies of these
determinations are available for inspection in Room N-5428, 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: May 15, 2009.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E9-14063 Filed 6-15-09; 8:45 am]
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