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partially separated, or threatened with
such separation.
In the request for reconsideration, the
petitioner claimed that worker
separations had occurred during the
relevant time period and provided
documentation in support of this
allegation.
The Department has carefully
reviewed the request for reconsideration
and the existing record, and has
determined that the Department will
conduct further investigation to
determine if the petitioning workers
meet the eligibility requirements of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
Conclusion
After careful review of the
application, I conclude that the claim is
of sufficient weight to justify
reconsideration of the U.S. Department
of Labor’s prior decision. The
application is, therefore, granted.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of
April 2011.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Information about the DOL Notification
Process for Worker Abandonment, or
Termination for Cause for H–2A
Temporary Agricultural Labor
Certifications
Employment and Training
Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This Notice announces
specific instructions employers must
follow when notifying the Department
of Labor’s (Department) Office of
Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) that
an H–2A worker certified on an
Application for Temporary Employment
Certification or a worker in
corresponding employment has
voluntarily abandoned employment, or
was terminated for cause before the end
of the work contract period.
DATES: This Notice is effective on April
14, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William L. Carlson, PhD, Administrator,
Office of Foreign Labor Certification,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202)
693–3010 (this is not a toll-free
number).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On February 12, 2010, the Department
published a Final Rule on the
Temporary Agricultural Employment of
H–2A Aliens in the United States (U.S.),
75 FR 6884, Feb. 12, 2010 (2010 Final
Rule). The H–2A nonimmigrant worker
visa program enables U.S. agricultural
employers to employ foreign workers on
a temporary basis to perform
agricultural labor or services, when
willing and qualified U.S. workers are
unavailable and the employment of the
H–2A workers will not adversely affect
the wages and working conditions of
similarly employed workers in the
United States.
Occasionally, H–2A workers or
workers in corresponding employment
voluntarily leave their employment or
are terminated for cause before the
specified contract term expires. The
2010 Final Rule provides that an
employer will not be responsible for
transportation and subsistence expenses
and/or the three-fourths guarantee
related to such an H–2A worker or
worker in corresponding employment,
where the H–2A worker or worker in
corresponding employment abandons
employment or is terminated for cause
before the end date of the contract
period, as specified in the Application
for Temporary Employment
Certification, if the employer notifies
OFLC’s National Processing Center
(NPC) (and the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) in the case of an H–2A
worker) of such abandonment or
termination.
As set out in 20 CFR 655.122(n), in
such instances, the employer must
notify the NPC (and DHS in the case of
an H–2A worker) in writing, or by any
other method specified by the
Department or DHS in a manner
specified in a notice published in the
Federal Register, no later than 2
working days after the abandonment or
termination occurs. An abandonment
begins after an H–2A worker or worker
in corresponding employment fails to
report for work at the regularly
scheduled time for 5 consecutive work
days without consent of the employer.
II. Notification Process
Beginning on the effective date of this
Notice, the written notification, as set
forth in 20 CFR 655.122(n), must be
provided by one of the following means:
1. By electronic mail (e-mail) to: H2A.
abandonment&termination.chicago@
dol.gov, or
2. Employers without internet access
may instead send written notification
by:
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(a) Facsimile to: (312) 353–6666; or
(b) U.S. Mail to: U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Foreign Labor
Certification, Chicago National
Processing Center, 536 South Clark
Street, 9th floor, Chicago, Illinois
60605–1509.
In order to ensure prompt and
effective processing of the notification,
the Department requests that the
employer’s notice include at a minimum
the following information:
1. The reason(s) for notification or late
notification, if applicable;
2. The date of abandonment or
termination;
3. The number of H–2A worker(s)
and/or other worker(s) in corresponding
employment who abandoned or was/
were terminated for cause, and the name
of each such H–2A worker and/or
worker in corresponding employment,
each employee’s last known address
(other than employer-provided
housing);
4. The Application/Certification
number(s); and
5. The employer’s name; address,
telephone number, and Federal
Employer Identification Number (FEIN).
The NPC will also accept a copy of
the written notification of abandonment
or termination for cause submitted by
the employer to DHS as long as it
contains all of the information listed
above and is submitted to the NPC via
one of the means enumerated in this
Notice. Failure to provide notice or
failure to provide timely notice may
lead to a finding of noncompliance with
the transportation and subsistence
expenses and/or the three-fourths
guarantee provisions as set forth in 20
CFR 655.122(n).
Signed in Washington, DC, this 8th day of
April 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011–8969 Filed 4–13–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Request for Certification of
Compliance—Rural Industrialization
Loan and Grant Program
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Employment and
Training Administration is issuing this
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notice to announce the receipt of a
‘‘Certification of Non-Relocation and
Market and Capacity Information
Report’’ (Form 4279–2) for the following:
Applicant/Location: Elm City Food
Cooperative, Inc./New Haven,
Connecticut.
Principal Product/Purpose: The loan,
guarantee, or grant application is to
finance build-out, equipment and startup costs of a cooperative based fullservice retail grocery store that will
carry mostly natural and organic foods.
The co-op will source the food from
approximately 150 local and regional
farmers and 50 local and regional food
processors. The grocery store is to be
located in New Haven, Connecticut. The
NAICS industry code for this enterprise
is: 445110 (supermarket and other
grocery (except convenience) stores).
DATES: All interested parties may submit
comments in writing no later than April
28, 2011.
Copies of adverse comments received
will be forwarded to the applicant noted
above.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments
concerning this notice to Anthony D.
Dais, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room S–4231,
Washington, DC 20210; or e-mail
Dais.Anthony@dol.gov; or transmit via
fax (202) 693–3015 (this is not a toll-free
number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony D. Dais, at telephone number
(202) 693–2784 (this is not a toll-free
number).
Section
188 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act of 1972, as established
under 29 CFR part 75, authorizes the
United States Department of Agriculture
to make or guarantee loans or grants to
finance industrial and business
activities in rural areas. The Secretary of
Labor must review the application for
financial assistance for the purpose of
certifying to the Secretary of Agriculture
that the assistance is not calculated, or
likely, to result in: (a) A transfer of any
employment or business activity from
one area to another by the loan
applicant’s business operation; or, (b)
An increase in the production of goods,
materials, services, or facilities in an
area where there is not sufficient
demand to employ the efficient capacity
of existing competitive enterprises
unless the financial assistance will not
have an adverse impact on existing
competitive enterprises in the area. The
Employment and Training
Administration within the Department
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of Labor is responsible for the review
and certification process. Comments
should address the two bases for
certification and, if possible, provide
data to assist in the analysis of these
issues.
Signed: at Washington, DC, this 8th of
April, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Request for Certification of
Compliance—Rural Industrialization
Loan and Grant Program
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Employment and
Training Administration is issuing this
notice to announce the receipt of a
‘‘Certification of Non-Relocation and
Market and Capacity Information
Report’’ (Form 4279–2) for the following:
Applicant/Location: Sun Life Family
Health Center, Inc./Queen Creek,
Arizona.
Principal Product/Purpose: The loan,
guarantee, or grant application is to
provide long-term financing of the
headquarters facility and long-term
working capital for the new expansion
in the Casa Grande, Eloy, and Queen
Creek facilities. The company’s
headquarters are located in Queen
Creek, Arizona. The NAICS industry
code for this enterprise is: 621498
(community health centers and clinics,
outpatient).
DATES: All interested parties may submit
comments in writing no later than April
28, 2011.
Copies of adverse comments received
will be forwarded to the applicant noted
above.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments
concerning this notice to Anthony D.
Dais, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room S–4231,
Washington, DC 20210; or e-mail
Dais.Anthony@dol.gov; or transmit via
fax (202)693–3015 (this is not a toll-free
number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony D. Dais, at telephone number
(202)693–2784 (this is not a toll-free
number).
SUMMARY:
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Section
188 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act of 1972, as established
under 29 CFR part 75, authorizes the
United States Department of Agriculture
to make or guarantee loans or grants to
finance industrial and business
activities in rural areas. The Secretary of
Labor must review the application for
financial assistance for the purpose of
certifying to the Secretary of Agriculture
that the assistance is not calculated, or
likely, to result in: (a) A transfer of any
employment or business activity from
one area to another by the loan
applicant’s business operation; or, (b)
An increase in the production of goods,
materials, services, or facilities in an
area where there is not sufficient
demand to employ the efficient capacity
of existing competitive enterprises
unless the financial assistance will not
have an adverse impact on existing
competitive enterprises in the area. The
Employment and Training
Administration within the Department
of Labor is responsible for the review
and certification process. Comments
should address the two bases for
certification and, if possible, provide
data to assist in the analysis of these
issues.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Signed at Washington, DC this 8th day of
April, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
[FR Doc. 2011–8991 Filed 4–13–11; 8:45 am]
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American Spring Wire Corporation,
Kankakee, IL; Notice of Revised
Determination on Reconsideration
On October 7, 2010, the Department
issued a Notice of Affirmative
Determination Regarding Application
for Reconsideration for the workers and
former workers of American Spring
Wire Corporation, Kankakee, Illinois
(subject firm) to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA). The
Department’s Notice was published in
the Federal Register on October 25,
2010 (75 FR 65516). The subject workers
are engaged in employment related to
the production of spring wire. The
worker group does not include leased
workers.
New information obtained during the
reconsideration investigation revealed
that workers and former workers of
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Request for Certification of Compliance--Rural Industrialization
Loan and Grant Program
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration is issuing this
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notice to announce the receipt of a ``Certification of Non-Relocation
and Market and Capacity Information Report'' (Form 4279-2) for the
following:
Applicant/Location: Elm City Food Cooperative, Inc./New Haven,
Connecticut.
Principal Product/Purpose: The loan, guarantee, or grant
application is to finance build-out, equipment and start-up costs of a
cooperative based full-service retail grocery store that will carry
mostly natural and organic foods. The co-op will source the food from
approximately 150 local and regional farmers and 50 local and regional
food processors. The grocery store is to be located in New Haven,
Connecticut. The NAICS industry code for this enterprise is: 445110
(supermarket and other grocery (except convenience) stores).
DATES: All interested parties may submit comments in writing no later
than April 28, 2011.
Copies of adverse comments received will be forwarded to the
applicant noted above.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Anthony D.
Dais, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-4231, Washington, DC 20210; or e-
mail Dais.Anthony@dol.gov; or transmit via fax (202) 693-3015 (this is
not a toll-free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony D. Dais, at telephone number
(202) 693-2784 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 188 of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act of 1972, as established under 29 CFR part 75,
authorizes the United States Department of Agriculture to make or
guarantee loans or grants to finance industrial and business activities
in rural areas. The Secretary of Labor must review the application for
financial assistance for the purpose of certifying to the Secretary of
Agriculture that the assistance is not calculated, or likely, to result
in: (a) A transfer of any employment or business activity from one area
to another by the loan applicant's business operation; or, (b) An
increase in the production of goods, materials, services, or facilities
in an area where there is not sufficient demand to employ the efficient
capacity of existing competitive enterprises unless the financial
assistance will not have an adverse impact on existing competitive
enterprises in the area. The Employment and Training Administration
within the Department of Labor is responsible for the review and
certification process. Comments should address the two bases for
certification and, if possible, provide data to assist in the analysis
of these issues.
Signed: at Washington, DC, this 8th of April, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2011-8990 Filed 4-13-11; 8:45 am]
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