Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 32229-32230 [2011-13787]

Download as PDF 32229 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 107 / Friday, June 3, 2011 / Notices (B) notwithstanding section 223(b)(1), the 1- year period preceding the 1-year period described in paragraph (2). Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance The following certifications have been issued. The date following the company name and location of each determination references the impact date for all workers of such determination. The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of the Trade Act have been met. TA–W No. Subject firm Location 75,260 ................... Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, A Subsidiary of PPG, Inc. and Corning Inc., Glass Block Division. Staffing Plus of Pennsylvania, Working On-Site at Pittsburgh Corning Corp., Glass Block Division. Port Allegany, PA February 19, 2011. Port Allegany, PA February 10, 2011. 75,260A ................ The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production or Impact date services) of the Trade Act have been met. TA–W No. Subject firm Location 74,984 ................... Express Scripts, Authorization Department; Leased Workers from Kelly Services. Express Scripts, Information Technology Department; Leased Workers from Kelly Services. Bloomington, MN .. December 10, 2009. Bloomington, MN .. December 10, 2009. 74,984A ................ The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(c) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met. TA–W No. Subject firm Location 75,005 ................... Manufacturers Industrial Group—Athens, LLC, UI Wages through Johnson Controls, Inc., On-site from Aerotek & Randstad. Athens, TN ........... Negative Determinations for Worker 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. The investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs(a)(2)(A) Subject firm 74,980 ................... 75,044 ................... Storage Solutions, Also Known As Industrial Wire Products ........................... Hewlett Packard Company, MCBS Division (Formerly Enterprise Unix Division). Siemen’s Industry, Inc. ...................................................................................... General Wholesale Building Supply Company, d/b/a Eastern Building Components, On-Site Workers of Holden Temporaries. Smith Haist Dental Laboratory, Inc ................................................................... Sony Music Holdings Inc., D/B/A Sony DADC Americas (‘‘SMHI’’), Sony Corporation of America; Leased Workers from Employment Plus, etc. Domtar Paper Company, Inc ............................................................................ 75,123 ................... 75,181 ................... jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 75,265 ................... I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of May 16, 2011 through May 20, 2011. Copies of these determinations may be requested under the Freedom of Information Act. Requests may be submitted by fax, courier services, or mail to FOIA Disclosure Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 or VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:49 Jun 02, 2011 Jkt 223001 Location tofoiarequest@dol.gov. These determinations also are available on the Department’s website at https:// www.doleta.gov/tradeact under the searchable listing of determinations. Dated: May 26, 2011. Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance . [FR Doc. 2011–13786 Filed 6–2–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Impact date December 15, 2009. (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B) (shift in production or services to a foreign country) of section 222 have not been met. TA–W No. 75,052 ................... 75,066 ................... Impact date Impact date Sullivan, MO. Fort Collins, CO. Columbus, OH. New Bern, NC. Palm Harbor, FL. Pitman, NJ. Langhorne, PA. 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 E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1 32230 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 107 / Friday, June 3, 2011 / Notices 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 16, 2011 through May 20, 2011. In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of a primary firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(a) of the Act must be met. I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following must be satisfied: A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers’ firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated; B. the sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision have decreased absolutely; and C. increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have contributed importantly to such workers’ separation or threat of separation and to the decline in sales or production of such firm or subdivision; or II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the following must be satisfied: A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers’ firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated; B. there has been a shift in production by such workers’ firm or subdivision to a foreign country of articles like or directly competitive with articles which are produced by such firm or subdivision; and C. One of the following must be satisfied: 1. The country to which the workers’ firm has shifted production of the articles is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States; 2. the country to which the workers’ firm has shifted production of the articles to a beneficiary country under the Andean Trade Preference Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act; or 3. there has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of articles that are like or directly competitive with articles which are or were produced by such firm or subdivision. Also, in order for an affirmative determination to be made for secondarily affected workers of a firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(b) of the Act must be met. (1) Significant number or proportion of the workers in the workers’ firm or an appropriate subdivision of the firm have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated; (2) the workers’ firm (or subdivision) is a supplier or downstream producer to a firm (or subdivision) that employed a group of workers who received a certification of eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance benefits and such supply or production is related to the article that was the basis for such certification; and (3) either— (A) The workers’ firm is a supplier and the component parts it supplied for the firm (or subdivision) described in paragraph (2) accounted for at least 20 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). Determinations Terminating Investigations of Petitions for Worker Adjustment Assistance After notice of the petitions was published in the Federal Register and on the Department’s Web site, as required by Section 221 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2271), the Department initiated investigations of these petitions. The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Subject firm 80,039 .......................... jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES TA–W No. Michael Wrights Framing Concepts, Inc. ...................................................................................... I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of May 16, 2011 through May 20, 2011. Copies of these determinations may be requested under the Freedom of Information Act. Request may be submitted by fax, courier services, or mail to FOIA Disclosure Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 or tofoiarequest@dol.gov. These determinations also are available on the Department’s Web site at https:// www.doleta.gov/tradeact under the searchable listing of determinations. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:49 Jun 02, 2011 Jkt 223001 Location Dated: May 26, 2011. Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2011–13787 Filed 6–2–11; 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 Petitions have been filed with the Secretary of Labor under Section 221 (a) PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Kissimmee, FL. 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. E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32229-32230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13787]


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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

[[Page 32230]]

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 16, 2011 through May 20, 2011.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of 
a primary firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to 
apply for worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility 
requirements of Section 222(a) of the Act must be met.
    I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following must be satisfied:
    A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such 
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become 
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or 
partially separated;
    B. the sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision 
have decreased absolutely; and
    C. increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with 
articles produced by such firm or subdivision have contributed 
importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to 
the decline in sales or production of such firm or subdivision; or
    II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the following must be satisfied:
    A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such 
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become 
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or 
partially separated;
    B. there has been a shift in production by such workers' firm or 
subdivision to a foreign country of articles like or directly 
competitive with articles which are produced by such firm or 
subdivision; and
    C. One of the following must be satisfied:
    1. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of 
the articles is a party to a free trade agreement with the United 
States;
    2. the country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of 
the articles to a beneficiary country under the Andean Trade Preference 
Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin 
Economic Recovery Act; or
    3. there has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of 
articles that are like or directly competitive with articles which are 
or were produced by such firm or subdivision.
    Also, in order for an affirmative determination to be made for 
secondarily affected workers of a firm and a certification issued 
regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, each 
of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(b) of the Act must 
be met.
    (1) Significant number or proportion of the workers in the workers' 
firm or an appropriate subdivision of the firm have become totally or 
partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially 
separated;
    (2) the workers' firm (or subdivision) is a supplier or downstream 
producer to a firm (or subdivision) that employed a group of workers 
who received a certification of eligibility to apply for trade 
adjustment assistance benefits and such supply or production is related 
to the article that was the basis for such certification; and
    (3) either--
    (A) The workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it 
supplied for the firm (or subdivision) described in paragraph (2) 
accounted for at least 20 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).

Determinations Terminating Investigations of Petitions for Worker 
Adjustment Assistance

    After notice of the petitions was published in the Federal Register 
and on the Department's Web site, as required by Section 221 of the Act 
(19 U.S.C. 2271), the Department initiated investigations of these 
petitions. The following determinations terminating investigations were 
issued because the petitioner has requested that the petition be 
withdrawn.

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                TA-W No.                            Subject firm                          Location
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80,039..................................  Michael Wrights Framing          Kissimmee, FL.
                                           Concepts, Inc..
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    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the period of May 16, 2011 through May 20, 2011. Copies of these 
determinations may be requested under the Freedom of Information Act. 
Request may be submitted by fax, courier services, or mail to FOIA 
Disclosure Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance (ETA), U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 
or tofoiarequest@dol.gov. These determinations also are available on 
the Department's Web site at https://www.doleta.gov/tradeact under the 
searchable listing of determinations.

    Dated: May 26, 2011.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2011-13787 Filed 6-2-11; 8:45 am]
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