Husqvarna Turf Care, a Subsidiary of Husqvarna A.B., Beatrice, NE; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration, 43352-43353 [2011-18238]
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Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
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determinations also are available on the
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searchable listing of determinations.
Date: July 7, 2011.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–75,067; TA–W–75,076A]
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JLG Industries, Inc., Access Segment,
a Subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation,
Including On-Site Leased Workers
From Aerotek, McConnellsburg, PA;
JLG Industries, Inc., Access Division, a
Subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation,
Hagerstown, MD; Amended
Certification Regarding Eligibility To
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Act’’),
19 U.S.C. 2273, the Department of Labor
issued a Certification of Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on March 9, 2011, applicable
to workers and former workers of JLG
Industries, Inc., Access Segment, a
subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation,
including on-site leased workers of
Aerotek, McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania
(JLG-McConnellsburg). The workers
produce access equipment. The
Department’s Notice was published in
the Federal Register on March 23, 2011
(76 FR 16449).
At the request of a worker separated
from the Hagerstown, Maryland facility,
the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of JLGMcConnellsburg.
New information supplied by the
workers and confirmed by JLG
Industries, Inc. revealed that the
Hagerstown, Maryland facility operated
in conjunction with JLGMcConnellsburg in the production of
access equipment and supplied design
engineering, global procurement supply
chain, safety, and reliability services
used in the production of equipment at
JLG-McConnellsburg.
Based on these findings, the
Department is amending this
certification to properly reflect these
matters.
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The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–75,067 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of JLG Industries, Inc., Access
Segment, a subsidiary of Oshkosh
Corporation, including on-site leased workers
from Aerotek, McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania
(TA–W–75,067) and JLG Industries, Inc.,
Access Division, a subsidiary of Oshkosh
Corporation, Hagerstown, Maryland (TA–W–
75,067A), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after
January 3, 2011, through March 9, 2013, and
all workers in the group threatened with total
or partial separation from employment on
March 9, 2011 through March 9, 2013, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act
of 1974, as amended.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of
July 2011.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–74,935]
Husqvarna Turf Care, a Subsidiary of
Husqvarna A.B., Beatrice, NE; Notice
of Negative Determination on
Reconsideration
On May 3, 2011, the Department of
Labor issued an Affirmative
Determination Regarding Application
for Reconsideration for the workers and
former workers of Husqvarna Turf Care,
a subsidiary of Husqvarna A.B.,
Beatrice, Nebraska (subject firm). The
Department’s Notice was published in
the Federal Register on May 20, 2011
(76 FR 29273). The workers are engaged
in activities related to the production of
zero turn mowers for commercial users
and home owners.
Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c),
reconsideration may be granted under
the following circumstances:
(1) If it appears on the basis of facts
not previously considered that the
determination complained of was
erroneous;
(2) If it appears that the determination
complained of was based on a mistake
in the determination of facts not
previously considered; or
(3) If in the opinion of the Certifying
Officer, a mis-interpretation of facts or
of the law justified reconsideration of
the decision.
The initial investigation resulted was
based on the findings that Criterion III
has not been met because the worker
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separations are not attributable to
increased imports or a shift in
production to a foreign country. Rather,
the investigation established that the
worker separations were attributable to
a shift in production to an affiliated
facility within the United States, and
that the shift is attributable to business
considerations unrelated to increased
imports.
With regard to the affiliated facility
(TA–W–74,418) identified in the
petition, the investigation confirmed
that the shift by the workers’ firm of
computer-aided design (CAD) services
to a foreign country was unrelated to the
shift in production in this case.
With respect to Section 222(c) of the
Act, the investigation revealed that
Criterion (2) has not been met because
the firm is not a Supplier or
Downstream Producer to a firm that
employed a worker group eligible to
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance.
In the request for reconsideration, the
petitioner stated that ‘‘it has been the
intent of Husqvarna to gradually but
progressively move these jobs to another
country or countries * * * It has been
rumored that he (a line leader) has been
given the ultimatum to increase his
production or they would move this line
to Germany. In addition to this, it was
rumored that they had built a new
building in Germany * * * and that our
PZ line was already running in Germany
before our plant had closed.’’
In an attachment to the request,
another worker stated that ‘‘we have
reports that some of our jobs have
already been moved to foreign soil and
that more will be in the future.’’
A careful review of the administrative
record and additional information
obtained by the Department during the
reconsideration investigation confirmed
that the worker separations are not
attributable to increased imports or a
shift in production to a foreign country.
Rather, the investigation established
that the worker separations were
attributable to a shift in production to
an affiliated facility within the United
States, and that all production was
moved to Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Further, the firm addressed the abovementioned petitioner allegations, in
addition to confirming that separations
were attributable to a shift in production
to an affiliated facility within the United
States, and that all production was
moved to Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Conclusion
After reconsideration, I affirm the
original notice of negative
determination of eligibility to apply for
worker adjustment assistance for
workers and former workers of
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Husqvarna Turf Care, a subsidiary of
Husqvarna A.B., Beatrice, Nebraska.
Signed in Washington, DC, on this 7th day
of July 2011.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
Signed in Washington, DC, on this 11th
day of July 2011.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–75,131]
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice of a request for
comments regarding a new information
collection.
AGENCY:
JLG Industries, Inc., Access Division, a
Subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation,
Hagerstown, MD; Notice of
Termination of Reconsideration
Investigation
As part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process to seek feedback from the
public on service delivery, the National
Archives and Records Administration
(NARA) has submitted a Generic
Information Collection Request (Generic
ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery’’ to OMB for
approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
August 19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted to Mr. Nicholas A. Fraser,
Desk Officer for NARA, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5167; or
electronically mailed to
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
SUMMARY:
On April 14, 2011, the Department of
Labor (Department) issued an
Affirmative Determination Regarding
Application for Reconsideration for
workers and former workers of JLG
Industries, Inc., Access Division, a
subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation,
Hagerstown, Maryland. The
Department’s Notice of affirmative
determination was published in the
Federal Register on April 25, 2011 (76
FR 22922).
On July 11, 2011, the Department
issued an amended certification
applicable to workers and former
workers of JLG Industries, Inc., a
subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation,
Access Segment, McConnellsburg,
Pennsylvania (TA–W–75,067) and
Access Division, Hagerstown, Maryland
(TA–W–75,067A). The Department’s
Notice of amended certification will
soon be published in the Federal
Register.
Because the petitioning group of
workers is covered by a certification
(TA–W–75,076A) which expires on
March 9, 2013, further investigation in
this case would serve no purpose, and
the reconsideration investigation has
been terminated.
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Conclusion
After careful review of the
administrative record and the findings
of the reconsideration investigation, I
am terminating the investigation of the
petition for worker adjustment
assistance filed on behalf of workers and
former workers of JLG Industries, Inc.,
Access Division, a subsidiary of
Oshkosh Corporation, Hagerstown,
Maryland.
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To
request additional information, please
contact Tamee Fechhelm at telephone
number 301–837–1694 or fax number
301–713–7409.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
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customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: the
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
The Agency received no comments in
response to the 60-day notice published
in the Federal Register of May 3, 2011
(76 FR 24920).
Below we provide NARA’s projected
average estimates for the next three
years:
Current Actions: New collection of
information.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households, businesses and
organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of
activities: 20.
Respondents: 25,000.
Annual responses: 1.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average minutes per response: 30.
Burden hours: 12,500.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-74,935]
Husqvarna Turf Care, a Subsidiary of Husqvarna A.B., Beatrice,
NE; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration
On May 3, 2011, the Department of Labor issued an Affirmative
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers
and former workers of Husqvarna Turf Care, a subsidiary of Husqvarna
A.B., Beatrice, Nebraska (subject firm). The Department's Notice was
published in the Federal Register on May 20, 2011 (76 FR 29273). The
workers are engaged in activities related to the production of zero
turn mowers for commercial users and home owners.
Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c), reconsideration may be granted under
the following circumstances:
(1) If it appears on the basis of facts not previously considered
that the determination complained of was erroneous;
(2) If it appears that the determination complained of was based on
a mistake in the determination of facts not previously considered; or
(3) If in the opinion of the Certifying Officer, a mis-
interpretation of facts or of the law justified reconsideration of the
decision.
The initial investigation resulted was based on the findings that
Criterion III has not been met because the worker separations are not
attributable to increased imports or a shift in production to a foreign
country. Rather, the investigation established that the worker
separations were attributable to a shift in production to an affiliated
facility within the United States, and that the shift is attributable
to business considerations unrelated to increased imports.
With regard to the affiliated facility (TA-W-74,418) identified in
the petition, the investigation confirmed that the shift by the
workers' firm of computer-aided design (CAD) services to a foreign
country was unrelated to the shift in production in this case.
With respect to Section 222(c) of the Act, the investigation
revealed that Criterion (2) has not been met because the firm is not a
Supplier or Downstream Producer to a firm that employed a worker group
eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance.
In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner stated that ``it
has been the intent of Husqvarna to gradually but progressively move
these jobs to another country or countries * * * It has been rumored
that he (a line leader) has been given the ultimatum to increase his
production or they would move this line to Germany. In addition to
this, it was rumored that they had built a new building in Germany * *
* and that our PZ line was already running in Germany before our plant
had closed.''
In an attachment to the request, another worker stated that ``we
have reports that some of our jobs have already been moved to foreign
soil and that more will be in the future.''
A careful review of the administrative record and additional
information obtained by the Department during the reconsideration
investigation confirmed that the worker separations are not
attributable to increased imports or a shift in production to a foreign
country. Rather, the investigation established that the worker
separations were attributable to a shift in production to an affiliated
facility within the United States, and that all production was moved to
Orangeburg, South Carolina. Further, the firm addressed the above-
mentioned petitioner allegations, in addition to confirming that
separations were attributable to a shift in production to an affiliated
facility within the United States, and that all production was moved to
Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Conclusion
After reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of negative
determination of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance
for workers and former workers of
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Husqvarna Turf Care, a subsidiary of Husqvarna A.B., Beatrice,
Nebraska.
Signed in Washington, DC, on this 7th day of July 2011.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2011-18238 Filed 7-19-11; 8:45 am]
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