Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 45622-45623 [2011-19209]
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H–2B programs for temporary
employment certification in agricultural
and non-agricultural occupations (ETA
Form 9142—Application for Temporary
Employment Certification) and the
prevailing wage determinations in most
other programs (ETA Form 9141—
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Administration.
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Wage Determination and Application
for Temporary Employment
Certification.
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information collection. The comments
will also become a matter of public
record.
Signed in Washington, DC this 26th day of
July 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
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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 July 4, 2011 through July 8,
2011.
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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
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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.
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–80,038; Fac-Ette Manufacturing,
Inc., Leland, NC: March 10, 2010.
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TA–W–80,105; United Carving, Inc.,
Hickory, NC: April 13, 2010.
TA–W–80,129; Smothers Hosiery, LLC,
Sylvania, AL: April 21, 2010.
TA–W–80,177; Southern Textiles,
Forsyth, GA: May 5, 2010.
TA–W–80,165; Kurz-Kasch, Miamisburg,
OH: May 6, 2010.
TA–W–80,231; Bird’s Eye Foods, LLC,
Tacoma, WA: June 10, 2010.
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–80,106; Leased Workers from
Kelly Service, El Paso, TX: April 5,
2010.
TA–W–80,235; Nidec Motor
Corporation, Paragould, AR: June
14, 2010.
TA–W–80,242; M/A-Com Technology
Solutions, Torrance, CA: June 17,
2010.
TA–W–80,243; Cleo, Inc., Memphis, TN:
June 9, 2010.
TA–W–80,260; Unimin Corporation,
Aurora, IN: June 27, 2010.
TA–W–80,264; Keithley Instruments,
Solon, OH: June 30, 2010.
TA–W–80,061; Sara Lee Corporation,
Bensenville, IL.
TA–W–80,151; Sound Publishing, Inc.,
Everett, WA.
TA–W–80,240; Pearson Education, Inc.,
Old Tappan, NJ.
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.
None.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned
determinations were issued during the period
of July 4, 2011 through July 8, 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
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.
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.C.) (increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in
production to a foreign country) have
not been met.
The workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
TA–W–80,035; Ericsson Services, Inc.,
Kentwood, MI.
TA–W–80,180; JPMorgan Chase and
Company, Houston, TX.
TA–W–80,232; StarTek USA, Inc.,
Collinsville, VA.
Determinations Terminating
Investigations of Petitions for Worker
Adjustment Assistance
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.
None.
Dated: July 18, 2011.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office, Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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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 Office 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, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance, at the address shown below,
not later than August 8, 2011.
Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments regarding the
subject matter of the investigations to
the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance, at the address shown below,
not later than August 8, 2011.
The petitions filed in this case are
available for inspection at the Office of
the Director, Office 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 15th day of
July 2011.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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80272 .....
British Aerospace Engineering (Workers) .........................................
Henkel Corporation (Company) ........................................................
Henkel Corporation (Company) ........................................................
Cadmus Communications, A Cenveo Co. (Workers) .......................
Crocs (Workers) ................................................................................
Avery Dennison Corporation (Company) ..........................................
HarperCollins Publishers (Company) ................................................
Knight LLC (State/One-Stop) ............................................................
Fairfield, OH ................................
City of Industry, CA .....................
Canton, MA .................................
Ephrata, PA .................................
Niwot, CO ....................................
Sayre, PA ....................................
Williamsport, PA ..........................
Lake Forest, CA ..........................
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07/06/11
07/07/11
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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 July 4,
2011 through July 8, 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).
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.
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-80,038; Fac-Ette Manufacturing, Inc., Leland, NC: March 10, 2010.
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TA-W-80,105; United Carving, Inc., Hickory, NC: April 13, 2010.
TA-W-80,129; Smothers Hosiery, LLC, Sylvania, AL: April 21, 2010.
TA-W-80,177; Southern Textiles, Forsyth, GA: May 5, 2010.
TA-W-80,165; Kurz-Kasch, Miamisburg, OH: May 6, 2010.
TA-W-80,231; Bird's Eye Foods, LLC, Tacoma, WA: June 10, 2010.
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-80,106; Leased Workers from Kelly Service, El Paso, TX: April 5,
2010.
TA-W-80,235; Nidec Motor Corporation, Paragould, AR: June 14, 2010.
TA-W-80,242; M/A-Com Technology Solutions, Torrance, CA: June 17, 2010.
TA-W-80,243; Cleo, Inc., Memphis, TN: June 9, 2010.
TA-W-80,260; Unimin Corporation, Aurora, IN: June 27, 2010.
TA-W-80,264; Keithley Instruments, Solon, OH: June 30, 2010.
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.
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.C.) (increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in production to a foreign
country) have not been met.
TA-W-80,061; Sara Lee Corporation, Bensenville, IL.
TA-W-80,151; Sound Publishing, Inc., Everett, WA.
TA-W-80,240; Pearson Education, Inc., Old Tappan, NJ.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-80,035; Ericsson Services, Inc., Kentwood, MI.
TA-W-80,180; JPMorgan Chase and Company, Houston, TX.
TA-W-80,232; StarTek USA, Inc., Collinsville, VA.
Determinations Terminating Investigations of Petitions for Worker
Adjustment Assistance
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.
None.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were
issued during the period of July 4, 2011 through July 8, 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 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: July 18, 2011.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office, Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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