Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 51434-51435 [2011-21056]
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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: August 5, 2011.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office, Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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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 August 1, 2011 through
August 5, 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;
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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 of 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.
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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 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–80,081; SuperMedia, LLC, Los
Alamitos, Texas; March 29, 2010.
TA–W–80,130; Oak Patch Gifts, LLC,
Eugene, Oregon: April 19, 2010.
TA–W–80,133; Nevion USA, Inc.,
Oxnard, California; April 26, 2010.
TA–W–80,276; Foster Needle Co., Inc.,
Manitowoc, Wisconsin; June 30,
2010.
TA–W–80,296; B&H Flowers, Inc.,
Watsonville, California; July 31,
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–80,254; PI. US Holding, Inc., Fort
Smith, Arkansas; June 24, 2010.
TA–W–80,277; Vermont Transformer,
Inc., Saint Albans, Vermont; July 7,
2010.
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–80,210; United Solar Ovonic,
Greenville, Michigan; June 1, 2010.
TA–W–80,283; Craftwood, Inc., High
Point, North Carolina; February 7,
2011.
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
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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–80,066; Ivex Packaging Paper,
LLC, Joliet, Illinois.
TA–W–80,195; Preferred Dental Lab,
Roseland, New Jersey.
The workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
TA–W–80,008; Twin County Ford,
Woodlawn Virginia.
TA–W–80,152; Compone Services, LTD,
Ithaca, New York.
TA–W–80,154; State Street Corporation,
Irvine, California.
TA–W–80,192; Sykes Enterprises, Inc.,
Morganfield, Kentucky.
TA–W–80,257; Liz Claiborne, Inc., West
Chester, Ohio.
TA–W–80,281; Priceline.com, Inc.,
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
TA–W–80,800; Rancho La Puerta, LLC,
San Diego, California.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned
determinations were issued during the period
of August 1, 2011 through August 5, 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: August 8, 2011
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office, Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Administration
Request for Certification of
Compliance; Rural Industrialization
Loan and Grant Program
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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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
SUMMARY:
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Report’’ (Form 4279–2) for the
following:
Applicant/Location: LWRC
International, LLC, Cambridge,
Maryland.
Principal Product/Purpose: The loan,
guarantee, or grant application is to
support the expansion of business to the
international market. The project will be
located in Cambridge, Maryland. The
NAICS industry code for this enterprise
is: 332994 (rifles and services).
All interested parties may submit
comments in writing no later than
September 1, 2011.
Copies of adverse comments received
will be forwarded to the applicant noted
above.
DATES:
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).
ADDRESSES:
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
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:
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Signed: at Washington, DC this 15th day of
August, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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Post Office Closing
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This document informs the
public that an appeal of the closing of
the Grant, Iowa post office has been
filed. It identifies preliminary steps and
provides a procedural schedule.
Publication of this document will allow
the Postal Service, petitioners, and
others to take appropriate action.
DATES: Administrative record due (from
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deadline for notices to intervene:
September 6, 2011. See the Procedural
Schedule in the SUPPLEMENTARY
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interest.
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electronically by accessing the ‘‘Filing
Online’’ link in the banner at the top of
the Commission’s Web site (https://
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cannot submit their views electronically
should contact the person identified in
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information for advice on alternatives to
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
at 202–789–6820 (case-related
information) or DocketAdmins@prc.gov
(electronic filing assistance).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
404(d), on August 11, 2011, the
Commission received a petition for
review of the Postal Service’s
determination to close the post office in
Grant, Iowa. The petition was filed by
Laurenda Mifflin (Petitioner) and is
postmarked August 5, 2011. The
Commission hereby institutes a
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and establishes Docket No. A2011–44 to
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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 August
1, 2011 through August 5, 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 of 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 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-80,081; SuperMedia, LLC, Los Alamitos, Texas; March 29, 2010.
TA-W-80,130; Oak Patch Gifts, LLC, Eugene, Oregon: April 19, 2010.
TA-W-80,133; Nevion USA, Inc., Oxnard, California; April 26, 2010.
TA-W-80,276; Foster Needle Co., Inc., Manitowoc, Wisconsin; June 30,
2010.
TA-W-80,296; B&H Flowers, Inc., Watsonville, California; July 31, 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-80,254; PI. US Holding, Inc., Fort Smith, Arkansas; June 24, 2010.
TA-W-80,277; Vermont Transformer, Inc., Saint Albans, Vermont; July 7,
2010.
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-80,210; United Solar Ovonic, Greenville, Michigan; June 1, 2010.
TA-W-80,283; Craftwood, Inc., High Point, North Carolina; February 7,
2011.
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
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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-80,066; Ivex Packaging Paper, LLC, Joliet, Illinois.
TA-W-80,195; Preferred Dental Lab, Roseland, New Jersey.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-80,008; Twin County Ford, Woodlawn Virginia.
TA-W-80,152; Compone Services, LTD, Ithaca, New York.
TA-W-80,154; State Street Corporation, Irvine, California.
TA-W-80,192; Sykes Enterprises, Inc., Morganfield, Kentucky.
TA-W-80,257; Liz Claiborne, Inc., West Chester, Ohio.
TA-W-80,281; Priceline.com, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan.
TA-W-80,800; Rancho La Puerta, LLC, San Diego, California.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were
issued during the period of August 1, 2011 through August 5, 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: August 8, 2011
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office, Trade Adjustment Assistance. .
[FR Doc. 2011-21056 Filed 8-17-11; 8:45 am]
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