Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, 58044-58045 [2011-23935]

Download as PDF 58044 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 181 / Monday, September 19, 2011 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–74,859] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance; The Mega Life & Health Ins. Co., a Subsidiary of Healthmarkets, Inc., Including Workers Whose Unemployment Insurance (UI) Wages Are Paid Through Insphere Insurance Solutions, Inc., Including On-Site Leased Workers From Computer Solutions and Software International, Inc., Dell Service Sales, Emdeon Business Services, KFORCE, Microsoft, Pariveda Solutions, Inc., Perot Systems, Corp., Premius Credit Corp., Socrates, Inc., Sogeti USA, LLC, the Z Group, Inc., Verizon, Viant Payments Systems, and Insphere Insurance Solutions, Inc., North Richland Hills, TX 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 December 3, 2010, applicable to workers of The MEGA Life & Health Ins., Co., a subsidiary of HealthMarkets, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Computer Solutions and Software International, Inc., Dell Service Sales, Emdeon Business Services, KFORCE, Microsoft, Pariveda Solutions, Inc., Perot Systems Corp., Premium Credit Corp., Socrates, Inc., Sogeti USA, LLC, The Z Group, Inc., Verizon, and Viant Payments Systems, North Richland, Texas. The notice was published in the Federal Register on December 13, 2010 (75 FR 77668). The notice was amended on March 2, 2011 to include workers of the North Richland, Texas location of the subject firm whose wages were reported under a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account under the name Insphere Insurance Solutions. The amended notice was published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2011 (76 FR 13665). At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers provide insurance claims processing. Information shows that workers from Insphere Insurance Solutions, Inc. were employed on-site at the North Richland Hills, Texas location of The MEGA Life & Health, Ins. Co. The Department has determined that these workers were under the operational control of The MEGA Life & Health Ins., Co. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:46 Sep 16, 2011 Jkt 223001 Based on these findings, the Department is amending this certification to include workers from Insphere Insurance Solutions, Inc. working on-site at the North Richland Hills, Texas location of the subject firm. The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected by the acquisition of services from a foreign country. The amended notice applicable to TA–W–74,859 is hereby issued as follows: All workers of MEGA Life & Health Ins., Co., a subsidiary of HealthMarkets, Inc., including workers whose unemployment insurance (UI) wages are paid through Insphere Insurance Solutions, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Computer Solutions and Software International, Inc., Dell Service Sales, Emdeon Business Services, KFORCE, Microsoft, Pariveda Solutions, Inc., Perot Systems Corp., Premium Credit Corp., Socrates, Inc., Sogeti USA, LLC, The Z Group, Inc., Verizon, Viant Payments Systems, and Insphere Insurance Solutions, Inc., North Richland Hills, Texas, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after November 1, 2009 through December 3, 2012, and all workers in the group threatened with total or partial separation from employment on date of certification through two years from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. Signed in Washington, DC, this 6th day of September, 2011. Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2011–23932 Filed 9–16–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–70,989; TA–W–70,989A; TA–W– 70,989B] Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance TA–W–70,989, KLAUSSNER FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC., PLANT #3, ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA; TA–W–70,989A, KLAUSSNER FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC., PLANT #33, ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA; TA–W–70,989B, KLAUSSNER CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., ALSO KNOWN AS KLAUSSNER OF IOWA, A DIVISION OF KLAUSSNER FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC., MILFORD, IOWA. PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 August 26, 2009, applicable to workers of Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., Plant #3, Asheboro, North Carolina and Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., Plant #33, Asheboro, North Carolina. The workers cut fabric for upholstered household goods. The notice was published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2009 (74 FR 57340). At the request of a company official, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. New information shows that the Asheboro, North Carolina locations of Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., supplied fabric and the cut wood parts for the Milford, Iowa location to assemble frames and upholstered the furniture for the subject firm. The Milford, Iowa location supports and operates in conjunction with the Asheboro, North Carolina locations, all have experienced worker separations during the relevant time period, a decline in customer sales and production and were impacted by an increase in imports of upholstered household goods. Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to include workers of the Milford, Iowa location of Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc. The amended notice applicable to TA–W–70,989 is hereby issued as follows: All workers of Klaussner Furniture Industries, Plant #3, Asheboro, North Carolina who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after February 14, 2009 through August 26, 2011, and all workers in the group threatened with total or partial separation from employment on the date of certification through two years from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. All workers of Klaussner Furniture Industries, Plant #33, Asheboro, North Carolina, and Klaussner Corporate Services, Inc., also known as Klaussner of Iowa, a division of Furniture Industries, Inc., Milford, Iowa (TA–W–70,989B) who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after June 2, 2008 through August 26 2011, and all workers in the group threatened with total or partial separation from employment on the date of certification through two years from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM 19SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 181 / Monday, September 19, 2011 / Notices Signed in Washington, DC, this 26th day of August, 2011. Del Min Amy Chen, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2011–23935 Filed 9–16–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–71,447] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance; Applied Materials, Inc.; Including On-Site Leased Workers From Adecco Employment Services, Aerotek, Inc., CDI IT Solutions, Inc. (CDI Corporation), D&Z Microelectronics, Pentagon Technology, Proactive Business Solution, Inc., Technical Resources, SQA Services, NSTAR, Ryder USA and Randstad Logistical Services, Austin, TX 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 September 30, 2009, applicable to workers of Applied Materials, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Adecco Employment Services, Aerotek, Inc., CDI IT Solutions, D&Z Microelectronics, Pentagon Technology, Proactive Business Solution, Inc., Technical Resources, SQA Services and NSTAR, Austin, Texas. The notice was published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2009 (74 FR 59253). The notice was amended on December 15, 2009 to include the Unemployment Insurance (UI) wages for on-site leased workers from CDI IT Solutions is reported under CDI Corporation. The amended notice was published in the Federal Register on January 20, 2010 (75 FR 3251). At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are engaged in the production of semiconductor equipment. Information shows that leased workers from Ryder USA and Randstad Logistics were employed on-site at the Austin, Texas location of Applied Materials, Inc. The Department has determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control of Applied Materials, Inc., Austin, Texas to be considered leased workers. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:46 Sep 16, 2011 Jkt 223001 Based on these findings, the Department is amending this certification to include workers leased from Ryder USA and Randstad Logistics working on-site at the Austin, Texas location of Applied Materials, Inc. The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected by the shift in production of semiconductor equipment to Singapore. The amended notice applicable to TA–W–71,447 is hereby issued as follows: All workers of Applied Materials, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Adecco Employment Services, Aerotek, Inc., CDI IT Solutions, Inc. (CDI Corporation), D&Z Microelectronics, Pentagon Technology, Proactive Business Solution, Inc., Technical Resources, SQA Services, NSTAR, Ryder USA and Randstad Logistics, Austin, Texas, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after June 25, 2008 through September 30, 2011, and all workers in the group threatened with total or partial separation from employment on date of certification through two years from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. Signed in Washington, DC this 6th day of September, 2011. Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2011–23936 Filed 9–16–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P 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 29, 2011 through September 2, 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: PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 58045 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 E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM 19SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58044-58045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23935]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-70,989; TA-W-70,989A; TA-W-70,989B]


Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker 
Adjustment Assistance

TA-W-70,989,
    KLAUSSNER FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC., PLANT 3, 
ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA;
TA-W-70,989A,
    KLAUSSNER FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC., PLANT 33, 
ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA;
TA-W-70,989B,
    KLAUSSNER CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., ALSO KNOWN AS KLAUSSNER OF 
IOWA, A DIVISION OF KLAUSSNER FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC., MILFORD, 
IOWA.

    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 August 26, 2009, applicable to workers of Klaussner Furniture 
Industries, Inc., Plant 3, Asheboro, North Carolina and 
Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., Plant 33, Asheboro, 
North Carolina. The workers cut fabric for upholstered household goods. 
The notice was published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2009 
(74 FR 57340).
    At the request of a company official, the Department reviewed the 
certification for workers of the subject firm.
    New information shows that the Asheboro, North Carolina locations 
of Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., supplied fabric and the cut 
wood parts for the Milford, Iowa location to assemble frames and 
upholstered the furniture for the subject firm. The Milford, Iowa 
location supports and operates in conjunction with the Asheboro, North 
Carolina locations, all have experienced worker separations during the 
relevant time period, a decline in customer sales and production and 
were impacted by an increase in imports of upholstered household goods.
    Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to 
include workers of the Milford, Iowa location of Klaussner Furniture 
Industries, Inc.
    The amended notice applicable to TA-W-70,989 is hereby issued as 
follows:

    All workers of Klaussner Furniture Industries, Plant 3, 
Asheboro, North Carolina who became totally or partially separated 
from employment on or after February 14, 2009 through August 26, 
2011, and all workers in the group threatened with total or partial 
separation from employment on the date of certification through two 
years from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for 
adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974, as amended.
    All workers of Klaussner Furniture Industries, Plant 
33, Asheboro, North Carolina, and Klaussner Corporate 
Services, Inc., also known as Klaussner of Iowa, a division of 
Furniture Industries, Inc., Milford, Iowa (TA-W-70,989B) who became 
totally or partially separated from employment on or after June 2, 
2008 through August 26 2011, and all workers in the group threatened 
with total or partial separation from employment on the date of 
certification through two years from the date of certification, are 
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title 
II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.


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    Signed in Washington, DC, this 26th day of August, 2011.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2011-23935 Filed 9-16-11; 8:45 am]
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