Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 66328-66329 [2011-27701]

Download as PDF 66328 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 207 / Wednesday, October 26, 2011 / Notices Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont and Washington reporting to Boston, Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after May 17, 2010, through September 1, 2013, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974. Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of October 2011. Elliott S. Kushner, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2011–27703 Filed 10–25–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE ;P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc., Including On-Site Leased Workers From Reliable Temp Services, Inc., Johnson & Hill Staffing and Apollo Security, Chicopee, MA; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance [FR Doc. 2011–27702 Filed 10–25–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 24, 2011, applicable to workers of Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Reliable Temp Services, Inc., and Johnson and Hill Staffing, Chicopee, Massachusetts. The workers are engaged in activities related to the production of golf balls. The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 8, 2011 (76 FR 40401). At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. New information shows that workers leased from Apollo Security were employed on-site at the Chicopee, Massachusetts location of Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc. The Department has determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control of Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc. to be considered leased workers. The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all workers of 16:53 Oct 25, 2011 Jkt 226001 All workers of Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Reliable Temp Services, Inc., Johnson & Hill Staffing and Apollo Security, Chicopee, Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after July 1, 2011, through June 24, 2013, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974. Signed at Washington, DC this 12th day of October, 2011. Del Min Amy Chen, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [TA–W–80,110] VerDate Mar<15>2010 the subject firm adversely affected by increased company imports. Based on these findings, the Department is amending this certification to include workers leased from Apollo Security working on-site at the Chicopee, Massachusetts location of the subject firm. The amended notice applicable to TA–W–80,110 is hereby issued as follows: 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 October 11, 2011 through October 14, 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; PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\26OCN1.SGM 26OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 207 / Wednesday, October 26, 2011 / Notices 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). jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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–80,142; Ditan Distribution, LLC, Forest Park, GA: April 27, 2010 TA–W–80,142A; Ditan Distribution, LLC, Plainfield, IN: April 27, 2010 TA–W–80,307; CommScope, Inc., Catawba, NC: July 20, 2010 TA–W–80,307A; CommScope, Inc., Conover, NC: July 20, 2010 TA–W–80,380; Pulse Electronics, San Diego, CA: August 18, 2010 TA–W–80,444; Spang and Company, East Butler, PA: August 13, 2011 TA–W–80,444A; Spang and Company, Pittsburgh, PA: August 13, 2011 TA–W–80,445; Masco, Waverly, OH: October 17, 2011 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–80,331; Sloan Transportation Products, Holland, MI: July 22, 2010 TA–W–80,450; Cadent, Inc., Carlstadt, NJ: September 19, 2010 The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:53 Oct 25, 2011 Jkt 226001 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–80,388; Phoenix Trim Works, Inc., Williamsport, PA: August 20, 2011 TA–W–80,422; Coastal Lumber Company, Buckhannon, WV: September 7, 2010 TA–W–80,422A; Coastal Lumber Company, Elgon, WV: September 7, 2010 TA–W–80,422B; Coastal Lumber Company, Elkins, WV: September 7, 2010 TA–W–80,422C; Coastal Lumber Company, Smithburg, WV: September 7, 2010 TA–W–80,422D; Coastal Lumber Company, Frametown, WV: September 7, 2010 TA–W–80,422E; Coastal Lumber Company, Hacker Valley, WV: September 7, 2010 TA–W–80,422F; Coastal Lumber Company, Gassaway, WV: September 7, 2010 TA–W–80,422G; Coastal Lumber Company, Dailey, WV: September 7, 2010 TA–W–80,422H; Coastal Lumber Company, Dailey, WV: September 7, 2010 TA–W–80,422I; Coastal Lumber Company, Charlottesville, WV: September 7, 2010 TA–W–80,422J; Coastal Lumber Company, Hopwood, PA: September 7, 2010 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 petitioning groups of workers are covered by active certifications. Consequently, further investigation in these cases would serve no purpose since the petitioning group of workers cannot be covered by more than one certification at a time. TA–W–80,427; Coastal Lumber Company, Hopwood, PA I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of October 11, 2011 through October 14, 2011. Copies of these determinations may be requested under the Freedom of Information Act. Requests may be PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66329 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: October 20, 2011. Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2011–27701 Filed 10–25–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–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 October 3, 2011 through October 7, 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 E:\FR\FM\26OCN1.SGM 26OCN1

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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 October 
11, 2011 through October 14, 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

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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 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-80,142; Ditan Distribution, LLC, Forest Park, GA: April 27, 2010
TA-W-80,142A; Ditan Distribution, LLC, Plainfield, IN: April 27, 2010
TA-W-80,307; CommScope, Inc., Catawba, NC: July 20, 2010
TA-W-80,307A; CommScope, Inc., Conover, NC: July 20, 2010
TA-W-80,380; Pulse Electronics, San Diego, CA: August 18, 2010
TA-W-80,444; Spang and Company, East Butler, PA: August 13, 2011
TA-W-80,444A; Spang and Company, Pittsburgh, PA: August 13, 2011
TA-W-80,445; Masco, Waverly, OH: October 17, 2011

    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-80,331; Sloan Transportation Products, Holland, MI: July 22, 2010
TA-W-80,450; Cadent, Inc., Carlstadt, NJ: September 19, 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-80,388; Phoenix Trim Works, Inc., Williamsport, PA: August 20, 
2011
TA-W-80,422; Coastal Lumber Company, Buckhannon, WV: September 7, 2010
TA-W-80,422A; Coastal Lumber Company, Elgon, WV: September 7, 2010
TA-W-80,422B; Coastal Lumber Company, Elkins, WV: September 7, 2010
TA-W-80,422C; Coastal Lumber Company, Smithburg, WV: September 7, 2010
TA-W-80,422D; Coastal Lumber Company, Frametown, WV: September 7, 2010
TA-W-80,422E; Coastal Lumber Company, Hacker Valley, WV: September 7, 
2010
TA-W-80,422F; Coastal Lumber Company, Gassaway, WV: September 7, 2010
TA-W-80,422G; Coastal Lumber Company, Dailey, WV: September 7, 2010
TA-W-80,422H; Coastal Lumber Company, Dailey, WV: September 7, 2010
TA-W-80,422I; Coastal Lumber Company, Charlottesville, WV: September 7, 
2010
TA-W-80,422J; Coastal Lumber Company, Hopwood, PA: September 7, 2010

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 petitioning groups of workers are covered by active 
certifications. Consequently, further investigation in these cases 
would serve no purpose since the petitioning group of workers cannot be 
covered by more than one certification at a time.

TA-W-80,427; Coastal Lumber Company, Hopwood, PA

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the period of October 11, 2011 through October 14, 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: October 20, 2011.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2011-27701 Filed 10-25-11; 8:45 am]
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