Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call Center, Seatac, WA; Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call Center, Sioux City, IA; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration, 22911 [2013-08928]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 74 / Wednesday, April 17, 2013 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–82,197; TA–W–82,197A] sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call Center, Seatac, WA; Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call Center, Sioux City, IA; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration By application dated March 8, 2013, a State of Washington workforce official and three workers requested administrative reconsideration of the negative determination regarding workers’ eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), applicable to workers and former workers of Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call Center, Seatac, Washington (TA– W–82,197) and Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call Center, Sioux City, Iowa (TA–W– 82,197A) (collectively referred to as ‘‘the subject firm’’). There are no on-site leased workers at the subject firm. The subject workers are engaged in employment related to the supply of call center services. The determination was issued on January 11, 2013. The Department’s Notice of determination was published in the Federal Register on February 8, 2013 (78 FR 8591). Based on a careful review of previously-submitted information and additional information received during the reconsideration investigation, the Department determines that the petitioning workers have met the statutory criteria for TAA. The Department determines that a significant number or proportion of the workers at the subject firm have been partially or totally separated, or threatened with such separation. The Department also determines that worker separations at the subject firm are related to a shift to foreign countries of a portion of the supply of services like or directly competitive with the call center services supplied by the subject workers, and that the shift in the supply of these services contributed importantly to worker separations at the subject firm. For purposes of the Trade Act, as amended, the term contributed importantly means a cause which is important but not necessarily more important than any other cause. Conclusion After careful review, I determine that workers of Delta Air Lines, Inc., VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:50 Apr 16, 2013 Jkt 229001 Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call Center, Seatac, Washington (TA– W–82,197) and Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call Center, Sioux City, Iowa (TA–W– 82,197A), who were engaged in employment related to the supply of call center services, meet the worker group certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2273, I make the following certification: ‘‘All workers of Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call Center, Seatac, Washington (TA–W–82,197) and Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call Center, Sioux City, Iowa (TA–W–82,197A) who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after November 28, 2011, through two years from the date of certification, 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.’’ Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of April, 2013. Del Min Amy Chen, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2013–08928 Filed 4–16–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–81,776] HCL America, Inc., a Subsidiary of HCL Technologies Limited, Including OnSite Leased Workers From Xerox Corporation, V Dart Inc., KRG Technologies Inc., Genuent Inc., Including Workers Whose Unemployment Insurance (UI) Wages are Reported Through Genuent IT Fluency, Also Known as Genuent, Formerly Know as Segula Technologies, BMC Corporation Professional Services and Fusion Storm, Webster, New York; 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 (Department) issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on August 3, 2012, applicable to the workers of HCL America Inc., a subsidiary of HCL Technologies Limited, Webster, New PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22911 York (subject firm). Workers are engaged in activities related to the supply of application support and development services and infrastructure services (hardware/software testing) for clients. The Department’s Notice of determination was published in the Federal Register on August 16, 2012 (77 FR 49459). The notice was amended on February 6, 2013 to include at the Wilsonville, Oregon facility that operated in conjunction with workers at the Webster, New York facility. The amended notice was published in the Federal Register on February 22, 2013 (78 FR 12358–12359). New information revealed that in January of 2012, Genuent, acquired Segula Technologies. Genuent workers separated from employment at the Webster, New York location of HCL America, Inc., a subsidiary of HCL Technologies Limited had their wages reported through a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account under the name Genuent IT Fluency, also known as Genuent, formerly known as Segula Technologies. Accordingly, the Department is amended this certification to include workers of the subject firm whose unemployment insurance (UI) wages are reported through Segula Technologies The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all workers of HCL America, Inc., Webster, New York (TA–W–81,776) and Wilsonville, Oregon (TA–W–81,776A), who were all adversely affected by an acquisition of application support and development services and infrastructure services from India. The amended notice applicable to TA–W–81,776 is hereby issued as follows: All workers of HCL America Inc., a subsidiary of HCL Technologies Limited, including on-site leased workers from Xerox Corporation, V Dart, Inc., KRG Technologies, Inc., Genuent, Inc., including workers whose unemployment insurance (UI) wages are reported through Genuent IT Fluency, also known as Genuent, formerly known as Segula Technologies, BMC Corporation Professional Services, and Fusion Storm, Webster, New York (TA–W–81,776) and all workers of HCL America, Inc., a subsidiary of HCL Technologies Limited, Wilsonville, Oregon (TA–W–81,776A), who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after July 3, 2011 through August 3, 2014, and all workers in the group threatened with partial or total separation from employment on August 3, 2012 through August 3, 2014, 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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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-82,197; TA-W-82,197A]


Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call 
Center, Seatac, WA; Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and 
Customer Care Call Center, Sioux City, IA; Notice of Revised 
Determination on Reconsideration

    By application dated March 8, 2013, a State of Washington workforce 
official and three workers requested administrative reconsideration of 
the negative determination regarding workers' eligibility to apply for 
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), applicable to workers and former 
workers of Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care 
Call Center, Seatac, Washington (TA-W-82,197) and Delta Air Lines, 
Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call Center, Sioux City, Iowa 
(TA-W-82,197A) (collectively referred to as ``the subject firm''). 
There are no on-site leased workers at the subject firm. The subject 
workers are engaged in employment related to the supply of call center 
services. The determination was issued on January 11, 2013. The 
Department's Notice of determination was published in the Federal 
Register on February 8, 2013 (78 FR 8591).
    Based on a careful review of previously-submitted information and 
additional information received during the reconsideration 
investigation, the Department determines that the petitioning workers 
have met the statutory criteria for TAA.
    The Department determines that a significant number or proportion 
of the workers at the subject firm have been partially or totally 
separated, or threatened with such separation.
    The Department also determines that worker separations at the 
subject firm are related to a shift to foreign countries of a portion 
of the supply of services like or directly competitive with the call 
center services supplied by the subject workers, and that the shift in 
the supply of these services contributed importantly to worker 
separations at the subject firm.
    For purposes of the Trade Act, as amended, the term contributed 
importantly means a cause which is important but not necessarily more 
important than any other cause.

Conclusion

    After careful review, I determine that workers of Delta Air Lines, 
Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call Center, Seatac, 
Washington (TA-W-82,197) and Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales 
and Customer Care Call Center, Sioux City, Iowa (TA-W-82,197A), who 
were engaged in employment related to the supply of call center 
services, meet the worker group certification criteria under Section 
222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of 
the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2273, I make the following certification:

    ``All workers of Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and 
Customer Care Call Center, Seatac, Washington (TA-W-82,197) and 
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call 
Center, Sioux City, Iowa (TA-W-82,197A) who became totally or 
partially separated from employment on or after November 28, 2011, 
through two years from the date of certification, 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.''

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of April, 2013.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2013-08928 Filed 4-16-13; 8:45 am]
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