Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, 49293-49295 [2013-19548]

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• Employment and Training Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49293-49295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19548]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for 
Worker 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 by (TA-W) number issued during the period of 
July 22, 2013 through July 26, 2013.
    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. Under Section 222(a)(2)(A), the following must be satisfied:
    (1) A significant number or proportion of the workers in such 
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are 
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
    (2) The sales or production, or both, of such firm have decreased 
absolutely; and
    (3) One of the following must be satisfied:
    (A) Imports of articles or services like or directly competitive 
with articles produced or services supplied by such firm have 
increased;
    (B) Imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles 
into which one or more component parts produced by such firm are 
directly incorporated, have increased;
    (C) Imports of articles directly incorporating one or more 
component parts produced outside the United States that are like or 
directly competitive with imports of articles incorporating one or more 
component parts produced by such firm have increased;
    (D) Imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles 
which are produced directly using services supplied by such firm, have 
increased; and
    (4) The increase in imports contributed importantly to such 
workers' separation or threat of separation and to the decline in the 
sales or production of such firm; or
    II. Section 222(a)(2)(B) all of the following must be satisfied:
    (1) A significant number or proportion of the workers in such 
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are 
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
    (2) One of the following must be satisfied:
    (A) There has been a shift by the workers' firm to a foreign 
country in the production of articles or supply of services like or 
directly competitive with those produced/supplied by the workers' firm;
    (B) There has been an acquisition from a foreign country by the 
workers' firm of articles/services that are like or directly 
competitive with those produced/supplied by the workers' firm; and
    (3) The shift/acquisition contributed importantly to the workers' 
separation or threat of separation.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made for adversely 
affected workers in public agencies 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) A significant number or proportion of the workers in the public 
agency have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to 
become totally or partially separated;
    (2) The public agency has acquired from a foreign country services 
like or directly competitive with services which are supplied by such 
agency; and
    (3) The acquisition of services contributed importantly to such 
workers' separation or threat of separation.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made for adversely 
affected secondary 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(c) of the Act must 
be met.
    (1) A significant number or proportion of the workers in the 
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are 
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
    (2) The workers' firm is a Supplier or Downstream Producer to a 
firm that employed a group of workers who received a certification of 
eligibility under Section 222(a) of the Act, and such supply or 
production is related to the article or service that was the basis for 
such certification; and
    (3) Either--
    (A) The workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it 
supplied to the firm 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 described 
in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to the workers' separation or 
threat of separation.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made for adversely 
affected workers in firms identified by the International Trade 
Commission and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply 
for worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility 
requirements of Section 222(f) of the Act must be met.
    (1) The workers' firm is publicly identified by name by the 
International Trade Commission as a member of a domestic industry in an 
investigation resulting in--
    (A) An affirmative determination of serious injury or threat 
thereof under section 202(b)(1);
    (B) An affirmative determination of market disruption or threat 
thereof under section 421(b)(1); or
    (C) An affirmative final determination of material injury or threat 
thereof under section 705(b)(1)(A) or 735(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)(1)(A) and 1673d(b)(1)(A));
    (2) The petition is filed during the 1-year period beginning on the 
date on which--
    (A) A summary of the report submitted to the President by the 
International Trade Commission under section 202(f)(1) with respect to 
the affirmative determination described in paragraph (1)(A) is 
published in the Federal Register under section 202(f)(3); or
    (B) Notice of an affirmative determination described in

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subparagraph (1) is published in the Federal Register; and
    (3) The workers have become totally or partially separated from the 
workers' firm within--
    (A) The 1-year period described in paragraph (2); or
    (B) Notwithstanding section 223(b)(1), the 1-year period preceding 
the 1-year period described in paragraph (2).

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.
    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of the Trade Act have been 
met.

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       TA-W No.                     Subject firm                     Location                Impact date
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82,643................  Checkerboard Ltd, Saavy Staffing,     West Boylston, MA....  April 9, 2012.
                         Coworx Staffing.
82,661................  McKechnie Vehicle Components USA,     Newberry, SC.........  April 16, 2012.
                         Inc., Newberry Operations, Roper
                         Personnel Services.
82,686................  Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated,      Spokane Valley, WA...  April 22, 2012.
                         Excluding Workers from Sykes
                         Enterprises, Client Support Acct
                         0225001.
82,783................  Gunderson, LLC, Greenbrier            Portland, OR.........  June 5, 2012.
                         Companies, Inc., Madden Industrial
                         Craftsmen Inc., Aerotek.
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    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production or services) of the Trade Act 
have been met.

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       TA-W No.                      Subject firm                    Location                Impact date
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82,739................  Navarre Corporation, Transactional     New Hope, MN........  May 14, 2012.
                         Finance Group, Midwest Staffing.
82,778................  Energizer, Adecco....................  Westlake, OH........  June 3, 2012
82,805................  Citi, Corporate Finance for            New York, NY........  June 11, 2012.
                         Operations & Technology, Corporate
                         Realty Services.
82,805A...............  Citi, Corporate Finance for            Fort Lauderdale, FL.  June 11, 2012.
                         Operations & Technology, Corporate
                         Realty Services.
82,811................  Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC),   Coppell, TX.........  June 12, 2012.
                         Global Infrastructure Services
                         (GIS), GIS Service Excellence
                         Organization.
82,821................  National Underwriter Company (The),    Erlanger, KY........  June 7, 2012.
                         Summit Business Media, Media
                         Production Department.
82,821A...............  National Underwriter Company (The),    Centennial, CO......  June 7, 2012.
                         Summit Business Media, Media
                         Production Department.
82,841................  TeleFlight Ltd, British Airways, Call  Jacksonville, FL....  May 25, 2012.
                         Centre, Tech Systems.
82,861................  Firmenich, Inc.......................  Port Newark, NJ.....  June 26, 2012.
82,866................  Liquid Common Inc. DBA Table Tents,    Albuquerque, NM.....  July 1, 2012.
                         Excel Staffing Companies, Hubport
                         Group, Commercial Finance Group, etc.
82,886................  Chemtura Corporation, Information      Middlebury, CT......  July 8, 2012.
                         Technology Division, Adecco.
82,888................  Resco Electronics LLC................  San Antonio, TX.....  July 9, 2012.
82,905................  Philips Lighting Company, Lighting     Bath, NY............  August 24, 2013.
                         Division, Adecco Employment Services.
82,910................  Thermtrol MGI Global LLC, Thermtrol    Cary, IL............  July 8, 2012.
                         Corporation, Most Valuable Personnel.
82,915................  Micron Technology, Inc., Data Center   Beaverton, OR.......  July 9, 2012.
                         Solutions Division.
82,918................  Hartford Financial Services Group,     Simsbury, CT........  July 18, 2012.
                         Inc., Corporate/IT/Consumer Markets.
82,919................  Hartford Financial Services Group,     Windsor, CT.........  July 18, 2012.
                         Inc., Operations, Commercial
                         Markets, Group Benefits, Pre-Sale
                         Client Admin.
82,919A...............  Hartford Financial Services Group,     Overland Park, KS...  July 18, 2012.
                         Inc., Operations, Commercial
                         Markets, Group Benefits, Pre-Sale
                         Client Admin.
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Negative Determinations for Worker 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.
    The investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs 
(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B) (shift in production or 
services to a foreign country) of section 222 have not been met.

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       TA-W No.                      Subject firm                    Location                Impact date
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82,421................  SuperMedia LLC, Publishing Ops. Div.,  Bensalem, PA.
                         Artists Group, SuperMedia Inc.,
                         Asec, etc.
82,548................  SuperMedia LLC, Client Care Division,  Middleton, MA.
                         Advertising Group, SuperMedia Inc.,
                         TAC, etc.
82,611................  Mid-Atlantic Manufacturing &           Rural Retreat, VA.
                         Hydraulics, Inc., Swanson
                         Industries, Manpower.
82,637................  Metal Processing International, L.P.,  Mission, TX.
                         Manpower, Staff Force Personnel
                         Services, Express Personnel.
82,651................  Anthem Workers Compensation,           Costa Mesa, CA.
                         Wellpoint.
82,652................  American Air Filter..................  Lebanon, IN.
82,785................  Boeing Company (The), Shared Services  Houston, TX.
                         Group, Sites Services.

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82,832................  Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., Saxon   Irving, TX.
                         Mortgage, Inc., Morgan Stanley,
                         Saxon Funding Management, Inc.
82,832A...............  Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., Saxon   Fort Worth, TX.
                         Mortgage, Inc., Morgan Stanley,
                         Saxon Funding Management, Inc.
82,850................  Ozarks Area Community Action           Springfield, MO.
                         Corporation, Weatherization Program.
82,874................  Setra of North America, Inc., Daimler  Greensboro, NC.
                         Buses North America, Inc., Graham
                         Personnel Service.
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    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the period of July 22, 2013 through July 26, 2013. These 
determinations are available on the Department's Web site tradeact/taa/
taa--search--form.cfm under the searchable listing of determinations or 
by calling the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance toll free at 888-
365-6822.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of August 2013.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2013-19548 Filed 8-12-13; 8:45 am]
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