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Administration, Office of
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December, 2013.
Eric M. Seleznow,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment
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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 December 30, 2013
through January 3, 2014.
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;
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(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
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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 1year 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
subparagraph (1) is published in the
Federal Register; and
(3) the workers have become totally or
partially separated from the workers’
firm within—
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(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.
TA–W
number
Subject firm
Location
83,021
Ver-Rest Manufacturing ............................................
West Branch, IA ........................................................
The following certifications have been
issued. The requirements of Section
222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production or
Impact date
August 23, 2012.
services) of the Trade Act have been
met.
TA–W
number
Subject firm
Location
83,189
Capgemini America, Inc., Capgemini North America, Deegit, IT Trailblazers, Millenium, etc.
Rock-Tenn Company, Wisconsin Business Unit, Milwaukee Plant, Manpower.
Cole Hersee Company, Littelfuse, Boston Division,
Atrium Staffing.
General Dynamics OTS (Aerospace), Inc., General
Dynamics Ordinance and Tactical Systems, Inc.
Yale Sportswear Corporation ....................................
Irving, TX ...................................................................
October 30, 2012.
Milwaukee, WI ...........................................................
October 9, 2012.
Boston, MA ................................................................
November 25, 2012.
Moses Lake, WA .......................................................
November 27, 2012.
Federalsburg, MD ......................................................
December 11, 2012.
83,220
83,243
83,255
83,286
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
Impact date
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
number
Subject firm
Location
83,240
Pepperidge Farm, Finance Department, Campbell
Soup Company, McIntyre Corp. Accounting, etc.
Norwalk, CT ...............................................................
I hereby certify that the
aforementioned determinations were
issued during the period of December
30, 2013 through January 3, 2014. 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 9th day of
January 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance .
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Investigations Regarding Eligibility To
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance
Petitions have been filed with the
Secretary of Labor under Section 221(a)
of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and
are identified in the Appendix to this
notice. Upon receipt of these petitions,
the Director of the Office of Trade
Adjustment Assistance, Employment
and Training Administration, has
instituted investigations pursuant to
Section 221(a) of the Act.
The purpose of each of the
investigations is to determine whether
the workers are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Title II,
Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations
will further relate, as appropriate, to the
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Impact date
determination of the date on which total
or partial separations began or
threatened to begin and the subdivision
of the firm involved.
The petitioners or any other persons
showing a substantial interest in the
subject matter of the investigations may
request a public hearing, provided such
request is filed in writing with the
Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance, at the address shown below,
not later than January 27, 2014.
Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments regarding the
subject matter of the investigations to
the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance, at the address shown below,
not later than January 27, 2014.
The petitions filed in this case are
available for inspection at the Office of
the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance, Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of
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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
December 30, 2013 through January 3, 2014.
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
subparagraph (1) is published in the Federal Register; and
(3) the workers have become totally or partially separated from the
workers' firm within--
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(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 number Subject firm Location Impact date
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83,021...... Ver-Rest West Branch, IA... August 23, 2012.
Manufacturing.
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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 number Subject firm Location Impact date
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83,189...... Capgemini America, Irving, TX........ October 30, 2012.
Inc., Capgemini
North America,
Deegit, IT
Trailblazers,
Millenium, etc.
83,220...... Rock-Tenn Company, Milwaukee, WI..... October 9, 2012.
Wisconsin
Business Unit,
Milwaukee Plant,
Manpower.
83,243...... Cole Hersee Boston, MA........ November 25, 2012.
Company,
Littelfuse,
Boston Division,
Atrium Staffing.
83,255...... General Dynamics Moses Lake, WA.... November 27, 2012.
OTS (Aerospace),
Inc., General
Dynamics
Ordinance and
Tactical Systems,
Inc.
83,286...... Yale Sportswear Federalsburg, MD.. December 11, 2012.
Corporation.
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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.
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TA-W number Subject firm Location Impact date
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83,240...... Pepperidge Farm, Norwalk, CT.......
Finance
Department,
Campbell Soup
Company, McIntyre
Corp. Accounting,
etc.
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I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the period of December 30, 2013 through January 3, 2014. 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 9th day of January 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance .
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