Polyone Designed Structures and Solutions LLC, a Subsidiary of Polyone Corporation, Donora, Pennsylvania; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration, 4499 [2014-01541]
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Polyone Designed Structures and
Solutions LLC, a Subsidiary of Polyone
Corporation, Donora, Pennsylvania;
Notice of Affirmative Determination
Regarding Application for
Reconsideration
By application dated December 2,
2013, Teamsters Local No. 205
requested administrative
reconsideration of the negative
determination regarding workers’
eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) applicable to workers
and former workers of Polyone Designed
Structures and Solutions LLC, a
subsidiary of Polyone Corporation,
Donora, Pennsylvania (subject firm).
The determination was issued on
November 5, 2013. The Department’s
Notice of determination was published
in the Federal Register on November 26,
2013 (78 FR 70581–70583). Workers at
the subject firm were engaged in
activities related to the production of
color additives and inks.
The negative determination was based
on the Department’s findings that with
respect to Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the
Act, imports of articles like or directly
competitive with color additives and
inks have not increased in 2011, 2012 or
during the period of January through
September 2013.
With respect to Section 222(a)(2)(B) of
the Act, the investigation revealed that
the firm has not shifted the production
of articles like or directly competitive
with color additives and inks to a
foreign country or acquired like or
directly competitive articles from a
foreign country. Rather, the
investigation confirmed that production
is being shifted from the Donora,
Pennsylvania facility to other facilities
within the United States.
With respect to Section 222(b)(2) of
the Act, the investigation revealed that
the firm is not 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, 19
U.S.C. 2272(a).
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Finally, the group eligibility
requirements under Section 222(e) of
the Act have not been satisfied because
the workers’ firm has not been publicly
identified by name by the International
Trade Commission as a member of a
domestic industry in an investigation
resulting in an affirmative finding of
serious injury, market disruption, or
material injury, or threat thereof.
The request for reconsideration
alleges that there is ‘‘additional
evidence of the anticipated shift/transfer
of equipment and operations to a foreign
country’’. The request for
reconsideration also alleges that
production has shifted to Mexico and
China. The request for reconsideration
also includes additional attachments,
including documentation of products
that are allegedly produced in Mexico.
The Department has carefully
reviewed the request for reconsideration
and the existing record, and will
conduct further investigation to
determine if the workers meet the
eligibility requirements of the Trade Act
of 1974, as amended.
Conclusion
After careful review of the
application, I conclude that the claim is
of sufficient weight to justify
reconsideration of the U.S. Department
of Labor’s prior decision. The
application is, therefore, granted.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of
January, 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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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
issued a Certification of Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on October 29, 2013,
applicable to workers of Caterpillar
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-83,154]
Polyone Designed Structures and Solutions LLC, a Subsidiary of
Polyone Corporation, Donora, Pennsylvania; Notice of Affirmative
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration
By application dated December 2, 2013, Teamsters Local No. 205
requested administrative reconsideration of the negative determination
regarding workers' eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
(TAA) applicable to workers and former workers of Polyone Designed
Structures and Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Polyone Corporation,
Donora, Pennsylvania (subject firm). The determination was issued on
November 5, 2013. The Department's Notice of determination was
published in the Federal Register on November 26, 2013 (78 FR 70581-
70583). Workers at the subject firm were engaged in activities related
to the production of color additives and inks.
The negative determination was based on the Department's findings
that with respect to Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Act, imports of
articles like or directly competitive with color additives and inks
have not increased in 2011, 2012 or during the period of January
through September 2013.
With respect to Section 222(a)(2)(B) of the Act, the investigation
revealed that the firm has not shifted the production of articles like
or directly competitive with color additives and inks to a foreign
country or acquired like or directly competitive articles from a
foreign country. Rather, the investigation confirmed that production is
being shifted from the Donora, Pennsylvania facility to other
facilities within the United States.
With respect to Section 222(b)(2) of the Act, the investigation
revealed that the firm is not 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, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a).
Finally, the group eligibility requirements under Section 222(e) of
the Act have not been satisfied because the workers' firm has not been
publicly identified by name by the International Trade Commission as a
member of a domestic industry in an investigation resulting in an
affirmative finding of serious injury, market disruption, or material
injury, or threat thereof.
The request for reconsideration alleges that there is ``additional
evidence of the anticipated shift/transfer of equipment and operations
to a foreign country''. The request for reconsideration also alleges
that production has shifted to Mexico and China. The request for
reconsideration also includes additional attachments, including
documentation of products that are allegedly produced in Mexico.
The Department has carefully reviewed the request for
reconsideration and the existing record, and will conduct further
investigation to determine if the workers meet the eligibility
requirements of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
Conclusion
After careful review of the application, I conclude that the claim
is of sufficient weight to justify reconsideration of the U.S.
Department of Labor's prior decision. The application is, therefore,
granted.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of January, 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2014-01541 Filed 1-27-14; 8:45 am]
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