Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 19385-19386 [2014-07749]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
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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 March 17, 2014 through March
21, 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. 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
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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 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
The following certifications have been
issued. The date following the company
name and location of each
determination references the impact
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date for all workers of such
determination.
None.
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.
85,054, Almeda Inc. Parkersburg, West
Virginia. February 3, 2013.
85,060, Fresenius Manufacturing USA,
Livingston, California. February 10,
2013.
85,065, Woodcraft Industries, Inc.
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. February 10,
2013.
85,074, Reynolds Metals Company,
Massena, New York. February 17,
2013.
85,085, Federal-Mogul, Avilla, Indiana.
February 19, 2013.
85,120, Rock Creek Athletics, Grinnell,
Iowa. May 5, 2014.
85,132, Lakeland Industries Inc.,
Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania. March
10, 2013.
Negative Determinations for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, it has been
determined that the requirements of
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for
the
None.
Negative Determinations for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade 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.
Because the workers of the firm are
not eligible to apply for TAA, the
workers cannot be certified eligible for
ATAA.
The investigation revealed that
criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in
production to a foreign country) have
not been met.
85,029, Oldcastle Building Envelope,
Everett, Washington.
85,051, VEC Technology, LLC.
Greenville, Pennsylvania.
85,107, Honeywell Federal
Manufacturing & Technologies LLC,
Kansas City, Missouri.
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The workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
85,015, Leviton Manufacturing
Company, Inc. West Jefferson, North
Carolina.
85,018, IBM Corporation, Endicott, New
York.
85,055, ACE Global, Phoenix, Arizona.
85,078, Sun-Times Media Production,
LLC, Chicago, Illinois.
85,081, Larsen Manufacturing
Southwest, El Paso, Texas.
85,083, TransTrade Operators, Inc. DFW
Airport, Texas.
85.102, Northport USA LLC, Wilkes
Barre, Pennsylvania.
85,116, Reebok International LTD.,
Canton, Massachusetts.
85.125, Source Medical, Rome, Georgia.
85,148, Laserwords U.S. Inc. Lewiston,
ME.
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 petitioner has requested
that the petition be withdrawn.
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85,005, Lynch Technologies LLC,
Bainbridge, Georgia.
85,091, Titone’s Painting, Pasa Robles,
California.
I hereby certify that the
aforementioned determinations were
issued during the period of March 17,
2014 through March 21, 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 27th day of
March 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0116]
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Examinations and Testing
of Electrical Equipment, Including
Examination, Testing, and
Maintenance of High Voltage
Longwalls
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
collections of information in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). This
program helps to assure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the
information collection for Examinations
and Testing of Electrical Equipment,
Including Examination, Testing, and
Maintenance of High Voltage Longwalls.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before June 9, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number [MSHA–
2013–0050].
• Regular Mail: Send comments to
MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100
Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, VA 22209–3939.
• Hand Delivery: MSHA, 1100 Wilson
Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, VA.
Sign in at the receptionist’s desk on the
21st floor.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila McConnell, Acting Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, MSHA, at
MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov
(email); 202–693–9440 (voice); or 202–
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Background
The Federal Mine Safety and Health
Act of 1977 (Mine Act) and 30 CFR parts
75 and 77, mandatory safety standards
for coal mines, make this collection of
information necessary. Subsection
103(h) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C.
813(h), authorizes MSHA to collect
information necessary to carry out its
duty in protecting the safety and health
of miners.
Inadequate maintenance of electric
equipment is a major cause of serious
electrical accidents in the coal mining
industry. It is imperative that mine
operators adopt and follow an effective
maintenance program to ensure that
electric equipment is maintained in a
safe operating condition to prevent
electrocutions, mine fires and mine
explosions. MSHA regulations require
the mine operator to establish an
electrical maintenance program by
specifying minimum requirements for
the examination, testing, and
maintenance of electric equipment. The
regulations also contain recordkeeping
requirements that help operators in
implementing an effective maintenance
program.
(a) Examinations of Electric Equipment
(1) Section 75.512 requires that all
electric equipment be frequently
examined, tested, and maintained by a
qualified person to assure safe operating
conditions and that a record of such
examinations be kept. Section 75.512–2
specifies that required examinations and
tests be made at least weekly.
(2) Section 75.703–3(d)(11) requires
that all grounding diodes be tested,
examined, and maintained as electric
equipment and records of these
activities be kept in accordance with the
provisions of section 75.512.
(3) Section 77.502 requires that
electric equipment be frequently
examined, tested, and maintained by a
qualified person to ensure safe operating
conditions and that a record of such
examinations be kept. Section 77.502–2
requires these examinations and tests at
least monthly.
(b) Examinations of High-Voltage
Circuit Breakers
(1) Section 75.800 requires that circuit
breakers protecting high-voltage
circuits, which enter the underground
area of a coal mine, be properly tested
and maintained as prescribed by the
Secretary. Section 75.800–3 requires
that such circuit breakers be tested and
examined at least once each month.
Section 75.800–4 requires that a record
of the examinations and tests be made.
(2) Section 75.820 requires persons to
lock-out and tag disconnecting devices
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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 March
17, 2014 through March 21, 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. 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 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
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.
None.
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.
85,054, Almeda Inc. Parkersburg, West Virginia. February 3, 2013.
85,060, Fresenius Manufacturing USA, Livingston, California. February
10, 2013.
85,065, Woodcraft Industries, Inc. Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. February
10, 2013.
85,074, Reynolds Metals Company, Massena, New York. February 17, 2013.
85,085, Federal-Mogul, Avilla, Indiana. February 19, 2013.
85,120, Rock Creek Athletics, Grinnell, Iowa. May 5, 2014.
85,132, Lakeland Industries Inc., Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania. March
10, 2013.
Negative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, it has been determined that the
requirements of 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for the
None.
Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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.
Because the workers of the firm are not eligible to apply for TAA,
the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in production to a foreign
country) have not been met.
85,029, Oldcastle Building Envelope, Everett, Washington.
85,051, VEC Technology, LLC. Greenville, Pennsylvania.
85,107, Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies LLC, Kansas
City, Missouri.
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The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
85,015, Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc. West Jefferson, North
Carolina.
85,018, IBM Corporation, Endicott, New York.
85,055, ACE Global, Phoenix, Arizona.
85,078, Sun-Times Media Production, LLC, Chicago, Illinois.
85,081, Larsen Manufacturing Southwest, El Paso, Texas.
85,083, TransTrade Operators, Inc. DFW Airport, Texas.
85.102, Northport USA LLC, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
85,116, Reebok International LTD., Canton, Massachusetts.
85.125, Source Medical, Rome, Georgia.
85,148, Laserwords U.S. Inc. Lewiston, ME.
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 petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn.
85,005, Lynch Technologies LLC, Bainbridge, Georgia.
85,091, Titone's Painting, Pasa Robles, California.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the period of March 17, 2014 through March 21, 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 27th day of March 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2014-07749 Filed 4-7-14; 8:45 am]
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