Investigations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, 43512-43513 [2014-17535]
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Budget, Officer of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention
Department of Justice Desk Officer,
Washington, DC 20503 or send to OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning
the proposed collection of information
are encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following
three points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency/component,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s/component’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of the
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Overview of this information:
1. Type of Information Collection:
Personally identifiable information for
vetting purposes.
2. Title of the Forms: InfraGard
Membership Application and Profile.
3. Agency Form Number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
department sponsoring the collection:
N/A
Sponsor: National Industry
Partnership Unit (NIPU) Cyber Division
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), Department of Justice (DOJ)
4. Affected Public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract:
Primary: Members of the public and
private-sector with a nexus to critical
infrastructure protection interested in
being a member of the FBI’s National
InfraGard Program.
Brief Abstract: Personal information is
collected by the FBI for vetting and
background information to obtain
membership to the Program and access
to its secure portal. InfraGard is a twoway information sharing exchange
between the FBI and members of the
public and private sector focused on
intrusion and vulnerabilities affecting
16 critical infrastructures. Members are
provided access to law enforcement
sensitive analytical products pertaining
to their area of expertise.
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5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond:
InfraGard has approximately 27,000
members and receives approximately
7,200 new applications for membership
per year. The average response time for
reading and responding to the
membership application and profile is
estimated to be 30 minutes.
6. An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total hour burden for
completing the application and profile
is 3,600 hours. If additional information
is required, contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Justice, Policy and
Planning Staff, Justice Management
Division, Two Constitution Square, 145
N Street NE., Room 3E.405B,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: July 22, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA,
United States Department of Justice.
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The Department confirmed that The
Apache Railway Company was acquired
by Catalyst Paper, Inc. in 2012.
Furthermore, The Apache Railway
Company was acquired by The
Snowflake Community Foundation in
2013. Therefore, workers who were
employed by The Apache Railway
Company and/or The Snowflake
Foundation are part of the worker group
that received a certification under this
petition.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–83,128 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of Catalyst Paper, Inc.,
formerly known as The Apache Railway
Company, currently known as The Snowflake
Foundation, Snowflake, Arizona who became
totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 1, 2012
through January 10, 2016, and all workers in
the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on 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 in Washington, DC, this 14th day of
July 2014.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Employment and Training
Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[TA–W–83,128]
Catalyst Paper, Inc.; Formerly Known
as the Apache Railway Company;
Currently Known as the Snowflake
Community Foundation Snowflake,
Arizona; 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 January 10,
2014, applicable to workers of Catalyst
Paper (Snowflake) Inc., a subsidiary of
Catalyst Paper Holdings Inc., Snowflake,
Arizona. The Department’s notice of
determination was published in the
Federal Register on January 28, 2014
(79 FR 4502). The workers are engaged
in the production of uncoated
mechanical printing papers and
newsprint.
The State of Arizona Workforce Office
reported that workers of the subject
firm, employed under its former name,
The Apache Railway Company, were
excluded from this certification and
requested inclusion of the workers.
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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
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
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request is filed in writing with the
Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance, at the address shown below,
not later than August 4, 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 August 4, 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
Labor, Room N–5428, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Signed at Washington, DC this 17th day of
July 2014.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
Appendix
6 TAA PETITIONS INSTITUTED BETWEEN 7/7/14 AND 7/11/14
Subject firm
(petitioners)
Location
Shine Electronics Company, Inc. (Workers) ............................
Commemorative Brands, Inc. (Company) ...............................
Maggy London International (Workers) ...................................
MCI Service Parts INC (Workers) ............................................
West Linn Paper Company (State/One-Stop) .........................
3 Dimensional Graphics Corporation (State/One-Stop) ..........
Long Island City, NY ...............
Austin, TX ...............................
New York, NY .........................
Loudonville, OH ......................
West Linn, OR ........................
Danvers, MA ...........................
TA–W
85413
85414
85415
85416
85417
85418
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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 July 7, 2014 through July 11,
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
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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
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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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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 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
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request is filed in writing with the Director, Office of Trade
Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than
August 4, 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
August 4, 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 Labor, Room
N-5428, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Signed at Washington, DC this 17th day of July 2014.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
Appendix
6 TAA Petitions Instituted Between 7/7/14 and 7/11/14
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Date of Date of
TA-W Subject firm (petitioners) Location institution petition
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85413.................... Shine Electronics Company, Long Island City, NY... 07/07/14 07/02/14
Inc. (Workers).
85414.................... Commemorative Brands, Inc. Austin, TX............. 07/07/14 07/03/14
(Company).
85415.................... Maggy London International New York, NY........... 07/08/14 06/30/14
(Workers).
85416.................... MCI Service Parts INC Loudonville, OH........ 07/08/14 07/07/14
(Workers).
85417.................... West Linn Paper Company West Linn, OR.......... 07/09/14 07/08/14
(State/One-Stop).
85418.................... 3 Dimensional Graphics Danvers, MA............ 07/09/14 07/07/14
Corporation (State/One-
Stop).
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