Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, 54295-54296 [2014-21628]
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locations. Based on these findings, the
Department is amending this
certification to include workers located
at AT&T Services, Inc., Information
Technology Operations Division, San
Ramon, California.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–83,242 is hereby issued as
follows:
‘‘All workers of AT&T Services, Inc.,
Information Technology Operations Division,
including on-site leased workers from
Accenture LLP, OnX USA LLC (Formerly
Agilysys), and IBM Corporation, Atlanta,
Georgia (TA–W–83,242), AT&T Services,
Inc., Information Technology Operations
Division, including on-site leased workers
from Accenture LLP, OnX USA LLC
(Formerly Agilysys), IBM Corporation,
Paragon Computer Professional, Inc., Cisco
Systems, Inc., Paragon Solutions and
Wavecreste, Inc., (Formerly Genesis
Networks Inc.,), Middletown, New Jersey
(TA–W–83,242A), AT&T Services, Inc.,
Information Technology Operations Division,
Columbus, Ohio (TA–W–83,242B), and
AT&T Services, Inc., Information Technology
Operations Division, including on-site leased
workers from IBM Corporation, Dallas, Texas
(TA–W–83,242C) and AT&T Services, Inc.,
Information Technology Operations Division,
San Ramon, California (TA–W–83,242D),
who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after November 22,
2012, through February 21, 2016, and all
workers in the group threatened with total or
partial separation from employment on the
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 15th day of
August, 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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Flextronics International Inc. Including
On-Site Leased Workers from Aerotek,
Onin, Protech, CoWorx Staffing
Services Also Known as Axcess, VSSI
LLC Automation Personnel Services
Inc., and Cornerstone Staffing Fort
Worth, Texas; 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
issued a Certification of Eligibility to
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Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on August 5, 2014,
applicable to workers of Flextronics
International Inc., including on-site
leased workers from Aerotek, Onin,
Protech, and CoWorx Staffing Services
also known as Axcess, Fort Worth,
Texas (TA–W–85,357) and Motorola
Mobility LLC, Mobile Devices, a
subsidiary Of Google, Inc., including onsite leased workers from Kelly OCG,
TEKsystems, and TATA Consultancy
Services, working on-site at Flextronics
International Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
(TA–W–85,357A). The Department’s
Notice of Determination was published
in the Federal Register on August 22,
2014 (79 FR 49818).
In response to a request by the Texas
Workforce Commission, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of
the subject firm. The firm is engaged in
production of cell phones.
The investigation confirmed that
workers from Automation Personnel
Services Inc., Cornerstone Staffing, and
VSSI LLC worked on-site at the Fort
Worth facility and were sufficiently
under the operational control of the firm
to be considered leased workers. The
intent of the Department is to include
all workers whose separation or threat
of separation is attributable to the shift
in production to a foreign country.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–85,357 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of Flextronics International
Inc., including on-site leased workers from
Aerotek, Onin, Protech, CoWorx Staffing
Services also known as Axcess, Automation
Personnel Services Inc., Cornerstone Staffing,
and VSSI LLC, Fort Worth, Texas (TA–W–
85,357) and Motorola Mobility LLC, Mobile
Devices, a subsidiary Of Google, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Kelly
OCG, TEKsystems, and TATA Consultancy
Services, working on-site at Flextronics
International Inc., Fort Worth, Texas (TA–W–
85,357A), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June
3, 2013, through August 5, 2015, are eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance under
Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974,
as amended, and are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended.
Signed in Washington, DC this 22nd day of
August, 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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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 August 11, 2014
through August 15, 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
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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 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—
(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)(B) (shift in production or
services) of the Trade Act have been
met.
Subject firm
Location
83,194
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Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Merck & Co. Inc., Research and Development Group, Agile-1, Lancaster.
West Point, PA ..........................
I hereby certify that the
aforementioned determinations were
issued during the period of August 11,
2014 through August 15, 2014. These
determinations are available on the
Department’s Web site www.doleta.gov/
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.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of
August 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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November 1, 2012.
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
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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
August 11, 2014 through August 15, 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
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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--
(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)(B) (shift in production or services) of the Trade Act
have been met.
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83,194 Merck Sharp & Dohme West Point, PA... November 1, 2012.
Corporation, Merck &
Co. Inc., Research and
Development Group,
Agile-1, Lancaster.
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I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the period of August 11, 2014 through August 15, 2014. These
determinations are available on the Department's Web site
www.doleta.gov/tradeact/taa/taasearchform.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 21st day of August 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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