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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 December 1, 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 December 1, 2014.
The petitions filed in this case are
available for inspection at the Office of
the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
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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 30th day of
October 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
Appendix
11 TAA PETITIONS INSTITUTED BETWEEN 10/20/14 AND 10/24/14
Subject firm
(petitioners)
Location
Anchor Danly (State/One-Stop) ............................................
GE Energy/Critical Power (State/One-Stop) ........................
The Store Kraft Manufacturing Company (Company) .........
Air System Components, Inc. (Company) ............................
Silberline Manufacturing Company Incorporated (Union) ....
RNYK LLC., J &R Music World (Workers) ...........................
Fairchild Semiconductor, Corp. (Company) .........................
GrafTech International Holdings Inc. (Company) .................
CA Inc. (State/One-Stop) .....................................................
Midair USA (State/One-Stop) ...............................................
Metglas, Inc. (Company) ......................................................
Kentwood, MI ........................
Galion, OH ............................
Beatrice, NE ..........................
Ponca City, OK .....................
Tamaqua, PA ........................
New York, NY .......................
West Jordan, UT ...................
Parma, OH ............................
Plano, TX ..............................
Rome, NY .............................
Conway, SC ..........................
TA–W
85604
85605
85606
85607
85608
85609
85610
85611
85612
85613
85614
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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
October 20, 2014 through October 24,
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;
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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
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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
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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).
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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.
85,443, Eclipse Manufacturing Co.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, July 23,
2013.
85,550, Rcad Milling, Champagne,
Illinois, September 23, 2013.
85,557, Aero Electric, Inc., Seven
Locations in Torrance, California,
September 25, 2013.
85,560, Heraeus Shin-Etsu America,
Inc., Camas, Washington,
September 23, 2013.
85,564, Prestolite Electric Incorporated,
Arcade, New York, September 29,
2013.
85,566, Evergreen Packaging Inc.
Clinton, Iowa, September 30, 2013.
85,568, SILLCO, Huntingdon,
Tennessee, September 30, 2013.
85,569, Metrie Inc., Monroe,
Washington, October 1, 2013.
85,592, Micro Power Electronics, Inc.,
Beaverton, Oregon, October 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 reasons specified.
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None.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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.
The workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
85,539, American Express Travel
Related Services Company, Inc.,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
85,555, Artic Timber, Inc., Cosmopolis,
Washington.
85,577, British Airways, PLC, Jamaica,
New York.
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
in cases where these petitions were not
filed in accordance with the
requirements of 29 CFR 90.11. Every
petition filed by workers must be signed
by at least three individuals of the
petitioning worker group. Petitioners
separated more than one year prior to
the date of the petition cannot be
covered under a certification of a
petition under Section 223(b), and
therefore, may not be part of a
petitioning worker group. For one or
more of these reasons, these petitions
were deemed invalid.
85,590, Echelon Furniture, Gas City,
Indiana.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned
determinations were issued during the period
of October 20, 2014 through October 24,
2014. These determinations are available on
the Department’s Web site www.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 30th day of
October 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification of
Application of Existing Mandatory
Safety Standards
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Section 101(c) of the Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and
30 CFR part 44 govern the application,
processing, and disposition of petitions
for modification. This notice is a
summary of petitions for modification
submitted to the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) by the parties
listed below to modify the application
of existing mandatory safety standards
codified in Title 30 of the Code of
Federal Regulations.
DATES: All comments on the petitions
must be received by the Office of
Standards, Regulations and Variances
on or before December 22, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments, identified by ‘‘docket
number’’ on the subject line, by any of
the following methods:
1. Electronic Mail: zzMSHAcomments@dol.gov. Include the docket
number of the petition in the subject
line of the message.
2. Facsimile: 202–693–9441.
3. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery:
MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations
and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard,
Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209–
3939, Attention: Sheila McConnell,
Acting Director, Office of Standards,
Regulations and Variances. Persons
delivering documents are required to
check in at the receptionist’s desk on
the 21st floor. Individuals may inspect
copies of the petitions and comments
during normal business hours at the
address listed above.
MSHA will consider only comments
postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or
proof of delivery from another delivery
service such as UPS or Federal Express
on or before the deadline for comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Barron, Office of Standards,
Regulations and Variances at 202–693–
9447 (Voice), barron.barbara@dol.gov
(Email), or 202–693–9441 (Facsimile).
[These are not toll-free numbers.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act) allows the mine operator or
representative of miners to file a
petition to modify the application of any
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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 October
20, 2014 through October 24, 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
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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.
85,443, Eclipse Manufacturing Co. Sheboygan, Wisconsin, July 23, 2013.
85,550, Rcad Milling, Champagne, Illinois, September 23, 2013.
85,557, Aero Electric, Inc., Seven Locations in Torrance, California,
September 25, 2013.
85,560, Heraeus Shin-Etsu America, Inc., Camas, Washington, September
23, 2013.
85,564, Prestolite Electric Incorporated, Arcade, New York, September
29, 2013.
85,566, Evergreen Packaging Inc. Clinton, Iowa, September 30, 2013.
85,568, SILLCO, Huntingdon, Tennessee, September 30, 2013.
85,569, Metrie Inc., Monroe, Washington, October 1, 2013.
85,592, Micro Power Electronics, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon, October 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 reasons
specified.
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.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
85,539, American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., Salt
Lake City, Utah.
85,555, Artic Timber, Inc., Cosmopolis, Washington.
85,577, British Airways, PLC, Jamaica, New York.
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
in cases where these petitions were not filed in accordance with the
requirements of 29 CFR 90.11. Every petition filed by workers must be
signed by at least three individuals of the petitioning worker group.
Petitioners separated more than one year prior to the date of the
petition cannot be covered under a certification of a petition under
Section 223(b), and therefore, may not be part of a petitioning worker
group. For one or more of these reasons, these petitions were deemed
invalid.
85,590, Echelon Furniture, Gas City, Indiana.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were
issued during the period of October 20, 2014 through October 24,
2014. These determinations are available on the Department's Web
site www.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 30th day of October 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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