Investigations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, 10520-10521 [2015-04008]

Download as PDF 10520 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 38 / Thursday, February 26, 2015 / Notices Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.’’ from Aerospace Logistic Services, working on-site at the Wichita, Kansas location of Textron, Inc. The amended notice applicable to TA–W–83,358 is hereby issued as follows: ‘‘All workers of Textron, Inc., formerly known as Beechcraft Corporation, Wichita, Kansas, (TA–W–83,358) who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after February 15, 2013, through May 6, 2016, and all workers in the group threatened with total or partial separation from the date of certification through May 6, 2016, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, AND All on-site leased workers from Aerospace Logistic Services, Butler Service, Global Contract Professionals, IQnavigator, PDS Technical Services, S.M.A.R.T., Volt Services Group, Comforce Technical Services, Donatech Corp., Five Star Technical Services, Johnson Service Group, Strom Aviation, STS Services, working on-site at Textron, Inc., formerly known as Beechcraft Corporation, Wichita, Kansas, (TA–W–83,358A) who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after December 31, 2012 through May 6, 2016, and all workers in the group threatened with total or partial separation from the date of certification through May 6, 2016, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Signed in Washington, DC, this 6th day of February, 2015. Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2015–04007 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 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 request is filed in writing with the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than March 9, 2015. 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 March 9, 2015. 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 13th day of February 2015. Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. APPENDIX [21 TAA Petitions instituted between 2/2/15 and 2/6/15] Subject firm (petitioners) Location CareFusion (Workers) .............................................................. Philippine Airlines (State/One-Stop) ........................................ Hemlock Semiconductor (Company) ....................................... Convergys (Company) ............................................................. XO Group Inc. (Company) ....................................................... Von Gal Corporation (State/One-Stop) .................................... TE Connectivity Ltd (State/One-Stop) ..................................... Jones Apparel US LLC (Prior to 01/01/15 Jones Distribution Corporation) (Company). Pfizer Inc. (Union) .................................................................... Innopad Technology Inc. (State/One-Stop) ............................. Cambridge University Press (aka University of Cambridge) (State/One-Stop). Deluxe 3D LLC (dba Stereo D) (State/One-Stop) ................... Tyson Prepared Food (Workers) ............................................. Grape Solar (State/One-Stop) ................................................. Peak Oilfield Services Company (State/One-Stop) ................. Weir Slurry Group Inc (Union) ................................................. Schneider Electric USA, Inc. (Workers) ................................... System Sensor (Honeywell) (Union) ........................................ Carwild Corporation (State/One-Stop) ..................................... Kyees Aluminum/Manitowoc (State/One-Stop) ........................ Tenaris (Maverick Tube) (Workers) ......................................... Ontario, CA ............................. Burlingame, CA ....................... Clarksville, TN ......................... Jacksonville, TX ...................... New York, NY ......................... Montgomery, AL ..................... Menlo Park, CA ...................... Lawrenceburg, TN .................. 02/02/15 02/02/15 02/02/15 02/03/15 02/03/15 02/03/15 02/03/15 02/04/15 01/30/15 01/29/15 01/28/15 02/02/15 02/02/15 02/02/15 02/02/15 02/03/15 Pearl River, NY ....................... Wilmington, MA ....................... West Nyack, NY ..................... 02/04/15 02/04/15 02/04/15 02/03/15 02/03/15 01/29/15 Burbank, CA ........................... Santa Teresa, NM .................. Eugene, OR ............................ Nikiski, AK ............................... Hazleton, PA ........................... Salt Lake City, UT .................. St. Charles, IL ......................... New London, CT ..................... La Mirada, CA ......................... Houston, TX ............................ 02/04/15 02/04/15 02/05/15 02/05/15 02/06/15 02/06/15 02/06/15 02/06/15 02/06/15 02/06/15 02/03/15 02/03/15 02/04/15 02/04/15 02/06/15 02/05/15 02/05/15 02/05/15 02/03/15 02/02/15 TA–W 85801 85802 85803 85804 85805 85806 85807 85808 ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 85809 ........... 85810 ........... 85811 ........... rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 85812 85813 85814 85815 85816 85817 85818 85819 85820 85821 ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:12 Feb 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM Date of institution 26FEN1 Date of petition Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 38 / Thursday, February 26, 2015 / Notices [FR Doc. 2015–04008 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 February 2, 2015 through February 16, 2015. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:12 Feb 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 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). PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10521 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. 85,629, Amgen Inc., Seattle, Washington, November 3, 2013. 85,629A, Amgen Inc., Bothell, Washington, November 3, 2013. 85,718, Osram Sylvania, Danvers, Massachusetts, December 10, 2013. 85,751, DST Technologies, Inc., Jefferson City, Missouri. January 1, 2014. 85,753, U.S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc., Houston, Texas. January 6, 2014. 85,785, Trim Masters, Inc., Nicholasville, Kentucky, February 26, 2015. 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. 85,752, Lear Corporation, Southfield, Michigan. The workers’ firm does not produce an article as required for certification E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10520-10521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04008]


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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 request is filed in writing with the Director, 
Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not 
later than March 9, 2015.
    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 
March 9, 2015.
    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 13th day of February 2015.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

                                                    Appendix
                             [21 TAA Petitions instituted between 2/2/15 and 2/6/15]
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                                                                                      Date of         Date of
           TA-W             Subject firm (petitioners)           Location           institution      petition
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85801....................  CareFusion (Workers)........  Ontario, CA............        02/02/15        01/30/15
85802....................  Philippine Airlines (State/   Burlingame, CA.........        02/02/15        01/29/15
                            One-Stop).
85803....................  Hemlock Semiconductor         Clarksville, TN........        02/02/15        01/28/15
                            (Company).
85804....................  Convergys (Company).........  Jacksonville, TX.......        02/03/15        02/02/15
85805....................  XO Group Inc. (Company).....  New York, NY...........        02/03/15        02/02/15
85806....................  Von Gal Corporation (State/   Montgomery, AL.........        02/03/15        02/02/15
                            One-Stop).
85807....................  TE Connectivity Ltd (State/   Menlo Park, CA.........        02/03/15        02/02/15
                            One-Stop).
85808....................  Jones Apparel US LLC (Prior   Lawrenceburg, TN.......        02/04/15        02/03/15
                            to 01/01/15 Jones
                            Distribution Corporation)
                            (Company).
85809....................  Pfizer Inc. (Union).........  Pearl River, NY........        02/04/15        02/03/15
85810....................  Innopad Technology Inc.       Wilmington, MA.........        02/04/15        02/03/15
                            (State/One-Stop).
85811....................  Cambridge University Press    West Nyack, NY.........        02/04/15        01/29/15
                            (aka University of
                            Cambridge) (State/One-Stop).
85812....................  Deluxe 3D LLC (dba Stereo D)  Burbank, CA............        02/04/15        02/03/15
                            (State/One-Stop).
85813....................  Tyson Prepared Food           Santa Teresa, NM.......        02/04/15        02/03/15
                            (Workers).
85814....................  Grape Solar (State/One-Stop)  Eugene, OR.............        02/05/15        02/04/15
85815....................  Peak Oilfield Services        Nikiski, AK............        02/05/15        02/04/15
                            Company (State/One-Stop).
85816....................  Weir Slurry Group Inc         Hazleton, PA...........        02/06/15        02/06/15
                            (Union).
85817....................  Schneider Electric USA, Inc.  Salt Lake City, UT.....        02/06/15        02/05/15
                            (Workers).
85818....................  System Sensor (Honeywell)     St. Charles, IL........        02/06/15        02/05/15
                            (Union).
85819....................  Carwild Corporation (State/   New London, CT.........        02/06/15        02/05/15
                            One-Stop).
85820....................  Kyees Aluminum/Manitowoc      La Mirada, CA..........        02/06/15        02/03/15
                            (State/One-Stop).
85821....................  Tenaris (Maverick Tube)       Houston, TX............        02/06/15        02/02/15
                            (Workers).
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