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Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of
March 2015.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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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 April 23, 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 April 23, 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 18th day of
March 2015.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
APPENDIX
14 TAA PETITIONS INSTITUTED BETWEEN 3/9/15 AND 3/13/15
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Panasonic Disc Manufacturing Corporation of America (PDMC) (Company)
Day & Zimmermann, Inc. (State/One-Stop) ...................................................
Honeywell Safety Products (Company) ..........................................................
ProTeam, Inc. (Company) ..............................................................................
Maidenform/HanesBrands (Workers) .............................................................
Multiband USA (Workers) ...............................................................................
Concurrent Manufacturing Solutions, LLC (Company) ..................................
John Deere & Company (EW/TCAO) (Workers) ............................................
Central Missouri Plastics (State/One-Stop) ....................................................
Archer Daniels Midland Cocoa (Workers) ......................................................
Sensor Switch (Company) ..............................................................................
FTE Automotive USA Inc. (Company) ...........................................................
MicroTelecom Systems LLC (State/One-Stop) ..............................................
Triumph Composite Systems (Union) ............................................................
Torrance, CA .........
Parsons, KS ...........
Cranston, RI ..........
Boise, ID ................
Fayetteville, NC .....
Richmond, KY ........
Ozark, MO .............
Waterloo, IA ...........
Lee’s Summit, MO
Hazelton, PA ..........
Wallingford, CT ......
Auburn Hills, MI .....
Uniondale, NY .......
Spokane, WA .........
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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
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period of March 9, 2015 through March
13, 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
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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;
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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
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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.
85,650, Herbs America Inc., Grants Pass,
Oregon. November 17, 2013
85,697, ATI Specialty Alloys
Components, Albany, Oregon. July 4,
2014
85,732, Norandal USA, Inc., Newport,
Arkansas. December 17, 2013
85,735, Verge America, New Windsor,
New York. December 16, 2013
85,763, Ross Mould LLC, Washington,
Pennsylvania. August 24, 2014
85,764, ITW Thielex, Somerset, New
Jersey. January 15, 2014
85,776, Raven Industries, Earth City,
Missouri. January 20, 2014
85,779, Brayton International, High
Point, North Carolina. March 12, 2015
85,796, U.S. Steel Tubular Products,
Inc., Lone Star, Texas. January 27,
2014
85,801, CareFusion Resources, LLC,
Ontario, California. January 30, 2014
85,807, TE Connectivity, Menlo Park,
California. February 2, 2014
85,818, Honeywell International, Inc.,
St. Charles, Illinois. February 5, 2014
85,827, Plews, Inc., Dixon, Illinois.
February 10, 2014
85,837, Sonoco, Wapato, Washington.
February 11, 2014
85,722, Triumph Aerostructures, Red
Oak, Texas. December 12, 2013
85,739, Nippon Paper Industries USA,
Co. Limited, Port Angeles,
Washington, December 18, 2013
85,823, Wilco Machine and Fab., Inc.,
Marlow, Oklahoma. February 9, 2014
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.
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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 workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
85,777, Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals,
Scottsdale, Arizona.
85,824, HFW Ventures, LLC, Kenal,
Alaska.
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.
85,845, Powerex, Inc., Youngwood,
Pennsylvania.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned
determinations were issued during the period
of March 9, 2015 through March 13, 2015.
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 20th day of
March 2015.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2015–08313 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am]
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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
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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 9,
2015 through March 13, 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 articles is a party to a free trade agreement with the United
States;
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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.
85,650, Herbs America Inc., Grants Pass, Oregon. November 17, 2013
85,697, ATI Specialty Alloys Components, Albany, Oregon. July 4, 2014
85,732, Norandal USA, Inc., Newport, Arkansas. December 17, 2013
85,735, Verge America, New Windsor, New York. December 16, 2013
85,763, Ross Mould LLC, Washington, Pennsylvania. August 24, 2014
85,764, ITW Thielex, Somerset, New Jersey. January 15, 2014
85,776, Raven Industries, Earth City, Missouri. January 20, 2014
85,779, Brayton International, High Point, North Carolina. March 12,
2015
85,796, U.S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc., Lone Star, Texas. January
27, 2014
85,801, CareFusion Resources, LLC, Ontario, California. January 30,
2014
85,807, TE Connectivity, Menlo Park, California. February 2, 2014
85,818, Honeywell International, Inc., St. Charles, Illinois. February
5, 2014
85,827, Plews, Inc., Dixon, Illinois. February 10, 2014
85,837, Sonoco, Wapato, Washington. February 11, 2014
85,722, Triumph Aerostructures, Red Oak, Texas. December 12, 2013
85,739, Nippon Paper Industries USA, Co. Limited, Port Angeles,
Washington, December 18, 2013
85,823, Wilco Machine and Fab., Inc., Marlow, Oklahoma. February 9,
2014
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.
Because the workers of the firm are not eligible to apply for TAA,
the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
85,777, Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals, Scottsdale, Arizona.
85,824, HFW Ventures, LLC, Kenal, Alaska.
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.
85,845, Powerex, Inc., Youngwood, Pennsylvania.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were
issued during the period of March 9, 2015 through March 13, 2015.
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 20th day of March 2015.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2015-08313 Filed 4-10-15; 8:45 am]
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