Investigations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, 19694-19695 [2015-08316]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 19694 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 70 / Monday, April 13, 2015 / Notices 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Apr 10, 2015 Jkt 235001 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. PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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] 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 E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1 19695 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 70 / Monday, April 13, 2015 / Notices 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 25th day of March 2015. Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. APPENDIX 12 TAA PETITIONS INSTITUTED BETWEEN 3/16/15 AND 3/20/15 TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location 85880 85881 85882 85883 85884 85885 85886 85887 85888 85889 85890 85891 Stewart Title Guaranty Company (Workers) ........................ Nabors Completion & Services Co. (State/One-Stop) ......... The Nielsen Company (State/One-Stop) ............................. Schlumberger (Company) .................................................... The Levy Group (Workers) .................................................. HCL America (Workers) ....................................................... AMETEK ISC (Company) ..................................................... Unit Drilling Company (State/One-Stop) .............................. General Mills (Union) ........................................................... GE Oil & Gas-Lufkin Industries (Union) ............................... AIP BI Holdings dba Brooks Instrument (Company) ........... Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (State/One-Stop) Houston, TX .......................................... Gaylord, MI ........................................... Shelton, CT ........................................... Prudhoe Bay, AK .................................. New York, NY ....................................... Cary, NC ............................................... West Chicago, IL .................................. Oklahoma City, OK ............................... New Albany, IN ..................................... Lufkin, TX .............................................. Hatfield, PA ........................................... Scottsdale, AZ ...................................... [FR Doc. 2015–08316 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Data Users Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda The Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday June 9, 2015. The meeting will be held in the Postal Square Building, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC. The Committee provides advice to the Bureau of Labor Statistics from the points of view of data users from various sectors of the U.S. economy, including the labor, business, research, academic, and government communities, on technical matters related to the collection, analysis, dissemination, and use of the Bureau’s statistics, on its published reports, and on the broader aspects of its overall mission and function. The meeting will be held in Meeting Rooms 1, 2, and 3 of the Postal Square Building Conference Center. The schedule and agenda for the meeting are as follows: 8:30 a.m. Registration 9:00 a.m. Commissioner’s welcome and review of agency developments VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Apr 10, 2015 Jkt 235001 9:45 a.m. Ethics Briefing 10:15 a.m. New Data Products in OEUS 11:15 a.m. Occupational Requirements Survey status and outputs 1:15 p.m. Chart packages with news releases 1:45 p.m. K–12 pages 2:30 p.m. New inputs to PPI industry indexes 3:45 p.m. Report on Stakeholders Surveys 4:45 p.m. Future topics and meeting wrap-up The meeting is open to the public. Any questions concerning the meeting should be directed to Kathy Mele, Data Users Advisory Committee, on 202.691.6102. Individuals who require special accommodations should contact Ms. Mele at least two days prior to the meeting date. Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of April 2015. Kimberly D. Hill, Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. 2015–08378 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–24–P PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Date of institution 03/16/15 03/16/15 03/16/15 03/17/15 03/19/15 03/19/15 03/19/15 03/19/15 03/19/15 03/20/15 03/20/15 03/20/15 Date of petition 03/13/15 03/13/15 03/13/15 03/16/15 03/17/15 03/18/15 03/18/15 03/16/15 03/18/15 03/19/15 03/19/15 03/19/15 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Advisory Committee for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, as Amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following meeting: NAME: Advisory Committee for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (#1171). DATE/TIME: May 13, 2015; 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., May 14, 2015; 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PLACE: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Stafford I, Room 110, Arlington, VA 22230. TYPE OF MEETING: Open. CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Deborah Olster, Office of the Assistant Director, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 905, Arlington, Virginia 22230, 703–292–8700. SUMMARY OF MINUTES: May be obtained from contact person listed above. PURPOSE OF MEETING: To provide advice and recommendations to the National Science Foundation on major goals and policies pertaining to Social, Behavioral E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19694-19695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08316]


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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

[[Page 19695]]

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 25th day of March 2015.
 Michael W. Jaffe,
 Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

APPENDIX

                             12 TAA Petitions Instituted Between 3/16/15 and 3/20/15
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                                                                                      Date of         Date of
         TA-W           Subject firm (petitioners)             Location             institution      petition
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85880................  Stewart Title Guaranty        Houston, TX................        03/16/15        03/13/15
                        Company (Workers).
85881................  Nabors Completion & Services  Gaylord, MI................        03/16/15        03/13/15
                        Co. (State/One-Stop).
85882................  The Nielsen Company (State/   Shelton, CT................        03/16/15        03/13/15
                        One-Stop).
85883................  Schlumberger (Company)......  Prudhoe Bay, AK............        03/17/15        03/16/15
85884................  The Levy Group (Workers)....  New York, NY...............        03/19/15        03/17/15
85885................  HCL America (Workers).......  Cary, NC...................        03/19/15        03/18/15
85886................  AMETEK ISC (Company)........  West Chicago, IL...........        03/19/15        03/18/15
85887................  Unit Drilling Company (State/ Oklahoma City, OK..........        03/19/15        03/16/15
                        One-Stop).
85888................  General Mills (Union).......  New Albany, IN.............        03/19/15        03/18/15
85889................  GE Oil & Gas-Lufkin           Lufkin, TX.................        03/20/15        03/19/15
                        Industries (Union).
85890................  AIP BI Holdings dba Brooks    Hatfield, PA...............        03/20/15        03/19/15
                        Instrument (Company).
85891................  Fender Musical Instruments    Scottsdale, AZ.............        03/20/15        03/19/15
                        Corporation (State/One-
                        Stop).
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