Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register, Volume 78 Issue 104 (Thursday, May 30, 2013)
Federal Register Volume 78, Number 104 (Thursday, May 30, 2013)
Notices
Pages 32467-32469
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2013-12734
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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 May 13, 2013 through May 17, 2013.
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.
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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
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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 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.
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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)(A) (increased imports) of the Trade Act have been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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82,498..................... Alorica, Inc.............. Ames, IA............. February 22, 2012.
82,505..................... Oberdorfer, LLC, Advanced Syracuse, NY......... February 22, 2012.
Metals Group, LLC.
82,546..................... Contech Castings, LLC, Auburn, IN........... March 7, 2012.
Elwood Staffing.
82,546A.................... Contech Castings, LLC, Pierceton, IN........ March 7, 2012.
Elwood Staffing,
Peoplelink Staffing,
Sentech Services.
82,580..................... Greenwood Forgings, LLC, Greenwood, SC........ March 7, 2012.
CONTECH Forgings,
Revstone Industries, LLC,
Precept Staffing &
Staffsource.
82,589..................... Ames True Temper, Inc., Falls City, NE....... March 25, 2012.
Griffon Corporation,
Staffing Services, Inc.
82,625..................... CDI Corporation, On-site Lexington, KY........ April 3, 2012.
at IBM Corporation.
82,678..................... Cannon Equipment, Carts Rosemount, MN........ April 19, 2012.
Department, IMI Americas,
Inc., Aerotek and The
Work Connection.
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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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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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82,424..................... Technicolor, Home Livonia, MI.......... February 6, 2012.
Entertainment Services,
Work Force Network,
Staffline, Caliper, etc.
82,424A.................... Technicolor, Home Romulus, MI.......... February 6, 2012.
Entertainment Services,
Work Force Network,
Staffline, Caliper, etc.
82,480..................... Pexco LLC, Columbia West Columbia, SC.... February 5, 2012.
Division, Pridestaff.
82,551..................... Siemens Medical Solutions Malvern, PA.......... May 12, 2012.
USA, Inc., Siemens
Corporation, Health
Services Global Services,
Supply Chain Mgmt.
82,603..................... General Electric (GE) Ravenna, OH.......... March 26, 2012.
Lighting, Inc., Ravenna
Lamp Plant, General
Electric Company, Home
and Business, etc.
82,605..................... Kern-Liebers USA, Inc., Holland, OH.......... March 25, 2012.
Manpower and Renhill.
82,615..................... Bank of America,, Global Jersey City, NJ...... March 19, 2012.
Securities Group.
82,627..................... Imation Corporation, Oakdale, MN.......... April 3, 2012.
Scalable Storage,
Engineering, OEM, Star
Collaborative, LLC.
82,639..................... Agilent Technologies, Lexington, MA........ April 5, 2012.
Inc., Agilent Order
Fulfillment (AOF),
Chemical Analysis Group,
etc.
82,639A.................... Agilent Technologies, Danbury, CT.......... April 5, 2012.
Inc., Agilent Order
Fulfillment (AOF),
Chemical Analysis Group,
etc.
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82,649..................... Cigna Health and Life Tampa, FL............ April 11, 2012.
Insurance Company,
Provider Data Management
Team, Connecticut General
Life Insurance Company.
82,654..................... Collom & Carney Clinic Texarkana, TX........ April 13, 2012.
Association, Medical
Transcription Department.
82,672..................... Maxima Technologies & Lancaster, PA........ April 18, 2012.
Systems LLC, Enterforce.
82,695..................... Finisar Corporation, Horsham, PA.......... June 18, 2013.
Horsham Division.
82,695A.................... Leased Workers from Allied Horsham, PA.......... April 25, 2012.
Resources, Tech USA,
Aerotek, Zero Chaos,
Working On-Site at
Finisar Corporation,
Horsham Division.
82,698..................... BI-LO, LLC, Help Desk Greenville, SC....... April 29, 2012.
Department, Bi-Lo,
Holdings, Worksmart.
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Negative Determinations for Worker 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 investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs (a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B) (shift in production or services to a foreign country) of section 222 have not been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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82,584..................... Nanosolar, Inc., On-Site San Jose, CA.
Leased Workers From Coast
Personnel Service.
82,585..................... Genlyte Thomas Group, Fall River, MA.
Philips Lightolier,
Adecco Employment
Services.
82,677..................... Caterpillar, Inc., IMOD Decatur, IL.
Division.
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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 USC 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.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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82,608..................... Sew & So Embroidery, Inc.. Sugar Grove, NC.
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The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the petitioning groups of workers are covered by active certifications. Consequently, further investigation in these cases would serve no purpose since the petitioning group of workers cannot be covered by more than one certification at a time.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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82,546B.................... Contech Castings, LLC..... Clarksville, TN.>
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I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of May 13, 2013 through May 17, 2013. These determinations are available on the Department's Web site 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.
Dated: May 21, 2013.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
FR Doc. 2013-12734 Filed 5-29-13; 8:45 am
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