Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 186 (Monday, September 26, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Number 186 (Monday, September 26, 2016)
Notices
Pages 66085-66088
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2016-23031
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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 July 25, 2016 through August 5, 2016.
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;
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(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 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(b) 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(e) 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) not withstanding 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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86,116................ QG Printing II Portland, OR.................... June 22, 2014.
Corporation, Express.
91,507................ Seneca Foods Buhl, ID........................ February 9, 2015.
Corporation.
91,702................ Seissenschmidt Oscoda, MI...................... April 13, 2015.
Corporation, USA
Division, Linamar-
Seissenschmidt
Forging LFC,
Seissenschmidt GMBH,
etc.
91,891................ Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Hillsboro, OR................... June 8, 2015.
America, Inc., Tokyo
Ohka Kogyo, Ltd.
Co., Aerotek,
Addeco, Kelly
Services.
91,968................ Noranda Intermediate Franklin, TN.................... June 27, 2015.
Holding Corporation,
Vaco.
91,968A............... Norandal USA, Inc., Huntington, TN.................. June 27, 2015.
Noranda Intermediate
Holding Corporation,
Great Rivers, etc.
91,968B............... Norandal USA, Inc., Salisbury, NC................... December 3, 2015.
Noranda Intermediate
Holding Corporation,
Resourcemfg, etc.
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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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90,048................ Atmel Corporation.... Colorado Springs, CO............ June 5, 2015.
90,048A............... Kelly Services, Colorado Springs, CO............ January 1, 2014.
ProUnlimited, Add
Staff, Atmel
Corporation.
90,241................ SASOL, Wood Group Tulsa, OK....................... January 1, 2014.
Production
Consulting Services,
Inc.
91,134................ Meritor Heavy Vehicle Heath, OH....................... November 19, 2015.
Systems, LLC,
Meritor, Inc.
91,237................ Siemens Industry, Norwood, OH..................... November 17, 2014.
Inc., Process
Industries and Drive
Division.
91,392................ Graphic Packaging Renton, WA...................... January 25, 2015.
International Inc.,
Graphic Packaging
Holding Company.
91,648................ Ciena Corporation, Linthicum, MD................... March 30, 2015.
Product Supply Chain
Group, Networking
Platforms Division,
etc.
91,834................ International Boulder, CO..................... May 20, 2015.
Business Machines
Corporation (IBM),
Cloud Storage
Manager Services,
Global Technology
Services Division,
etc.
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91,853................ Yellow Pages Digital Blue Bell, PA................... May 16, 2015.
Media Solutions,
LLC, Information
Systems and
Information
Technology Division,
etc.
91,855................ CH2M Inc., CH2M HILL Englewood, CO................... May 12, 2015.
Companies Ltd.,
Division of Finance
and Accounting.
91,858................ John Crane Inc. Morton Grove, IL................ May 25, 2015.
(JCI), Smiths Group,
Cielo.
91,865................ DLA, Inc., Sercotel, Doral, FL....................... May 26, 2015.
S.A. de C.V., TFI
Resources, Inc.
91,885................ Caterpillar, Inc., CR Joliet, IL...................... June 6, 2015.
Coatings, The Tool
Gage House, Vonachen
Services, Inc., etc.
91,906................ Hewlett Packard Plano, TX....................... June 10, 2015.
Enterprise, Service
Management-
Onboarding Division.
91,920................ Compucom Systems, Dallas, TX...................... June 14, 2015.
Inc., Dallas Service
Desk.
91,928................ Caterpillar, Inc./ Jacksonville, FL................ June 15, 2015.
Balderson, Work
Tools Division,
Caterpillar, Inc.
91,943................ ALM Media LLC, ALM New York, NY.................... June 21, 2015.
Media, Inc.
91,949................ One Call Care Canonsburg, PA.................. June 22, 2015.
Management, Align
Networks Division
(SmartComp), ECA
Staffing Solutions,
Inc., etc.
91,950................ Branded Entertainment Seattle, WA..................... June 20, 2015.
Network, Inc.,
Corbis Corporation,
Branded
Entertainment
Network Holdings,
Inc., SCOM, etc.
91,960................ Dana Commercial Glasgow, KY..................... June 26, 2015.
Vehicle
Manufacturing LLC,
Dana Holding
Corporation,
Bluegrass and
Associates, Ahead
Staffing.
91,961................ Aurora Casket Aurora, IN...................... June 24, 2015.
Company, D/B/A
Matthews-Aurora
Funeral Solutions,
Belflex Staffing
Belcan Staffing.
91,965................ Masonite D/B/A Algoma Algoma, WI...................... June 24, 2015.
Hardwoods, ABR.
91,975................ Cascades U.S. Auburn, ME...................... June 29, 2015.
Holdings Cascades
Auburn Fiber,
Cascades, Inc.
91,976................ Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, IL.................. June 29, 2015.
Inc., Products and
Services, Devices
Engineering
Development Team,
etc.
91,979................ GE Transportation Latham, NY...................... July 1, 2015.
Engine System, GE
Transportation
Division.
91,981................ GAP Sample Room, Gap New York, NY.................... April 22, 2015.
Inc., Prounlimited.
91,986................ Grede II LLC, Bessemer, AL.................... July 5, 2015.
Bessemer (Foundry)
Division, Metaldyne
Performance Group,
etc.
91,987................ Solera Holdings Inc., San Diego, CA................... July 5, 2015.
Audatex North
America Division,
Database Development
Group (DBD), etc.
91,991................ Caterpillar Precision Morganton, NC................... July 6, 2015.
Engine Components,
Industry Solutions,
Components, and
Distribution
Division, etc.
91,997................ Pall Corporation, Port Washington, NY............. July 7, 2015.
Validation Testing
Division.
92,009................ Epicor Software Westminster, CO................. July 12, 2015
Corporation, EGL
Holdco, Inc., Zero
Chaos, Wildes
Enterprises.
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The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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91,618................ Kato Engineering, Inc North Mankato, MN............... March 22, 2015.
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The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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91,849................ Vallourec Drilling Houston, TX..................... May 24, 2015.
Products USA, Inc.,
Vallourec USA
Corporation, Burnett
Specialists, 6300
Navigation Boulevard.
91,849A............... Vallourec Drilling Houston, TX..................... May 24, 2015.
Products USA, Inc.,
Vallourec USA
Corporation, 4424
West Sam Houston
Parkway North.
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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 criterion under paragraph (a)(1), or (b)(1) (employment decline or threat of separation) of section 222 has not been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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90,320................ Atos IT Solutions and Cheshire, CT.................... ...............................
Services Inc., NSC
Global.
91,709................ Avery Dennison, Westborough, MA................. ...............................
Printing and
Converting Platform
Team.
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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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90,011................ Wilson Creek Energy, Friedens, PA.................... ...............................
LLC, Roxcoal Inc.,
PBS Coals Inc.,
Corsa Coal
Corporation.
90,055................ Solutia, Inc., Springfield, MA................. ...............................
Eastman Chemical
Company, Henkel
Corporation.
90,312................ Fab-Tech Inc., Colchester, VT.................. ...............................
Critical Process
Systems Group
(CPSG), Westaff.
90,340................ Celanese Corporation, Meredosia, IL................... ...............................
Emulsions Division,
Brock Jacobs, Allied
Barton.
91,214................ Parker Aerospace, Liberty Lake, WA................ ...............................
Parker Hannifin,
Jackie Kabrell, AG
Energy Solutions,
etc.
91,461................ Sprint Wireless Call Temple, TX...................... ...............................
Center.
91,636................ Alorica, Inc., Albuquerque, NM................. ...............................
Albuquerque Division.
91,641................ General Electric Fort Edward, NY................. ...............................
Company, GE
Capacitor and Power
Quality Products,
Energy Connections
Division.
91,750................ NWS Traffic LLC, Pole Tualatin, OR.................... ...............................
Manufacturing
Division, Signal
Group, Inc., Peek
Traffic Corporation.
91,831................ Vesta Corporation, Portland, OR.................... ...............................
Unosquare LLC,
Infogroup Northwest,
Inc., Lexicon
Solutions.
91,962................ Minnesota Wire Cable, Eau Claire, WI.................. ...............................
Manpower, Express
Employment
Professionals, Kelly
Services, Adecco.
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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 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.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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92,027................ McDonald's Columbus, OH.................... ...............................
Corporation.
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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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91,850................ Verso Corporation, Wickliffe, KY................... ...............................
Wickliffe Mill,
Select Staffing,
U.S. Security
Associates, etc.
91,850A............... Verso Corporation, Beaver Dam, KY.................. ...............................
Beaver Dam Woodyard.
91,850B............... Verso Corporation, Eddyville, KY................... ...............................
Eddyville Woodyard.
91,850C............... Verso Corporation, Wickliffe, KY................... ...............................
Waldschmidt Woodyard.
91,850D............... Verso Corporation, Bethel Springs, TN.............. ...............................
Bethel Springs
Woodyard.
91,850E............... Verso Corporation, Camden, TN...................... ...............................
Big Sandy Woodyard.
91,850F............... Verso Corporation, Dover, TN....................... ...............................
Dover Woodyard.
92,039................ Norandal USA, Inc., Huntington, TN.................. ...............................
Noranda Intermediate
Holding Corporation,
Great Rivers
Employment, etc.
92,039A............... Norandal USA, Inc., Salisbury, NC................... ...............................
Noranda Intermediate
Holding Corporation,
Resourcemfg, etc.
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The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the petitions are the subject of ongoing investigations under petitions filed earlier covering the same petitioners.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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91,982................ Caterpillar.......... Thomasville, GA................. ...............................
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I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of July 25, 2016 through August 5, 2016. These determinations are available on the Department's Web site https://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/taa/taa_search_form.cfm under the searchable listing determinations or by calling the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance toll free at 888-365-6822.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of August 2016.
Jessica R. Webster,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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