Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 232 (Friday, December 2, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Number 232 (Friday, December 2, 2016)
Notices
Pages 87076-87080
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2016-28908
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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 September 5, 2016 through September 16, 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;
(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;
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(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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90,178................... Wingspan Portfolio Monroe, LA............. January 1, 2014.
Advisors, LLC.
90,242................... PSC Metals, Inc., London, KY............. January 1, 2014.
Staffmark.
91,080................... ATI Specialty Alloys and Albany, OR............. October 23, 2014.
Components, Millersburg
Operations, Allegheny
Technologies
Incorporated, etc.
91,424................... Hydralift AmClyde, Inc., St. Paul, MN........... February 2, 2015.
Rig Systems Offshore/
Lifting and Handling
Division, Randstad,
Entegee.
91,579................... Republic Steel, Value- Massillon, OH.......... July 18, 2015.
Add Division.
91,634................... Caterpillar Emissions Santa Fe, NM........... March 28, 2015.
Solution, Large Power
Systems Division,
Caterpillar, Inc.
92,051................... Upper Columbia Mill, Boardman, OR........... July 25, 2015.
LLC, 71410 E Columbia
Avenue, GTFF Mill
Corporation, Collins
Management, etc.
92,051A.................. Upper Columbia Mill, Boardman, OR........... July 25, 2015.
LLC, 77200 Poleline
Road, GTFF Mill
Corporation, Collins
Management, etc.
92,077................... Exodus Machines, LLC.... Superior, WI........... August 1, 2015.
92,097................... Terex USA, LLC, Terex Waverly, IA............ August 8, 2015.
Cranes NA Division,
Terex Corporation.
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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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90,209.................. Primary Financial Services Amherst, NY........... January 1, 2014.
LLC, CBV Collection
Services Ltd.
90,209A................. Primary Financial Services Cheektowaga, NY....... January 1, 2014.
LLC, CBV Collection
Services Ltd.
91,040.................. Verizon Business Network Cary, NC.............. October 9, 2014.
Services, Inc., Client
Service Assurance Group.
91,041.................. Nike, Inc., Procure To Pay Beaverton, OR......... October 8, 2014.
Operations Group, Finance
Department.
91,462.................. Sprint, Handset Retrieval Rio Rancho, NM........ February 12, 2015.
Team.
91,523.................. Eaton Gainesboro, Gainesboro, TN........ February 22, 2015.
Industrial Sector,
Hydraulics Group, Eaton
Corporation, etc.
91,642.................. Wells Fargo and Company, Diamond Bar, CA....... March 29, 2015.
Division of Community
Banking, Covenant
Monitoring Unit.
91,783.................. Iron Mountain Information Cerritos, CA.......... May 5, 2015.
Management, LLC, Iron
Mountain Incorporated,
Customer Service Team,
Allegis, etc.
91,795.................. York International Waynesboro, PA........ May 16, 2016.
Corporation, Industrial
Refrigeration Division,
Johnson Controls, Inc.,
Aerotek.
91,795A................. Magic Workforce Solutions, Waynesboro, PA........ May 11, 2015.
York International
Corporation, Industrial
Refrigeration Division,
etc.
91,816.................. Nike Foundation, Girl Beaverton, OR......... May 16, 2015.
Effect, Nike, Inc.,
Prounlimited.
91,818.................. Johnson Controls, Inc., Milwaukee, WI......... May 16, 2015.
Finance Shared Service
Center.
91,818A................. Johnson Controls, Inc., West Allis, WI........ May 16, 2015.
Information Technology.
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91,867.................. Agilent Technologies, Inc., Danbury, CT........... May 31, 2015.
Order Fulfillment and
Supply Chain Group.
91,932.................. Continental Casualty Syracuse, NY.......... June 16, 2015.
Company, Continental
Corporation, Special Funds
Unit & Claims Operations
Unit.
91,963.................. International Business Camp Hill, PA......... June 20, 2015.
Machines Corporation
(IBM), The US SPO Team,
Technical Support
Services, etc.
91,963A................. Manpower, International Camp Hill, PA......... October 18, 2015.
Business Machines
Corporation (IBM), The US
SPO Team, etc.
91,964.................. Mark Architectural Edison, NJ............ June 24, 2015.
Lighting, Acuity Brands
Lighting, Inc., Spherion,
Aerotek, Ajulia.
91,973.................. International Business Austin, TX............ June 28, 2015.
Machines Corporation
(IBM), Priority Support
Team, Technical Support
Services, etc.
91,974.................. W.W. Grainger, Inc., Lake Forest, IL....... June 29, 2015.
Expeditor Team.
91,983.................. CDK Global LLC, Hosting Ann Arbor, MI......... July 5, 2015.
Solutions Division,
Aerotek/Teksystems US,
Apex Systems, Inc., etc.
92,000.................. Greatbatch, Ltd., Plymouth, MN.......... November 8, 2016.
Greatbatch, Inc., Superior
Group, Volt Management
Company, etc.
92,006.................. Dionex Corporation, Chelmsford, MA........ June 29, 2015.
Chromatography Analytical
Technologies Division,
Thermo Fisher Scientific.
92,012.................. International Business Schaumburg, IL........ July 13, 2015.
Machines Corporation
(IBM), ZKRA and ZB8A
Departments, Technical
Support Services, etc.
92,012A................. International Business Smyrna, GA............ July 13, 2015.
Machines Corporation
(IBM), ZKRA and ZB8A
Departments, Technical
Support Services, etc.
92,031.................. JP Morgan Chase, Hedge Fund Brooklyn, NY.......... July 19, 2015.
Services Division, Robert
Half, Manpower, and
Randstad.
92,049.................. Leonard's Metal, Inc....... Wichita, KS........... July 22, 2015
92,064.................. Groupon, Inc., Customer Chicago, IL........... July 27, 2015
Service Department.
92,067.................. Overland Solutions, Inc., Overland Park, KS..... July 27, 2015.
An EXL Company, EXL
Service Holdings, Inc.
92,081.................. International Business Somers, NY............ August 2, 2015.
Machines Corporation
(IBM), Sales Management
Support, Sales and
Distribution Division.
92,081A................. International Business Phoenix, AZ........... August 2, 2015.
Machines Corporation
(IBM), Sales Management
Support, Sales and
Distribution Division.
92,081B................. International Business Cincinnati, OH........ August 2, 2015.
Machines Corporation
(IBM), Sales Management
Support, Sales and
Distribution Division.
92,083.................. The ESAB Group, Inc., Florence, SC.......... September 19, 2016.
Colfax Corporation,
Manpower.
92,090.................. Ardagh Metal Packaging, Terminal Island, CA... August 4, 2015.
Ardagh Group, S.A., Ajilon
and Labor Ready.
92,091.................. NMC Group, Inc. DBA Nylon Pomona, CA............ August 4, 2015.
Molders Corporation,
Esterline Incorporated,
Selec Staffing, Integrity
Staffing, etc.
92,099.................. Springer Science+Business Philadephia, PA....... August 9, 2015.
Media LLC, Illustration
Department.
92,103.................. ADP, LLC, Order to Invoice Augusta, GA........... August 9, 2015.
Division.
92,109.................. Malvern Instruments Inc., Houston, TX........... August 12, 2015.
Spectris Inc..
92,113.................. GE Power Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN....... August 16, 2015.
Turbines, fka Alstom Power
Turbomachines LLC, General
Electric Company, etc.
92,115.................. International Business Hartford, CT.......... August 16, 2015.
Machines Corporation
(IBM), Service Delivery
Managers, Information
Technology Service
Management, etc.
92,126.................. IBM, Systems Management Boulder, CO........... August 19, 2015.
Operations (SMO), Business
Analytics Service Team,
etc.
92,130.................. Bloomington Production Bloomington, IN....... January 24, 2016.
Operations, LLC, Haier
U.S. Appliance Solutions,
GE Appliances.
92,131.................. Compressor Controls Urbandale, IA......... August 22, 2015.
Corporation, Manpower,
Palmer Group, Networks
Inc., GNET Group, and IP
Pathways.
92,136.................. International Business Boulder, CO........... August 23, 2015.
Machines Corporation
(IBM), QXZA Department, 2F
Division, Global
Technology Services Div
(GTS), etc.
92,179.................. Nortech Systems, Inc., Augusta, WI........... September 6, 2015.
Insperity, United
Employment, Inc.
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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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91,608.................. Harsco Metals & Minerals, Koppel, PA............ March 17, 2015.
North America, Koppel
Plant, Harsco Corporation.
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The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(f) (firms identified by the International Trade Commission) of the Trade Act have been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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92,001.................. Boise Packaging & Santa Fe Springs, CA.. February 22, 2015.
Newsprint, L.L.C.,
Packaging Corporation of
America, Boise, Inc.,
Boise Paper Holdings, etc.
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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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90,261.................. Verizon, MTS Engineers and Hempstead, NY......... .................................
Information Technology
Quality Assurance.
90,286.................. Verizon Business Network Davenport, IA......... .................................
Services, Inc.,
Conferencing Operations.
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The investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs (a)(2)(A)(i) (decline in sales or production, or both) 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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91,575.................. Swanson Group Manufacturing Glendale, OR.......... .................................
LLC, Glendale Sawmill,
Glendale Plywood/Veneer
Divisions, etc.
91,875.................. Manitowoc Cranes, LLC, Manitowoc, WI......... .................................
Manitowoc Company, Inc.,
Aerotek, FlexStaff,
Waterstone, Zyqest, etc.
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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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85,355.................. Chevron Mining, Inc., Questa, NM.
Chevron Corporation, Stu
Blattner, Inc. (SBI).
91,041A................. Nike, Inc., Corporate Beaverton, OR.
Services, Logistics &
Services and Program/
Process Excellence.
91,327.................. W.P. & R.S. Mars Company... Hibbing, MN.
91,475.................. Sprint..................... Blountville, TN.
91,619.................. Allen Harim Foods, LLC, Cordova, MD.
Allen Harim, Quality
Staffing Services, Express
Employment, etc.
91,626.................. Strata Mine Services, LLC, Canonsburg, PA.
Sanders Contracting, LLC,
Strata Products Worldwide,
LLC.
91,874.................. UnitedHealthcare, Richardson, TX.
UnitedHealthcare Employer
and Individual Division,
etc.
91,893.................. Sez Sew Stitching, Inc..... Osceola Mills, PA.
91,913.................. Helmerich & Payne Tulsa, OK.
International Drilling
Company, Helmerich &
Payne, Inc., RAMS Group.
91,925.................. Paragon Geophysical Wichita, KS.
Services, Inc.
91,940.................. Halliburton Energy Bakersfield, CA.
Services, Inc., Drilling
and Evaluation Division,
Sperry Drilling Services.
91,969.................. Silvanus Products, Inc., St. Genevieve, MO.
Employment Staffing Group,
Inc. d/b/a/Talent Force.
92,014.................. Mahar Tool Supply Company, Dundee, MI.
Inc., Kelly Services.
92,084.................. Northern Industrial Grand Rapids, MN.
Erectors, Inc.
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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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91,572.................. Lehigh Specialty Melting Latrobe, PA.
Inc., WHEMCO, Inc.
92,128.................. FT Eng., Inc............... Escondido, CA.
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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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91,823.................. The News & Observer, The Raleigh, NC...........
McClatchy Company
92,050.................. Centrex Revenue Solutions, Ellicott City, MD.
LLC, Integra Connect, LLC.
92,088.................. MEMC Pasadena, Inc., Pasadena, TX.
SunEdison, Inc.
92,112.................. Mattel, Inc., Mattel Global East Aurora, NY.
Shared Service Solutions
(MGSSS).
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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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92,200.................. Celestica, Inc., Adecco.... Ontario, CA.
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I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of September 5, 2016 through September 16, 2016. These determinations are available on the Department's Web site http://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 18th day of November 2016.
Hope D. Kinglock,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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