Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Published date | 24 September 2019 |
Citation | 84 FR 50069 |
Record Number | 2019-20600 |
Section | Notices |
Court | Employment And Training Administration,Labor Department |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)] [Notices] [Pages 50069-50073] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-20600] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance In accordance with the Section 223 (19 U.S.C. 2273) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271, et seq.) (``Act''), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of the Act (``TAA'') for workers by (TA-W) number issued during the period of August 1, 2019 through August 31, 2019. (This Notice primarily follows the language of the Trade Act. In some places however, changes such as the inclusion of subheadings, a reorganization of language, or ``and,'' ``or,'' or other words are added for clarification.) Section 222(a)--Workers of a Primary Firm In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of a primary firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply for TAA, the group eligibility requirements under Section 222(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2272(a)) must be met, as follows: (1) The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a)(1)) is that a significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm (or ``such firm'') have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated; AND (2(A) or 2(B) below) (2) The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied by either (A) the Increased Imports Path, or (B) the Shift in Production or Services to a Foreign Country Path/Acquisition of Articles or Services from a Foreign Country Path, as follows: (A) Increased Imports Path: (i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm, have decreased absolutely; AND (ii and iii below) (ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly competitive with articles produced or services supplied by such firm have increased; OR (II)(aa) 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; OR (II)(bb) imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles which are produced directly using the services supplied by such firm, have [[Page 50070]] increased; OR (III) 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; AND (iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii) contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or production of such firm; OR (B) Shift in Production or Services to a Foreign Country Path OR Acquisition of Articles or Services from a Foreign Country Path: (i)(I) there has been a shift by such workers' firm to a foreign country in the production of articles or the supply of services like or directly competitive with articles which are produced or services which are supplied by such firm; OR (II) such workers' firm has acquired from a foreign country articles or services that are like or directly competitive with articles which are produced or services which are supplied by such firm; AND (ii) the shift described in clause (i)(I) or the acquisition of articles or services described in clause (i)(II) contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation. Section 222(b)--Adversely Affected Secondary Workers 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 TAA, the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2272(b)) must be met, as follows: (1) a 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; AND (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 (19 U.S.C. 2272(a)), and such supply or production is related to the article or service that was the basis for such certification (as defined in subsection 222(c)(3) and (4) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2272(c)(3) and (4)); 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 determined under paragraph (1). Section 222(e)--Firms Identified by the International Trade Commission 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 TAA, the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(e) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2272(e))must be met, by following criteria (1), (2), and (3) as follows: (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) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2252(b)(1)); OR (B) an affirmative determination of market disruption or threat thereof under section 421(b)(1)of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2436(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)); AND (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) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2252(f)(1)) with respect to the affirmative determination described in paragraph (1)(A) is published in the Federal Register under section 202(f)(3) (19 U.S.C. 2252(f)(3)); OR (B) notice of an affirmative determination described in subparagraph (B) or (C)of paragraph (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) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2273(b)), the 1-year period preceding the 1-year period described in paragraph (2). Affirmative Determinations for 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 Path) of the Trade Act have been met. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94,564....................... R&M Sea Level Marine LLC, R&M Davie, FL............... February 25, 2018. Ship Technologies USA, Inc. 94,613....................... Hawkins Architectural Stafford, VA............ March 8, 2018. Products, LLC, Solar Seal Division, Express Employment Professionals. 94,635....................... Porcelain Industries, Inc., Dickson, TN............. March 15, 2018. Express, People Ready, Talent Force, Safe Harbor, Volt. 95,081....................... Mueller Copper Tube Products, Wynne, AR............... August 15, 2018. Inc., Mueller Industries, Inc.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(a)(2)(B) (Shift in Production or Services to a Foreign Country Path or Acquisition of Articles or Services from a Foreign Country Path) of the Trade Act have been met. [[Page 50071]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94,472....................... MSCI ESG Research LLC, MSCI Portland, ME............ January 22, 2018. Inc. 94,704....................... Sulzer Pumps (US) Inc., Pumps Portland, OR............ May 7, 2018. Equipment Division, Sulzer US Holding, Madden Industrial Craftsmen. 94,704A...................... Quadco Industrial Services Portland, OR............ April 4, 2018. Inc. and Randstad, Sulzer Pumps (US) Inc., Pumps Equipment Division, Sulzer US Holding Inc. 94,765....................... Cenveo Publisher Services, Richmond, VA............ April 29, 2018. Richmond--Content Division, Cenveo Worldwide Limited, Cenveo, Inc. 94,805....................... Purewick Corporation, Express El Cajon, CA............ May 10, 2018. Employment Professionals. 94,824....................... AIG Employee Services, Inc., New York, NY............ May 19, 2018. Investments & Corporate IT- Water Street, American International Group, etc. 94,824A...................... AIG Employee Services, Inc., Berkeley Heights, NJ.... May 19, 2018. Investments & Corporate IT-- Berkeley Heights, etc. 94,861....................... Becton, Dickinson and Chelmsford, MA.......... May 30, 2018. Company, Finance Division, ZForce. 94,879....................... Kulicke & Soffa, Industries, Santa Ana, CA........... June 5, 2018. Intellisource, LLC, John Galt. 94,883....................... Gray & Company, Seneca Foods Dayton, OR.............. June 5, 2018. Corporation, Aerotek, GLISS General Labor & Industrial. 94,896....................... AT&T Digital Retail and Care, Houston, TX............. June 13, 2018. Customer Loyalty, AT&T Services, AT&T, Sutherland Global Services. 94,927....................... CCPI Inc., Staffmark, Blanchester, OH......... June 21, 2018. Contingent WorkForce. 94,955....................... Citibank, Global Consumer Sioux Falls, SD......... June 28, 2018. Technology Division. 94,962....................... X-Cel Optical Company, Sauk Rapids, MN......... July 1, 2018. Essilor of America, Inc., Aerotek. 94,964....................... Perry Capital Holding, Jackson, KY............. July 2, 2018. Appalachian Regional Manufacturing. 94,972....................... TMG Health, A Cognizant Amarillo, TX............ July 3, 2018. Company, Cognizant Domestic Holdings, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Aerotek, etc. 94,976....................... Novo Nordisk Case Processing Plainsboro Township, NJ. July 9, 2018. team, Product Safety, Novo Nordisk Inc. 94,986....................... Sargent Manufacturing New Haven, CT........... July 12, 2018. Company, Assa Abloy, Information Technology Help Desk Support, Tek Systems, etc. 95,000....................... Cleveland Hardware & Forging Cleveland, OH........... July 17, 2018. Co., Cleveland Hardware Division, Express Employment. 95,005....................... CommScope Technologies, LLC, Forest, VA.............. July 19, 2018. CommScope Inc., CommScope Holding Company, Inc. 95,011....................... Black Diamond Equipment, Salt Lake City, UT...... July 23, 2018. Synergy Staffing, BBSI Staffing, Elwood Staffing. 95,012....................... Frontier Communications, Norwich, NY............. July 23, 2018. Network Translations Organization Team, Frontier Communications Corporation. 95,018....................... Flexsteel Industries, Inc., Harrison, AR............ July 25, 2018. Penmac, Synergy HR, PeopleLink. 95,020....................... Kimball Hospitality, Debbie's Martinsville, VA........ July 26, 2018. Staffing. 95,021....................... Affinity Insurance Services, Fort Washington, PA..... July 29, 2018. Inc., Aon Services Corp., Tapfin, TCS, and Genpact. 95,029....................... Vesuvius USA Corporation, Dillon, SC.............. July 30, 2018. Fused Silica Division, Olsten Staffing Services and Amotec. 95,032....................... First Call Resolution, LLC, Roseburg, OR............ July 31, 2018. Ortana, Elwood Staffing, Express Employment, Aerotek Professionals, etc. 95,044....................... Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Franklin, IN............ August 5, 2018. Climate Control, Inc., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Crown Services, etc. 95,064....................... Experian Services Corp., Costa Mesa, CA.......... August 12, 2018. Alliance Resource Group LP, Apex Systems, Compunnel Software Group, etc. 95,106....................... Vesuvius Pittsburgh Research, Pittsburgh, PA.......... August 21, 2018. Flow Control VISO Division, Medix and Apex Life Sciences. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94,692....................... AT&T Services, Inc., San Ramon, CA........... April 4, 2018. Corporate Telecommunications Services (CTS). 94,692A...................... AT&T Services, Inc., Oakland, CA............. April 4, 2018. Corporate Telecommunications Services (CTS). 94,692B...................... AT&T Services, Inc., Cerritos, CA............ April 4, 2018. Corporate Telecommunications Services (CTS). 94,775....................... General Motors, Warren Warren, MI.............. August 17, 2019. Transmission Operations. 94,775A...................... Allegis, Jones Lang Lasalle, Warren, MI.............. May 1, 2018. Eurest Services, and Integrity Fleet Services, General Motors, Warren Transmission Operations. 94,901....................... Parker Hannifin Corporation, Kennett, MO............. June 13, 2018. Hose Product Division. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 50072]] The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(e) (firms identified by the International Trade Commission) of the Trade Act have been met. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94,945....................... Arconic Lancaster DBA Alumax Lancaster, PA........... February 5, 2018. Mill Products, Inc., Global Rolled Products Division, Arconic Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the eligibility criteria for TAA have not been met for the reasons specified. The investigation revealed that the requirements of Trade Act section 222 (a)(1) and (b)(1) (significant worker total/partial separation or threat of total/partial separation), or (e) (firms identified by the International Trade Commission), have not been met. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94,874....................... Lodging Solutions, Melville, NY............ ........................ Accommodations Plus International, Information Technology Unit. 94,911....................... Fidelity Information Woodbury, MN............ ........................ Services, LLC, Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs (a)(2)(A)(i) (decline in sales or production, or both), or (a)(2)(B) (shift in production or services to a foreign country or acquisition of articles or services from a foreign country), (b)(2) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA or downstream producer to a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA), and (e) (International Trade Commission) of section 222 have not been met. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94,487....................... Integrated Device Technology San Jose, CA............ ........................ Inc. (IDT), Eastridge, West Valley. 94,608....................... JW Aluminum Company.......... Russellville, AR........ ........................ 94,691....................... Android Industries-Belvidere, Belvidere, IL........... ........................ LLC, QPS Employment Group- Rockford, Spherion Staffing Services. 94,811....................... Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Mishawaka, IN........... ........................ Mishawaka Customer Response Center. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs(a)(2)(A) (increased imports), (a)(2)(B) (shift in production or services to a foreign country or acquisition of articles or services from a foreign country), (b)(2) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA or downstream producer to a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA), and (e) (International Trade Commission) of section 222 have not been met. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 93,577....................... Tech Mahindra (Americas), Mount Clemens, MI....... ........................ Inc., Tech Mahindra Limited, System Database Administrators, AT&T Account. 93,993....................... Mellanox Technologies Silicon Monterey Park, CA....... ........................ Photonics Inc. (MTSP), Mellanox Technologies Inc., Aerotek. 94,695....................... Grupo Antolin Illinois, Staff Belvidere, IL........... ........................ On Site Midwest, Inc. 94,705....................... Syncreon, US, QPS, Cortech... Belvidere, IL........... ........................ 94,714....................... Verizon Wireless, Call Center Albuquerque, NM......... ........................ 94,812....................... Premier Aviation Overhaul Rome, NY................ ........................ Center, Ltd., Launch Technical Workforce Solutions, STS Aerostaff, Aviation Personnel. 94,815....................... AEC Virginia, LLC, Asheboro Boykins, VA............. ........................ Elastics Corporation. 94,825....................... Payless Shoesource Worldwide, Topeka, KS.............. ........................ Inc., Payless, Inc., Logistics Department. 94,839....................... Xerox Corporation, Global Webster, NY............. ........................ Communications Services Operations, Creative Services. 95,025....................... Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Framingham, MA.......... ........................ Huawei Technologies, Boston Research Center, Workforce Logiq, Experis, etc. 95,025A...................... Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Cambridge, MA........... ........................ Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd, Boston Research Center. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 50073]] Determinations Terminating Investigations of Petitions for Trade Adjustment Assistance After notice of the petitions was published in the Federal Register and on the Department's website, 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94,946....................... AT&T Services, Inc........... St. Louis, MO........... ........................ 95,026....................... Hexagon Manufacturing North Kingstown, RI..... ........................ Intelligence. 95,037....................... El Dorado Paper Bag El Dorado, AR........... ........................ Manufacturing Company, Inc.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following determinations terminating investigations were issued in cases where the petition regarding the investigation has been deemed invalid. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95,125....................... Briggs & Stratton Murray, KY.............. ........................ Corporation, Murray Plant. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the worker group on whose behalf the petition was filed is covered under an existing certification. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 93,659....................... Sykes Enterprises Amherst, NY............. ........................ Incorporated. 94,121....................... Sykes Enterprises, Milton Freewater, OR.... ........................ Incorporated. 94,508....................... Smith & Nephew, KellyOCG..... Mansfield, MA........... ........................ 94,646....................... Smith & Nephew............... Andover, MA............. ........................ 94,646A...................... Smith & Nephew............... Austin, TX.............. ........................ 94,701....................... Cognizant Technology Topeka, KS.............. ........................ Solutions U.S. Corp., Retail Consumer Goods Division. 94,816....................... Primus Global Services, Inc., Jessup, PA.............. ........................ Sriven Systems of TX Inc., Teknaux, Cogent Infotech, TMG Health, A Cognizant Company, etc. 94,842....................... ConAgra Brands, Inc., Global Parsippany, NJ.......... ........................ Business Information Services. 94,897....................... Insight and Exela Rapid City, SD.......... ........................ Technologies, Ditech Holding Corporation. 94,971....................... TE Connectivity, Randstad.... Menlo Park, CA.......... ........................ 94,994....................... Fargo Assembly of PA, Inc., David City, NE.......... ........................ Electrical Components International Inc., Essential Personnel. 95,017....................... AT&T Business-Global Grand Rapids, MI........ ........................ Operations & Services, Delivery Excellence-Global Product Ordering, Business VOIP Team, etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the petitioning group of workers is covered by an earlier petition that is the subject of an ongoing investigation for which a determination has not yet been issued. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94,864....................... Teck Washington Incorporated. Metaline Falls, WA...... ........................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of August 1, 2019 through August 31, 2019. These determinations are available on the Department's website https://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/petitioners/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 9th day of September 2019. Hope D. Kinglock, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2019-20600 Filed 9-23-19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P