Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Federal Register, Volume 78 Issue 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2013)
Federal Register Volume 78, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2013)
Notices
Pages 52978-52980
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2013-20807
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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 29, 2013 through August 2, 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.
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).
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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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82,554.............. Halliburton Company, Duncan, OK...................... March 13, 2012.
Halliburton Energy
Services, Express.
82,837.............. A.A. Laun Furniture Co.. Kiel, WI........................ June 20, 2012.
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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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82,780.............. Novartis Consumer Lincoln, NE..................... June 4, 2012.
Health, Inc., OTC (Over-
The-Counter) Division,
Kelly Services.
82,789.............. Centrinex, LLC, Staffing Lenexa, KS...................... June 6, 2012.
KC, Grafton, Inc.,
Allied Staffing, LLC
and Staff Point.
82,820.............. Hewitt Associates, LLC, Hunt Valley, MD................. June 17, 2012.
Aon Consulting, Inc.,
Randstad Staffing.
82,842.............. OMSA Inc................ El Paso, TX..................... June 21, 2012.
82,846.............. Nautel Maine Inc., Bangor, ME...................... June 24, 2012.
Nautel Capital
Corporation, Manpower
and Springborn Staffing
Services.
82,848.............. Prudential Annuities, Shelton, CT..................... June 26, 2012.
Annuity Contact Center
and New Business
Operations, Corporate
Brokers.
82,848A............. Prudential Annuities, Dresher, PA..................... June 26, 2012.
Annuity Contact Center
and New Business
Operations, Corporate
Brokers.
82,857.............. Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, WI................... June 27, 2012.
Shared Service Center,
Allegis.
82,858.............. Choice Hotels Phoenix, AZ..................... June 27, 2012.
International Services
Corp., Choice Hotels
Int'l, Inc., Property
Support Department.
82,906.............. Nidec Motor Corporation, Paragould, AR................... July 9, 2013.
Nidec Motors & Controls
Division, Staffmark.
82,920.............. Cooper Interconnect, Salem, NJ....................... July 18, 2012.
LLC, Eaton Corporation,
Aerotek, Adecco and J&J
Staffing.
82,926.............. Salter Labs, Roundtable Arvin, CA....................... July 22, 2012.
Healthcare Partners,
Select Staffing and
Kelly Services.
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The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(c) (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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82,633.............. AK Steel Corporation, A Zanesville, OH.................. March 21, 2012.
Subsidiary of AK Steel
Holding Corporation.
82,935.............. Chrome Deposit Weirton, WV..................... July 25, 2012.
Corporation, Weirton
Division.
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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), or (c)(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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82,618.............. Covidien LP, Medical Chicopee, MA....................
Supplies Global
Business Unit, R&D,
Covidien PLC.
82,843.............. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Union City, TN..................
Company.
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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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82,644.............. Westport Shipyard, Inc.. Westport, WA....................
82,644A............. Westport Shipyard, Inc.. Hoquiam, WA.....................
82,644B............. Westport Shipyard, Inc.. Port Angeles, WA................
82,680.............. SuperMedia LLC, St. Petersburg, FL..............
Publishing Operations
Division, Account
Management, Dex Media,
TAC, etc.
82,691.............. Pioneer Industrial Perrysburg, OH..................
Systems, Glasstech Inc.
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82,706.............. Excelsior Services Richardson, TX..................
Group, Pinnacle
Technical Resources,
Inc.
82,799.............. General Dynamics Saco, ME........................
Armament & Technical
Products, 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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82,856.............. Communityone Bank, N.A., Granite Falls, NC...............
Communityone Bank
Corp., Loan Services
Center f/k/a Bank of
Granite.
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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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82,904.............. Dow Jones & Company, Princeton, NJ...................
Inc., Dow Jones Content
Services Division,
Factiva, Inc.
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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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82,940.............. Volex, Inc.............. Fisher, IN......................
82,941.............. Volex, Inc.............. Clinton, AR.....................
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The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the Department issued a negative determination on petitions related to the relevant investigation period applicable to the same worker group. The duplicative petitions did not present new information or a change in circumstances that would result in a reversal of the Department's previous negative determination, and therefore, further investigation would duplicate efforts and serve no purpose.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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82,765.............. Pinnacle Technical Richardson, TX..................
Resources, Inc.,
Excelsior Services
Group.
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I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of July 29, 2013 through August 2, 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.
Signed at Washington, DC this 7th day of August 2013.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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