[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 6, 2011)] [Notices] [Pages 76184-76187] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2011-31236] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 November 17, 2011 through November 25, 2011. 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. I. 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 II. 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; [[Page 76185]] (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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80,090A.................. ELC Management, LLC, The Melville, NY.......... March 31, 2010. Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., Manpower. 80,284................... Duro Bag Manufacturing Richmond, VA.......... July 12, 2010. Company, Standard Products, Inter Span Resources, Inc. 80,320................... Thule...................... Thomasville, GA....... July 26, 2010. 80,324................... Shiloh Industries, Inc., Mansfield, OH......... July 28, 2010. Mansfield Blanking Division, Legacy Staffing. 80,327................... Mohawk, ESV, Inc., Laurel Laurel Hill, NC....... July 28, 2010. Hill--Residential Yarn Division. 80,410................... Solyndra, LLC, 360 Degree Fremont, CA........... September 1, 2010. Solar Holding, West Alley, Aerotek, Oxford, etc. 80,478................... Skip's Cutting, Inc........ Ephrata, PA........... September 27, 2010. 80,496................... Ben Mar Hosiery............ Ft. Payne, AL......... October 23, 2010. 80,514................... Innertech-Shreveport, Shreveport, LA........ October 13, 2010. Division of Intier, Career Adventures. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80,097................... Ingersoll Rand, Security Carmel, IN............ April 8, 2010. Technologies Division, Tata Consultancy, Cognizant Tecnology, etc. 80,136................... Mitsubishi Digital Irvine, CA............ April 21, 2010. Electronics America, Inc., Helphmates and Remote Workers Throughout the United States Report to. 80,136A.................. Mitsubishi Digital Ontario, CA........... April 21, 2010. Electronics America, Inc., Helphmates. 80,136B.................. Mitsubishi Digital Braselton, GA......... April 21, 2010. Electronics America, Inc., Automation Personnel Services, Inc., and Hire Dynamics. 80,274................... OmniVision Technologies Boulder, CO........... July 8, 2010. Inc., Optics Division. 80,311................... Verizon Business Network Tulsa, OK............. July 21, 2010. Services, Inc., MCI Communications Corporation. 80,358................... Wipro Technologies, Working Alpharetta, GA........ July 15, 2010. on-site at Alcatel-Lucent. 80,361................... Bank Of America, Bank of Scranton, PA.......... July 27, 2010. America Corporation, Global Trade Operations Import Letter, etc. 80,366................... Technicolor Network Greenwood Village, CO. August 10, 2010. Services US, LLC, Technicolor Digital Delivery, Broadcast Services Division, Ajilon Finance. 80,370................... Boston Scientific Arden Hills, MN....... August 12, 2010. Corporation, Information Systems Division, Accenture and HP. 80,370A.................. Boston Scientific Maple Grove, MN....... August 12, 2010. Corporation, Information Systems Division, Accenture and HP. 80,416................... MPS Limited, Wages under Beverly, MA........... September 6, 2010. MPS Content Services. 80,434................... International Business Armonk, NY............ September 9, 2010. Machines Corporation (IBM), Including Telecommuters. [[Page 76186]] 80,442................... Bon Worth, Inc............. Hendersonville, NC.... September 13, 2010. 80,486................... Lattice Semiconductor Bethlehem, PA......... September 22, 2010. Corporation, Research & Development. 80,494................... Anthelio Healthcare Dallas, TX............ October 4, 2010. Solutions, Inc., Information Technology Services Division, CSI Tech & Health Data Specialist. 80,499................... Standard Insurance Company, Portland, OR.......... September 26, 2010. Information Technology Department, Stancorp Financial, Volt Temporary, etc. 80,509................... Semiconductor Components Phoenix, AZ........... October 20, 2011. Industries, LLC, dba ON Semiconductor/Zener- Rectifier, Superior Technical Resources. 80,510................... Suntron Corporation........ Sugar Land, TX........ October 12, 2010. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80,495.................... BCI Fitchburg, Newark Fitchburg, MA.......... October 5, 2010. Graphicboard Products Division, The Newark Group, Labor Ready. 80,495A................... Newark America, Paperboard Fitchburg, MA.......... October 5, 2010. Mills Divison, The Newark Group. 80,503.................... VIAM Manufacturing, Inc., CA Santa Fe Springs, CA... October 6, 2010. Facility, Japan Vilene, Kelly Services, Link Staffing. 80,505.................... Haldex, Inc., IT Department, Kansas City, MO........ October 12, 2010. Lade Digital Systems, Delta Systems, etc. 80,515.................... AI-Shreveport, LLC, Android Shreveport, LA......... October 28, 2010. Industries. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80,481.................... Kyowa America Corporation, Westminster, CA........ Corporate Office. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80,090.................... Whitman Packaging Islandia, NY........... Corporation, The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. 80,291.................... R R Donnelley & Sons, Inc., Seattle, WA............ Premedia Services Division, Kelly Services. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80,314.................... Avon Products, Inc.......... New York, NY........... 80,346.................... Graceway Pharmaceuticals, Bristol, TN............ LLC. 80,346A................... Graceway Pharmaceuticals, Exton, PA.............. LLC. 80,360.................... Pepsico, Inc................ Deerfield Beach, FL.... 80,435.................... New United Motor Mfg. Inc Fremont, CA............ (NUMMI). 80,500.................... IBM......................... San Francisco, CA...... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 76187]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80,469.................... CEVA Freight, LLC........... Houston, TX............ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the petitions are the subject of ongoing investigations under petitions filed earlier covering the same petitioners. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80,526.................... BASF Corporation............ Belvidere, NJ.......... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of November 17, 2011, through November 25, 2011. These determinations are available on the Department's Web site at http://www.doleta.gov/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: November 28, 2011. Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2011-31236 Filed 12-5-11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P