[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19719-19722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7797]
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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
March 12, 2012 through March 16, 2012.
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;
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(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;
(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.
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TA-W number Subject firm Location Impact date
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81,143..................... Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Beverly, WV........... January 24, 2011.
Company, Armstrong Woods
Products, Inc., Armstrong
World Industries, Inc..
81,343..................... Adcom Wire Company, Leggett Nicholasville, KY..... February 16, 2011.
& Platt, Inc..
81,350..................... Fashion Ability Inc........ New York, NY.......... February 19, 2011.
81,352..................... Simclar, Inc., Ohio Dayton, OH............ February 17, 2011.
(Dayton) Division,
Aerotek, Staffmark, and
Office Team.
81,366..................... Sunrise Wood Products, Spokane Valley, WA.... February 23, 2011.
Lumber Products, Aerotek.
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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 number Subject firm Location Impact date
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81,127..................... Western Union, OV/VIGO Englewood, CO......... February 13, 2010.
Accounting Team,
Compliance Division, Ops.
Division, 360 Degrees.
81,157..................... AAA Northern California, Fairfield, CA......... February 13, 2010.
Nevada & Utah
Insurance Exchange,
Finance Division.
81,217..................... Elliott Homes, Inc., Madill, OK............ February 13, 2010.
Solitaire Holdings, LLC.
81,262..................... Thermadyne Industries, Denton, TX............ January 23, 2011.
Inc., Information
Technology Helpdesk.
81,285..................... The Aftermarket Group, TAG Sacramento, CA........ January 30, 2011.
(West) Division, Invacare
Corporation.
81,319..................... TE Connectivity, Datacomm Middletown, PA........ February 9, 2011.
Division.
81,340..................... The Berry Company, LLC, TBD Dayton, OH............ October 2, 2011.
Holdings I, Inc..
81,347..................... SenoRX, Bard Biopsy Irvine, CA............ February 16, 2011.
Systems, Wages Reported
under Bard Biopsy Sys.,
Select Staffing.
81,356..................... The W.E. Bassett Company, Shelton, CT........... February 8, 2011.
Pacific World, Monroe
Staff, Coworx, Jace,
Hamilton, Nesco.
81,359..................... Codi Inc................... Tower City, PA........ February 22, 2011.
81,361..................... The State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL....... February 17, 2011.
GateHouse Media Illinois
Holdings II, Creative
Services Department.
81,362..................... Prairie Mountain Boulder, CO........... February 23, 2011.
Publishing, Medianews
Group Daily Camera,
Advertising Layout &
Design Gp, Lehman Commun.
81,377..................... Allied Motion Motor Owosso, MI............ February 21, 2011.
Products, Owosso
Technology Unit.
81,399..................... Gerber Scientific, Inc., Tolland, CT........... March 5, 2011.
Information Technology
(IT) Department.
81,402..................... Conesys.................... Torrance, CA.......... February 20, 2011.
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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 number Subject firm Location Impact date
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81,130..................... Superior Plating, Inc., Minneapolis, MN....... February 13, 2010.
Spectrum Staffing and
Platinum Staffing.
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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 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 number Subject firm Location Impact date
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81,190..................... Graphic Packaging Lawrenceburg, TN...... ..............................
International, Consumer
Packaging Division.
81,351..................... Truseal Technologies, Inc., Barbourville, KY...... ..............................
Quanex Building Products
Corporation.
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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 number Subject firm Location Impact date
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81,259..................... MISA Metal Blanking, Inc., Howell, MI............ ..............................
Marubeni Itochu Steel
America, Express
Employment Professionals.
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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 number Subject firm Location Impact date
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81,327..................... Diversified Machine, Inc... Howell, MI............ ..............................
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I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the period of March 12, 2012 through March 16, 2012. 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
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the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance toll-free at 888-365-6822.
Dated: March 22, 2012.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2012-7797 Filed 3-30-12; 8:45 am]
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