[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67400-67403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27418]


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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 
October 15, 2012 through October 19, 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;
    (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

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    (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 No.                  Subject firm                Location                    Impact date
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81,717...................  Sanmina-SCI, MSD Division,   Turtle Lake, WI.......  June 7, 2011.
                            Manpower.
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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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81,918...................  Avnet, Inc., Logistics       Richardson, TX........  August 23, 2011.
                            Div., Collectron and
                            Sonitronies, Remote
                            Workers in Nogales, AZ.
81,921...................  Schneider Electric, Global   Cedar Rapids, IA......  August 24, 2011.
                            Supply Chain, NA, leased
                            workers from Volt
                            Workforce Solutions.
81,961...................  American Express Travel      Salt Lake City, UT....  September 6, 2011.
                            Related Services Company,
                            Inc., World Service Global
                            New Accounts, Kelly
                            Services.
81,966...................  AT&T Services, Inc.,         Bothell, WA...........  August 5, 2012.
                            Information Technology
                            Operations, Global Systems
                            Hosting, etc.
81,966A..................  Leased Workers from          Bothell, WA...........  September 12, 2011.
                            Collabera, Inc., Data
                            Domain LLC, Data Vista,
                            Inc., Decision One, EMC
                            Corporation, Etech,
                            Evergreen Power Systems,
                            etc.
81,973...................  Sun Life Financial (U.S.)    Greenfield, MA........  September 17, 2011.
                            Services Company, Inc.,
                            Sun Life Financial, Inc.,
                            Adecco.
81,987...................  Cincinnati Bell Telephone    Norwood, OH...........  September 19, 2011.
                            Company, LLC, Cincinnati
                            Bell, Inc., Call Center
                            Operations Division.
81,987A..................  Cincinnati Bell Telephone    Lebanon, OH...........  September 19, 2011.
                            Company, LLC, Cincinnati
                            Bell, Inc., Call Center
                            Operations Division.
81,992...................  Cox Media Group Ohio, Inc.,  Dayton, OH............  September 20, 2011.
                            Graphic Design Group, Cox
                            Enterprises, Inc.

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81,994...................  Ahlstrom West Carrollton     West Carrollton, OH...  September 20, 2011.
                            LLC.
82,002...................  E! Entertainment             Los Angeles, CA.......  September 24, 2011.
                            Television, LLC, G4 Media,
                            NBC Universal, Cable
                            Networks, Randstad
                            Sourceright, etc..
82,006...................  Tellabs Inc., Supply Chain   Naperville, IL........  September 25, 2011.
                            Test Engineering Division.
82,007...................  Maysteel LLC, a subsidiary   Creedmoor, NC.........  September 25, 2011.
                            of Everett Smith Group
                            LTD, leased from Randstad
                            Engineering, Aerotek
                            Commercial Staffing.
82,007A..................  Maysteel LLC, a subsidiary   Allenton, WI..........  September 25, 2011.
                            of Everett LTD.
82,008...................  BRP US, Inc., Sport Boat     Benton, IL............  September 25, 2011.
                            Division, Select Remedy.
82,009...................  ITT Cannon, LLC, a           Santa Ana, CA.........  September 25, 2011.
                            subsidiary of ITT
                            Corporation, on-site
                            leased Innovative, First
                            Choice, Prosearch, First,
                            Peopleware, etc.
82,012...................  Oxford Collections,          Gaffney, SC...........  March 13, 2012.
                            Customer Service
                            Department, LF USA.
82,039...................  Wellpoint, Inc., Wellpoint   Denver, CO............  October 2, 2011.
                            Companies, West Host
                            Claims & Adjustment, Kelly
                            Services, Aerotek.
82,046...................  Wire Company Holdings, Inc.  Hanover, PA...........  October 2, 2011.
                            DBA New York Wire, Wire
                            Mesh Holdings, Inc.,
                            Manpower.
82,046A..................  Wire Company Holdings, Inc.  York, PA..............  October 2, 2011.
                            DBA New York Wire, E.
                            Market Street Facility,
                            Wire Mesh Holdings,
                            Manpower and Temp Star.
82,046B..................  Wire Company Holdings, Inc.  York, PA..............  October 2, 2011.
                            DBA New York Wire, Loucks
                            Mill Road, Wire Mesh
                            Holdings, Temp Star
                            Staffing.
82,048...................  Hartford Financial Services  Windsor, CT...........  October 3, 2011.
                            Group, Inc., Operations/
                            Wealth Management/Document
                            Control Services.
82,049...................  Hartford Financial Services  Simsbury, CT..........  October 3, 2011.
                            Group, Inc., Corporate/
                            Finance/Controllers/
                            Accounting Operations.
82,049A..................  Hartford Financial Services  Hartford, CT..........  October 3, 2011.
                            Group, Inc., Corporate/
                            Finance/Controllers/
                            Accounting Operations.
82,050...................  Hartford Financial Services  Simsbury, CT..........  October 3, 2011.
                            Group, Inc., IT/Project
                            Management.
82,050A..................  Hartford Financial Services  Hartford, CT..........  October 3, 2011.
                            Group, Inc., IT/Project
                            Management.
82,050B..................  Hartford Financial Services  Windsor, CT...........  October 3, 2011.
                            Group, Inc., IT/Project
                            Management.
82,051...................  Hartford Financial Services  San Antonio, TX.......  October 3, 2011.
                            Group, Inc., Operations/
                            Commercial/Premium Audit/
                            Reviewers.
82,051A..................  Hartford Financial Services  Clinton, NY...........  October 3, 2011.
                            Group, Inc., Operations/
                            Commercial/Premium Audit/
                            Reviewers.
82,055...................  Hartford Financial Services  Windsor, CT...........  October 4, 2011.
                            Group, Inc., Operations/
                            Commercial Markets/Group
                            Benefits/STAT BRC.
82,056...................  Hartford Financial Services  Overland Park, KS.....  October 4, 2011.
                            Group, Inc., Operations/
                            Commercial Markets/Group
                            Benefits/STAT BRC.
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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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81,859...................  PBS Coals, Inc., David       Friedens, PA..........  August 6, 2011.
                            Stanley Consultants and
                            Strata Mine Services, UI
                            Wages through Roxcoal.
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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 No.                  Subject firm                Location                    Impact date
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81,929...................  Joy Global, Inc., Joy        Franklin, PA..........
                            Technologies, All Seasons
                            Temporaries and Manpower.
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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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81,744...................  Kyowa America Corporation,   Waynesburg, PA........
                            Pennsylvania Division,
                            Kyowa Electric & Chemical
                            Japan, Spherion Staffing.
81,804...................  Earthgrains Baking           Knoxville, TN.........
                            Companies, Inc.,
                            Earthgrains Baking Group,
                            dba Bimbo Bakeries, USA,
                            Randstand.
81,964...................  Hewlett Packard Company,     Plano, TX.............
                            Switchboard Division.

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82,022...................  RG Steel...................  Allenport, PA.........
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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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81,934...................  Zenda Leather..............  Connelly Springs, NC..
82,042...................  Covidien...................  Seneca, SC............
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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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81,998...................  APC Workforce Solutions II,  Quincy, MA............
                            LLC, dba Zerochaos, State
                            Street Corporation.
82,054...................  Hartford Financial Services  Windsor, CT...........
                            Group, Inc., IT/Project
                            Management.
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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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82,017...................  PotashCorp-Aurora..........  Aurora, NC............
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    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the period of October 15, 2012 through October 19, 2012. These 
determinations are available on the Department's Web site tradeact/taa/
taa search firm.cfm under the searchable listing of determinations or 
by calling the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance toll free at 888-
365-6822.

    Dated: October 31, 2012.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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