[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 226 (Monday, November 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56052-56056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25515]
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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 September 23, 2017 through October 20, 2017. (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
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supplied by such firm, have 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) not withstanding 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.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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91,895.............. Jones Energy, Inc....... Austin, TX...................... May 23, 2015.
92,076.............. SPX Heat Transfer, LLC, Tulsa, OK....................... July 29, 2015.
Power Segment, SPX
Corporation.
92,107.............. Keurig Green Mountain, Essex, VT....................... August 11, 2015.
Inc., Blacktree
Technical Group,
Manpower, Randstad
Staffing, Westaff, etc.
92,107A............. Keurig Green Mountain, Williston, VT................... August 11, 2015.
Inc., Blacktree
Technical Group,
Manpower, Randstad
Staffing, Westaff, etc.
92,256.............. Ball Corporation, Food Weirton, WV..................... September 30, 2016.
and Aerosol Division,
Manpower.
92,721.............. Nippon Paper Industries Port Angeles, WA................ March 9, 2016.
USA Co. Ltd, Daishowa
North American Corp.,
Express Employment
Professionals.
92,949.............. FreightCar, Roanoke, Roanoke, VA..................... June 13, 2016.
LLC, FreightCar
America, @Work
Personnel Services,
Chase Professionals,
etc.
92,952.............. Eagle Family Foods Group Seneca, MO...................... June 14, 2016.
LLC, Hire Advantage,
Express Employment
Professionals, Touches
of Splendor.
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93,069.............. Callidus Technologies, Beggs, OK....................... August 10, 2016.
LLC, Honeywell
International, Inc.,
Securitas USA, JLL
Americas.
93,084.............. Armstrong Hardwood Jackson, TN..................... August 18, 2016.
Flooring Company,
Armstrong Wood
Products, Inc.,
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.
93,107.............. Quality Mold, Inc. dba Greenwich, OH................... August 29, 2016.
Versitech, QM Holdings,
Inc.
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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.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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92,664.............. Branded Entertainment New York, NY.................... February 22, 2016.
Network, Inc., Corbis
Corporation, Hudson
Street Facility, etc.
92,664A............. Branded Entertainment New York, NY.................... February 22, 2016.
Network, Inc., Corbis
Corporation, Varick
Street Facility, etc.
92,678.............. Burroughs Inc........... Plymouth, MI.................... February 24, 2016.
92,697.............. Felchar Manufacturing Binghamton, NY.................. March 3, 2016.
Corporation, Shop Vac
Corporation, Eastern
Temporaries, Adecco,
196 Corporate Drive.
92,697A............. Felchar Manufacturing Binghamton, NY.................. March 3, 2016.
Corporation, Shop Vac
Corporation, Eastern
Temporaries, Adecco, 47-
51 Pine Camp Drive.
92,911.............. American Silk Mills LLC. Plains, PA...................... May 24, 2016.
92,971.............. The Carlstar Group, LLC, Ontario, CA..................... June 22, 2016.
Priority Workforce,
Arrow Staffing.
92,984.............. Bear Island White Birch Ashland, VA..................... June 30, 2016.
LLC, BD White Birch
Investment, LLC.
93,039.............. Unum Group, Finance, EXL Chattanooga, TN................. July 25, 2016.
Services Holdings,
Anaplan, KPMG, Price
Waterhouse Coopers.
93,049.............. Ecoshel, Aroostook Ashland, ME..................... July 31, 2016.
County Action Program
(ACAP).
93,076.............. API Heat Transfer....... Buffalo, NY..................... August 7, 2016.
93,077.............. Fargo Assembly of Kosciusko, MS................... August 16, 2016.
Mississippi, LLC,
Electrical Components
International, Inc.
93,089.............. Huntington Foam LLC, Jeannette, PA................... August 21, 2016.
Huntington Solutions,
Corporate Office,
Contingent Resource
Solutions, etc.
93,092.............. St. Vincent Health, Indianapolis, IN................ August 18, 2016.
Inc., Financial Pre-
Clearance Group,
Ascension Health.
93,093.............. International Business Austin, TX...................... August 16, 2016.
Machines (IBM) Systems
& Technology, AIX
System and Verification/
Integrated System
Software Test, 7T, etc.
93,095.............. Vesuvius USA, Flow Tyler, TX....................... August 24, 2016.
Control Division.
93,108.............. Interplex Automation, Attleboro, MA................... August 30, 2016.
Interplex Holdings,
Tooling Group.
93,112.............. Kongsberg Automotive, Easley, SC...................... September 1, 2016.
Kongsberg Actuation,
II, Fluid Transfer,
Human Technologies,
Staff Masters.
93,115.............. Great-West Life & Greenwood Village, CO........... August 21, 2016.
Annuity Insurance
Company, GWL&A
Financial Inc.,
Corestaff Services, Inc.
93,117.............. CoreLogic Solutions, Irvine, CA...................... September 6, 2016.
LLC, Accounting-
Collections, Staffmark
Investment LLC, Xoriant.
93,119.............. Health Care Solutions at Sharon, PA...................... September 6, 2016.
Home Inc., Regional
Cash Posting Center,
Lincare Holdings Inc.
93,123.............. Boehringer Ingelheim, Ridgefield, CT.................. September 7, 2016.
ProUnlimited, YOH
Services.
93,125.............. Railtech Composites, Plattsburgh, NY................. September 7, 2016.
Inc., Skyfold, Inc.,
Coryer Staffing.
93,129.............. Porter's Group Sumter Sumter, SC...................... September 8, 2016.
LLC, Porter's Fab of
Sumter.
93,131.............. Lake Catherine Footwear, Hot Springs, AR................. September 11, 2016.
Munro & Company,
Inc.
93,132.............. American Made LLC dba US Harmony, PA..................... September 8, 2016.
Liner Company, Harmony
Plant, Callos
Resources, Manpower.
93,134.............. HERE North America LLC, Fargo, ND....................... September 12, 2016.
HERE Holding
Corporation.
93,135.............. Panasonic Eco Solutions Salem, OR....................... September 12, 2016.
Solar America, LLC,
Panasonic Corporation
of North America, BDI.
93,138.............. Harman, Professional South Jordan, UT................ September 13, 2016.
Solutions, Harman
International
Industries,
Accountemps, etc.
93,138A............. Harman, Professional Northridge, CA.................. September 13, 2016.
Solutions, Harman
International
Industries, Inc.
93,141.............. Lincare Inc., Regional Spokane, WA..................... September 13, 2016.
Cash Posting Center,
Lincare Holdings Inc.
93,144.............. HSBC Technology and Buffalo, NY..................... September 15, 2016.
Services, USA (HTSU),
HSBC Technology and
Services (IT Division),
HSBC North America, etc.
93,147.............. APEM, Inc., APEM SAS, Haverhill, MA................... September 18, 2016.
The Plus Company, Inc..
93,148.............. H.B. Fuller Company, Vadnais Heights, MN............. September 15, 2016.
Global Finance, North
American Shared
Services, Credit and
Collections, etc.
93,149.............. Health Care Service Helena, MT...................... September 15, 2016.
Corporation,
Information Technology
(Infrastructure)
Services.
93,150.............. Philips Electronics N.A. Cleveland, OH................... September 15, 2016.
Corporation, Philips
Medical Refurbished
Systems, Koninklijke
Philips N.V., etc.
93,151.............. Thomson Reuters, Boston, MA...................... September 18, 2016.
Technology Development
and Quality Assurance
groups, Pontoon.
93,158.............. Valpak Direct Marketing St. Petersburg, FL.............. September 19, 2016.
Systems, Inc., Content
& Design Departments,
SoloWorkforce, ASEC
Group, Personiv, etc.
93,166.............. Boca Raton Regional Boca Raton, FL.................. September 21, 2016.
Center, TYCO, Johnson
Controls, KForce,
Robert Half.
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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.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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92,839.............. Dura Automotive Systems, Stockton, IL.................... April 25, 2016.
LLC, Furst Staffing,
Manpower Group.
92,847.............. Parkdale Mills, Inc., Williamston, NC................. April 26, 2016.
Plant 44, Parkdale
America, LLC, Parkdale,
Inc., Defender
Services, Inc.
93,054.............. Ulbrich Solar Hillsboro, OR................... August 2, 2016.
Technologies, LLC,
Ulbrich Solar
Technologies, Inc.,
Express Services.
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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.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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93,152.............. ArcelorMittal Riverdale Riverdale, IL................... September 29, 2015.
LLC, ArcelorMittal USA
LLC, Adecco, Phoenix,
KT Grant.
93,157.............. Nucor Corporation, Nucor Blytheville, AR................. September 29, 2015.
Steel Arkansas Division.
93,160.............. EVRAZ Oregon Steel, Portland, OR.................... September 29, 2015.
Rolling Facility, EVRAZ
Inc. NA, EVRAZ North
America PLC, etc.
93,170.............. SSAB Iowa, Inc., SSAB Muscatine, IA................... September 29, 2015.
Enterprises, LLC, LPW-
I, JW Koehler Electric
Inc.
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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.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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93,047.............. Trine Aspects, Limited.. New York, NY. ..............................
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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.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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92,611.............. Tektronix, Inc., Adecco. Beaverton, OR. ..............................
92,945.............. APL Logistics Warehouse Hodgkins, IL. ..............................
Management Services,
Inc., Progress Rail.
92,995.............. Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX. ..............................
Research and
Development, Networking
Test Engineering, etc.
93,110.............. Encap Technologies, Palatine, IL. ..............................
Inc., Production
Workers.
93,113.............. North East Foundry, Inc. North East, PA. ..............................
dba REMMCO Inc.
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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.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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92,611.............. Tektronix, Inc., Adecco. Beaverton, OR. ..............................
92,945.............. APL Logistics Warehouse Hodgkins, IL. ..............................
Management Services,
Inc., Progress Rail.
92,995.............. Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX, ..............................
Research and
Development, Networking
Test Engineering, etc.
93,110.............. Encap Technologies, Palatine, IL. ..............................
Inc., Production
Workers.
93,113.............. North East Foundry, Inc. North East, PA. ..............................
dba REMMCO Inc.
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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 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
in cases where the petition regarding the investigation has been deemed
invalid.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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92,450.............. Impresa Aerospace LLC... Wichita, KS. ..............................
92,958.............. Alamac Investors LLC, Lumberton, NC. ..............................
Alamac American Knits.
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The following determinations terminating investigations were issued
because the worker group on whose behalf the petition was filed is
covered under an existing certification.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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92,959.............. ASG Technologies Group, Phoenix, AZ. ..............................
Inc.
93,101.............. Electrofilm Valencia, CA. ..............................
Manufacturing Company
LLC, EnviroTech LLC,
Aerotek Commercial
Staffing, Ronin
Staffing LLC, etc.
93,105.............. M+W US, Inc............. Plano, TX. ..............................
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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.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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93,220.............. Country Curtains, Richmond, VA. ..............................
Fitzpatrick Companies.
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I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the period of September 23, 2017 through October 20, 2017. These
determinations are available on the Department's Web site https://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/taa/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 27th day of October 2017.
Hope D. Kinglock,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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