E6-19694. Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade 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 (TA-W) number and alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) by (TA-W) number issued during the period of October 30 through November 3, 2006.

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. Section (A)(2)(A) All of the Following Must Be Satisfied

A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;

B. The sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision have decreased absolutely; and

C. Increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to the decline in sales or production of such firm or subdivision; or

II. Section (A)(2)(B) Both of the Following Must Be Satisfied

A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;

B. There has been a shift in production by such workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign country of articles like or directly competitive with articles which are produced by such firm or subdivision; and

C. One of the following must be satisfied:

1. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of the articles is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States;

2. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of the articles to a beneficiary country under the Andean Trade Preference Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act; or

3. There has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of articles that are like or directly competitive with articles which are or were produced by such firm or subdivision.

Also, in order for an affirmative determination to be made for secondarily affected 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(b) of the Act must be met.

(1) 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;

(2) The workers' firm (or subdivision) is a supplier or downstream producer to a firm (or subdivision) that employed a group of workers who received a certification of eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance benefits and such supply or production is related to the article that was the basis for such certification; and

(3) Either—

(A) The workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it supplied for the firm (or subdivision) described in paragraph (2) accounted for at least 20 percent of the production or sales of the workers' firm; or

(B) A loss or business by the workers' firm with the firm (or subdivision) described in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to the workers' separation or threat of separation.

In order for the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance to issue a certification of eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) for older workers, the group eligibility requirements of Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act must be met.

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

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-60,100; Signature Mold and Manufacturing Co., Inc., Hartford, CT: September 19, 2005;

TA-W-60,120; Blackhawk Automotive Plastics, Upper Sandusky, OH: September 21, 2005;

TA-W-60,243; Oakwood Custom Coasting, Oakwood Energy Management Division, Taylor, MI: October 12, 2005;

TA-W-60,243A; Oakwood Custom Coasting, Oakwood Metal Fabricating Division, Taylor, MI: October 12, 2005;

TA-W-60,243B; Oakwood Custom Coasting, Oakwood Metal Fabricating Division, Dearborn, MI: October 12, 2005.

The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W-60,227; Amcor Pet Packaging, A Subsidiary of Amcor Limited, Erie, PA: October 9, 2005.

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.

TA-W-60,198; Westark Diversified Enterprises, Ft. Smith, AR: October 2, 2005.

The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) of the Trade Act have been met.

None.

Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative 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) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W-60,163; Gallman Wire Technologies, Gallman, MS: September 28, 2005;

TA-W-60,274; Southern Glove Manufacturing Co., Inc., Conover, NC: October 20, 2005;

TA-W-60,303; Jeld-Wen Premium Doors, Oshkosh, WI: October 25, 2005;

TA-W-60,132; Mansfield Plumbing Products, LLC, Perrysville, OH: September 25, 2005;

TA-W-59,800; Delphi Corporation, Delphi Packard Electric, Bazetta Township, OH: July 26, 2005;

TA-W-59,800A; Delphi Corporation, Delphi Packard Electric, Cortland, OH: July 26, 2005;

TA-W-59,800B; Delphi Corporation, Delphi Packard Electric, Rootstown, OH: July 26, 2005;

TA-W-59,800C; Delphi Corporation, Delphi Packard Electric, Vienna, OH: July 26, 2008;

TA-W-59,800D; Delphi Corporation, Delphi Packard Electric, Warren, OH: July 26, 2005;

TA-W-59,800E; Delphi Corporation, Delphi Packard Electric, Champion, OH: July 26, 2005;

TA W 59, 800F; Delphi Corporation, Delphi Packard Electric, Howland, OH: July 26, 2005;

TA-W-59,870; Cerro Flow Products, Sauget, IL: August 8, 2005;

TA-W-60,062; G and G Hosiery, Fort Payne, AL: September 5, 2005;

TA-W-60,128; Pony Lumber Company, LLC, Tacoma, WA: September 21, 2005;

TA-W-60,259; Burris Manufacturing, Inc., Albemarle, NC: October 18, 2005;

TA-W-60,205; General Motors Corp., GMVM Division, Oklahoma City, OK: September 27, 2005.

The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W-60,202; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Engineered Products Division, St. Marys, OH: September 28, 2005;

TA-W-60,214; Multy Industries USA, Atlanta, GA: October 5, 2005;

TA-W-60,248; Werner Co., Chicago Division, Franklin Park, IL: October 13, 2005;

TA-W-60,192; Black and Decker U.S., Charlotte Packaging Facility, Charlotte, NC: September 20, 2005;

TA-W-60,238; Ossur Generation II, Bothell, WA: October 10, 2005;

TA-W-60,278; Ames True Temper, Formerly Know as Union Tools, Frankfort, NY: January 24, 2006.

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) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W-60,253; Metaldyne, St. Marys, PA: October 12, 2005;

TA-W-60,324; Lines Unlimited, Inc., Kernersville, NC: October 20, 2005.

The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met.

None.

Negative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In the following cases, it has been determined that the requirements of 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for the reasons specified.

The Department has determined that criterion (1) of Section 246 has not been met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older.

TA-W-60,100; Signature Mold and Manufacturing Co., Inc., Hartford, CT: September 19, 2005;

TA-W-60,243; Oakwood Custom Coasting, Oakwood Energy Management Division, Taylor, MI: October 12, 2005;

TA-W-60,243A; Oakwood Custom Coasting, Oakwood Metal Fabricating Division, Taylor, MI: October 12, 2005;

TA-W-60,243B; Oakwood Custom Coasting, Oakwood Metal Fabricating Division, Dearborn, MI: October 12, 2005;

TA-W-60,198; Westark Diversified Enterprises, Ft. Smith, AR: October 2, 2005.

The Department has determined that criterion (2) of Section 246 has not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily transferable.

TA-W-60,120; Blackhawk Automotive Plastics, Upper Sandusky, OH: September 21, 2005;

TA-W-60,227; Amcor Pet Packaging, A Subsidiary of Amcor Limited, Erie, PA: October 9, 2005.

The Department has determined that criterion (3) of Section 246 has not been met. Competition conditions within the workers' industry are not adverse.

None.

Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade 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.

Because the workers of the firm are not eligible to apply for TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.

The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A.) and (a)(2)(B)(II.A.) (employment decline) have not been met.

TA-W-60,146; Jabil Circuit, Auburn Hills Division, Auburn Hills, MI;

TA-W-60,276; Brand ID, LLC, Costa Mesa, CA.

The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.B.) (Sales or production, or both, did not decline) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in production to a foreign country) have not been met.

TA-W-60,260; Georgia Pacific Corp., Crossett Paper OPNS, Crossett, AR.

The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in production to a foreign country) have not been met.

TA-W-60,015; Laird Technologies, A Subsidiary of Laird Group PLC, Schaumburg, IL;

TA-W-60,089; Jones Apparel Group, Bristol Production Departments, Bristol, PA;

TA-W-60,106; Cenveo, Inc., dba Graphic Arts Center, Commercial Printing Division, Portland, OR;

TA-W-60,145; Schutt Sports, Salem, IL;

TA-W-60,152; Aimsworth Engineered, USA LLC, Grand Rapids, MN;

TA-W-60,197; C and C Smith Lumber Co., Summerhill, PA;

TA-W-60,204; Schaeffler Group USA, A Subsidiary of Schaeffler Group, Automotive Division, Joplin, MO;

TA-W-60,223; Zippo Manufacturing Co., Bradford, PA;

TA-W-60,215; Gold Star Coatings, Division of Starcutter, West Branch, MI.

The investigation revealed that the predominate cause of worker separations is unrelated to criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.C) (shift in production to a foreign country under a free trade agreement or a beneficiary country under a preferential trade agreement, or there has been or is likely to be an increase in imports).

None.

The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.

TA-W-60,171; Nisource/Columbia Gas Transmission, Charleston, WV.

TA-W-60,226; Washington Mutual, LFC Bethel Park, A Division of Washington Mutual Bank, Bethel Park, PA.

TA-W-60,241; Ingenix, Louisville, KY.

TA-W-60,261; Clout Financial Services, Inc., Bloomington, IN.

TA-W-60,264; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Austin, TX.

TA-W-60,264A; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out AL.

TA-W-60,264B; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out AZ.

TA-W-60,264C; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out CO.

TA-W-60,264D; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out FL.

TA-W-60,264E; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out ID.

TA-W-60,264F; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out IN.

TA-W-60,264G; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out KY.

TA-W-60,264H; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out MA.

TA-W-60,264I; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out MD.

TA-W-60,264J; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out MI.

TA-W-60,264K; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out MO.

TA-W-60,264L; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out NC.

TA-W-60,264M; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out NY.

TA-W-60,264N; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out OH.

TA-W-60,264O; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through OR.

TA-W-60,264P; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out PA.

TA-W-60,264Q; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out TX.

TA-W-60,264R; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out UT.

TA-W-60,264S; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out VA.

TA-W-60,264T; Ibase, A Division of SPI Litigation Direct, Located Through Out IL.

TA-W-60,268; Harte Hanks Market Intelligence, Sterling Heights, MI.

TA-W-60,306; United Auto Workers Local 969, Columbus, OH.

TA-W-60,352; Imperial World, dba World Pacific, Westmont, IL.

The investigation revealed that criteria of Section 222(b)(2) has not been met. The workers' firm (or subdivision) is not a supplier to or a downstream producer for a firm whose workers were certified eligible To apply for TAA.

None.

I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of October 30 through November 3, 2006. Copies of these determinations are available for inspection in Room C-5311, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 during normal business hours or will be mailed to persons who write to the above address.

Dated: November 9, 2006.

Richard Church,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.