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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 October 23, 2017 through November 30, 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 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;Start Printed Page 60622
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.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 85,355 Chevron Mining, Inc., Chevron Corporation, Stu Blattner, Inc. (SBI) Questa, NM June 4, 2013. 91,525 Teknetix Inc., Nolans Services, LLC Parkersburg, WV February 26, 2015. 92,359 MacFasteners, River Valley Tooling Division, TriMas Paris, AR October 24, 2015. 92,546 Kellogg Seelyville Bakery, Snacks, Kellogg Company, Kelly Services, Nexus, Omni GOI Terre Haute, IN January 10, 2016. 92,746 Lucerne Textiles, Vitality Staffing, Active Staffing New York, NY March 20, 2016. 92,746A Lucerne Textiles, Vitality Staffing, Active Staffing Jersey City, NJ March 20, 2016. 92,793 Classtex Knitting Mill Orwigsburg, PA April 5, 2016. 92,906 Baker Hughes Inc., North America Offshore Division Houston, TX May 22, 2016. 92,924 Owner Revolution Inc., Advanced Services, Inc Atlantic, IA May 31, 2016. 92,934 Data Listing Service, LLC, The Connection Olean, NY June 5, 2016. 92,954 Resolute Forest Products-Catawba Mill, PPM Contractors Catawba, SC June 14, 2016. 92,954A Resolute Forest Products-Jonesville Chip Mill Jonesville, SC June 14, 2016. 93,104 General Motors (GM), Lake Orion Assembly, Development Dimensions International Lake Orion, MI January 22, 2017. 93,169 Putnam Company, Inc Walworth, WI September 22, 2016. 93,236 RotaDyne Molded Products, Rotation Dynamics Corporation Chicago, IL October 17, 2016. 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.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 92,604 First American Professional Real Estate Irvine, CA February 2, 2016 92,710 Sutherland Global Services, Inc., Sutherland Global Holdings, Inc Rochester, NY March 8, 2016. 92,727 Stragtegic Products and Services, LLC Camarillo, CA March 14, 2016. 92,786 Nevamar Company, LLC, Panolam Industrial International Inc., Manpower Oshkosh, WI April 3, 2016. 92,842 Industrial Tube Company LLC, ITT Aerospace Controls, ITT Industries Holdings, Adecco, Chipton Ross, etc Perris, CA April 25, 2016. 92,932 L. Perrigo Company, Procurement, 515 Eastern Avenue, Perrigo Company PLC, Manpower Allegan, MI June 5, 2016. Start Printed Page 60623 92,932A L. Perrigo Company, Procurement, 1251 Lincoln Road, Perrigo Company PLC, Manpower Allegan, MI June 5, 2016. 92,963 International Automotive Components (IAC) Group North America, Malone Staffing Solutions, Resource MFG Springfield, TN June 21, 2016. 92,967 NICE Systems, Inc., NICE Limited Richardson, TX June 22, 2016. 92,983 Autodesk, Inc., Accelon, Adroit Resources, Ascent Services Group, etc Lake Oswego, OR June 30, 2016. 93,011 Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO), Berkshire Hathaway, Information Technology, etc Chevy Chase, MD July 13, 2016. 93,017 Hearthmark, LLC, Newell Brands, Inc., Kelly Services Cloquet, MN July 14, 2016. 93,042 Custom Control Sensors, LLC, CCS Holdings, Inc., Aerotek Commercial Staffing, Crossroads Staffing Chatsworth, CA July 27, 2016. 93,061 STAR Envirotech Huntington Beach, CA August 4, 2016. 93,063 JAE Oregon, Inc., JAE Electronics, Inc., Express Employment Professionals, Aerotek Tualatin, OR August 4, 2016. 93,065 Oracle America, Inc., Oracle Corporation, Volt Workforce Solutions, 3295 NW 211th Terrace Hillsboro, OR August 4, 2016. 93,065A Oracle America, Inc., Oracle Corporation, Volt Workforce Solutions, 3380 NW 215th Avenue Hillsboro, OR August 4, 2016. 93,072 National Oilwell Varco Process & Flow Technologies, Inc., National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Abundant Solutions, Employee Solutions, etc Claremore, OK August 9, 2016. 93,074 Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc., Randstad-Sourceright Aurora, IL August 11, 2016. 93,081 Casamba, LLC, Revenue Cycle Services (RCS), Randstad Rome, GA August 17, 2016. 93,096 Asurion Services, Inc., N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, LCC, Asurion Insurance Services, etc Klamath Falls, OR August 25, 2016. 93,097 Avery Dennison, Retain Branding and Information Solutions (RBIS), Zero Chaos Greensboro, NC September 3, 2017. 93,098 Benchmark Electronics, Innovative Way, Davis Companies Nashua, NH August 28, 2016. 93,100 Mercury Instruments, LLC, Honeywell International, Inc Melbourne, FL August 28, 2016. 93,124 Darian Group Incorporated New York, NY September 5, 2016. 93,127 Flowserve Corporation, Finance Division, 1480 Valley Center Parkway Bethlehem, PA September 8, 2016. 93,127A Flowserve Corporation, Finance Division, 567 Rocky Glen Road Moosic, PA September 8, 2016. 93,137 Experian, Experian Health Division Springfield, IL September 13, 2016. 93,137A Experian, Experian Health Division Schaumburg, IL September 13, 2016. 93,145 Nelson Global Products, Inc., EHDTech, American Technical Associates, Inc., TechUSA, RandstadUSA, etc Clinton, TN September 14, 2016. 93,163 Johnson Controls, Inc., Building Technologies & Solutions, Johnson Controls International PLC Milwaukee, WI September 21, 2016. 93,164 Lululemon Athletica Lab NYC, lululemon USA Inc New York, NY September 15, 2016. 93,172 General Foam Plastics Corp Norfolk, VA September 26, 2016. 93,172A General Foam Plastics Corp., Holden Temporaries, Inc., U.S. Security Associates Tarboro, NC September 26, 2016. 93,172B General Foam Plastics Corp., DM Dickinson Personnel Services El Paso, TX September 26, 2016. 93,173 Itron, Inc., Gas Regulator Department, Crown Services, Inc Owenton, KY September 14, 2016. 93,174 Total System Services, Inc., (TSYS), Information Technology Division Boise, ID September 8, 2016. 93,177 Sutherland Global Services, Inc Rochester, NY September 27, 2016. 93,177A Sutherland Global Services, Inc Pittsford, NY September 27, 2016. 93,193 Sony Corporation of America, Global Infrastructure Shared Services (GISS), SAP Support Division Park Ridge, NJ September 29, 2016. 93,195 American Home Patient, Inc., Cash Application Department, Lincare Inc Philipsburg, PA September 22, 2016. 93,196 Hearth and Home Technologies, HNI Corporation, Aerotek Staffing Colville, WA September 28, 2016. 93,198 International Business Machines (IBM), Global Technical Services, GSAM Relationship and Problem Management Seattle, WA September 25, 2016. 93,205 Kelly Aviation Center, L.P., Lockheed Martin Engine Investment, Kelly Aviation Center Management, etc San Antonio, TX October 4, 2016. 93,206 Powerex, Inc., General Electric & Mitsubishi Electric Youngwood, PA November 13, 2017. 93,207 Sohnen Enterprises, Inc., AJL Staffing Santa Fe Springs, CA October 4, 2016. 93,209 Fiserv Solutions, LLC, Fiserv, Inc., ITI of Nebraska, Inc., Randstad SourceRight Walnut, CA October 5, 2016. 93,210 Augusta Sportswear, Inc Grovetown, GA October 5, 2016. 93,212 The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, IT, Adecco, Apex, Codeworks, Cognizant, Infosys, Genesis, Kforce, Manpower Franklin, WI October 5, 2016. 93,218 Xerox Corporation, Field Commission Specialists Rochester, NY October 6, 2016. 93,221 MD Electronics Corporation, Express Employment Professionals, Adecco Jamestown, NY October 10, 2016. 93,224 Superior Industries International Arkansas, LLC, Superior Industries International Inc Rogers, AR October 10, 2016. 93,227 Umicore Thin Film Products USA, Inc., Umicore USA, Monroe Staffing, MicroTech Staffing, Aerotek Staffing, etc Providence, RI October 11, 2016. 93,230 BP Products North America Inc., GBS Americas Division, Collabera, Acro, Insight, Nextsource, Procom, etc Naperville, IL October 13, 2016. 93,231 Bush Industries, Inc., Mason Drive Facility, Express Employment Professionals, Kelly Services, etc Jamestown, NY November 14, 2017. 93,231A Career Concepts, Bush Industries, Inc., Mason Drive Facility Jamestown, NY October 13, 2016. 93,232 JD Norman Industries, Express Employment Professionals Brooklyn, OH October 13, 2016. Start Printed Page 60624 93,233 Commercial Sewing, Inc., Missouri Plant Division, Penmac Phillipsburg, MO October 17, 2016. 93,240 Amesbury Group, Inc. (dba AmesburyTruth), Foam-Tite, Tyman plc, Key Partners Amesbury, MA October 19, 2016. 93,241 Ferrara Candy Company, Creston Plant, Elite Staffing, ASI Creston, IA October 19, 2016. 93,243 LEGO Systems, Inc., Legal, Corporate IT-Marketing Management & Development, Americas-Brand, etc Enfield, CT October 20, 2016. 93,246 Matrix Absence Management, Inc., Delphi Financial Group, Inc., All About People Hawthorne, NY October 20, 2016. 93,249 Vesuvius USA, Flow Control, Resource Manufacturing, Express Employment Professionals, etc Charleston, IL October 24, 2016. 93,250 Daymon Worldwide, Inc., Adecco Agency, Arnold Group Hutchinson, KS October 25, 2016. 93,251 SKF Sealing Solutions, SKF USA Inc Seneca, KS October 25, 2016. 93,254 Arrow International Inc., Teleflex Incorporated, Office Team, Aerotek Reading, PA December 18, 2017. 93,254A Piper Companies, Arrow International Inc., Teleflex Incorporated Reading, PA October 27, 2016. 93,257 Georg Jensen, Inc., Georg Jensen A/S New York, NY October 25, 2016. 93,260 Ocean Steel Corporation, OSCO Construction Group Conklin, NY October 26, 2016. 93,261 UPM Blandin Paper Company, Paper Machine 5 (PM5), UPM-Kymmene Investment, Personnel Dynamics, Spherion Grand Rapids, MN October 26, 2016. 93,266 Wells Fargo Virtual Channels (WFVC) Contact Center, Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Wells Fargo & Company Bethlehem, PA October 31, 2016. 93,267 Caterpillar Inc., dba Dyersburg Transmission Facility, Advanced Components Manufacturing, Manpower, Manpower Inc., AECom, etc Dyersburg, TN November 1, 2016. 93,271 Airtex Products, LP, Airtex Industries, LLC, UCI International, Inc Fairfield, IL November 4, 2017. 93,272 Behr-Hella Thermocontrol, Inc., MAHLE (BEHR) GmbH/Hella GmbH, Express Employment Professionals Wixom, MI November 2, 2016. 93,273 Henry Technologies, Inc., Hendricks Holdings Company, Express Employment Professionals, Manpower Chatham, IL November 2, 2016. 93,275 Willis Lease Finance Corporation, Aerotek Recruiting & Staff, Robert Half International, etc Novato, CA November 2, 2016. 93,276 Avery Dennison, Retail Branding and Information Solutions (RBIS) Division Dallas, TX November 2, 2016. 93,286 M&G Polymers USA, LLC, M&G Chemicals, SA, Professional Services of America Apple Grove, WV November 3, 2016. 93,298 ABB Inc., Power Grids, ABB Holdings, Pontoon, Manpower, Industrial Staffing Services St. Louis, MO November 9, 2016. 93,299 Advanced Health Partners, Inc New Windsor, NY November 9, 2016. 93,301 Carlisle Fluid Technologies, Inc., Carlisle Companies, Inc., ProResources, ManPower, PeopleLink Angola, IN November 10, 2016. 93,313 MilliporeSigma, Merck KGaA, Randstad Corporate Services Bellefonte, PA November 15, 2016. 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 No. Subject firm Location Impact date 91,264 Shenango Incorporated, DTE Energy Services, Steel City and Safety Supply, MK Technologies, etc Pittsburgh, PA December 28, 2014. 92,162 SunCoke Technology & Development LLC, Capital Projects Group, SunCoke Energy, Inc. Haverhill Coke Company LLC Franklin Furnace, OH August 30, 2015. 92,835 Leadec Corp., VIUS Services Corp., Voith Industrial Services Warren, OH April 21, 2016. 92,926 Android Industries—Detroit, Android Industries, LLC, Focus: Hope Companies, Inc., Nesco Resource Detroit, MI June 1, 2016. 93,226 Lear Corporation, Seating Division Rochester Hills, MI May 1, 2017. The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(b) (downstream producer 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 93,217 AMIKA LLC d/b/a US Industrial Services Pulaski, TN October 6, 2016. 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.Start Printed Page 60625
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 93,178 AK Steel Corporation, Butler Works, AK Steel Holding Corporation, Unlimited Staffing, Inc Lyndora, PA September 29, 2015. 93,179 AK Steel Corporation, Middletown Works, AK Steel Holding Corporation, Belcan, Phoenix Services Middletown, OH September 29, 2015. 93,180 ArcelorMittal Cleveland LLC, ArcelorMittal USA LLC Cleveland, OH September 29, 2015. 93,182 Top Gun Investment Corp, NLMK Pennsylvania, LLC, Novolipetsk Steel Farrell, PA September 29, 2015. 93,182A Sharon Coating, LLC, Novolipetsk Steel Sharon, PA September 29, 2015. 93,184 United States Steel Corporation, Irvin Plant West Mifflin, PA March 13, 2017. 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 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.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 91,444 Johnson Matthey Process Technologies, Inc., Kelly Services, Aerotek Savannah, GA. 92,040 Willamette Egg Farms, MG Waldbaum Company, Willamette Egg Farms LLC, Direct Labor, Inc Canby, OR. 92,537 General Motors Components Holdings, LLC (GMCH), Development Dimensions International (DDI) Kokomo, IN. 92,674 Rock of Ages Corporation, Polycor Inc., Barre Quarry Division Graniteville, VT. 92,779 3M Company, Homecare, Pride One, Manpower Group, Experis, Lab Support Elyria, OH. 93,015 Vertiv Group Corporation, Liebert North America, PE Vertiv Holdings, Tailored Management, Dawson Columbus, OH. 93,043 Delft Blue LLC, Ecolait New York Mills, NY. 93,159 Benny's Inc., Benny's of RI, Inc., Benny's of Mass, Inc., Benny's of Conn., Inc., etc Esmond, RI. 93,181 Bank of America, Mortgage and Vehicle Servicing Operation, Bank of America, N.A Simi Valley, CA. 93,281 Remy Power Products, LLC, Remy Acquisition LLC Edmond, OK. 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 website, 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 92,554 Skiva Graphics Screen Carlsbad, CA. 92,698 Actronix, Inc. Flippin, AR. The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the worker group on whose behalf the petition was filed is covered under an existing certification.
Start Printed Page 60626TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 92,940 Nielsen, A.C. Nielsen Company, LLC Fond Du Lac, WI. 93,079 Apex Systems, LLC, Travelport, LP Kansas City, MO. 93,083 SKJ Facilities Management Big Flats, NY. 93,162 Opusing, LLC Bloomfield, CT. 93,171 Convergys Customer Management Group, Directv Customer Service Support, AT&T Retention/Loyalty, etc Tamarac, FL. 93,215 NSi Industries LLC, Adecco, Direct Staffing Solutions, Career Connections Mount Vernon, NY. 93,219 Dura Automotive Systems, LLC, Furst Staffing, ManPower Group, Atwood Automotive, Inc Stockton, IL. 93,229 CenturyLink, Embarq Carlisle, PA. 93,239 Kalmar Rough Terrain Center, LLC, Cargotec, Southwest Business Corporation (SWBC) Cibolo, TX. 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.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 93,161 Industrial Tube Company LLC, ITT Aerospace Controls LLC, Adecco, Chipton Ross, Ronin Staffing, etc Perris, CA. 93,176 Microsoft Corporation, Production Division Wilsonville, OR. I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of October 23, 2017 through November 30,2017. These determinations are available on the Department's Website 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.
Start SignatureSigned at Washington, DC, this 7th day of December, 2017.
Hope D. Kinglock,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2017-27531 Filed 12-20-17; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 12/21/2017
- Department:
- Employment and Training Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 2017-27531
- Pages:
- 60621-60626 (6 pages)
- PDF File:
- 2017-27531.pdf