2013-02543. Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
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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 January 7, 2013 through January 11, 2013.
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
(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; andStart Printed Page 8590
(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.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 82,129 Boise White Paper, LLC, Boise Paper Holdings, LLC, Guardsmark Security, Warner Enterprises, etc St. Helens, OR November 2, 2011. 82,184 KCA Alamosa Sewing Alamosa, CO November 27, 2011. 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.
Start Printed Page 8591TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 82,194 Husky Injection Molding Systems, Inc., Buffalo Spare Parts Division, Selective Staffing, Aerotek Staffing Buffalo, NY November 27, 2011. 82,206 The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, A.C. Nielsen Company, LLC, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Adecco Green Bay, WI December 4, 2011. 82,206A The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, A.C. Nielsen Company, LLC, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Adecco Fond du Lac, WI December 4, 2011. 82,240 Allesee Orthodontic Appliances (AOA)—Calexico Calexico, CA December 11, 2011. 82,243 Leach International, Esterline Technologies Buena Park, CA August 14, 2012. 82,243A Leased Workers From Staffmark, Leach International, Esterline Technologies Buena Park, CA December 11, 2011. 82,269 Federal-Mogul Corporation, Vehicle Component Solutions Division, Kelly Services Smithville, TN December 18, 2011. 82,269A Leased Workers From Seatoncorp, Working On-Site at Federal-Mogul Corporation, Vehicle Component Solutions D Smithville, TN December 18, 2011. 82,280 Tri-Tronics, Inc, Garmin Ltd, Aerotek Tucson, AZ December 17, 2011. 82,293 Fiserv, POD Recon Department Walnut, CA December 21, 2011. 82,300 UBS Financial Services, Inc, Wealth Management Americas, Leafstone Weehawken, NJ December 27, 2011. 82,301 UTC Climate Controls & Security (Carrier), Americas Division Tyler, TX February 19, 2013. 82,301A UTC Climate Controls & Security (Carrier), Americas Division Tyler, TX December 27, 2011. 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 criterion under paragraph (a)(1), or (b)(1), or (c)(1) (employment decline or threat of separation) of section 222 has not been met.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 82,156 Johnstown Specialty Castings, Inc., Whemco Johnstown, PA. 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.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 82,112 Rockwell Collins, Inc., Commercial Systems, On-site Leased Workers From Allegis Group Services Cedar Rapids, IA October 25, 2011. 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.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 82,096 ThyssenKrupp Access Manufacturing LCC Roanoke, IL. 82,197 Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call Center Seatac, WA. 82,197A Delta Air Lines, Inc., Reservation Sales and Customer Care Call Center Sioux City, IA 82,216 PCCW Teleservices (US), Inc. Quincy, IL. 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.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 82,281 Gamesa Technology Corporation, Fiberblade, LLC Ebensburg, PA. 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.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 82,295 Radisys Corporation San Diego, CA. I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of January 7, 2013 through January 11, 2013. 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 the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance toll free at 888-365-6822.
Start SignatureDated: January 15, 2013.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2013-02543 Filed 2-5-13; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 02/06/2013
- Department:
- Employment and Training Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 2013-02543
- Pages:
- 8589-8591 (3 pages)
- PDF File:
- 2013-02543.pdf