2015-06836. Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade 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 (TA-W) number and alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) by (TA-W) number issued during the period of February 23, 2015 through March 6, 2015.
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 Start Printed Page 15826have 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.
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.
85,684, Heritage Home Group, Belding, Mississippi. December 2, 2013.
85,695, ME Global (dba ME Elecmetal), Duluth, Minnesota. December 4, 2013.
85,725, Lexis Nexis, Miamisburg, Ohio. December 15, 2013.
85,726, Hewlett-Packard Co., Houston, Texas. December 15, 2013.
85,759, International Automotive Components Canton, LLC., Canton, Ohio. January 9, 2014.
85,770, PACAL LLC, La Crosse, Wisconsin. January 16, 2015.
85,778, Yokohama Tire Manufacturing VA, LLC., Salem, Virginia. January 21, 2014.
85,780, LSI Corporation, San Jose, California. March 14, 2015.
85,780A, Leased Workers from Pro Unlimited, San Jose, California. January 21, 2014.
85,780B, LSI Corporation, Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 14, 2015.
85,780C, LSI Corporation, Fort Collins, Colorado, March 14, 2015.
85,780D, LSI Corporation, Longmont, Colorado, March 14, 2015.
85,780E, LSI Corporation, Norcross, Georgia, March 14, 2015.
85,780F, LSI Corporation, Wichita, Kansas, March 14, 2015.
85,780G, LSI Corporation, Mendota Heights, Minnesota, March 14, 2015.
85,780H, LSI Corporation, Allentown, Pennsylvania, March 14, 2015.
85,780I, LSI Corporation, Austin, Texas, March 14, 2015.
85,786, Boomerang Tube, LLC., Liberty, Texas. January 22, 2014.
85,787, Pacer Technology, Rancho Cucamonga, California. January 22, 2014.
85,789, Mastercraft Furniture, Inc., Stayton, Oregon. January 23, 2014.
85,795, Maverick Tube Corporation, Blytheville, Arkansas. January 27, 2014.
85,800, COM DEV USA, LLC., El Segundo, California. January 28, 2014.
85,803, Hemlock Semiconductor LLC, Clarksville, Tennessee. April 16, 2015.
85,805, XO Group, Inc., Redding, California. February 2, 2014.
85,809, Pfizer—Pearl River, Pearl River, New York. April 9, 2015.
85,819, Carwild Corporation, New London, Connecticut. February 5, 2014.
85,820, Kyees Aluminum, La Mirada, California. February 3, 2014.
85,847, Wabash Technologies, Inc., Huntington, Indiana. February 20, 2014.
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
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 workers' firm does not produce an article as required for certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
85,721, Workers of IBM Corporation, San Antonio, Texas. Start Printed Page 15827
85,731, Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Services Company, Inc., Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.
85,765, Vencore Services and Solutions, Inc., San Diego, California.
85,771, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York.
85,791, MWI Veterinary Supply Co., Warsaw, North Carolina.
85,804, Convergys Corporation, Jacksonville, Texas.
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.
85,802, Philippine Airlines, Burlingame, California.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of February 23, 2015 through March 6, 2015. These determinations are available on the Department's Web site www.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 SignatureSigned at Washington, DC, this 17th day of March 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2015-06836 Filed 3-24-15; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 03/25/2015
- Department:
- Employment and Training Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 2015-06836
- Pages:
- 15825-15827 (3 pages)
- PDF File:
- 2015-06836.pdf