2012-16120. Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker 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 by (TA-W) number issued during the period of June 11, 2012 through June 15, 2012.

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; and

(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
81,536	Cannon Equipment Southeast, Cannon Equipment Company, Aerotek, Advantage Staffing and Belcan Staffing	Chattanooga, TN	April 25, 2011.
81,551	Caron International, Inc., National Spinning Co., Inc., Executive Personnel Group	Washington, NC	April 19, 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.

TA-W No.	Subject firm	Location	Impact date
81,385	Pfizer Therapeutic Research, Pfizer Worldwide, Warner Lambert, Central Nervous, Global External, etc	Groton, CT	February 27, 2011
81,502	Hanesbrands, Inc.	Martinsville, VA	March 30, 2011
81,560	Dex One, National Operation Listing Management and White Pages, Advantage XPO, etc	Lone Tree, CO	May 1, 2011
81,560A	Dex One, National Operation Listing Management and White Pages, Advantage XPO, etc	Morrisville, NC	May 1, 2011
81,560B	Dex One, National Operation Listing Management and White Pages, Advantage XPO, etc	Bristol, TN	May 1, 2011
81,562	American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Information Systems (ISD), APR Consulting, Delta Computer Consulting, etc	Torrance, CA	May 1, 2011
81,567	Datex Ohmeda, Inc., GE Medical Systems, dba GE Healthcare	Madison, WI	August 22, 2011
81,568	Resource Plastics, Inc., dba Johnson Precision, Leddy Group, CV Staffing Solutions, etc	Amherst, NH	May 2, 2011
81,574	Atlas Copco Tools & Assembly Systems LLC, Accounting Division, Atlas Copco Ab, Reliance One	Auburn Hills, MI	April 20, 2011
81,612	WellPoint, Inc., Care Management UM Intake, UI Wages Reported Through Wellpoint Companies	North Haven, CT	May 14, 2011
81,612A	WellPoint, Inc., Care Management UM Intake, Kelly Services, The Act 1 Group, Aerotek, etc	Newbury Park, CA	May 14, 2011
81,612B	WellPoint, Inc., Care Management UM Intake, UI Wages Reported Through Wellpoint Companies	South Portland, ME	May 14, 2011
81,612C	WellPoint, Inc., Care Management UM Intake, UI Wages Reported Through Wellpoint Companies	Albany, NY	May 14, 2011
81,612D	WellPoint, Inc., Care Management UM Intake, UI Wages Reported Through Wellpoint Companies	Atlanta, GA	May 14, 2011
81,612E	WellPoint, Inc., Care Management UM Intake, UI Wages Reported Through Wellpoint Companies	Columbus, GA	May 14, 2011
81,612F	WellPoint, Inc., Care Management UM Intake, (UI) Wellpoint Companies, Aerotek, etc	Louisville, KY	May 14, 2011
81,612G	WellPoint, Inc., Care Management UM Intake, UI Wages Reported Through Wellpoint Companies	St. Louis, MO	May 14, 2011
81,612H	WellPoint, Inc., Care Management UM Intake, Kelly Services, (UI) Wellpoint Companies, Inc	Mason, OH	May 14, 2011
81,612I	WellPoint, Inc., Care Management UM Intake, UI Wages Reported Through Wellpoint Companies	Richmond, VA	May 14, 2011
81,612J	WellPoint, Inc., Care Management UM Intake, UI Wages Reported Through Wellpoint Companies	Waukesha, WI	May 14, 2011
81,612K	WellPoint, Inc., Care Management UM Intake, (UI) Wellpoint Companies, Inc., Aerotek, etc	Indianapolis, IN	May 14, 2011
81,612L	Kelly Services, Inc., Kelly Services, Working on-Site at Wellpoint, Care Management UM Intake	Denver, CO	May 14, 2011
81,612M	Aerotek, Working on-Site at Wellpoint, Inc., Care Management UM Intake	Denver, CO	May 14, 2011
81,637	Horton Automatics, Inc., Sanwa Shutter Corporation, Remedy Intelligent Staffing	Corpus Christi, TX	May 18, 2011
81,645	Partech, Inc., Partechnology Corporation, Adecco and Staff Works	New Hartford, NY	May 17, 2011
81,652	AISS/Sterling Infosystems, Sterling Infosystems, Inc.	Independence, OH	May 22, 2011
81,654	Seagate US, LLC, Legal Organization—Contracts Group	Longmont, CO	April 30, 2011
81,669	Ciber, Inc., ITO Division, Datasol and Insight Global	Tampa, FL	May 29, 2011
81,671	American Background, Sterling Infosystems, Inc.	Winchester, VA	May 22, 2011
81,679	INC Research CPU LLC, Kendle International, WVU Medical Corp., Preston Memorial, Kelly	Morgantown, WV	May 30, 2011
81,691	International Colored Gemstone Association	New York, NY	June 6, 2011

The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(c) (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
81,522	Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC, Kohlberg Company, Account Temps, Keystone Staffing Solutions, etc	Pittsburgh, PA	April 19, 2011

The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(f) (firms identified by the International Trade Commission) of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W No.	Subject firm	Location	Impact date
81,541	CBT Technologies, Inc., fka Extrusion Technologies, Inc., Kelly Services and Microtech Staffing	Randolph, MA	May 19, 2010
81,588	Bowers Manufacturing Company, Onstaff, Employment Group and Advanced Employment	Portage, MI	May 19, 2010
81,591	International Extrusions, Inc., Ascend Staffing, Inc.	Garden City, MI	May 19, 2010
81,599	Bon L Manufacturing Company, William L Bonnell Company, Olsten Staffing Services and Manpower Staffing	Kentland, IN	May 19, 2010
81,599A	Bon L Manufacturing Company, William L Bonnell Company, Randstad	Newnan, GA	May 19, 2010
81,599B	Bon L Manufacturing Company, William L Bonnell Company, Randstad and HG Staffing	Carthage, TN	May 19, 2010
81,627	MI Metals, Inc.	Oldsmar, FL	May 19, 2010

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 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
81,406	PCCW Teleservices (U.S.), Inc.	Tiffin, OH
81,596	World Warehouse & Distribution, Inc.	Champlain, NY

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
81,444	Acord Leasing, LLC	Rochester, MI
81,620	AT&T, Consumer Mobility Collections and Remittance Call Center Division	Portland, OR

I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of June 11, 2012 through June 15, 2012. These determination 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.

Dated: June 20, 2012.

Elliott S. Kushner,

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.