2013-15745. 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 June 10, 2013 through June 14, 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; 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.Start Printed Page 39775
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 82,522 Ithaco Space Systems, Inc., Goodrich Corporation, United Technologies Corporation, Adecco, etc Ithaca, NY February 28, 2012. 82,604 Steinerfilm, Inc., Metallized Dielectric Film, Steinerfilm International, Inc Williamstown, MA March 22, 2012. 82,604A Steinerfilm, Inc., Polypropylene Dielectric Film, Steinerfilm International, Inc Williamstown, MA March 22, 2012. 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 82,634 Prudential, Global Business Technology Solutions, Central Security Services Dresher, PA April 4, 2012. 82,634A Prudential, Global Business Technology Solutions, Central Security Services Iselin, NJ April 4, 2012. 82,634B Prudential, Global Business Technology Solutions, Central Security Services Plymouth, MN April 4, 2012. 82,634C Prudential, Global Business Technology Solutions, Central Security Services Scottsdale, AZ April 4, 2012. 82,634D Prudential, Global Business Technology Solutions, Central Security Services Roseland, NJ April 4, 2012. 82,634E Prudential, Global Business Technology Solutions, Central Security Services Jacksonville, FL April 4, 2012. 82,668 Optical Supply, Inc., Essilor Laboratories of America, Kelly Services, Gill Staffing, & Force Grand Rapids, MI April 16, 2012. 82,683 Office Depot, Inc., Finance & Accounting Organization, American Cyber, Ascendo Resources, etc Boca Raton, FL April 22, 2012. 82,705 The Boeing Company, BCA—Hourly Manufacturing & Quality Auburn, WA April 26, 2012. 82,705A The Boeing Company, BCA—Hourly Manufacturing & Quality Everett, WA April 26, 2012. 82,705B The Boeing Company, BCA—Hourly Manufacturing & Quality Puyallup, WA April 26, 2012. 82,705C The Boeing Company, BCA—Hourly Manufacturing & Quality Renton, WA April 26, 2012. 82,705D The Boeing Company, BCA—Hourly Manufacturing & Quality Seattle, WA April 26, 2012. 82,705E The Boeing Company, BCA—Hourly Manufacturing & Quality Tukwila, WA April 26, 2012. 82,732 Harding Marketing Communications, Inc., Web/Interactive Marketing Division San Jose, CA May 2, 2012. 82,734 Schawk, Stamford, Schawk, Inc. USA Stamford, CT May 6, 2012. 82,754 Jostens, Visant Holdings, Scholastic Division, RL Enterprise, LLC Laurens, SC May 20, 2012. 82,770 Ecke Ranch, Inc., Agribio Group Connellsville, PA May 22, 2012. 82,786 Eaton Corporation, Infotrieve, Belcan Tech Services, Advantage Human Resourcing, 804 Technolog Decatur, AL June 4, 2012. 82,790 Ascension Technology Corporation, Northern Digital, Inc. (NDI), Westaff Milton, VT June 6, 2012. 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 82,483 Register Citizen, Composing Department Torrington, CT 82,483A New Haven Register, Composing Department New Haven, CT 82,741 Cerner Corporation, Automated Testing Department Kansas City, MO 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.
Start Printed Page 39776TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 82,598 Amphenol Backplane Systems Nashua, NH 82,725 Omnova Solutions, Engineered Surfaces—Jeannette Plant, The Callos Companies Jeanette, PA 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 82,349 Davis-Standard LLC Pawcatuck, CT 82,519 Allegheny Ludlum, LLC, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, Staffmark Walterboro, SC 82,569 Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Nutrition Division Altavista, VA 82,600 Fliteline Remanufactured Engines LLC, DBA One Source Engines Fort Smith, AR 82,663 Belden, Inc., Adecco Horseheads, NY 82,690 Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, Formerly Known as Ramtron International Corporation Colorado Springs, CO 82,728 The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense and Space Division Wichita, KS 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 82,776 Honeywell International, Inc., Honeywell Process Solutions, Honeywell Field Products, Engineering Document York, 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 82,752 Prudential, Global Business Technology Solutions, Central Security Services Iselin, NJ 82,769 Prudential, Global Business Technology Solutions, Central Security Services Plymouth, MN I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of June 10, 2013 through June 14, 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: June 19, 2013.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2013-15745 Filed 7-1-13; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 07/02/2013
- Department:
- Employment and Training Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 2013-15745
- Pages:
- 39774-39776 (3 pages)
- PDF File:
- 2013-15745.pdf