2016-04003. 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 January 11, 2016 through February 5, 2016.

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 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(b) 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(e) 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) not withstanding 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
86,060	Worthington Industries, Inc, Engineered Cabs Division, Olsten Staffing, Spherion Staffing, etc	Florence, SC	June 3, 2014.
86,089	Huntington Alloys Corporation, Special Metals Division, Special Metals Corporation, Kelly Services	Huntington, WV	June 10, 2014.
90,101	Vallourec Star, LP, Vallourec Group NA, Midwest Industrial Contract Services, LLC, etc	Youngstown, OH	January 1, 2014.
91,037	Paramount Apparel International, Inc, Domestic Cut & Sew Division	Winona, MO	October 7, 2014.
91,195	Dunkirk Power LLC, NRG Energy, Inc, Pontoon Solutions, Inc	Dunkirk, NY	December 4, 2014.
91,257	Huntley Power LLC, NRG Energy, Inc, Pontoon Solutions, Inc	Tonawanda, NY	December 22, 2014.

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
85,153	Staples, Inc, Global Technology, IT HelpDesk Support Division	Framingham, MA	March 14, 2013.
85,237	Hyundia America Shipping Agency, Inc, Charlotte Regional Customer Service Center	Charlotte, NC	March 31, 2013.
85,249	Mitel, Inc, Solutions Validation Engineering Department, R&D Lab	Mesa, AZ	April 19, 2013.
85,267	Support.com, Inc	Redwood City, CA	April 18, 2013.
85,395	StreetLinks Lender Solutions, Aerotek, Appletree Staffing, Infinity Staffing, etc	Indianapolis, IN	June 13, 2013.
85,615	Trane U.S. Inc, Tyler Operations/Residential HVAC, Ingersoll-Rand, Remedy Intelligent Staff	Tyler, TX	November 24, 2014.
85,705	KeyBank, NA, Operations Balance and Control Department, Account Temps, etc	Brooklyn, OH	December 7, 2013.
85,771	Eastman Kodak Company, CFG-Finance, Planning and Analysis Division, Adecco	Rochester, NY	January 19, 2014.
85,812	Deluxe 3D LLC, Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, etc	Burbank, CA	February 3, 2014.
85,918	Interactive Data Corporation, PRD Division	Bedford, MA	March 16, 2014.
85,949	Asset Acceptance, LLC, Encore Capital Group, Customer Service and Support (CSS) Department	Warren, MI	April 20, 2014.
90,032	Infineon Technologies Americas Corp., International Rectifier, Targetcw, Top Echelon, and Ultimate Staffing	El Segundo, CA	January 1, 2014.
90,060	Lenovo (United States) Inc, Enterprise Business Group, Lenovo Holding Company, Inc	Morrisville, NC	January 1, 2014.
90,069	First Advantage Background Services Corp., Verifications, Inc, Tapfin	Watertown, SD	January 1, 2014.
90,107	Morgan Stanley & Company, LLC, Finance Division, Pride Technologies	New York, NY	January 1, 2014.
90,124	McKesson Corp., Contract Administration Division, McKesson, Insight Global	Carrollton, TX	January 1, 2014.
90,157	L.A. Darling Company, Gondola Division, People Source and Hometown Employment	Corning, AR	January 1, 2014.
90,172	Maxim Integrated Products, Inc	Dallas, TX	January 1, 2014.
90,188	AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, Re-Insurance and HR-Payroll Group, AXA Financial, Inc, Kelly, etc	Syracuse, NY	January 1, 2014.
90,260	SK&A Information Services, Inc, Research Division, IMS Health Technology Solutions, Appleone Grange, etc	Irvine, CA	January 1, 2014.
91,021	Triumph Aerostructures, Vought Aircraft Division, Aeorstructures Contract Employees, Inc, etc	Grand Prairie, TX	March 20, 2015.
91,091	Caterpillar Precision Seals, Caterpillar, Inc, Franklin Division, Spherion, Manpower, Phillips, etc	Franklin, NC	October 30, 2014.
91,108	Volcano Corporation, Aerotek Staffing	Rancho Cordova, CA	September 24, 2015.
91,109	Hoffman Enclosures, Inc, Technical Solutions, Pentair, Adecco, Kentucky Staffing Solutions, Aerotek	Mt. Sterling, KY	November 4, 2014.
91,122	Alcoa Intalco Works, AnovaWorks, PLLC, GCA Services Group, etc	Ferndale, WA	November 9, 2014.
91,125	Wenatchee Works, Alcoa, Inc, AnovaWorks, PLLC, etc	Malaga, WA	November 6, 2014.
91,145	Joy Global Underground Mining, LLC, All Seasons Temporaries, Inc	Franklin, PA	November 27, 2015.
91,145A	On-Site Leased Workers from Technical Solutions, Inc, etc, Precision Resource Company, ACS Engineering Group, etc	Franklin, PA	November 16, 2014.
91,156	The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Kelly Services	Appleton, WI	November 18, 2014.
91,174	SourceMedia LLC, Trinet	New York, NY	November 23, 2014.
91,178	Energizer Holdings, Inc, Staff Management/SMX	Bennington, VT	November 25, 2014.
91,179	J.P. Morgan Chase & Company, Commerical Banking Credit Services Administration Group	Louisville, KY	November 25, 2014.
91,191	Farrowmed Innovations LLC, BSN Medical, Farrowmed LLC, Express Employment Professionals	Bryan, TX	November 24, 2014.
91,193	KIK Custom Products, KIK International LLC, Select Staffing	Los Angeles, CA	December 3, 2014.
91,197	Mercer HR Services, LLC, Mercer (US) Inc, Pontoon Solutions, Inc	Dallas, TX	December 4, 2014.
91,203	Tango Networks, Inc, Trinet	Frisco, TX	December 7, 2014.
91,205	KBR, Inc, Technical Staffing Resources	Houston, TX	December 8, 2014.
91,217	Flextronics America, LLC, Flextronics International USA, Inc	West Columbia, SC	December 10, 2014.
91,221	Rockwood Lithium, Inc, Lithium Division, Albemarle Corporation	New Johnsonville, TN	December 11, 2014.
91,224	GM Subsystems Manufacturing, LLC, General Motors Company	Lake Orion, MI	December 14, 2014.
91,233	Thermo Fisher Scientific, ATR, Adecco, Aerotek and Kelly Services	Austin, TX	December 15, 2014.
91,239	Umicore Optical Materials USA Inc, Substrates Division, Umicore USA, Inc, Express Employment Professionals	Quapaw, OK	December 17, 2014.
91,240	Static Control Components, Inc	Sanford, NC	December 18, 2014.
91,244	Amphenol Corporation, Aerospace and Industrial Division	Sidney, NY	December 3, 2015.
91,245	Concentrix, Synnex	Greenville, SC	December 18, 2014.
91,256	Electrofilm Manufacturing Company LLC, Envirotech LLC, Aerotek Commercial Staffing, Ronin Staffing LLC, etc	Valencia, CA	December 21, 2014.
91,270	Eaton Corporation, Cooper Power Systems Division, Aerotek Staffing and Adecco	Pewaukee, WI	January 25, 2016.
91,291	Alorica	Omaha, NE	December 24, 2014.
91,333	Emerson Network Power, Emerson, Liebert Corporation and Liebert North America, Inc	Delaware, OH	February 21, 2016.
91,338	EnerSys, EnerSys Delaware Inc, RG Staffing and Robert Half Management Resources	Cleveland, OH	January 12, 2015.
91,358	Ruhrpumpen, Inc, The Addison Group, Abundant Solutions, The Rowland Group, etc	Tulsa, OK	January 15, 2015.

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) (employment decline or threat of separation) of section 222 has not been met.

TA-W No.	Subject firm	Location	Impact date
85,317	Child Care Services, Boaz Eagle Corps Investments	Courtland, MS.
85,878	MicroTelecom Systems LLC	Uniondale, NY.
85,965	Cathedral Art Metal Company, Inc	Providence, RI.
90,167	International Business Machines (IBM), Mainframe Service Delivery, Artech Information Systems LLC	Seattle, WA.
91,283	Rapids Process Equipment, Inc	Cohasset, MN.

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
90,154	AVA Design LLC	New York, NY

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
85,001	Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc. (BICI), Boehringer Ingelheim, Mechanical, Industrial Turnaround, etc	Petersburg, VA
85,055	Associated Creditors Exchange, Inc., D/B/A Ace Global	Phoenix, AZ
85,103	Guru Denim, Inc., True Religion Apparel, Inc	Vernon, CA
85,139	Syncreon US Inc., Malone, Sentech, Drive Source, and Midwest	Sterling Heights, MI
85,583	Metalfab Tool & Machine, Inc	Mio, MI
85,865	Harland Clarke Corp., Base Stock Plant/Specialty Products, Account Temps, Robert Half, etc	San Antonio, TX
85,968	Wolff Fording and Company, Partnership Staffing	Richmond, VA
90,090	Hallmark Cards, Inc. and Hallmark Marketing Company, LLC, Guidant Group and Staffmark	Enfield, CT
90,092	Geokinetics, Inc., Geokinetics, USA, Inc., Greyco Seismic Personnel Services	Houston, TX
90,099	Smith's Medical ASD, Inc., Adecco	Rockland, MA
90,210	Uni-Select USA, Uni-Select USA Holdings, Inc	Tonawanda, NY
90,211	UnitedHealth Group, Optum Shared Services Transactions Division, etc	Trumbull, CT
91,218	Mesabi Radial Tire Company, 1801 5th Avenue East	Hibbing, MN

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
86,101	Paragon Store Fixtures	Big Lake, MN
86,126	SSAC (Solid State Advanced Controls), Littelfuse, Inc., Adecco, Carr Recruiting Solutions, etc	Baldwinsville, NY
90,148	Molycorp Minerals LLC	Mountain Pass, CA
91,062	Unipower LLC	Dunlap, TN

The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the petitions are the subject of ongoing investigations under petitions filed earlier covering the same petitioners.

TA-W No.	Subject firm	Location	Impact date
91,061	Johnson Metall, Inc	Lorain, OH
91,271	AVX Corporation, Kyocera Corporation	Myrtle Beach, SC
91,271A	AVX Corporation, Kyocera Corporation	Conway, SC
91,295	Allegheny Technologies Incorporated	Midland, PA
91,362	JDS Uniphase/Lumentum	Bloomfield, CT

I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of January 11, 2016 through February 5, 2016. 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.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of February 2016.

Jessica R. Webster,

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.