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In accordance with the Section 223 (19 U.S.C. 2273) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271, et seq.) (“Act”), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of the Act (“TAA”) for workers by (TA-W) number issued during the period of July 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020. (This Notice primarily follows the language of the Trade Act. In some places however, changes such as the inclusion of subheadings, a reorganization of language, or “and,” “or,” or other words are added for clarification.)
Section 222(a)—Workers of a Primary Firm
In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of a primary firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply for TAA, the group eligibility requirements under Section 222(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2272(a)) must be met, as follows:
(1) The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a)(1)) is that a significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm (or “such firm”) have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated; AND (2(A) or 2(B) below)
(2) The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied by either (A) the Increased Imports Path, or (B) the Shift in Production or Services to a Foreign Country Path/Acquisition of Articles or Services from a Foreign Country Path, as follows:
(A) Increased Imports Path:
(i) The sales or production, or both, of such firm, have decreased absolutely; AND (ii and iii below)
(ii) (I) imports of articles or services like or directly competitive with articles produced or services supplied by such firm have increased; OR
(II)(aa) 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; OR
(II)(bb) imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles which are produced directly using the services supplied by such firm, have increased; OR
(III) 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; AND
(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii) contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or production of such firm; OR
(B) Shift in Production or Services to a Foreign Country Path OR Acquisition of Articles or Services from a Foreign Country Path:
(i)(I) there has been a shift by such workers' firm to a foreign country in the production of articles or the supply of services like or directly competitive with articles which are produced or services which are supplied by such firm; OR
(II) such workers' firm has acquired from a foreign country articles or services that are like or directly competitive with articles which are produced or services which are supplied by such firm; AND
(ii) the shift described in clause (i)(I) or the acquisition of articles or services described in clause (i)(II) contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation.
Section 222(b)—Adversely Affected Secondary Workers
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 TAA, the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2272(b)) must be met, as follows:
(1) a 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; AND
(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 (19 U.S.C. 2272(a)), and such supply or production is related to the article or service that was the basis for such certification (as defined in subsection 222(c)(3) and (4) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2272(c)(3) and (4)); AND
(3) either—
(A) the workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it supplied to the Start Printed Page 52361firm 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 determined under paragraph (1).
Section 222(e)—Firms identified by the International Trade Commission
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 TAA, the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(e) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2272(e)) must be met, by following criteria (1), (2), and (3) as follows:
(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) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2252(b)(1)); OR
(B) an affirmative determination of market disruption or threat thereof under section 421(b)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2436(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)); AND
(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) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2252(f)(1)) with respect to the affirmative determination described in paragraph (1)(A) is published in the Federal Register under section 202(f)(3) (19 U.S.C. 2252(f)(3)); OR
(B) notice of an affirmative determination described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (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) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2273(b)), the 1-year period preceding the 1-year period described in paragraph (2).
Affirmative Determinations for 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 Path) of the Trade Act have been met.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 95,265 United States Steel Corporation, East Chicago Tin Division East Chicago, IN October 8, 2018. 95,309 Kolberg-Pioneer Inc., Astec Industries Inc Yankton, SD October 21, 2018. 95,390 AK Steel Corporation, Butler Works, AK Steel Holding Corporation, Unlimited Staffing Lyndora, PA November 19, 2018. 95,394 Tamco, CMC Steel Fabricators Inc Rancho Cucamonga, CA November 19, 2018. 95,419 Twin City Die Castings Company, Express Employment Professionals Watertown, SD November 22, 2018. 95,631 JW Aluminum Company St. Louis, MO January 30, 2019. 95,772 Component Bar Products, LLC O'Fallon, MO March 4, 2019. 95,826 Wexco Corporation, W-E Investments Corporation Lynchburg, VA March 18, 2019. 95,848 FTS International Services, LLC Hobbs, NM March 24, 2019. 95,925 Alcoa lntalco Works, Homeward Designs, WESCO Integrated Supply, etc Ferndale, WA May 11, 2019. 95,945 Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company, Freeport-McMoRan Chino, Chino Acquisitions, James Hamilton, etc Vanadium, NM May 28, 2019. The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(a)(2)(B) (Shift in Production or Services to a Foreign Country Path or Acquisition of Articles or Services from a Foreign Country Path) of the Trade Act have been met.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 95,414 Hillphoenix Specialty Products, Data Entry/Programming and Bill of Materials, Dover, QPS Employment, TEEMA Centerville, IA November 22, 2018. 95,414A Hillphoenix Specialty Products, Data Entry/Programming Dept., Dover Corp., QPS Employment Group, TEEMA Keosauqua, IA November 22, 2018. 95,430 Icebreaker, Product Design & Development Team, Division of VF Outdoor, LLC Portland, OR November 26, 2018. 95,455 RS Distribution Inc., Rochdale Spears US Holdings Inc., LW Capital Investments, Express Services Hickory, NC December 5, 2018. 95,491 Marc Fisher Footwear, Moda LLC Greenwich, CT December 17, 2018. 95,513 ITT Industries Holdings, Inc., IT, ITT, Kelly Services, ISSI Technology Professionals, Execu-Sys, etc Seneca Falls, NY December 23, 2018. 95,637 Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc., Carl Zeiss International GmbH Clackamas, OR February 3, 2019. 95,740 Aalfs Manufacturing, Inc., Distribution Center, Ropa Siete Leguas Mena, AR February 26, 2019. 95,749 Aptar, AptarGroup, Alternative Employment, Inc Torrington, CT February 28, 2019. 95,749A Aptar, AptarGroup, Nesco Resources, Ajulia Executive Search, Adecco, Aerotek, etc Stratford, CT February 28, 2019. 95,822 Ricoh USA, Inc., Operational Accounting Division, Ricoh Americas Holdings, Inc Houston, TX March 17, 2019. Start Printed Page 52362 95,923 Eaton Corporation, Vehicle Group, Barpellam, Hunter International Recruiting, Manpower, etc Kings Mountain, NC May 14, 2019. 95,933 Umicore Autocat USA, Inc., Aerotek, Trinity Employment Specialists Catoosa, OK May 21, 2019. 95,937 Panasonic Solar North America (PSNA), Panasonic North America, Imagine Staffing Buffalo, NY March 13, 2019. 95,939 DXC Technology, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Offering, Cloud & Platform Services (CPS), etc Tysons, VA May 27, 2019. 95,969 Piramal Glass USA, Inc., Glass Manufacturing Division, Piramal Glass Private Limited, Manpower Park Hills, MO June 5, 2019. 95,970 Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC, Vitro SAB de C.V., Action Staffing, Inc., Abbco Service Corporation Evansville, IN June 5, 2019. 95,980 Tektronix, Inc., Vanderhouwen & Associates, Creative Financial Staffing, etc Beaverton, OR June 10, 2019. 96,006 Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., Contact Center Layton, UT June 19, 2019. 96,012 TE Connectivity, Automotive Division, Kelly Services Greensboro, NC June 23, 2019. 96,012A TE Connectivity, Automotive Division, Kelly Services Winston Salem, NC June 23, 2019. 96,028 AIG Employee Services, Inc., Corporate Planning—New York, American International Group, Inc New York, NY July 1, 2019. The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(b) (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 95,433 Maverick Tube Corporation, Tenaris Hickman, Tenaris S.A Blytheville, AR November 27, 2018. 95,936 Center Industries Corporation, Center Industries Company, Inc Wichita, KS May 12, 2019. 95,947 Standard Locknut LLC, Industrial Group Intermediary Holdings LLC, Aerotek, etc Westfield, IN May 28, 2019. 96,022 Exacta Aerospace, PCC Aerostructures Division, Aerotek, Summit Employment, Expleo Wichita, KS June 29, 2019. The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(e) (firms identified by the International Trade Commission) of the Trade Act have been met.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 95,583 Metal Box International, LLC, Industrial Staffing Franklin Park, IL January 23, 2019. 95,938 The Corsi Group, Inc., Corsi Cabinet Company, Inc., Greenfield Cabinetry, LLC Indianapolis, IN April 17, 2019. 95,944 Crystal Cabinet Works, Inc Princeton, MN April 17, 2019. 95,951 MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc., Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., Cognizant, TEKsystems Jasper, IN April 17, 2019. 95,951A MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc., Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc Ferdinand, IN April 17, 2019. 95,952 MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc., Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., Express Employment Professionals Grants Pass, OR April 17, 2019. 95,957 Woodcraft Industries, Inc., North American Cabinet, Quanex Building Products, Doherty, Pro Staff St. Cloud, MN April 17, 2019. 95,957A Woodcraft Industries, Inc., North American Cabinet Components Division, Quanex Building Products Corp Foreston, MN April 17, 2019. 95,968 Norcraft Companies LP, MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc., Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., Manpower Lynchburg, VA September 25, 2020. 95,979 Canyon Creek Cabinet Company, Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc., Terra Services, Inc Monroe, WA April 17, 2019. 95,987 MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc., Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., Aerotek, Kelly Services, StaffQuick Arthur, IL April 17, 2019. 96,035 Starmark Cabinetry, Norcraft Companies LP, MasterBrand Cabinets, Fortune Brands Home & Security Sioux Falls, SD April 17, 2019. Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the eligibility criteria for TAA have not been met for the reasons specified.
The investigation revealed that the requirements of Trade Act section 222 (a)(1) and (b)(1) (significant worker total/partial separation or threat of total/partial separation), or (e) (firms identified by the International Trade Commission), have not been met.Start Printed Page 52363
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 95,124 Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Global Risk Solutions Claims Licensing Group, LMHC Massachusetts Holdings Portland, OR 95,545 United States Steel Corporation, Edgar Thomson Plant Braddock, PA The investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs (a)(2)(A)(i) (decline in sales or production, or both), or (a)(2)(B) (shift in production or services to a foreign country or acquisition of articles or services from a foreign country), (b)(2) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA or downstream producer to a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA), and (e) (International Trade Commission) of section 222 have not been met.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 95,741 Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing LLC, Detroit Diesel Corporation, Daimler Trucks North America LLC, Arnold Group Emporia, KS 95,759 Sterlingwear of Boston, Inc Boston, MA 95,890 Plycem USA LLC dba Allura, Elementia, S.A.B. de C.V., Kelly Services, Manpower Terre Haute, IN 95,893 Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company Glade Spring, VA 95,893A Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, Express Employment Professionals, Hometown Employment Paragould, AR The investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs (a)(2)(A) (increased imports), (a)(2)(B) (shift in production or services to a foreign country or acquisition of articles or services from a foreign country), (b)(2) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA or downstream producer to a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA), and (e) (International Trade Commission) of section 222 have not been met.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 94,920 DXC MS LLC, DXC Technology Company, Molina Medicaid Solutions Glen Allen, VA 94,920A DXC MS LLC, DXC Technology Company, Molina Medicaid Solutions Herndon, VA 95,130 Intellectual Property Services Inc., E-commerce Fraud Prevention Team, Volts Workforce Solutions Erie, PA 95,285 DEE Inc., Doherty Staffing Solutions Crookston, MN 95,468 Grace Bio-Labs, Inc Bend, OR 95,481 Petrobras America Inc., Petrobras International Braspetro B.V., StaffMark Houston, TX 95,498 Golden Island Jerky Company, Tyson Foods Inc., ProWorks Staffing, Resource Employment Solutions, etc Rancho Cucamonga, CA 95,546 XPO Logistics, Manpower Hazelwood, MO 95,562 Pier 1 Imports (U.S.) Inc., Pier 1 Imports Inc Jefferson City, MO 95,578 EnTech Plastics Inc., Adecco Employment Services, Office Service, etc Corry, PA 95,599 Pier 1 Imports (U.S.) Inc., Pier 1 Imports Inc St. Louis, MO 95,676 The Western Kentucky Coal Company, LLC, Genesis Mine, Murray Energy Corporation Centertown, KY 95,796 Tyson Shared Services Inc., Information Technology/Information Systems Division, Tyson Foods Inc Springdale, AR 95,803 Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc., North America Food Division, Manpower Staffing Omaha, NE 95,852 Coastal Drilling Land Company LLC Corpus Christi, TX 95,862 Pier 1 Imports (U.S.) Inc., Pier 1 Imports Inc Branson, MO 95,880 iQor Global Services LLC, iQor US Inc., SMX Staffing Memphis, TN Determinations Terminating Investigations of Petitions for Trade Adjustment Assistance
After notice of the petitions was published in the Federal Register and on the Department's website, 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 in cases where the petition regarding the investigation has been deemed invalid.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 95,735 IBM Global Business Services Oakwood, OH Start Printed Page 52364 95,959 Mid Continent Cabinetry, Norcraft Companies LP, MasterBrand Cabinets, Fortune Brands Home & Security Cottonwood, MN 95,971 WhiteFront Cafe, Grandma's Place LLC Barberton, OH The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the worker group on whose behalf the petition was filed is covered under an existing certification.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 95,264 Ocwen Financial Corporation, Cendant, PHH Mortgage Corporation Addison, TX 95,774 Powerex, Inc Youngwood, PA 95,881 MKEC, Spirit Aerosystems Inc Wichita, KS 95,889 Workforce Logiq, Spirit Aerosystems Inc Wichita, KS 95,959A Masterbrand Cabinets, Inc., Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc Jasper, IN 95,975 Securitas USA, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Personal Care Division Conway, AR 95,987A MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc., Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc Jasper, IN 96,020 Abbco Service Corporation, Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC Evansville, IN 96,050 AHI Small Business Facility Services, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Personal Care Division Conway, AR The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the petitioning group of workers is covered by an earlier petition that is the subject of an ongoing investigation for which a determination has not yet been issued.
TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 95,941 Halliburton Energy Services Duncan, OK I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of July 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020. These determinations are available on the Department's website https://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/petitioners/taa_search_form.cfm under the searchable listing determinations or by calling the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance toll free at 888-365-6822.
Start SignatureSigned at Washington DC, this 10th day of August 2020.
Hope D. Kinglock,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2020-18662 Filed 8-24-20; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 08/25/2020
- Department:
- Employment and Training Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 2020-18662
- Pages:
- 52360-52364 (5 pages)
- PDF File:
- 2020-18662.pdf