80_FR_10559 80 FR 10521 - Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

80 FR 10521 - Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 38 (February 26, 2015)

Page Range10521-10522
FR Document2015-04009

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10521-10522]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04009]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for 
Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade 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 (TA-W) number and alternative trade adjustment 
assistance (ATAA) by (TA-W) number issued during the period of February 
2, 2015 through February 16, 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 have 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.

85,629, Amgen Inc., Seattle, Washington, November 3, 2013.
85,629A, Amgen Inc., Bothell, Washington, November 3, 2013.
85,718, Osram Sylvania, Danvers, Massachusetts, December 10, 2013.
85,751, DST Technologies, Inc., Jefferson City, Missouri. January 1, 
2014.
85,753, U.S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc., Houston, Texas. January 6, 
2014.
85,785, Trim Masters, Inc., Nicholasville, Kentucky, February 26, 2015.

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 investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased 
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in production to a foreign 
country) have not been met.

85,752, Lear Corporation, Southfield, Michigan.
    The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for 
certification

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under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
85,656, Sprint/United Management Company, Overland Park, Kansas.
85,744, Kroll Factual Data, Inc., Loveland, Colorado.
85,758, Oxane Materials, Inc., Van Buren, Arkansas.
85,775, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Farmers Branch, 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 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.

85,688, Aerospace Logistics Service, Wichita, Kansas.

I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the period of February 2, 2015 through February 16, 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.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of February 2015.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 38 / Thursday, February 26, 2015 / Notices 10521 [FR Doc. 2015–04008 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] articles is a party to a free trade Affirmative Determinations for Worker BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P agreement with the United States; Adjustment Assistance 2. the country to which the workers’ The following certifications have been firm has shifted production of the issued. The date following the company DEPARTMENT OF LABOR articles to a beneficiary country under name and location of each the Andean Trade Preference Act, determination references the impact Employment and Training African Growth and Opportunity Act, or date for all workers of such Administration the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery determination. Notice of Determinations Regarding Act; or None. Eligibility To Apply for Worker 3. there has been or is likely to be an Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative increase in imports of articles that are Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance like or directly competitive with articles Trade Adjustment Assistance which are or were produced by such In accordance with Section 223 of the firm or subdivision. The following certifications have been Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 issued. The date following the company Also, in order for an affirmative U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor name and location of each determination to be made for herein presents summaries of determination references the impact secondarily affected workers of a firm determinations regarding eligibility to date for all workers of such and a certification issued regarding apply for trade adjustment assistance for determination. eligibility to apply for worker The following certifications have been workers (TA–W) number and alternative adjustment assistance, each of the group trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) by issued. The requirements of Section eligibility requirements of Section 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and (TA–W) number issued during the 222(b) of the Act must be met. period of February 2, 2015 through Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act February 16, 2015. (1) significant number or proportion have been met. In order for an affirmative of the workers in the workers’ firm or 85,629, Amgen Inc., Seattle, determination to be made for workers of an appropriate subdivision of the firm Washington, November 3, 2013. a primary firm and a certification issued have become totally or partially 85,629A, Amgen Inc., Bothell, regarding eligibility to apply for worker separated, or are threatened to become Washington, November 3, 2013. adjustment assistance, each of the group totally or partially separated; 85,718, Osram Sylvania, Danvers, eligibility requirements of Section (2) the workers’ firm (or subdivision) Massachusetts, December 10, 2013. 222(a) of the Act must be met. is a supplier or downstream producer to 85,751, DST Technologies, Inc., I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following a firm (or subdivision) that employed a Jefferson City, Missouri. January 1, must be satisfied: group of workers who received a 2014. A. A significant number or proportion certification of eligibility to apply for 85,753, U.S. Steel Tubular Products, of the workers in such workers’ firm, or trade adjustment assistance benefits and Inc., Houston, Texas. January 6, an appropriate subdivision of the firm, such supply or production is related to 2014. the article that was the basis for such 85,785, Trim Masters, Inc., have become totally or partially certification; and Nicholasville, Kentucky, February separated, or are threatened to become (3) either— 26, 2015. totally or partially separated; B. the sales or production, or both, of (A) the workers’ firm is a supplier and Negative Determinations for Alternative such firm or subdivision have decreased the component parts it supplied for the Trade Adjustment Assistance absolutely; and firm (or subdivision) described in In the following cases, it has been C. increased imports of articles like or paragraph (2) accounted for at least 20 determined that the requirements of directly competitive with articles percent of the production or sales of the 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for produced by such firm or subdivision workers’ firm; or the have contributed importantly to such (B) a loss or business by the workers’ None. workers’ separation or threat of firm with the firm (or subdivision) separation and to the decline in sales or Negative Determinations for Worker described in paragraph (2) contributed production of such firm or subdivision; Adjustment Assistance and Alternative importantly to the workers’ separation or Trade Adjustment Assistance or threat of separation. II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the In the following cases, the In order for the Division of Trade following must be satisfied: investigation revealed that the eligibility Adjustment Assistance to issue a A. A significant number or proportion criteria for worker adjustment assistance certification of eligibility to apply for of the workers in such workers’ firm, or have not been met for the reasons Alternative Trade Adjustment an appropriate subdivision of the firm, specified. Assistance (ATAA) for older workers, have become totally or partially Because the workers of the firm are the group eligibility requirements of separated, or are threatened to become not eligible to apply for TAA, the Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act totally or partially separated; workers cannot be certified eligible for must be met. B. there has been a shift in production ATAA. by such workers’ firm or subdivision to 1. Whether a significant number of The investigation revealed that a foreign country of articles like or workers in the workers’ firm are 50 criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES directly competitive with articles which years of age or older. imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in are produced by such firm or 2. Whether the workers in the production to a foreign country) have subdivision; and workers’ firm possess skills that are not not been met. C. One of the following must be easily transferable. 85,752, Lear Corporation, Southfield, satisfied: 3. The competitive conditions within Michigan. 1. The country to which the workers’ the workers’ industry (i.e., conditions The workers’ firm does not produce firm has shifted production of the within the industry are adverse). an article as required for certification VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:12 Feb 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1

10522 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 38 / Thursday, February 26, 2015 / Notices under Section 222 of the Trade Act of and act on Leaders Council Prospective OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT 1974. Members, ongoing grant possibilities, CORPORATION 85,656, Sprint/United Management and fundraising updates. [OPIC–129; OMB–3420–0018] Company, Overland Park, Kansas. A verbatim written transcript will be 85,744, Kroll Factual Data, Inc., made of the closed session of the Board Submission for OMB Review; Loveland, Colorado. Comments Request and Institutional Advancement 85,758, Oxane Materials, Inc., Van Committee meetings. The transcript of AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Buren, Arkansas. 85,775, Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Farmers any portions of the closed session Corporation (OPIC). Branch, Texas. falling within the relevant provisions of ACTION: Notice and request for the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 comments. Determinations Terminating U.S.C. 552b(c)(9) will not be available Investigations of Petitions for Worker for public inspection. A copy of the SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Adjustment Assistance General Counsel’s Certification that, in Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. After notice of the petitions was his opinion, the closing is authorized by Chapter 35), agencies are required to published in the Federal Register and law will be available upon request. publish a Notice in the Federal Register on the Department’s Web site, as notifying the public that the agency is MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: modifying and renewing an existing required by Section 221 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2271), the Department initiated 1. Consider and act on agenda previously approved information investigations of these petitions. collection for OMB review and approval 2. Approval of minutes of the The following determinations and requests public review and Committee’s open session meeting comment on the submission. Comments terminating investigations were issued on January 22, 2015 because the petitioning groups of are being solicited on the need for the 3. Approval of minutes of the information; the accuracy of OPIC’s workers are covered by active Committee’s closed session meeting burden estimate; the quality, practical certifications. Consequently, further on January 22, 2015 utility, and clarity of the information to investigation in these cases would serve 4. Consider and act on Leaders Council be collected; and ways to minimize no purpose since the petitioning group Prospective Members reporting the burden, including of workers cannot be covered by more automated collected techniques and than one certification at a time. 5. Ongoing grant possibilities uses of other forms of technology. 85,688, Aerospace Logistics Service, 6. Fundraising update DATES: Comments must be received Wichita, Kansas. within sixty (60) calendar days of 7. Consider and act on adjournment of I hereby certify that the aforementioned publication of this Notice. meeting determinations were issued during the period ADDRESSES: Mail all comments and of February 2, 2015 through February 16, CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: requests for copies of the subject form 2015. These determinations are available on Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to the Department’s Web site www.tradeact/taa/ to OPIC’s Agency Submitting Officer: the Vice President & General Counsel, at James Bobbitt, Overseas Private taa_search_form.cfm under the searchable listing of determinations or by calling the (202) 295–1500. Questions may be sent Investment Corporation, 1100 New York Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance toll by electronic mail to FR_NOTICE_ Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20527. free at 888–365–6822. QUESTIONS@lsc.gov. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of ACCESSIBILITY: LSC complies with the other information about filing. February 2015. Americans with Disabilities Act and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael W. Jaffe, Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: James Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Act. Upon request, meeting notices and Bobbitt, (202)336–8558. Assistance. materials will be made available in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All mailed [FR Doc. 2015–04009 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] alternative formats to accommodate comments and requests for copies of the BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P individuals with disabilities. subject form should include form number OPIC–129 on both the envelope Individuals who need other and in the subject line of the letter. accommodations due to disability in LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Electronic comments and requests for order to attend the meeting in person or copies of the subject form may be sent telephonically should contact Katherine to James.Bobbitt@opic.gov, subject line Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Ward, at (202) 295–1500 or FR_ OPIC–129. DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov, at least Corporation’s Institutional 2 business days in advance of the Summary Form Under Review Advancement Committee (IAC) will meeting. If a request is made without Type of Request: Revision of currently meet telephonically on March 6, 2015. advance notice, LSC will make every approved information collection. The meeting will commence at 4:00 effort to accommodate the request but Title: Sponsor Disclosure Report. p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST), and cannot guarantee that all requests can be Form Number: OPIC–129. will continue until the conclusion of the fulfilled. Frequency of Use: One per investor Committee’s agenda. per project. Dated: February 24, 2015. Type of Respondents: Business or rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES LOCATION: John N. Erlenborn Conference Stefanie K. Davis, other institution (except farms); Room, Legal Services Corporation individuals. Assistant General Counsel. Headquarters, 3333 K Street NW., 4th Standard Industrial Classification [FR Doc. 2015–04129 Filed 2–24–15; 4:15 pm] Floor, Washington, DC 20007. Codes: All. BILLING CODE 7050–01–P STATUS OF MEETING: Closed. Upon a vote Description of Affected Public: U.S. of the Board of Directors, the meeting companies or citizens investing may be closed to the public to consider overseas. VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:27 Feb 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1


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