80 FR 23295 - 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 80 (April 27, 2015)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 80 (April 27, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-09661 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 23295-23296] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-09661] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 March 30, 2015 through April 10, 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. 85,836, Waukesha Bearings Corporation, West Greenwish, Rhode Island. February 13, 2014. 85,839, Camtec, Cambridge, Maryland. April 10, 2015. 85,846, U.S. Steel Oilwell Services LLC., Hughes Springs, Texas. February 20, 2014. 85,850, Teleflex, Inc., Menlo Park, California. February 23, 2014. [[Page 23296]] 85,862, Apex Tool Group, LLC., Springdale, Arkansas, April 9, 2015. 85,867, Day & Zimmermann, Inc., Parsons, Kansas. March 6, 2014. 85,868, Honeywell International, Cranston, Rhode Island. March 10, 2014. 85,874, Central Missouri Plastics, Lee's Summit, Missouri. March 9, 2014. 85,890, AIP BI Holdings dba Brooks Instrument, Hatfield, Pennsylvania. March 19, 2014. 85,893, Everett Charles Technology LLC, Clifton Park, New York. March 23, 2014. 85,910, Federal Mogul Powertrain, Lake City, Minnesota. February 1, 2015. 85,910A, Leased Workers from Aerotek, Lake City, Minnesota. March 27, 2014. 85,912, Ormco Corporation, Glendora, California. March 27, 2014. 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 reasons specified. 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 workers' firm does not produce an article as required for certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. 85,772, Bank of America, Dallas. Texas. 85,812, Deluxe 3D LLC., Burbank, California. 85,825, OxyHeal Health Group, Inc., Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. 85,834, Mondelez International, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. 85,838, Bethany Christian Services, Holland, Michigan. 85,849, Zemco Industries, Inc., Buffalo, New York. 85,869, ProTeam, Inc., Boise, Idaho. 85,880, Stewart Title Guaranty Company, Houston, Texas. 85,918, Interactive Data Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts. 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. 85,668, Pamco Machine Company, Lewiston, Maine. 85,855, Browns Plating Service, Inc., Paducah, Kentucky. 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. 85,745, International Paper Company, Suffolk, Virginia. 85,774, Logistics Resources, Inc., Wichita, Kansas. I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of March 30, 2015 through April 10, 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 20th day of April 2015. Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2015-09661 Filed 4-24-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
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firm. The workers’ firm is engaged in I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following certification of eligibility to apply for
the production of batteries. must be satisfied: trade adjustment assistance benefits and
The investigation confirmed that one A. A significant number or proportion such supply or production is related to
worker in the Marietta, Ohio facility of the workers in such workers’ firm, or the article that was the basis for such
reports to the Westlake, Ohio facility. an appropriate subdivision of the firm, certification; and
Her total or partial separation or threat have become totally or partially (3) either—
of total or partial separation is separated, or are threatened to become (A) the workers’ firm is a supplier and
attributable to the same shift in totally or partially separated; the component parts it supplied for the
production to a foreign country that was B. the sales or production, or both, of firm (or subdivision) described in
the basis for the original certification. such firm or subdivision have decreased paragraph (2) accounted for at least 20
Based on these findings, the absolutely; and percent of the production or sales of the
Department is amending this C. increased imports of articles like or workers’ firm; or
certification to include one worker directly competitive with articles (B) a loss or business by the workers’
reporting to the Westlake facility located produced by such firm or subdivision firm with the firm (or subdivision)
in Marietta, Ohio. have contributed importantly to such described in paragraph (2) contributed
workers’ separation or threat of importantly to the workers’ separation
The amended notice applicable to
separation and to the decline in sales or or threat of separation.
TA–W–82,778 is hereby issued as
production of such firm or subdivision; In order for the Division of Trade
follows:
or Adjustment Assistance to issue a
‘‘All workers of Energizer, including on- II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the certification of eligibility to apply for
site leased workers from Adecco, Westlake, following must be satisfied: Alternative Trade Adjustment
Ohio (TA–W–82,778) and Energizer, One A. a significant number or proportion Assistance (ATAA) for older workers,
worker reporting to the Westlake facility of the workers in such workers’ firm, or
located in Marietta, Ohio (TA–W–82,778A) the group eligibility requirements of
who became totally or partially separated
an appropriate subdivision of the firm, Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act
from employment on or after June 3, 2012 have become totally or partially must be met.
through July 25, 2015, and all workers in the separated, or are threatened to become 1. Whether a significant number of
group threatened with total or partial totally or partially separated; workers in the workers’ firm are 50
separation from employment on the date of B. there has been a shift in production years of age or older.
certification through July 25, 2015, are by such workers’ firm or subdivision to 2. Whether the workers in the
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance a foreign country of articles like or workers’ firm possess skills that are not
under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act directly competitive with articles which easily transferable.
of 1974, as amended.’’ are produced by such firm or 3. The competitive conditions within
Signed in Washington, DC, this 15th day of subdivision; and the workers’ industry (i.e., conditions
April, 2015. C. One of the following must be within the industry are adverse).
Michael W. Jaffe, satisfied:
1. the country to which the workers’ Affirmative Determinations for Worker
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Adjustment Assistance
Assistance. firm has shifted production of the
[FR Doc. 2015–09657 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am]
articles is a party to a free trade The following certifications have been
agreement with the United States; issued. The date following the company
BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P
2. the country to which the workers’ name and location of each
firm has shifted production of the determination references the impact
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR articles to a beneficiary country under date for all workers of such
the Andean Trade Preference Act, determination.
Employment and Training African Growth and Opportunity Act, or None.
Administration the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
Act; or Affirmative Determinations for Worker
Notice of Determinations Regarding 3. there has been or is likely to be an Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Eligibility to Apply for Worker increase in imports of articles that are Trade Adjustment Assistance
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative like or directly competitive with articles The following certifications have been
Trade Adjustment Assistance which are or were produced by such issued. The date following the company
firm or subdivision. name and location of each
In accordance with Section 223 of the Also, in order for an affirmative determination references the impact
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 determination to be made for date for all workers of such
U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor secondarily affected workers of a firm determination.
herein presents summaries of and a certification issued regarding The following certifications have been
determinations regarding eligibility to eligibility to apply for worker issued. The requirements of Section
apply for trade adjustment assistance for adjustment assistance, each of the group 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and
workers (TA–W) number and alternative eligibility requirements of Section Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act
trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) by 222(b) of the Act must be met. have been met.
(TA–W) number issued during the (1) significant number or proportion 85,836, Waukesha Bearings
period of March 30, 2015 through April of the workers in the workers’ firm or Corporation, West Greenwish,
10, 2015. an appropriate subdivision of the firm Rhode Island. February 13, 2014.
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In order for an affirmative have become totally or partially 85,839, Camtec, Cambridge,
determination to be made for workers of separated, or are threatened to become Maryland. April 10, 2015.
a primary firm and a certification issued totally or partially separated; 85,846, U.S. Steel Oilwell Services
regarding eligibility to apply for worker (2) the workers’ firm (or subdivision) LLC., Hughes Springs, Texas.
adjustment assistance, each of the group is a supplier or downstream producer to February 20, 2014.
eligibility requirements of Section a firm (or subdivision) that employed a 85,850, Teleflex, Inc., Menlo Park,
222(a) of the Act must be met. group of workers who received a California. February 23, 2014.
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85,862, Apex Tool Group, LLC., 85,838, Bethany Christian Services, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Springdale, Arkansas, April 9, Holland, Michigan.
2015. 85,849, Zemco Industries, Inc., Employment and Training
85,867, Day & Zimmermann, Inc., Buffalo, New York. Administration
Parsons, Kansas. March 6, 2014. 85,869, ProTeam, Inc., Boise, Idaho.
85,868, Honeywell International, 85,880, Stewart Title Guaranty Investigations Regarding Eligibility To
Cranston, Rhode Island. March 10, Company, Houston, Texas. Apply for Worker Adjustment
2014. 85,918, Interactive Data Corporation, Assistance
85,874, Central Missouri Plastics, Bedford, Massachusetts.
Lee’s Summit, Missouri. March 9, Determinations Terminating Petitions have been filed with the
2014. Investigations of Petitions for Worker Secretary of Labor under Section 221(a)
85,890, AIP BI Holdings dba Brooks Adjustment Assistance of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and
Instrument, Hatfield, Pennsylvania. are identified in the Appendix to this
March 19, 2014. After notice of the petitions was notice. Upon receipt of these petitions,
85,893, Everett Charles Technology published in the Federal Register and
the Director of the Office of Trade
LLC, Clifton Park, New York. March on the Department’s Web site, as
Adjustment Assistance, Employment
23, 2014. required by Section 221 of the Act (19
and Training Administration, has
85,910, Federal Mogul Powertrain, U.S.C. 2271), the Department initiated
instituted investigations pursuant to
Lake City, Minnesota. February 1, investigations of these petitions.
The following determinations Section 221(a) of the Act.
2015.
terminating investigations were issued The purpose of each of the
85,910A, Leased Workers from
Aerotek, Lake City, Minnesota. because the petitioner has requested investigations is to determine whether
March 27, 2014. that the petition be withdrawn. the workers are eligible to apply for
85,912, Ormco Corporation, Glendora, 85,668, Pamco Machine Company, adjustment assistance under Title II,
California. March 27, 2014. Lewiston, Maine. Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations
85,855, Browns Plating Service, Inc., will further relate, as appropriate, to the
Negative Determinations for Alternative Paducah, Kentucky. determination of the date on which total
Trade Adjustment Assistance The following determinations or partial separations began or
terminating investigations were issued threatened to begin and the subdivision
In the following cases, it has been
because the petitioning groups of of the firm involved.
determined that the requirements of
workers are covered by active
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for The petitioners or any other persons
certifications. Consequently, further
the reasons specified. showing a substantial interest in the
None. investigation in these cases would serve
no purpose since the petitioning group subject matter of the investigations may
Negative Determinations for Worker of workers cannot be covered by more request a public hearing, provided such
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative than one certification at a time. request is filed in writing with the
Trade Adjustment Assistance 85,745, International Paper Company, Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
Suffolk, Virginia. Assistance, at the address shown below,
In the following cases, the
85,774, Logistics Resources, Inc., not later than May 7, 2015.
investigation revealed that the eligibility
Wichita, Kansas. Interested persons are invited to
criteria for worker adjustment assistance I hereby certify that the
have not been met for the reasons submit written comments regarding the
aforementioned determinations were subject matter of the investigations to
specified. issued during the period of March 30,
Because the workers of the firm are the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
2015 through April 10, 2015. These Assistance, at the address shown below,
not eligible to apply for TAA, the
determinations are available on the not later than May 7, 2015.
workers cannot be certified eligible for
Department’s Web site www.tradeact/
ATAA. The petitions filed in this case are
taa/taa_search_form.cfm under the
The workers’ firm does not produce available for inspection at the Office of
searchable listing of determinations or
an article as required for certification the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
by calling the Office of Trade
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of Assistance, Employment and Training
Adjustment Assistance toll free at 888–
1974. Administration, U.S. Department of
365–6822.
85,772, Bank of America, Dallas. Labor, Room N–5428, 200 Constitution
Texas. Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of
April 2015. Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
85,812, Deluxe 3D LLC., Burbank,
California. Michael W. Jaffe, Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of
85,825, OxyHeal Health Group, Inc., Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment March 2015.
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Assistance. Michael W. Jaffe,
85,834, Mondelez International, [FR Doc. 2015–09661 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am] Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P Assistance.
APPENDIX
[16 TAA petitions instituted between 3/23/15 and 3/27/15]
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Subject firm Date of Date of
TA–W Location
(Petitioners) institution petition
85892 ........... Dana Holding Company (State/One-Stop) .............................. Robinson, IL ............................ 03/23/15 03/20/15
85893 ........... Everett Charles Technology, LLC (Company) ......................... Clifton Park, NY ...................... 03/24/15 03/23/15
85894 ........... Nordson Micromedics, Inc. (Company) ................................... St. Paul, MN ........................... 03/24/15 03/23/15
85895 ........... General Super Plating (Union) ................................................. Syracuse, NY .......................... 03/24/15 03/23/15
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