80 FR 37308 - 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 125 (June 30, 2015)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 125 (June 30, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-15963 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 37308-37309] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-15963] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 May 11, 2015 through May 29, 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 [[Page 37309]] section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met. 85,293, Microsemi Corporation, Allentown, Pennsylvania. April 30, 2013. 85,293A, Microsemi Corporation, San Jose, California. April 30, 2013. 85,828, SERVA Group LLC, Catoosa, Oklahoma. February 10, 2014. 85,828A, SERVA Group LLC, Duncan, Oklahoma. February 10, 2014. 85,857, Service Steel, Inc., Portland, Oregon. February 25, 2014. 85,913, MIC Group, Duncan, Oklahoma. March 30, 2014. 85,927, Graham Packaging Company LP, Chicago, Illinois. April 6, 2014. 85,934, Computational Systems Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee. April 9, 2014. 85,935, Leach International North America/Esterline Corporation, Buena Park, California. April 9, 2014. 85,940, Alcoa Inc., Alcoa Technical Center, Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania. April 13, 2014. 85,944, Koppers Inc., Green Spring, West Virginia. April 15, 2014. 85,952, The Crosby Group Manufacturing LLC., Tulsa, Oklahoma. April 20, 2014. 85,963, Pure Power Technologies, Indianapolis, Indiana. February 25, 2014. 85,969, Republic Storage Systems, LLC, Canton, Ohio. April 27, 2014. 85,971, Schott Gemtron, Vincennes, Indiana. April 28, 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 investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A.) and (a)(2)(B)(II.A.) (employment decline) have not been met. 85,965, Cathedral Art Metal Company Inc., Providence, Rhode Island. 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. 85,895, UNY LLC DBA General Super Plating, East Syracuse, New York. The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for certification under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. 85,870, Maidenform, Fayetteville, North Carolina. 85,885, HCL America Inc., Cary, North Carolina. 85,921, Avaya, Inc., Highlands Ranch, Colorado. 85,936, Total Safety US, Decatur, Alabama. 85,941, CareFusion Resources, LLC, San Diego, California. 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. 85,907, DeepFlex, Inc., Manitowoc, Wisconsin. 85,914, Eureka Pellet Mills, Eureka, Montana. 85,947, L.A. Darling Company, Piggott, Arizona. 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. 85,822, United States Steel Corporation, Fairfield, Alabama. 85,896, United States Steel Corporation, Keewatin, Minnesota. 85,896A, United States Steel Corporation, Mt. Iron, Minnesota. 85,901, United States Steel Corporation, Granite City, Illinois. 85,904, Maverick Tube Corporation, Houston, Texas. 85,920, United States Steel Corporation, East Chicago, Indiana. 85,933, Lorain Northern Railroad, Lorain, Ohio. 85,951, U.S. Steel Oilwell Services, LLC., Houston, Texas. 85,986, Rockwell Automation-Anorad, East Setauket, New York. 85,997, United States Steel Corporation, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of May 11, 2015 through May 29, 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 16th day of June 2015. Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2015-15963 Filed 6-29-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
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omitted reference to alternative trade workers (TA–W) number and alternative eligibility requirements of section 222(b)
adjustment assistance. The original trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) by of the Act must be met.
investigation and the amendment (TA–W) number issued during the (1) significant number or proportion
investigation confirmed that the worker period of May 11, 2015 through May 29, of the workers in the workers’ firm or
group as a whole meets the group 2015. an appropriate subdivision of the firm
eligibility requirements under Section In order for an affirmative have become totally or partially
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act. determination to be made for workers of separated, or are threatened to become
Based on these findings, the a primary firm and a certification issued totally or partially separated;
Department is amending this regarding eligibility to apply for worker (2) the workers’ firm (or subdivision)
certification to clarify that on-site leased adjustment assistance, each of the group is a supplier or downstream producer to
workers from Aerotek are eligible to eligibility requirements of section 222(a) a firm (or subdivision) that employed a
apply for alternative trade adjustment of the Act must be met. group of workers who received a
assistance. I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following certification of eligibility to apply for
The amended notice applicable to must be satisfied: trade adjustment assistance benefits and
TA–W–85,379 is hereby issued as A. A significant number or proportion such supply or production is related to
follows: of the workers in such workers’ firm, or the article that was the basis for such
All workers of Autoliv ASP, Inc., Autoliv an appropriate subdivision of the firm, certification; and
Electronics Division, Production Operations have become totally or partially (3) either—
Department, including on-site leased workers separated, or are threatened to become (A) the workers’ firm is a supplier and
from Technical Needs, Lowell, Massachusetts totally or partially separated; the component parts it supplied for the
(TA–W–85,379), who became totally or B. the sales or production, or both, of firm (or subdivision) described in
partially separated from employment on or such firm or subdivision have decreased paragraph (2) accounted for at least 20
after June 5, 2013, through two years from the absolutely; and percent of the production or sales of the
date of certification, are eligible to apply for C. increased imports of articles like or workers’ firm; or
adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of
directly competitive with articles (B) a loss or business by the workers’
Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended,
and are also eligible to apply for alternative produced by such firm or subdivision firm with the firm (or subdivision)
trade adjustment assistance under Section have contributed importantly to such described in paragraph (2) contributed
246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. workers’ separation or threat of importantly to the workers’ separation
separation and to the decline in sales or or threat of separation.
And
production of such firm or subdivision; In order for the Division of Trade
All workers of Aerotek, reporting to or Adjustment Assistance to issue a
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Autoliv Electronics II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the certification of eligibility to apply for
Division, Production Operations Department,
following must be satisfied: Alternative Trade Adjustment
Lowell, Massachusetts (TA–W–85,379A),
who became totally or partially separated
A. A significant number or proportion Assistance (ATAA) for older workers,
from employment on or after June 5, 2013, of the workers in such workers’ firm, or the group eligibility requirements of
through August 14, 2016, and all workers in an appropriate subdivision of the firm, section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act
the group threatened with total or partial have become totally or partially must be met.
separation from employment on the date of separated, or are threatened to become 1. Whether a significant number of
certification through two years from the date totally or partially separated; workers in the workers’ firm are 50
of certification, are eligible to apply for B. there has been a shift in production years of age or older.
adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of by such workers’ firm or subdivision to 2. Whether the workers in the
Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended a foreign country of articles like or
and are also eligible to apply for alternative workers’ firm possess skills that are not
trade adjustment assistance under Section directly competitive with articles which easily transferable.
246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. are produced by such firm or 3. The competitive conditions within
subdivision; and the workers’ industry (i.e., conditions
Signed in Washington, DC, this 29th day of C. One of the following must be
May 2015. within the industry are adverse).
satisfied:
Michael W. Jaffe, 1. The country to which the workers’ Affirmative Determinations for Worker
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment firm has shifted production of the Adjustment Assistance
Assistance. articles is a party to a free trade The following certifications have been
[FR Doc. 2015–15959 Filed 6–29–15; 8:45 am] 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
articles to a beneficiary country under date for all workers of such
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR the Andean Trade Preference Act, determination.
African Growth and Opportunity Act, or None.
Employment and Training the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
Administration Act; or Affirmative Determinations for Worker
3. there has been or is likely to be an Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Notice of Determinations Regarding Trade Adjustment Assistance
Eligibility To Apply for Worker increase in imports of articles that are
like or directly competitive with articles The following certifications have been
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Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
which are or were produced by such issued. The date following the company
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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
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section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act production to a foreign country) have issued during the period of May 11,
have been met. not been met. 2015 through May 29, 2015. These
85,293, Microsemi Corporation, 85,895, UNY LLC DBA General Super determinations are available on the
Allentown, Pennsylvania. April 30, Plating, East Syracuse, New York. Department’s Web site www.tradeact/
2013. The workers’ firm does not produce taa/taa_search_form.cfm under the
85,293A, Microsemi Corporation, San an article as required for certification searchable listing of determinations or
Jose, California. April 30, 2013. under section 222 of the Trade Act of by calling the Office of Trade
85,828, SERVA Group LLC, Catoosa, 1974. Adjustment Assistance toll free at 888–
Oklahoma. February 10, 2014. 85,870, Maidenform, Fayetteville, North 365–6822.
85,828A, SERVA Group LLC, Duncan, Carolina. Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of
Oklahoma. February 10, 2014. 85,885, HCL America Inc., Cary, North June 2015.
85,857, Service Steel, Inc., Portland, Carolina. Michael W. Jaffe,
Oregon. February 25, 2014. 85,921, Avaya, Inc., Highlands Ranch, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
85,913, MIC Group, Duncan, Oklahoma. Colorado. Assistance.
March 30, 2014. 85,936, Total Safety US, Decatur, [FR Doc. 2015–15963 Filed 6–29–15; 8:45 am]
85,927, Graham Packaging Company Alabama. BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P
LP, Chicago, Illinois. April 6, 2014. 85,941, CareFusion Resources, LLC, San
85,934, Computational Systems Inc., Diego, California.
Knoxville, Tennessee. April 9, 2014. Determinations Terminating DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
85,935, Leach International North Investigations of Petitions for Worker
America/Esterline Corporation, Employment and Training
Adjustment Assistance
Buena Park, California. April 9, Administration
2014. After notice of the petitions was
published in the Federal Register and [TA–W–85,779]
85,940, Alcoa Inc., Alcoa Technical
Center, Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania. on the Department’s Web site, as Brayton International, a Subsidiary of
April 13, 2014. required by section 221 of the Act (19 Steelcase, Inc., Including On-Site
85,944, Koppers Inc., Green Spring, U.S.C. 2271), the Department initiated Leased Workers From Manpower
West Virginia. April 15, 2014. investigations of these petitions. Group, Experis, Bradley Personnel
The following determinations
85,952, The Crosby Group Inc., Graham Personnel Services,
terminating investigations were issued
Manufacturing LLC., Tulsa, Aerotek, Workforce Unlimited, Experis,
because the petitioner has requested
Oklahoma. April 20, 2014. Impact Business Group, and Century
that the petition be withdrawn. Employer Organization LLC, High
85,963, Pure Power Technologies,
Indianapolis, Indiana. February 25, 85,907, DeepFlex, Inc., Manitowoc, Point, North Carolina; Amended
2014. Wisconsin. Certification Regarding Eligibility To
85,969, Republic Storage Systems, LLC, 85,914, Eureka Pellet Mills, Eureka, Apply for Worker Adjustment
Canton, Ohio. April 27, 2014. Montana. Assistance
85,947, L.A. Darling Company, Piggott,
85,971, Schott Gemtron, Vincennes,
Arizona. In accordance with Section 223 of the
Indiana. April 28, 2014.
The following determinations Trade Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Act’’),
Negative Determinations for Alternative terminating investigations were issued 19 U.S.C. 2273, the Department of Labor
Trade Adjustment Assistance because the petitioning groups of issued a Certification of Eligibility to
workers are covered by active Apply for Worker Adjustment
In the following cases, it has been
certifications. Consequently, further Assistance on March 10, 2015,
determined that the requirements of
investigation in these cases would serve applicable to workers of Brayton
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for
no purpose since the petitioning group International, a subsidiary of Steelcase,
the reasons specified.
of workers cannot be covered by more Inc., High Point, North Carolina. The
None.
than one certification at a time. worker group includes on-site leased
Negative Determinations for Worker 85,822, United States Steel Corporation, workers from Manpower Group,
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Fairfield, Alabama. Experis, Bradley Personnel Inc., Graham
Trade Adjustment Assistance 85,896, United States Steel Corporation, Personnel Services, Aerotek, WorkForce
In the following cases, the Keewatin, Minnesota. Unlimited, Experis, and imPact
investigation revealed that the eligibility 85,896A, United States Steel Business Group, High Point, North
criteria for worker adjustment assistance Corporation, Mt. Iron, Minnesota. Carolina. The Department’s Notice of
85,901, United States Steel Corporation, Determination was published in the
have not been met for the reasons
Granite City, Illinois. Federal Register on April 13, 2015
specified.
Because the workers of the firm are 85,904, Maverick Tube Corporation, (Volume 80 FR 19693).
Houston, Texas. At the request of a company official,
not eligible to apply for TAA, the
85,920, United States Steel Corporation, the Department reviewed the
workers cannot be certified eligible for
East Chicago, Indiana. certification for workers of the subject
ATAA.
85,933, Lorain Northern Railroad, firm. The workers were engaged in
The investigation revealed that
activities related to production of office
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Lorain, Ohio.
criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A.) and (a)(2)(B)(II.A.) 85,951, U.S. Steel Oilwell Services, LLC., furniture.
(employment decline) have not been Houston, Texas. The investigation confirmed that
met. 85,986, Rockwell Automation-Anorad, workers leased from Bradley Personnel
85,965, Cathedral Art Metal Company East Setauket, New York. Inc., Graham Personnel Services,
Inc., Providence, Rhode Island. 85,997, United States Steel Corporation, Aerotek, Workforce Unlimited, Experis,
The investigation revealed that Pine Bluff, Arkansas. imPact Business Group, and Century
criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased I hereby certify that the Employer Organization LLC were
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in aforementioned determinations were employed on-site at the High Point,
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