80 FR 64014 - Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 204 (October 22, 2015)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 204 (October 22, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-26825 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 204 (Thursday, October 22, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 64014-64016] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-26825] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration 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 August 25, 2015 through September 11, 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. 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-- [[Page 64015]] (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) notwithstanding 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 86,039.......... Arcelormittal Georgetown, SC. April 5, 2015. Georgetown. 86,039A......... Phoenix Services, Georgetown, SC. May 27, 2014. Working On-Site at Arcelormittal Georgetown. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 85,144.......... IP & Science (Patent Bingham Farms, March 12, 2013. Payments), Master MI. Data Center, Global Operations, Thomson Reuters, Pontoon, and Adecco. 85,173.......... Xerox State and Waite Park, MN. March 21, 2013. Local Solutions, Inc., Business Services, LLC, Finance & Accounting Departments, Robert Half, etc. 85,247.......... MoneyGram Payment Brooklyn April 18, 2013. Systems, Inc., Center, MN. MoneyGram, International, Accountemps, Apex Systems, Baker Tilly, etc. 85,350.......... Computer Sciences Blythewood, SC. May 30, 2013. Corporation (CSC), Insurance Division, Shared Engineering & Technology Services Group. 85,427.......... MoneyGram Payment Lakewood, CO... July 15, 2013. Systems, Inc., MoneyGram International, Accountemps, APEX Systems, Baker Tilly, etc. 85,427A......... MoneyGram Payment Lakewood, CO... November 19, Systems, Inc., 2013. MoneyGram International, Customer Car Division, Intellisource. 85,495.......... Sumitomo Electric Albuquerque, NM August 20, Device Innovations 2013. USA, Inc., Sumitomo Electric USA Holding, Inc., VCSEL Group. 85,527.......... Syncreon Technology Allentown, PA.. September 10, (America), Inc., 2013. Express Employment Professionals. 85,605.......... GE Power Galion, OH..... October 17, Electronics, Inc., 2013. GE Energy Management Division, General Electric Company. 85,903.......... Accenture LLP, Richardson, TX. March 25, 2014. Verizon Customer Case and Operations, Verizon Business Network, etc.. 85,903A......... Accenture LLP, Richardson, TX. March 25, 2014. Verizon Customer Case and Operations, Verizon Business Network, etc.. 86,076.......... Omnicare, Inc., Cincinnati, OH. June 8, 2014. Omnicare Headquarters--Cinci nnati, IT Business Group. 86,076A......... Omnicare, Inc., OIS Dublin, OH..... June 8, 2014. Helpdesk and Data Center, IT Business Group, DotStaff. 86,076B......... Omnicare, Inc., Trevose, PA.... June 8, 2014. Omnicare Information Solutions--Trevose, IT Business Group. 86,108.......... Sol Inc., Carmanah Palm City, FL.. June 17, 2014. Technologies Corporation, ADP Totalsource. 86,114.......... Regal Beloit West Plains, MO May 22, 2015. America, Inc., West Plains Division, Regal Beloit Corporation. 86,120.......... Avery Dennison, Greensboro, NC. June 22, 2014. Retail Branding & Information Solutions (RBIS) Division, Adecco, Zero Chaos. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. [[Page 64016]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 86,070.......... Interplex Tech Group North Haven, ............... CT.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of August 25, 2015 through September 11, 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 September 2015. Hope D. Kinglock, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2015-26825 Filed 10-21-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
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97 TAA PETITIONS INSTITUTED BETWEEN 8/25/15 AND 9/11/15—Continued
Subject firm Date of Date of
TA–W Location
(petitioners) institution petition
90225 TMK Ipsco Koppel Tubulars (Union) .................................... Ambridge, PA ........................................ 09/08/15 09/01/15
90226 Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. (Workers) .............................. Farmington Hills, MI .............................. 09/08/15 09/01/15
90227 ResMed Motor Technologies (State/One-Stop) ................... Chatsworth, CA ..................................... 09/09/15 09/08/15
90228 Allergan Medical (State/One-Stop) ...................................... Santa Maria, CA ................................... 09/09/15 09/08/15
90229 Carrier (Union) ...................................................................... Syracuse, NY ........................................ 09/10/15 09/01/15
90230 Energizer Holding, Inc. (State/One-Stop) ............................ Westlake, OH ........................................ 09/10/15 08/31/15
90231 Express Group Holdings LLC (State/One-Stop) .................. Tulsa, OK .............................................. 09/10/15 09/09/15
90232 IBM (State/One-Stop) ........................................................... Glendale, CA ........................................ 09/10/15 09/09/15
90233 Miller Welding & Machine Company (Company) ................. Brookville, PA ....................................... 09/10/15 09/04/15
90234 Parker Hannifin Corporation (Company) .............................. Anaheim, CA ......................................... 09/10/15 09/09/15
90235 Parker Hannifin Corporation (Company) .............................. Fontana, CA .......................................... 09/10/15 09/09/15
90236 Gamma North (State/One-Stop) .......................................... Alden, NY .............................................. 09/10/15 08/31/15
90237 YP LLC (Workers) ................................................................ Tucker, GA ............................................ 09/11/15 09/10/15
90238 BIC (State/One-Stop) ........................................................... Shelton, CT ........................................... 09/11/15 09/08/15
90239 PCS, Inc. (State/One-Stop) .................................................. Fremont, CA ......................................... 09/11/15 09/10/15
90240 ABB, Inc. (Union) ................................................................. Greensburg, PA .................................... 09/11/15 09/11/15
90241 Wood Group—PAC (State/One-Stop) .................................. Houston, TX .......................................... 09/11/15 09/10/15
[FR Doc. 2015–26826 Filed 10–21–15; 8:45 am] or more component parts produced by affected secondary workers of a firm and
BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P such firm are directly incorporated, a certification issued regarding
have increased; eligibility to apply for worker
(C) imports of articles directly adjustment assistance, each of the group
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR incorporating one or more component eligibility requirements of Section
parts produced outside the United 222(b) of the Act must be met.
Employment and Training States that are like or directly (1) a significant number or proportion
Administration competitive with imports of articles of the workers in the workers’ firm have
incorporating one or more component become totally or partially separated, or
Notice of Determinations Regarding parts produced by such firm have
Eligibility to Apply for Worker are threatened to become totally or
increased; partially separated;
Adjustment Assistance (D) imports of articles like or directly
(2) the workers’ firm is a Supplier or
In accordance with Section 223 of the competitive with articles which are
Downstream Producer to a firm that
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 produced directly using services
supplied by such firm, have increased; employed a group of workers who
U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor received a certification of eligibility
herein presents summaries of and
(4) the increase in imports contributed under Section 222(a) of the Act, and
determinations regarding eligibility to such supply or production is related to
importantly to such workers’ separation
apply for trade adjustment assistance for the article or service that was the basis
or threat of separation and to the decline
workers by (TA–W) number issued for such certification; and
in the sales or production of such firm;
during the period of August 25, 2015 (3) either—
or
through September 11, 2015. II. Section 222(a)(2)(B) all of the (A) the workers’ firm is a supplier and
In order for an affirmative following must be satisfied: the component parts it supplied to the
determination to be made for workers of (1) A significant number or proportion firm described in paragraph (2)
a primary firm and a certification issued of the workers in such workers’ firm accounted for at least 20 percent of the
regarding eligibility to apply for worker have become totally or partially production or sales of the workers’ firm;
adjustment assistance, each of the group separated, or are threatened to become or
eligibility requirements of Section totally or partially separated;
222(a) of the Act must be met. (B) a loss of business by the workers’
(2) One of the following must be firm with the firm described in
I. Under Section 222(a)(2)(A), the satisfied:
following must be satisfied: paragraph (2) contributed importantly to
(A) There has been a shift by the
(1) a significant number or proportion the workers’ separation or threat of
workers’ firm to a foreign country in the
of the workers in such workers’ firm separation.
production of articles or supply of
have become totally or partially services like or directly competitive In order for an affirmative
separated, or are threatened to become with those produced/supplied by the determination to be made for adversely
totally or partially separated; workers’ firm; affected workers in firms identified by
(2) the sales or production, or both, of (B) there has been an acquisition from the International Trade Commission and
such firm have decreased absolutely; a foreign country by the workers’ firm a certification issued regarding
and of articles/services that are like or eligibility to apply for worker
(3) One of the following must be directly competitive with those adjustment assistance, each of the group
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satisfied: produced/supplied by the workers’ firm; eligibility requirements of Section
(A) Imports of articles or services like and 222(e) of the Act must be met.
or directly competitive with articles (3) the shift/acquisition contributed (1) the workers’ firm is publicly
produced or services supplied by such importantly to the workers’ separation identified by name by the International
firm have increased; or threat of separation. Trade Commission as a member of a
(B) imports of articles like or directly In order for an affirmative domestic industry in an investigation
competitive with articles into which one determination to be made for adversely resulting in—
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TA–W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
86,070 .......... Interplex Tech Group ................................................................ North Haven, CT. ....................
I hereby certify that the 693–8064, (these are not toll-free Control Number. In addition,
aforementioned determinations were numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_ notwithstanding any other provisions of
issued during the period of August 25, PUBLIC@dol.gov. law, no person shall generally be subject
2015 through September 11, 2015. Submit comments about this request to penalty for failing to comply with a
These determinations are available on by mail or courier to the Office of collection of information that does not
the Department’s Web site Information and Regulatory Affairs, display a valid Control Number. See 5
www.tradeact/taa/taa_search_form.cfm Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–EBSA, CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
under the searchable listing of Office of Management and Budget, obtains OMB approval for this
determinations or by calling the Office Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., information collection under Control
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at 888–365–6822. 395–5806 (this is not a toll-free OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of number); or by email: OIRA_ be for more than three (3) years without
September 2015. submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters renewal, and the current approval for
Hope D. Kinglock, are encouraged, but not required, to this collection is scheduled to expire on
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
send a courtesy copy of any comments October 31, 2015. The DOL seeks to
Assistance. by mail or courier to the U.S. extend PRA authorization for this
[FR Doc. 2015–26825 Filed 10–21–15; 8:45 am]
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of information collection for three (3) more
the Chief Information Officer, Attn: years, without any change to existing
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