80_FR_66253
Page Range | 66045-66048 | |
FR Document | 2015-27452 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 66045-66048] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-27452] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 September 14, 2015 through October 9, 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. [[Page 66046]] (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); (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) not withstanding 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 85,939.......... IPSCO Tubulars (OK) Catoosa, OK.... April 7, 2014. Inc., IPSCO Tubulars, Inc. 85,939A......... IPSCO Koppel Ambridge, PA... April 7, 2014. Tubulars, LLC, IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., Integrated Staffing. 85,939B......... IPSCO Tubulars (KY) Wilder, KY..... April 7, 2014. Inc., IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., CM Personnel Services, Randstad, RGP, Robert Half. 85,939C......... IPSCO Tubulars Inc. Houston, TX.... April 7, 2014. D/B/A TMK-IPSCO, Employer Flexible, Kelly services, Adecco Engineering, DYSIS. 85,939D......... TMK-IPSCO, IPSCO Camanche, IA... April 7, 2014. Tubulars, Inc., Sedona Staffing Services. 85,939E......... TMK-IPSCO, IPSCO Blytheville, AR April 7, 2014. Tubulars, Inc., Temps Plus Staffing. 86,065.......... Cliffs Natural Ishpeming, MI.. June 4, 2014. Resources, Inc., Tilden Mine. 86,065A......... Cliffs Natural Palmer, MI..... June 4, 2014. Resources, Inc., Empire Mine. 86,065B......... United Talconite, Eveleth, MN.... June 4, 2014. LLC, Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. 86,065C......... United Talconite, Forbes, MN..... June 4, 2014. LLC, Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. 86,065D......... Hibbing Taconite, Hibbing, MN.... June 4, 2014. Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. 86,065E......... Northshore Mining, Babbitt, MN.... June 4, 2014. Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. 86,065F......... Northshore Mining, Silver Bay, MN. June 4, 2014. Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 85,039.......... Freescale Austin, TX..... January 28, Semiconductor, 2013. Inc., Digital Networking PE/TE Division. 85,123.......... Elsevier, Inc., San Diego, CA.. December 10, Randstad Staffing. 2013. 85,123A......... Populous Group, San Diego, CA.. March 5, 2013. Elsevier, Inc. 85,203.......... Citigroup Tampa, FL...... April 2, 2013. Technology, Inc., Citigroup Banking, Enterprise Operations, etc. 85,277.......... Aegis Media Boston, MA..... April 8, 2013. Americas, Dentsu Holdings USA, Inc., Shared Services, Solomon Page Technology Partners. 85,294.......... Pitney Bowes, Inc., Spokane, WA.... April 23, 2013. Billing, Collections and Leasing Department. 85,386.......... Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA.. June 19, 2013. Information Services Division. 85,491.......... Citibank North Jersey City, NJ August 15, America, 2013. Institutional Clients Group, Technology, Securities, etc. 85,551.......... Harte Hanks Market San Diego, CA.. September 24, Intelligence, Inc., 1934. Sedona Staffing, Adecco, Manpower, and Tristaff. 85,674.......... Levi Strauss & Eugene, OR..... November 25, Company. 2013. 85,702.......... JP Morgan Chase Lowell, MA..... November 5, & Company, 2013. Technology Paysource. 85,749.......... St. Thomas Medical Nashville, TN.. December 31, Group, Nashville 2013. Healthcare Solutions. 85,946.......... Exos, DJO LLC, Arden Hills, MN April 16, 2014. TargetCW, Aerotek Commercial Staffing, and The Right Staff. 86,048.......... Spirit AeroSystems, Tulsa, OK...... May 29, 2014. Inc., Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Zero Chaos. 86,062.......... Chromalloy Calexico, CA... June 3, 2014. Southwest, Sequa Corporation. 86,073.......... Norwich Aero Norwich, NY.... June 5, 2014. Products, Esterline Technologies, Staffworks, Consolidated Personnel Services (CPS). 86,087.......... Horton Automatics, Corpus Christi, June 16, 2014. Overhead Door TX. Corporation, Remedy Intelligent Staffing. [[Page 66047]] 86,087A......... Adecco--Working on Corpus Christi, June 10, 2014. Site at Horton TX. Automatics, Overhead Door Corporation. 86,088.......... Breg, Inc., Grand Prairie, June 9, 2014. Orthopedic Group, TX. Aerotek and Diversified Solutions. 86,109.......... Nortek Air Springfield, MO June 9, 2014. Solutions, Mammoth Division, Manpower. 86,128.......... QBE Americas, Inc., Moon Township, June 19, 2014. QBE Holdings, PA. Adecco, Aerotek, Digital Intelligence Systems LLC, etc. 86,136.......... Verizon, Voice Over Lake Mary, FL.. June 26, 2014. Internet Protocol (COIP) Order Management. 90,000.......... Genpact WB LLC, Wilkes Barre, January 1, Adecco, Kelly PA. 2014. Services and Manpower, Genpact LLC. 90,003.......... QBE Americas, Inc., New York, NY... January 1, QBE Holdings, Inc., 2014. Finance Department. 90,012.......... Medical Information Phoenix, AZ.... January 1, Management 2014. Solutions, LLC, Corporate Job Bank and Perfect Placement Services. 90,028.......... Mondelez Wilkes Barre, July 20, 2015. International, PA. Customer Service & Logistics Operations Client Service Group. 90,028A......... On-Site Leased Wilkes Barre, January 1, Workers from PA. 2014. Axelon, Collabera, IAB Solutions LLC, Kelly Services, Sunrise Systems, Inc., etc. 90,046.......... ConMed, Froomeng, Centennial, CO. January 1, Engenious Design 2014. LLC, AG Engineering LLC, Evergreen, Aerotek. 90,064.......... Office Depot, Inc., Ottawa, IL..... January 1, OfficeMax. 2014. 90,068.......... Office Depot, Inc., Peru, IL....... January 1, OfficeMax. 2014. 90,076.......... Office Depot, Inc., Bristol, VA.... January 1, OfficeMax. 2014. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 86,082.......... AA Gear and Howell, MI..... June 9, 2014. Manufacturing, Inc., Formerly Known as PL Holdings, Inc. 86,083.......... Magnetation LLC, Keewatin, MN... June 9, 2014. Plant 1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Negative Determinations for Worker 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. The investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs (a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B) (shift in production or services to a foreign country) of section 222 have not been met. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 85,477.......... AT&T Mobility Atwater, CA.... ............... Services LLC, AT&T Mobility II LLC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 86,115.......... GGS Information Erie, PA....... ............... Services. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 85,948.......... Syncreon Technology Allentown, PA.. ............... (America), Inc., Express Employment Professionals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 66048]] 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 15th day of October 2015. Hope D. Kinglock, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2015-27452 Filed 10-27-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
Category | Regulatory Information | |
Collection | Federal Register | |
sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
Section | Notices | |
FR Citation | 80 FR 66045 |