81 FR 5785 - Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 22 (February 3, 2016)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 22 (February 3, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-01868 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 5785-5789] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01868] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 December 14, 2015 through January 8, 2016. 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-- (A) an affirmative determination of serious injury or threat thereof under section 202(b)(1); [[Page 5786]] (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85,976............... Bonney Forge Corporation........... Mount Union, PA..... March 26, 2014. 90,016............... GrafTech USA LLC................... Saint Marys, PA..... August 18, 2014. 90,330............... Outokumpu Stainless Pipe Inc....... Wildwood, FL........ January 1, 2014. 91,105............... Startek, USA Inc................... Grand Junction, CO.. October 20, 2014. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85,066............... SunEdison, Inc., STP Manufacturing St. Peters, MO...... April 20, 2013. Plant, MEMC Electronic Materials, Adecco. 85,154............... Xerox Imager Delivery Center, El Segundo, CA...... March 14, 2013. Global Technology Development Group Division, Imager Delivery Group, etc. 85,254............... Sony Electronics, Inc., REMX/Select/ Carson, CA.......... April 21, 2013. NGroup. 85,254A.............. Sony Electronics, Inc., Staffmark.. Los Angeles, CA..... April 21, 2013. 85,254B.............. Sony Electronics, Inc.............. Los Angeles, CA..... April 21, 2013. 85,254C.............. Sony Electronics, Inc., REMX/Select San Diego, CA....... June 21, 2014. and Staffmark. 85,254D.............. Sony Electronics, Inc., REMX/Select San Jose, CA........ June 21, 2014. and Staffmark. 85,254E.............. Sony Electronics, Inc.............. Fort Myers, FL...... June 21, 2014. 85,254F.............. Sony Electronics, Inc., Staffmark.. Honolulu, HI........ April 21, 2013. 85,254G.............. Sony Electronics, Inc., REMX/Select Itasca, IL.......... June 21, 2014. and Staffmark. 85,254H.............. Sony Electronics, Inc.............. Bloomington, MN..... April 21, 2013. 85,254I.............. Sony Electronics, Inc., REMX/Select Park Ridge, NJ...... June 21, 2014. and Staffmark. 85,254J.............. Sony Electronics, Inc., Kelly OCG, Laredo, TX.......... April 21, 2013. Manpower, and Staff AMIGO. 85,254K.............. Sony Electronics, Inc., Kelly OCG, Laredo, TX.......... April 21, 2013. Manpower, and Staff AMIGO. 85,254L.............. Sony Electronics, Inc.............. Redmond, WA......... April 21, 2013. 85,254M.............. Sony Electronics, Inc., Staffmark.. Middleton, WI....... April 21, 2013. 85,254N.............. YOH/DAY Zimmerman, Sony San Diego, CA....... April 21, 2013. Electronics, Inc. 85,254O.............. YOH/DAY Zimmerman, Sony San Jose, CA........ April 21, 2013. Electronics, Inc. 85,254P.............. YOH/DAY Zimmerman, Sony Park Ridge, NJ...... April 21, 2013. Electronics, Inc. 85,381............... Gamestop Texas, Ltd., Customer Grapevine, TX....... June 18, 2013. Service Department. 85,420............... Swank, Inc., Int'l Export Sales Taunton, MA......... July 9, 2013. Documentation, Randa Accessories Leather Goods LLC. 85,545............... Rural/Metro Corporation, Indiana Indianapolis, IN.... September 22, 2013. Billing Office, WP Rocket Holdings. 85,594............... SuperValu, Inc., Tier 1 Helpdesk Boise, ID........... October 13, 2013. Call Center, Corporate Technologies. 85,637............... Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, Norwood, OH......... November 7, 2013. LLC. 85,747............... JP Morgan Chase and Company, Akron, OH........... December 5, 2013. Consumer Banking Operations. 85,834............... Mondelez International, Customer Wilkes Barre, PA.... February 18, 2014. Service Operations Division, Kelly Services. 85,915............... Pfizer Inc., Global Reference Groton, CT.......... March 27, 2014. Standards, Pfizer Global Supply, Artech Information, etc. 86,125............... Verizon Business Network Services, Tulsa, OK........... June 23, 2014. Inc., Order Management. 86,137............... Dex Media, Advantage Technical Williamsville, NY... June 26, 2014. Resourcing, TAC. 86,138............... Verizon Business Network Services, Richardson, TX...... June 25, 2014. Inc., Order Management. 90,010............... Honeywell International, Inc., Lynnwood, WA........ January 1, 2014. Automation and Control Solutions Business Group, Honeywell Scanning, etc. 90,025............... Alorica, West Corp................. Tulsa, OK........... February 1, 2015. 90,051............... World Wide Imports Inc............. Kent, WA............ January 1, 2014. 90,085............... Sprint United Management Company, Irving, TX.......... January 1, 2014. BCOM Group. 90,108............... Parker Hannifin Corporation, New Haven, IN....... September 29, 2014. Instrumentation Group--Sporlan Division, Pro Resources Staffing Services. 90,108A.............. Leaders Staffing, Parker Hannifin New Haven, IN....... January 1, 2014. Corporation, Instrumentation Group--Sporlan Division. [[Page 5787]] 90,146............... Reynolds Metals Company, Alcoa Lake Charles, LA.... January 1, 2014. Global Primary Products, Alcoa, Inc. 90,155............... Donaldson Company, Inc............. Cresco, IA.......... January 1, 2014. 90,174............... Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, Kansas City, MO..... January 1, 2014. Technology and Business Enablement, Tata Consultancy Services. 90,174A.............. Hallmark Cards, Incorporated and Kansas City, MO..... January 1, 2014. Hallmark Marketing Company, LLC, Consumer Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services. 90,177............... Lufkin Industries LLC, Lufkin-- Lufkin, TX.......... January 1, 2014. Foundry, GE Oil & Gas, Double S, Weisinger Electric. 90,187............... International Paper Company, Memphis, TN......... January 1, 2014. Procure-To-Pay Group. 90,190............... Arrow International, Inc., Vascular Reading, PA......... March 27, 2015. Division, Teleflex Inc. 90,190A.............. Office Team and Aerotek, Arrow Reading, PA......... January 1, 2014. International, Inc., Vascular Division, Teleflex Inc. 90,200............... Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, New New York, NY........ January 1, 2014. York Branch, Information Technology Department, Linium Resources, LLC. 90,227............... ResMed Motor Technologies Inc., Chatsworth, CA...... January 1, 2014. Triad Systems International, Two Roads Professional Resources, etc. 90,230............... Energizer Holdings, Inc., Adecco... Westlake, OH........ July 26, 2015. 90,244............... Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc., Piscataway, NJ...... January 1, 2014. Tech Mahindra Limited. 90,257............... Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Skaneateles Falls, January 1, 2014. Solutions, Adecco Staffing. NY. 90,263............... Annie's Baking, LLC, General Mills, Joplin, MO.......... January 1, 2014. Inc., Express Employment Professionals, etc. 90,273............... Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, South Burlington, VT January 1, 2014. Sutherland Healthcare Solutions, formerly Apollo Health Street Limited, etc. 90,291............... Honeywell International, Inc., Tempe, AZ........... January 1, 2014. Corporate Information Technology, Enterprise Services. 90,318............... International Business Machines Dubuque, IA......... January 1, 2014. Corporation (IBM), Global Technology Services (GTS), Dubuque Service Delivery Center, etc. 91,054............... McDavid, Inc....................... Woodridge, IL....... September 21, 2014. 91,071............... SKF Sealing Solutions, SKF USA, Hobart, OK.......... October 23, 2014. Inc., Express Employment Professionals. 91,082............... Anodex Anodizing, Inc., Kathrein Medford, OR......... October 26, 2014. Holding USA, Inc., Express Employment Professionals. 91,086............... NSC Global Managed Resources LLC, Mason, OH........... October 28, 2014. Logistics and Call Coordinators. 91,088............... TerraSource Global................. Cuyahoga Falls, OH.. October 28, 2014. 91,099............... Frontier Airlines, Inc., Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI....... November 2, 2014. Reservations Department, Ajilon Professional Staffing. 91,101............... Safety Syringes, Inc., Becton, Carlsbad, CA........ November 2, 2014. Dickinson and Company, Aerotek Commercial Staffing, etc. 91,110............... Triangle Brass Manufacturing Co. Los Angeles, CA..... November 4, 2014. Inc., ILM Employment Group, Inc. 91,112............... ATSCO, Division of BBB Industries, Phoenix, AZ......... November 5, 2014. LLC, Allegiance Staffing Phoenix. 91,131............... Aero Precision Products, LLC....... Summerville, SC..... November 11, 2014. 91,188............... NN, Inc. Autocam Precision Wheeling, IL........ December 2, 2014. Components Group, Industrial Quality Temps Inc. 91,196............... Federal-Mogul MotorParts, Braking Orangeburg, SC...... February 6, 2016. Division, Federal-Mogul Corp., SMX/ Staffing Management, etc. 91,207............... LG NanoH2O, Inc., LG Chem Ltd, Hawthorne, CA....... December 9, 2014. Kelly Temporary Services. 91,207A.............. LG NanoH2O, Inc., LG Chem Ltd, El Segundo, CA...... December 9, 2014. Kelly Temporary Services. 91,260............... Vishay Siliconix, Siliconix Mosfets Santa Clara, CA..... December 23, 2014. Division. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 86,135............... Harrington Machine & Tool Co. Inc.. Franklin, PA........ June 26, 2014. 91,198............... Chester Forest Products, LLC, W. T. Chester, ME......... December 4, 2014. Gardner & Sons, Inc. 91,226............... Vani Quality Quest, Inc., Sentech Dearborn, MI........ December 14, 2014. Skilled Trade Services Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 criterion under paragraph (a)(1) or (b)(1) (employment decline or threat of separation) of section 222 has not been met. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85,285............... Wave Accounting Inc. (Delaware), Wilmington, DE...... Including Workers whose UI Wages Reported thru Wave Accounting Inc. [[Page 5788]] 85,285A.............. Wave Accounting Inc. (Delaware), Webster, NY......... Including Workers whose UI Wages Reported thru Wave Accounting Inc. 85,603............... Eighth Floor Promotions............ Celina, OH.......... 85,612............... CA Technologies.................... Plano, TX........... 85,645............... Cardinal Health.................... McDonough, GA....... 85,814............... Grape Solar, Inc................... Eugene, OR.......... 90,118............... RR Donnelley, Financial Business Philadelphia, PA.... Unit. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs (a)(2)(A)(i) (decline in sales or production, or both) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85,351............... Gold Inc. D/B/A Goldbug, Inc., Aurora, CO.......... Sourcing Division. 85,806............... Premier Tech Chronos, VonGal Montgomery, AL...... Division, Premier Tech Inc., Workforce and Career Personnel. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85,263.................... SC&H Group, Real Tax Sparks, MD............... Department. 85,420A................... Swank, Inc., Accounting and Taunton, MA.............. Finance, Credit Collections, Chargeback Resolution, etc. 85,609.................... RNYK LLC D.B.A. J & R New York, NY............. Music World. 85,788.................... Engineered Polymer Solutions, Garland, TX.............. (aka EPS, DBA Valspar Coatings), Architectural/ Consumer, Aerotek, etc. 85,797.................... Revett Mining Company, Inc., Troy, MT................. Troy Mine, Inc., Revett Silver Company. 85,937.................... Advanced Supply Chain Anchorage, AK............ International, LLC, BP Explorations (Alaska) Inc., Procurement Division. 85,937A................... Advanced Supply Chain Prudhoe Bay, AK.......... International, LLC, BP Explorations (Alaska) Inc., Prudhoe Bay (North Slope) Division. 85,977.................... Sanguine Gas Exploration, LLC. Tulsa, OK................ 86,005.................... DCP Midstream, A Joint Venture Tulsa, OK................ Between Spectra Energy and Phillips 66. 86,031.................... Oil States Industries, Inc., Tulsa, OK................ American Staffcorp. 86,055.................... Aztec Well Servicing, Aztec Aztec, NM................ Drilling, Triple S Trucking Company, Double M Sales, etc. 86,055A................... Aztec Well Servicing, Aztec Hobbs, NM................ Drilling, Triple S Trucking Company. 86,072.................... ConocoPhillips, Bartlesville Bartlesville, OK......... Shared Services, Associated Resources, Primary Services, etc. 86,117.................... ConocoPhillips San Juan Farmington, NM........... Business Unit, Ayan Tech Solutions, Baker Petrolite, Baker Hughes Oilfield, etc. 90,021.................... Digitec, Inc., Lindsay Milford, NE.............. Corporation, Elecsys Corp., Betty's Bunch Temporaries. 90,164.................... Bay Side Recycling Company, Duluth, MN............... LLC. 90,165.................... Retro Systems LLC, Labormax Valley Center, KS........ and Choson Resource. 90,169.................... Bradford Supply Company....... Robinson, IL............. 90,186.................... Grays Harbor Community Aberdeen, WA............. Hospital (East Campus), Health Information Management Department. 90,256.................... Phoenix Technology Services Houston, TX.............. USA Inc., Superior Talent Resources, Automation Personnel Services, etc. 91,043.................... QEP Energy Company............ Tulsa, OK................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 86,077............... HARMAN............................. Northridge, CA...... 90,254............... Leggett & Platt Springs Delano, PA.......... Manufacturing, LLC, Leggett & Platt, Inc. 91,024............... Applied Leverage Technology........ Sanford, ME......... [[Page 5789]] 91,206............... TGI Fridays........................ Carrollton, TX...... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following determinations terminating investigations were issued in cases where these petitions were not filed in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 90.11. Every petition filed by workers must be signed by at least three individuals of the petitioning worker group. Petitioners separated more than one year prior to the date of the petition cannot be covered under a certification of a petition under section 223(b), and therefore, may not be part of a petitioning worker group. For one or more of these reasons, these petitions were deemed invalid. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 90,116............... Riverside Veneer Company, Inc...... Heuvelton, NY....... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85,694............... Tyco Fire Protection Products, Westminster, MA..... Technical Services Division. 91,026............... Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Volt Austin, TX.......... and HCL America, Inc. 91,066............... Sony Electronics, Inc.............. Park Ridge, NJ...... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the petitions are the subject of ongoing investigations under petitions filed earlier covering the same petitioners. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 91,202............... Covidien........................... Mansfield, MA....... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of November 9, 2015 through December 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 12th day of January 2016. Jessica R. Webster, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2016-01868 Filed 2-2-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
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Overview of This Information DEPARTMENT OF LABOR separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(1) Type of Information Collection: Employment and Training (2) One of the following must be
Renewal of a currently approved Administration satisfied:
collection (1121–0243). (A) there has been a shift by the
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Notice of Determinations Regarding workers’ firm to a foreign country in the
Community Partnership Grants Eligibility To Apply for Worker production of articles or supply of
Management System (GMS). Adjustment Assistance services like or directly competitive
(3) The Agency Form Number, if any, with those produced/supplied by the
and the Applicable Component of the In accordance with section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 workers’ firm;
Department Sponsoring the Collection: (B) there has been an acquisition from
U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor
Form Number: None. a foreign country by the workers’ firm
herein presents summaries of
Component: Office of Justice of articles/services that are like or
determinations regarding eligibility to
Programs, Department of Justice. directly competitive with those
apply for trade adjustment assistance for
(4) Affected Public Who Will be Asked produced/supplied by the workers’ firm;
workers by (TA–W) number issued
or Required to Respond, as well as a and
during the period of December 14, 2015 (3) the shift/acquisition contributed
Brief Abstract: through January 8, 2016.
Primary: State, Local or Tribal importantly to the workers’ separation
In order for an affirmative
Governments, Organizations, and or threat of separation.
determination to be made for workers of In order for an affirmative
Institutes of Higher Education, and a primary firm and a certification issued
other applicants, applying for grants. determination to be made for adversely
regarding eligibility to apply for worker affected secondary workers of a firm and
Other: None. adjustment assistance, each of the group a certification issued regarding
Abstract: GMS is the OJP web-based eligibility requirements of section 222(a) eligibility to apply for worker
grants applications and award of the Act must be met. adjustment assistance, each of the group
management system. GMS provides I. Under section 222(a)(2)(A), the eligibility requirements of section 222(b)
automated support throughout the following must be satisfied: of the Act must be met.
award lifecycle. GMS facilitates (1) a significant number or proportion (1) a significant number or proportion
reporting to Congress and other of the workers in such workers’ firm of the workers in the workers’ firm have
interested agencies. The system have become totally or partially become totally or partially separated, or
provides essential information required separated, or are threatened to become are threatened to become totally or
to comply with the Federal Funding totally or partially separated; partially separated;
Accountability and Transparency Act of (2) the sales or production, or both, of (2) the workers’ firm is a Supplier or
2006 (FFATA). GMS has also been such firm have decreased absolutely; Downstream Producer to a firm that
designated the OJP official system of and employed a group of workers who
record for grants activities by the (3) One of the following must be received a certification of eligibility
National Archives and Records satisfied: under section 222(a) of the Act, and
Administration (NARA). (A) imports of articles or services like such supply or production is related to
(5) An Estimate of the Total Number or directly competitive with articles the article or service that was the basis
of Respondents and the Amount of Time produced or services supplied by such for such certification; and
Estimated for an Average Respondent to firm have increased; (3) either—
Respond: An estimated 6,402 (B) imports of articles like or directly (A) the workers’ firm is a supplier and
organizations will respond to GMS and competitive with articles into which one the component parts it supplied to the
on average it will take each of them up or more component parts produced by firm described in paragraph (2)
to 10 hours to complete various award such firm are directly incorporated, accounted for at least 20 percent of the
lifecycle processes within the system have increased; production or sales of the workers’ firm;
varying from application submission, (C) imports of articles directly or
award management and reporting, and incorporating one or more component (B) a loss of business by the workers’
award closeout. parts produced outside the United firm with the firm described in
(6) An Estimate of the Total Public States that are like or directly paragraph (2) contributed importantly to
Burden (in hours) Associated with the competitive with imports of articles the workers’ separation or threat of
collection: The estimated public burden incorporating one or more component separation.
associated with this application is parts produced by such firm have In order for an affirmative
64,020 hours. increased; determination to be made for adversely
If additional information is required (D) imports of articles like or directly affected workers in firms identified by
contact: Jerri Murray, Department competitive with articles which are the International Trade Commission and
Clearance Officer, United States produced directly using services a certification issued regarding
Department of Justice, Justice supplied by such firm, have increased; eligibility to apply for worker
Management Division, Policy and and adjustment assistance, each of the group
Planning Staff, Two Constitution (4) the increase in imports contributed eligibility requirements of section 222(e)
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, importantly to such workers’ separation of the Act must be met.
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Washington, DC 20530. or threat of separation and to the decline (1) the workers’ firm is publicly
in the sales or production of such firm; identified by name by the International
Dated: January 28, 2016. or Trade Commission as a member of a
Jerri Murray, II. Section 222(a)(2)(B) all of the domestic industry in an investigation
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. following must be satisfied: resulting in—
Department of Justice. (1) a significant number or proportion (A) an affirmative determination of
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TA–W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
91,206 ............ TGI Fridays ................................................................................................ Carrollton, TX.
The following determinations by at least three individuals of the therefore, may not be part of a
terminating investigations were issued petitioning worker group. Petitioners petitioning worker group. For one or
in cases where these petitions were not separated more than one year prior to more of these reasons, these petitions
filed in accordance with the the date of the petition cannot be were deemed invalid.
requirements of 29 CFR 90.11. Every covered under a certification of a
petition filed by workers must be signed petition under section 223(b), and
TA–W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
90,116 ............ Riverside Veneer Company, Inc ............................................................... Heuvelton, NY.
The following determinations workers are covered by active no purpose since the petitioning group
terminating investigations were issued certifications. Consequently, further of workers cannot be covered by more
because the petitioning groups of investigation in these cases would serve than one certification at a time.
TA–W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
85,694 ............ Tyco Fire Protection Products, Technical Services Division .................... Westminster, MA.
91,026 ............ Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Volt and HCL America, Inc ..................... Austin, TX.
91,066 ............ Sony Electronics, Inc ................................................................................. Park Ridge, NJ.
The following determinations because the petitions are the subject of filed earlier covering the same
terminating investigations were issued ongoing investigations under petitions petitioners.
TA–W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
91,202 ............ Covidien ..................................................................................................... Mansfield, MA.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and subject matter of the investigations to
determinations were issued during the period are identified in the Appendix to this the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
of November 9, 2015 through December 11, notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, Assistance, at the address shown below,
2015. These determinations are available on
the Director of the Office of Trade not later than February 16, 2016.
the Department’s Web site www.tradeact/taa/
taa_search_form.cfm under the searchable Adjustment Assistance, Employment
The petitions filed in this case are
listing of determinations or by calling the and Training Administration, has
available for inspection at the Office of
Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance toll instituted investigations pursuant to
free at 888–365–6822. Section 221(a) of the Act. the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
The purpose of each of the Assistance, Employment and Training
Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of investigations is to determine whether Administration, U.S. Department of
January 2016. the workers are eligible to apply for Labor, Room N–5428, 200 Constitution
Jessica R. Webster, adjustment assistance under Title II, Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of
Assistance. will further relate, as appropriate, to the January, 2016.
[FR Doc. 2016–01868 Filed 2–2–16; 8:45 am] determination of the date on which total Jessica R. Webster,
BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P or partial separations began or
threatened to begin and the subdivision Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
of the firm involved.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR The petitioners or any other persons APPENDIX
showing a substantial interest in the
Employment and Training subject matter of the investigations may
Administration request a public hearing, provided such
Investigations Regarding Eligibility To request is filed in writing with the
Apply for Worker Adjustment Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance Assistance, at the address shown below,
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no later than February 16, 2016.
Petitions have been filed with the Interested persons are invited to
Secretary of Labor under Section 221(a) submit written comments regarding the
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| FR Citation | 81 FR 5785 |
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