83_FR_12773 83 FR 12716 - Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

83 FR 12716 - Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 57 (March 23, 2018)

Page Range12716-12716
FR Document2018-05894

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. Accordingly, EDA has initiated investigations to determine whether increased imports into the United States of articles like or directly competitive with those produced by each of the firms contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of the firms' workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To 
Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice and opportunity for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received 
petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade 
Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. Accordingly, EDA has 
initiated investigations to determine whether increased imports into 
the United States of articles like or directly competitive with those 
produced by each of the firms contributed importantly to the total or 
partial separation of the firms' workers, or threat thereof, and to a 
decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

   List of Petitions Received by EDA for Certification of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
                                         [03/01/2018 through 03/04/2018]
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                                                                   Date accepted
              Firm name                      Firm address               for                  Product(s)
                                                                   investigation
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PowerFilm, Inc.......................  1287 XE Place, Ames, IA           3/1/2018  The firm manufactures thin-
                                        50014.                                      film solar products,
                                                                                    including solar panels.
MRT Sureway, Inc. d/b/a Sureway Tool   2959 Hart Drive,                  3/2/2018  The firm manufactures metal
 & Engineering Company.                 Franklin Park, IL 60131.                    display racks and other
                                                                                    display furniture for the
                                                                                    commercial display market.
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    Any party having a substantial interest in these proceedings may 
request a public hearing on the matter. A written request for a hearing 
must be submitted to the Trade Adjustment Assistance Division, Room 
71030, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten (10) calendar days 
following publication of this notice. These petitions are received 
pursuant to section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
    Please follow the requirements set forth in EDA's regulations at 13 
CFR 315.9 for procedures to request a public hearing. The Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance official number and title for the program 
under which these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment 
Assistance for Firms.

Irette Patterson,
Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2018-05894 Filed 3-22-18; 8:45 am]
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                                             enhance local resource management                          needs of any particular collaborative                 addresses when provided, will be a
                                             efforts by helping public officials, land                  effort, we may tailor the survey and                  matter of public record. Comments will
                                             managers, and civic stewards connect to                    interview questions to accommodate the                be summarized and included in the
                                             local stewardship groups.                                  unique requirements of individual                     submission request toward Office of
                                                STEW–MAP is being led by                                communities.                                          Management and Budget approval.
                                             researchers from the Forest Service in                        Affected Public: Representatives from                Dated: March 13, 2018.
                                             partnership with researchers from                          civic environmental stewardship
                                                                                                                                                              Carlos Rodriguez-Franco,
                                             universities and nongovernment                             groups, and from State, local, or Tribal
                                             organizations. The exact makeup of the                     Governments.                                          Deputy Chief, Research & Development.
                                             research team will vary from location to                      Estimate of Burden per Response: 15                [FR Doc. 2018–06001 Filed 3–22–18; 8:45 am]
                                             location where STEW–MAP is                                 to 60 minutes.                                        BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
                                             conducted. The Forest Service Research                        Estimated Annual Number of
                                             and Development branch is authorized                       Respondents:
                                             to conduct basic scientific research to                       Phase One (Census): 600.
                                             improve the health of forests and                             Phase Two (Survey): 15,000.                        DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                             rangelands involving State, Federal,                          Phase Three (Follow-up Interviews):
                                             Tribal agencies, and private landowners                    300.                                                  Economic Development Administration
                                                                                                           Estimated Annual Number of
                                             across multiple jurisdictions including                                                                          Notice of Petitions by Firms for
                                                                                                        Responses per Respondent: 1.
                                             in urban areas. The study is aligned                          Estimated Total Annual Burden on                   Determination of Eligibility To Apply
                                             with the U.S. Department of Agriculture                    Respondents: 7,925 hours.                             for Trade Adjustment Assistance
                                             policy of an ‘‘all-lands approach’’ to
                                             resource management, which ‘‘requires                      Comment is Invited                                    AGENCY:Economic Development
                                             land managers to work across                                 Comment is invited on: (1) Whether                  Administration, U.S. Department of
                                             jurisdictions and land-use types,                          this collection of information is                     Commerce.
                                             viewing forests landscapes as an                           necessary for the stated purposes and
                                             integrated whole, both ecologically and                                                                          ACTION: Notice and opportunity for
                                                                                                        the proper performance of the functions               public comment.
                                             socially’’ (National Report on                             of the Agency, including whether the
                                             Sustainable Forests, 2010). This all                       information will have practical or                    SUMMARY:    The Economic Development
                                             lands approach applies to urban                            scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the           Administration (EDA) has received
                                             ecosystems as well. Our project goals                      Agency’s estimate of the burden of the                petitions for certification of eligibility to
                                             are also consistent with the Forest                        collection of information, including the              apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
                                             Service, Urban and Community Forestry                      validity of the methodology and                       from the firms listed below.
                                             (UCF) program, which focus on urban                        assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance                 Accordingly, EDA has initiated
                                             forest ecosystems and the role of                          the quality, utility, and clarity of the              investigations to determine whether
                                             stewardship and trail connections to                       information to be collected; and (4)                  increased imports into the United States
                                             parks and public lands that promote                        ways to minimize the burden of the                    of articles like or directly competitive
                                             health and sustainability for urban                        collection of information on
                                                                                                                                                              with those produced by each of the
                                             residents. This study seeks to identify                    respondents, including the use of
                                                                                                                                                              firms contributed importantly to the
                                             opportunities for stewardship                              automated, electronic, mechanical, or
                                                                                                                                                              total or partial separation of the firms’
                                             organizations to better collaborate and,                   other technological collection
                                                                                                                                                              workers, or threat thereof, and to a
                                             thus, be more effective in the                             techniques or other forms of information
                                                                                                                                                              decrease in sales or production of each
                                             stewardship of all natural areas.                          technology.
                                                Due to local geographical and/or                          All comments received in response to                petitioning firm.
                                             cultural differences, and to meet the                      this notice, including names and                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                                                      LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT
                                                                                                ASSISTANCE
                                                                                                                [03/01/2018 through 03/04/2018]

                                                                                                                            Date accepted
                                                         Firm name                             Firm address                                                               Product(s)
                                                                                                                           for investigation

                                             PowerFilm, Inc .......................   1287 XE Place, Ames, IA                        3/1/2018    The firm manufactures thin-film solar products, including
                                                                                        50014.                                                     solar panels.
                                             MRT Sureway, Inc. d/b/a                  2959 Hart Drive, Franklin                      3/2/2018    The firm manufactures metal display racks and other dis-
                                              Sureway Tool & Engineer-                  Park, IL 60131.                                            play furniture for the commercial display market.
                                              ing Company.



                                               Any party having a substantial                           of this notice. These petitions are                   these petitions are submitted is 11.313,
                                             interest in these proceedings may                          received pursuant to section 251 of the               Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.
                                             request a public hearing on the matter.                    Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
                                                                                                                                                              Irette Patterson,
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                                             A written request for a hearing must be                      Please follow the requirements set
                                             submitted to the Trade Adjustment                                                                                Program Analyst.
                                                                                                        forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR
                                             Assistance Division, Room 71030,                                                                                 [FR Doc. 2018–05894 Filed 3–22–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        315.9 for procedures to request a public
                                             Economic Development Administration,                                                                             BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P
                                                                                                        hearing. The Catalog of Federal
                                             U.S. Department of Commerce,
                                                                                                        Domestic Assistance official number
                                             Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten
                                             (10) calendar days following publication                   and title for the program under which



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and opportunity for public comment.
FR Citation83 FR 12716 

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