[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 95 (Thursday, May 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27853-27856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9476]


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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 April 30 
through May 4, 2007.
    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

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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 issued 
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.
    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-61,215; Tool Dex, Inc., Warren, MI: March 29, 2006
TA-W-61,247; Anderson Corporation, Bayport Division, Bayport, MN: April 
4, 2006

    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of the Trade Act have been 
met.

TA-W-61,320; TK Holdings/Moses Lake Inflator Operations, Airbag 
Inflator Workers, Moses Lake, WA: April 16, 2006

    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.

None.

    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are 
certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or 
a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) of the Trade Act have been 
met.

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 Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) 
of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W-61,249; Cintas Corporation, Digitized Logo Worker Group, Mason, 
OH: March 4, 2006
TA-W-61,250; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Upholstery Plant #8, 
Hickory, NC: April 4, 2006
TA-W-61,297; Melcor Corporation, Thermal Division, dba Laird 
Technologies, Trenton, NJ: April 5, 2006
TA-W-61,300; McKinney Products Co., Scranton, PA: April 12, 2006
TA-W-61,301; Lexington Furniture Industries, Lexington Home Brands 
Division, Plant 15, Lexington, NC: April 6, 2006
TA-W-61,305; La-Z-Boy Manufacturing, Inc., Lincolnton, NC: April 10, 
2006
TA-W-61,310; Global Heating Solutions, Inc., dba Truheat, Inc., dba 
Truheat SJB, dba Electro Heat, Inc., Allegan, MI: April 10, 2006
TA-W-61,332; Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, Texarkana, AR: April 17, 
2006
TA-W-61,335; Mr. Gasket, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of Express 
Personnel and Spherion Staffing, Carson City, NV: April 16, 2006
TA-W-60,945; Missbrenner Wet Printing, Inc., Clifton, NJ: February 7, 
2006
TA-W-61,017; Catawissa Lumber and Specialty Co., Plant #1, Catawissa, 
PA: February 15, 2006
TA-W-61,017A; Catawissa Lumber & Specialty Co., Plant #2, Paxinos, PA: 
February 15, 2006
TA-W-61,096; Portac, Inc., Tacoma Division, Tacoma, WA: March 6, 2006
TA-W-61,130; Bauhaus USA, Inc., A Division of LA-Z-Boy, Inc., Iuka, MS: 
March 15, 2006
TA-W-61,183; Duro Textiles LLC, Duro Finishing, Plant 2 and Duro 
Textile Printers Division, Fall River, MA: April 2, 2007
TA-W-61,186; New London Textile, Inc., Newark, DE: March 20, 2006
TA-W-61,194; Triana Industries, Inc., Leased Workers of Automotive 
Staffing Agency, Madison, AL: March 26, 2006
TA-W-61,200; Neff Perkins Company, Perry, OH: March 9, 2006
TA-W-61,353; Skip's Cutting, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of Gage 
Personnel and JFC Temp, Ephrata, PA: April 30, 2006.

    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) 
of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W-60,965; Eaton Aviation Corporation, Aviation and Aerospace 
Components, Aurora, CO: February 13, 2006
TA-W-61,196; Avx Corporation, Raleigh, NC: March 26, 2006
TA-W-61,257; Marathon Electronic Mfg. Corp, A Subsidiary of Regal--
Beloit Corporation, Lima, OH: April 5, 2006

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TA-W-61,270; CNH American LLC, Leased Workers From Armstrong's CNH 
Meridian, FBG Service Corp., Belleville, PA: April 9, 2006
TA-W-61,278; ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Films Division, Leased Workers 
From Express Personnel, Stratford, CT: April 9, 2006
TA-W-61,282; Amphenol Phoenix Interconnect, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary 
of Amphenol Corp., Tustin, CA: April 10, 2006
TA-W-61,286; Nevamar LLC, Subsidiary of Panolam Industries Int'l Inc., 
Tarboro, NC: April 2, 2006
TA-W-61,289; The Siemon Company, Watertown, CT: April 10, 2006
TA-W-61,296; Valeo Engine Cooling, Jamestown, NY: April 11, 2006
TA-W-61,307; Simply Asia Foods, Inc., Union City, CA: April 4, 2006
TA-W-61,321; Starkey Labs, Starkey--East Division, Mt. Laural, NJ: 
April 16, 2006
TA-W-61,331; FiberTech Group, Inc., A Subsidiary of Polymer Group 
Incorporated, Rogers, AR: April 17, 2006
TA-W-61,333; Coats American, Inc., Cherokee Plant, Marble, NC: April 
16, 2006
TA-W-61,343; Wentworth Corporation, dba Liberty Textiles, Eden, NC: 
April 19, 2006
TA-W-61,359; Bayer Clothing Group, Inc., MacClenny Products Facility, 
MacClenny, FL: March 29, 2006
TA-W-61,398; Commercial Vehicle Group, Statesville Operation Division, 
Statesville, NC: April 27, 2006
TA-W-61,295; Spang and Company, Magnetics Division, East Butler, PA: 
April 10, 2006
TA-W-61,387; Yamaha Music Manufacturing, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers 
of Personnel Options, Thomaston, GA: April 11, 2006
    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) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have 
been met.

TA-W-61,152; Precision Laser, Inc., High Point, NC: March 19, 2006
TA-W-61,399; Wehadkee Yarn Mills, Talladega Division, Talladega, AL: 
April 27, 2006
TA-W-61,347; Wellman, Inc., Administrative Offices, Fort Mill, SC: 
April 11, 2006

    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are 
certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or 
a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) 
of the Trade Act have been met.

None.

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.
    The Department has determined that criterion (1) of Section 246 has 
not been met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older.

TA-W-61,215; Tool Dex, Inc., Warren, MI
TA-W-61,320; TK Holdings/Moses Lake Inflator Operations, Airbag 
Inflator Workers, Moses Lake, WA

    The Department has determined that criterion (2) of Section 246 has 
not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily 
transferable.

TA-W-61,247; Anderson Corporation, Bayport Division, Bayport, MN

    The Department has determined that criterion (3) of Section 246 has 
not been met. Competition conditions within the workers' industry are 
not adverse.
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.

TA-W-61,206; The Hershey Company, Hershey Plant, Hershey, PA
TA-W-61,234; Penn Mould Industries, Inc., Washington, PA
    The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.B.) (Sales or 
production, or both, did not decline) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in 
production to a foreign country) have not been met.

None.

    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.

TA-W-60,825; Golden Ratio Woodworks, Emigrant, MT
TA-W-60,849; C and D Technologies, Power Electronics Division, 
Milwaukie, OR
TA-W-60,950; Northern Hardwoods, Hardwood Lumber and Logs Division, 
South Range, MI
TA-W-60,965A; Eaton Aviation Corporation, Group Support Equipment, 
Aurora, CO
TA-W-61,146; Watson Laboratories, Inc, Phoenix, AZ
TA-W-61,160; Bruce Plastics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
TA-W-61,213; Stark Ceramics, Inc., East Canton, OH
TA-W-61,228; Form Tools, Inc., Jackson, MI
TA-W-61,271; J.H. Baxter and Company, Eugene, OR

    The investigation revealed that the predominate cause of worker 
separations is unrelated to criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased 
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.C) (shift in production to a foreign country 
under a free trade agreement or a beneficiary country under a 
preferential trade agreement, or there has been or is likely to be an 
increase in imports).

None.

    The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for 
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.

TA-W-61,269; Auto Truck Transport Corp., Portland, OR
TA-W-61,298; American Manufacturing International, Inc., Patterson, NJ
TA-W-61,345; Arvato Services, Inc., Melbourne, FL
TA-W-61,384; Collezione Europa, USA, Claremont, NC
TA-W-61,304; Securitas, Working on the Site at Bosch--Sumter Plant, 
Sumter, SC
TA-W-61,366; Staples, Inc., Information Systems Division, Framingham, 
MA
TA-W-61,383; Kasle Steel Corporation, Corporate Office, Dearborn, MI

    The investigation revealed that criteria of Section 222(b)(2) has 
not been met. The workers' firm (or subdivision) is not a supplier to 
or a downstream producer for a firm whose workers were certified 
eligible to apply for TAA.

None.

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the period of April 30 through May 4, 2007. Copies of these 
determinations are available for inspection in Room C-5311, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 
during normal business hours or will be mailed to persons who write to 
the above address.


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     Dated: May 10, 2007.
Ralph DiBattista,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E7-9476 Filed 5-16-07; 8:45 am]
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