[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12082-12085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4577]


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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 
February 6, 2012 through February 10, 2012.
    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 workers in public agencies 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 public 
agency have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to 
become totally or partially separated;
    (2) The public agency has acquired from a foreign country services 
like or directly competitive with services which are supplied by such 
agency; and
    (3) The acquisition of services contributed importantly to such 
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(c) 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

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    (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(f) 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);
    (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.

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      TA-W No.              Subject firm                    Location                        Impact date
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80,522..............  L.A. Darling Company      Paragould, AR...................  October 14, 2010.
                       LLC, Major Metals
                       Division.
81,062..............  Thomasville Furniture     Thomasville, NC.................  February 13, 2010.
                       Industries, Inc.,
                       Furniture Brands Intl,
                       Corporate Office,
                       Manpower, Ajilon
                       Staffing, etc.
81,182..............  GFF Holding Company.....  Soperton, GA....................  February 13, 2010.
81,182A.............  GFF Holding Company.....  LaGrange, GA....................  February 13, 2010.
81,201..............  EuroLeather, Inc........  Newton, NC......................  February 13, 2010.
81,218..............  Ballantyne Strong, Inc.,  Omaha, NE.......................  February 13, 2010.
                       Corporate Division,
                       Aerotek, Remedy
                       Staffing and TMI
                       Managemet.
81,225..............  Adecco Engineering and    Boise, ID.......................  February 13, 2010.
                       Technical, Idaho
                       Technical Center,
                       Hewlett-Packard Company.
81,251..............  Isaacson Structural       Berlin, NH......................  February 13, 2010.
                       Steel, Inc.
81,251A.............  Isaacson Structural       Berlin, NH......................  February 13, 2010.
                       Steel, Inc.
81,304..............  Bristol Compressors       Bristol, VA.....................  February 7, 2011.
                       International, Inc.,
                       Bright Services.
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    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.

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      TA-W No.              Subject firm                    Location                        Impact date
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81,023..............  Hanet Plastics USA,       Plattsburgh, NY.................  February 13, 2010.
                       Inc., Butternut
                       Placement.
81,038..............  Ford Motor Company, Twin  St. Paul, MN....................  February 13, 2010.
                       Cities Assembly Plant,
                       Vehicle Operations
                       Division.
81,083..............  John Crane, Inc.,         Morton Grove, IL................  February 13, 2010.
                       Business Information
                       Services Division,
                       Smiths Group PLC.
81,223..............  Genband US, LLC, Genband  Plano, TX.......................  February 13, 2010.
                       Holdings, A2 Research &
                       Development Division,
                       Including All Remote.
81,243..............  Goodrich Lighting         Oldsmar, FL.....................  February 13, 2010.
                       Systems, Inc., Goodrick
                       Corporation, Apex,
                       Adecco, Alliance
                       Workforce, etc.
81,250..............  Schneider Electric,       LaVergne, TN....................  February 13, 2010.
                       U.S.A., Power Business
                       Unit, Power Solutions,
                       Volt Workforces
                       Solutions.
81,263..............  Chartis Global Services,  Houston, TX.....................  January 18, 2011.
                       Inc., Regional Service
                       Center, Chartis, Inc.
81,265..............  Seagate US LLC,           Shrewsbury, MA..................  March 6, 2011.
                       Shrewsbury Division.
81,279..............  Springs Window Fashions,  Montgomery, PA..................  February 27, 2012.
                       LLC, Including Leased
                       Workers: Keystone
                       Staffing, Aerotek
                       Staffing.
81,296..............  Pentair Water Filtration  Monticello, IN..................  February 3, 2011.
                       Indiana, LLC, Water
                       Purification Division,
                       Manpower.
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    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(c) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible 
to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.

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      TA-W No.              Subject firm                    Location                        Impact date
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80,508..............  LD Commodities Services   Ridgeway, VA....................  October 7, 2010.
                       LLC, Stateline
                       Warehouse.

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81,033..............  Tower Automotive,         Bellevue, OH....................  February 13, 2010.
                       L.L.C., Weststaff.
81,035..............  Dell USA LP, Global       Round Rock, TX..................  February 13, 2010.
                       Platform Services Group.
81,156..............  Schott Gemtron, Hometech  Vincennes, IN...................  February 6, 2011.
                       and Flat Glass
                       Divisions.
81,156A.............  Leased Workers from       Vincennes, IN...................  February 13, 2010.
                       Select Remedy, Working
                       On-Site at Schott
                       Gemtron.
81,255..............  Oakley Sub Assembly,      Shreveport, LA..................  January 13, 2011.
                       Inc., Oakley Industries
                       Sub Assembly, Jean
                       Simpson Personnel
                       Services.
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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)(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.

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      TA-W No.              Subject firm                    Location                        Impact date
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81,071..............  II-VI Incorporated,       Saxonburg, PA.
                       Infrared Optics-
                       Saxonburg Division.
81,086..............  The Flexaust Co., Inc.,   El Paso, TX.
                       Encore Staffing and
                       Instaff.
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    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.

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      TA-W No.              Subject firm                    Location                        Impact date
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80,438..............  LabWest, Inc.,            Santa Ana, CA.
                       Laboratory Corporation
                       of America Holding.
80,449..............  Marfred Industries......  Hayward, CA.
81,066..............  ConocoPhillips Company,   Trainer, PA.
                       Trainer Refinery.
81,098..............  Universal Handling        Owosso, MI.
                       Equipment Company,
                       Inc., Davrond
                       Corporation.
81,145..............  Sunoco, Inc. R & M,   Marcus Hook, PA.
                       Refining Division.
81,145A.............  Sunoco, Inc., 10          Lester, PA.
                       Industrial Highway, MS4
                       Building G.
81,245..............  Interlake Mecalux, Inc..  Sumter, SC.
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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.

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      TA-W No.              Subject firm                    Location                        Impact date
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81,227..............  Dell Financial Services   Austin, TX.
                       (DFS).
81,257..............  World of Flowers, Inc...  Oxford, AL.
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    The following determinations terminating investigations were issued 
because the Department issued a negative determination on petitions 
related to the relevant investigation period applicable to the same 
worker group. The duplicative petitions did not present new information 
or a change in circumstances that would result in a reversal of the 
Department's previous negative determination, and therefore, further 
investigation would duplicate efforts and serve no purpose.

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      TA-W No.              Subject firm                    Location                        Impact date
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81,273..............  Sunoco, Inc., 10          Lester, PA.
                       Industrial Highway,
                       MS4, Building G.
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    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the period of February 6, 2012 through February 10, 2012. These 
determinations are available on the Department's Web site 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.

    Dated: February 14, 2012.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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