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company shows that workers leased 

from Aerotek, Albers Mechanical, 

Alliedbarton, Allied Systems, Aristeo, 

Autoport, Collins Electric Guardsmark, 

Great Western Recycling, Healthsource 

Solution, Kelly Services, Marsden 

Building Maintenance, Penski Logistics, 

PPG Industries, Waste Management, 

VMX, Nascote Industries, Delphi 

Electronics & Safety, Unicomm, and 

Pacer International were employed onsite at the St. Paul, Minnesota location 

of Ford Motor Company, Twin Cities 

Assembly Plant, Vehicle Operations 

Division. The Department has 

determined that these workers were 

sufficiently under the control of Ford 

Motor Company, Twin Cities Assembly 

Plant, Vehicle Operations Division, St. 

Paul, Minnesota to be considered leased 

workers. 

Based on these findings, the 

Department is amending this 

certification to include workers leased 

from the above mentioned firms 

working on-site at the St. Paul, 

Minnesota location of the subject firm. 

The intent of the Department’s 

certification is to include all workers of 

the subject firm who were adversely 

affected by a shift in production of 

pickup trucks to Thailand, Brazil, and 

South Africa. 

The amended notice applicable to 

TA–W–81,038 is hereby issued as 

follows: 

All workers from Ford Motor Company, 

Twin Cities Assembly Plant, Vehicle 

Operations Division, St. Paul, Minnesota, 

including on-site leased workers from 

Aerotek, Albers Mechanical, Alliedbarton, 

Allied Systems, Aristeo, Autoport, Collins 

Electric, Guardsmark, Great Western 

Recycling Healthsource Solutions, Kelly 

Services Marsden Building Maintenance, 

Penski Logistics, PPG Industries, Waste 

Management, VMX, Nascote Industries, 

Delphi Electronics & Safety, Unicomm, and 

Pacer International, St. Paul, Minnesota, who 

became totally or partially separated from 

employment on or after February 13, 2010, 

through February 9, 2014, and all workers in 

the group threatened with total or partial 

separation from employment on date of 

certification through two years from the date 

of certification, are eligible to apply for 

adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of 

Title II of the Trade Act of 1074, as amended. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of 

March 2012. 

Michael W. Jaffe, 

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7799 Filed 3–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–74,593] 

Whirlpool Corporation Including OnSite Leased Workers From Career 

Solutions TEC Staffing, IBM 

Corporation, TEK Systems Penske 

Logistics, Eurest, Canteen, Kelly 

Services, Inc., Prodriver, Arkansas 

Warehouse, Inc., Andrews 

International Including Workers Whose 

Unemployment Insurance (UI) Wages 

Are Reported Through U.S. Security 

Fort Smith, AR; Amended Certification 

Regarding Eligibility To Apply for 

Worker Adjustment Assistance 

In accordance with Section 223 of the 

Trade Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Act’’), 

19 U.S.C. 2273, the Department of Labor 

issued a Certification of Eligibility to 

Apply for Worker Adjustment 

Assistance on October 6, 2010, 

applicable to workers of Whirlpool 

Corporation, including on-site leased 

workers from Career Solutions TEC 

Staffing, Fort Smith, Arkansas. The 

workers are engaged in the production 

of refrigerators and trash compactors. 

The notice was published in the Federal 

Register on October 25, 2010 (75 FR 

65520). The notice was amended on 

December 6, 2010, November 7, 2011 

and November 18, 2011 to include 

several on-site leased worker firms. The 

notices were published in the Federal 

Register on December 13, 2010 (75 FR 

77665), November 28, 2011 (76 FR 

72978) and November 29, 2011(76 FR 

73683–73684), respectively. 

At the request of a company official, 

the Department reviewed the 

certification for workers of the subject 

firm. New information shows that 

workers leased from Andrews 

International employed on-site at the 

Fort Smith, Arkansas location of 

Whirlpool Corporation had their wages 

reported through a separate 

unemployment insurance (UI) tax 

account under the name U.S. Security. 

Accordingly, the Department is 

amending this certification to properly 

reflect this matter. 

The intent of the Department’s 

certification is to include all workers of 

the subject firm who were adversely 

affected by a shift in the production of 

refrigerators and trash compactors to 

Mexico. 

The amended notice applicable to 

TA–W–74,593 is hereby issued as 

follows: 

All workers of Whirlpool Corporation, 

including on-site leased workers from Career 

Solutions TEC Staffing, IBM Corporation, 

TEK Systems, Penske Logistics, Eurest, 

Canteen, Kelly Services, Inc., Prodriver, 

Arkansas Warehouse, Inc., and Andrews 

International, including workers whose 

unemployment insurance (UI) wages are 

reported through U.S. Security, Fort Smith, 

Arkansas, who became totally or partially 

separated from employment on or after 

October 2, 2010, through October 6, 2012, 

and all workers in the group threatened with 

total or partial separation from employment 

on the date of certification through two years 

from the date of certification, are eligible to 

apply for adjustment assistance under 

Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, 

as amended. 

Dated: Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd 

day of March 2012. 

Michael W. Jaffe, 

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7798 Filed 3–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

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 March 12, 2012 

through March 16, 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; 

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(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 

(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. 

TA–W number Subject firm Location Impact date 

81,143 ................ Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company, Armstrong Woods Products, Inc., Armstrong World Industries, Inc..Beverly, WV ................................ January 24, 2011. 

81,343 ................ Adcom Wire Company, Leggett & Platt, Inc. ............................ Nicholasville, KY ......................... February 16, 2011. 

81,350 ................ Fashion Ability Inc. ............................................................................ New York, NY ............................. February 19, 2011. 

81,352 ................ Simclar, Inc., Ohio (Dayton) Division, Aerotek, Staffmark, and Office Team.Dayton, OH ................................. February 17, 2011. 

81,366 ................ Sunrise Wood Products, Lumber Products, Aerotek ........................ Spokane Valley, WA ................... February 23, 2011. 

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 number Subject firm Location Impact date 

81,127 ................ Western Union, OV/VIGO Accounting Team, Compliance Division, 

Ops. Division, 360 Degrees.

Englewood, CO ........................... February 13, 2010. 

81,157 ................ AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah Insurance Exchange, Finance Division.Fairfield, CA ................................ February 13, 2010. 

81,217 ................ Elliott Homes, Inc., Solitaire Holdings, LLC ...................................... Madill, OK .................................... February 13, 2010. 

81,262 ................ Thermadyne Industries, Inc., Information Technology Helpdesk ..... Denton, TX .................................. January 23, 2011. 

81,285 ................ The Aftermarket Group, TAG (West) Division, Invacare Corporation.Sacramento, CA .......................... January 30, 2011. 

81,319 ................ TE Connectivity, Datacomm Division ................................................ Middletown, PA ........................... February 9, 2011. 

81,340 ................ The Berry Company, LLC, TBD Holdings I, Inc. .............................. Dayton, OH ................................. October 2, 2011. 

81,347 ................ SenoRX, Bard Biopsy Systems, Wages Reported under Bard Biopsy Sys., Select Staffing.Irvine, CA .................................... February 16, 2011. 

81,356 ................ The W.E. Bassett Company, Pacific World, Monroe Staff, Coworx, 

Jace, Hamilton, Nesco.

Shelton, CT ................................. February 8, 2011. 

81,359 ................ Codi Inc. ............................................................................................ Tower City, PA ............................ February 22, 2011. 

81,361 ................ The State Journal-Register, GateHouse Media Illinois Holdings II, 

Creative Services Department.

Springfield, IL .............................. February 17, 2011. 

81,362 ................ Prairie Mountain Publishing, Medianews Group Daily Camera, Advertising Layout & Design Gp, Lehman Commun.Boulder, CO ................................ February 23, 2011. 

81,377 ................ Allied Motion Motor Products, Owosso Technology Unit ................. Owosso, MI ................................. February 21, 2011. 

81,399 ................ Gerber Scientific, Inc., Information Technology (IT) Department ..... Tolland, CT .................................. March 5, 2011. 

81,402 ................ Conesys ............................................................................................ Torrance, CA ............................... February 20, 2011. 

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. 

TA–W number Subject firm Location Impact date 

81,130 ................ Superior Plating, Inc., Spectrum Staffing and Platinum Staffing ...... Minneapolis, MN ......................... February 13, 2010. 

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. 

TA–W number Subject firm Location Impact date 

81,190 ................ Graphic Packaging International, Consumer Packaging Division .... Lawrenceburg, TN .......................

81,351 ................ Truseal Technologies, Inc., Quanex Building Products Corporation Barbourville, KY ..........................

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 number Subject firm Location Impact date 

81,259 ................ MISA Metal Blanking, Inc., Marubeni Itochu Steel America, Express Employment Professionals.Howell, MI ...................................

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 number Subject firm Location Impact date 

81,327 ................ Diversified Machine, Inc. ................................................................... Howell, MI ...................................

I hereby certify that the 

aforementioned determinations were 

issued during the period of March 12, 

2012 through March 16, 2012. These 

determinations are available on the 

Department’s Web site tradeact/taa/taa 

search form.cfm under the searchable 

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the Office of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance toll-free at 888–365–6822. 

Dated: March 22, 2012. 

Michael W. Jaffe, 

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7797 Filed 3–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Investigations Regarding Certifications 

of Eligibility To Apply for Worker 

Adjustment Assistance 

Petitions have been filed with the 

Secretary of Labor under Section 221(a) 

of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and 

are identified in the Appendix to this 

notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, 

the Director of the Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance, Employment 

and Training Administration, has 

instituted investigations pursuant to 

Section 221(a) of the Act. 

The purpose of each of the 

investigations is to determine whether 

the workers are eligible to apply for 

adjustment assistance under Title II, 

Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations 

will further relate, as appropriate, to the 

determination of the date on which total 

or partial separations began or 

threatened to begin and the subdivision 

of the firm involved. 

The petitioners or any other persons 

showing a substantial interest in the 

subject matter of the investigations may 

request a public hearing, provided such 

request is filed in writing with the 

Director, Office of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance, at the address shown below, 

not later than April 12, 2012. 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written comments regarding the 

subject matter of the investigations to 

the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance, at the address shown below, 

not later than April 12, 2012. 

The petitions filed in this case are 

available for inspection at the Office of 

the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance, Employment and Training 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room N–5428, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20210. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of 

March 2012. 

Michael Jaffe, 

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

APPENDIX

[19 TAA petitions instituted between 3/12/12 and 3/16/12] 

TA–W Subject firm 

(petitioners) Location Date of institution 

Date of 

petition 

81407 ................ GC Services (Workers) ........................................................ El Paso, TX ........................... 03/12/12 03/09/12 

81408 ................ Syngenta Crop Protection LLC (Workers) ........................... Grensboro, NC ...................... 03/12/12 03/12/12 

81409 ................ OnBoard Research Corporation (Company) ........................ Carrollton, TX ........................ 03/12/12 03/09/12 

81410 ................ Auto Valve (State/One-Stop) ................................................ El Paso, TX ........................... 03/12/12 03/09/12 

81411 ................ Franklin Building Material (State/One-Stop) ......................... El Paso, TX ........................... 03/13/12 03/08/12 

81412 ................ Kraft Foods Global, Inc. (State/One-Stop) ........................... Coshocton, OH ..................... 03/13/12 03/12/12 

81413 ................ Merck Pharmaceuticals (State/One-Stop) ............................ Kenilworth, NJ ....................... 03/13/12 03/12/12 

81414 ................ TE Connectivity (Workers) ................................................... Jonestown, PA ...................... 03/14/12 03/06/12 

81415 ................ Covidien (Workers) ............................................................... Mansfield, MA ....................... 03/14/12 03/13/12 

81416 ................ Tango Transport/GMGO (Company) .................................... Shreveport, LA ...................... 03/14/12 03/13/12 

81417 ................ Nilfisk-Advance Incorporated (State/One-Stop) ................... Plymouth, MN ....................... 03/14/12 03/07/12 

81418 ................ Fortis Plastics LLC (Company) ............................................ Wilmington, OH ..................... 03/14/12 03/14/12 

81419 ................ Panduit Corp. (Company) ..................................................... New Lenox, IL ....................... 03/14/12 02/21/12 

81420 ................ PepsiCo (Workers) ............................................................... Plano, TX .............................. 03/15/12 03/14/12 

81421 ................ Avaya, Inc. (Union) ............................................................... Westminster, CO ................... 03/15/12 03/14/12 

81422 ................ Thermo Fisher Scientific Milwaukee LLC (Company) .......... Milwaukee, WI ....................... 03/16/12 03/14/12 

81423 ................ Sony Electronics, Inc. (Company) ........................................ San Diego, CA ...................... 03/16/12 03/15/12 

81424 ................ VF Americas Sourcing (Company) ....................................... Plantation, FL ........................ 03/16/12 03/14/12 

81425 ................ Becromal of America, Inc. (Company) ................................. Clinton, TN ............................ 03/16/12 03/15/12 

[FR Doc. 2012–7796 Filed 3–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Petitions for Modification of 

Application of Existing Mandatory 

Safety Standards 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Section 101(c) of the Federal 

Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and 

30 CFR Part 44 govern the application, 

processing, and disposition of petitions 

for modification. This notice is a 

summary of petitions for modification 

submitted to the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) by the parties 

listed below to modify the application 

of existing mandatory safety standards 

codified in Title 30 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

DATES: All comments on the petitions 

must be received by the Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances 

on or before May 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

comments, identified by ‘‘docket 

number’’ on the subject line, by any of 

the following methods: 

1. Electronic Mail: zzMSHAcomments@dol.gov. Include the docket 

number of the petition in the subject 

line of the message. 

2. Facsimile: 202–693–9441. 

3. Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of 

Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 

1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, 

Arlington, Virginia 22209–3939, 

Attention: George F. Triebsch, Director, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances. 

4. Hand-Delivery or Courier: MSHA, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 

Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209– 

3939. Individuals who submit 

comments by hand-delivery are required 

to check in at the receptionist’s desk on 

the 21st floor. Individuals may inspect 

copies of the petitions and comments 

during normal business hours at the 

address listed above. 

MSHA will consider only comments 

postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or 

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