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 Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration
 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;
                    ( print page 19720) (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 date81,143
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.
                    ( print page 19721) TA-W number
Subject firm
Location
Impact date81,127
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 date81,130
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 date81,190
Graphic Packaging International, Consumer Packaging Division
Lawrenceburg, TN81,351
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 date81,259
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 date81,327
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 listing of determinations or by calling 
                    ( print page 19722)
                    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.


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