Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 41 / Wednesday, March 4, 2009 / Notices 9431 

29 CFR 90.2 states that a group means 

‘‘three or more workers in a firm or an 

appropriate subdivision thereof’’ and 

that a significant number or proportion 

of the workers means ‘‘at least three 

workers in a firm (or appropriate 

subdivision thereof) with a work force 

of fewer than 50 workers.’’ The 

regulation also states that ‘‘increased 

imports means that imports have 

increased either absolutely or relative to 

domestic production compared to a 

representative base period. The 

representative base period shall be one 

year consisting of the four quarters 

immediately preceding the date which 

is twelve months prior to the date of the 

petition.’’ 

Because the petition date is October 3, 

2008, the relevant period (the twelve 

months prior to the date of the petition) 

is October 2007 through September 

2008 and the representative base period 

is October 2006 through September 

2007. 

The Department has carefully 

reviewed information submitted during 

the initial and reconsideration 

investigations. The Department 

determines that the petition did not 

cover a valid worker group (the group 

consisted of only two workers at the 

subject firm) and that, during relevant 

period, less that three workers were 

separated or were threatened with 

separation from the subject firm. 

Based on the information above, the 

Department determines that the group 

eligibility requirements under Section 

222(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as 

amended, were not met. 

Even if there was a valid worker 

group and the worker separation 

threshold was met, the Department 

would not have issued a certification 

applicable to the subject worker group. 

During the reconsideration 

investigation, the Department confirmed 

that the subject firm ceased production 

in the United Stated in 2005. The North 

Carolina facility identified in the 

request for reconsideration was a 

marketing office. The Virginia facility 

identified in the request for 

reconsideration (Hafner LLC, a 

subsidiary of Hafner, Inc., Gordonsville, 

Virginia) was certified on May 16, 2005 

(TA–W–57,119) based on a shift of 

production to Canada. 

Because there was no domestic 

production during the relevant period, 

the Department determines that there 

was no domestic production that 

increased imports could have impacted. 

Further, the Department determines that 

there was no shift of production to a 

foreign country during the relevant 

period. 

In order for the Department to issue 

a certification of eligibility to apply for 

Alternative Trade Adjustment 

Assistance (ATAA), the subject worker 

group must be certified eligible to apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). 

Since the subject workers are denied 

eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers 

cannot be certified eligible for ATAA. 

Conclusion 

After reconsideration, I affirm the 

original notice of negative 

determination of eligibility to apply for 

worker adjustment assistance for 

workers and former workers of Hafner 

USA, Inc., New York, New York. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of 

February 2009. 

Elliott S. Kushner, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E9–4546 Filed 3–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–61,780] 

Harman/Becker Automotive Systems, 

Inc., Including On-Site Leased Workers 

From Elwood Staffing, Account Temps 

and PMI, Currently Known as Spartan 

Staffing Martinsville, IN; Amended 

Certification Regarding Eligibility To 

Apply for Worker Adjustment 

Assistance and Alternative Trade 

Adjustment Assistance 

In accordance with Section 223 of the 

Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and 

Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 

U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the 

Department of Labor issued a 

Certification of Eligibility to Apply for 

Worker Adjustment Assistance and 

Alternative Trade Adjustment 

Assistance on July 20, 2007, applicable 

to workers of Harman/Becker 

Automotive Systems, Inc., Martinsville, 

Indiana. The notice was published in 

the Federal Register on August 2, 2007 

(72 FR 42436). 

At the request of the State agency, the 

Department reviewed the certification 

for workers of the subject firm. The 

workers were engaged in the production 

of automotive speakers. 

New information shows that workers 

leased from Elwood Staffing, Account 

Temps and PMI, currently known as 

Spartan Staffing were employed on-site 

at the Martinsville, Indiana location of 

Harman/Becker Automotive Systems, 

Inc. The Department has determined 

that these workers were sufficiently 

under the control of Harman/Becker 

Automotive Systems, Inc. to be 

considered leased workers. 

Based on these findings, the 

Department is amending this 

certification to include workers leased 

from Elwood Staffing, Account Temps 

and PMI, currently known as Spartan 

Staffing, working on-site at the 

Martinsville, Indiana location of the 

subject firm. 

The intent of the Department’s 

certification is to include all workers 

employed at Harman/Becker 

Automotive Systems, Inc. who were 

adversely affected by a shift in 

production of automotive speakers to 

Mexico. 

The amended notice applicable to 

TA–W–61,780 is hereby issued as 

follows: 

All workers of Harman/Becker Automotive 

Systems, Inc., including on-site leased 

workers from Elwood Staffing, Account 

Temps and PMI, currently known as Spartan 

Staffing, Martinsville, Indiana, who became 

totally or partially separated from 

employment on or after June 28, 2006 

through July 20, 2009, are eligible to apply 

for adjustment assistance under Section 223 

of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible 

to apply for alternative trade adjustment 

assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act 

of 1974. 

Signed at Washington, DC this 25th day of 

February 2009. 

Elliott S. Kushner, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E9–4542 Filed 3–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–63,939] 

Hewlett Packard Inkjet and Web 

Solutions Division Including On-Site 

Leased Workers From CDI, Manpower, 

Securitas Security Services USA, Volt 

Cable Consultants, D/B/A Black Box 

Network Services Managed Business 

Solutions and 888 Consulting Group, 

Inc., D/B/A TAC Worldside, Corvallis, 

OR; Amended Certification Regarding 

Eligibility To Apply for Worker 

Adjustment Assistance and Alternative 

Trade Adjustment Assistance 

In accordance with Section 223 of the 

Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and 

Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 

U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the 

Department of Labor issued a 

Certification of Eligibility to Apply for 

Worker Adjustment Assistance and