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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                           ( print page 49491)                        workers (TA-W) number and alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) by (TA-W) number issued during the period of August 4 through August 8, 2008.                 

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 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 issue 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.

None.

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-63,784; Stimson Lumber Company, Colville, WA: July 22, 2007. 

TA-W-63,726A; Quebecor World USA, Inc., AD Magic  Department, Merced, CA: July 21, 2007. 

TA-W-63,688; Royal Home Fashions, A Subsidiary of Croscill, Inc., Plant #4, Henderson, NC: September 1,  2008.

TA-W-63,679; Stanley Furniture Company, Lexington Division, Lexington, NC: July 11, 2007. 

TA-W-63,674; Lane Furniture Industries, Upholstery  Division, Tupelo, MS: July 7, 2007. 

TA-W-63,651; DaySpring Cards, Inc., Siloam Springs, AR:  July 7, 2007. 

TA-W-63,277; Timbuk2, San Francisco, CA: April 28, 2007. 

TA-W-63,759; S. Shamash and Sons, New York, NY: July 21, 2007. 

TA-W-63,704; Parmelee Industries, Inc. DBA U.S. Safety, Windsor Division, Windsor, MO: July 11, 2007. 

TA-W-63,630; Permacel St. Louis, Inc., St. Louis, MO: June 23, 2007. 

TA-W-63,619; Comor, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of M-Ploy  Temporary Services, Inc., Cochranton, PA: June 30,  2008.

TA-W-63,783; Kellsport Industries, Inc., Fall River, MA:  July 30, 2007. 

TA-W-63,750; Hi-Jon, Inc., San Francisco, CA: July 18, 2007. 

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-63,739; TRW Automotive, Body Control Systems North  America, Winona, MN: July 22, 2007. 

TA-W-63,726; Quebecor World USA, Inc., Merced Div., Cornerstone Staffing, Merced, CA: July 22, 2007. 

TA-W-63,647; Entorian Technologies L.P., A Subsidiary of Entorian Technologies, Inc., Southland Micro Systems,  Irvine, CA: July 2, 2007. 

TA-W-63,537; Littelfuse, Inc., Office Support Worker Group, Des Plaines, IL: June 12, 2007. 

TA-W-63,553; Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., End of Line  Group, Sunnyvale, CA: June 13, 2007. 

TA-W-63,552; Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., X3 FAB, San Jose, CA: June 13, 2007. 

TA-W-63,762; Westin Automotive Products, Inc., St. James, MN: July 28, 2007. 

TA-W-63,753; Elbeco, Inc., Transcontinental Acquisition  Group Div., Los Angeles, CA: July 25, 2007. 

                    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)                           ( print page 49492)                        and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met.                 

TA-W-63,799; HBPO North America, Inc., Aerotek, Kelly  Services, Fenton, MO: August 1, 2007. 

TA-W-63,740; All-Wood Components, Inc., Union Gap, WA: July 23, 2007. 

TA-W-63,727; Select Industries Corp., Dayton, OH: July 16, 2007. 

TA-W-63,663; Chrysler, LLC, Warren Stamping Plant, Warren, MI: July 9, 2007. 

TA-W-63,658; Electronic Interface Inc. Co., DBA Applied  Engineering, San Jose, CA: June 30, 2007. 

TA-W-63,628; Frontier Yarns, LLC, Plant #82, A Subsidiary of Frontier Spinning Mills and Russell Corp.,  Lafayette, AL: June 27, 2007. 

TA-W-63,628A; Frontier Yarns, LLC, Corporate Office #81, Wetumpka, AL: June 27, 2007. 

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. The firm does not have a significant number of workers 50 years of age or older. 

None. 

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

None. 

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. 

None. 

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.

TA-W-63,743; Vishay General Semiconductors, Westbury, NY. 

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-63,517; Tredegar Performance Films, Inc., Marlin, PA. 

TA-W-63,501; Lab Security Systems Corp, Bristol, CT. 

TA-W-63,454; General Motors Corporation, Bedford Powertrain  Plant, Bedford, IN. 

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

TA-W-63,734; Compucom Systems, Inc., Pfizer Metro Operations, Morris Plaines, NJ. 

TA-W-63,702; Intermec Service Center, A Subsidiary of Intermec   Technologies Corp., Cedar Rapids, IA. 

TA-W-63,685; Accenture, Reno, NV. 

TA-W-63,667; Alcatel-Lucent Technologies, Order Administration, Hunt Valley, MD. 

TA-W-63,666; Kelly Hosiery, Inc., Fort Payne, AL. 

TA-W-63,636; Rutland Tool and Supply Company, A Subsidiary of Lawson Products, Inc., Warehouse Department, Whittier, CA. 

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 August 4 through August 8, 2008. 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. 

Dated: August 14, 2008. 

Erin Fitzgerald, 

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8-19405 Filed 8-20-08; 8:45 am] 

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