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who was adversely affected by increased 

imports. 

The amended notice applicable to 

TA–W–57,802 is hereby issued as 

follows: 

All workers of Sara Lee Branded Apparel, 

Division Office, Division of the Sara Lee 

Corporation, formerly known as National 

Textiles, LLC, currently known as 

Hanesbrands, Inc., Winston-Salem, North 

Carolina (TA–W–57,802), and including an 

employee of Sara Lee Branded Apparel, 

Division Office, Division of Sara Lee 

Corporation, currently known as 

Hanesbrands, Inc., Winston Salem, North 

Carolina, located in Covington, Georgia (TA–

W–57,802F), who became totally or partially 

separated from employment on or after July 

29, 2004, through September 28, 2007, are 

eligible to apply for adjustment assistance 

under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974. 

I further determine that all workers of Sara 

Lee Branded Apparel, Division of the Sara 

Lee Corporation, formerly known as National 

Textiles, LLC, currently known as 

Hanesbrands, Inc., Winston-Salem, North 

Carolina (TA–W–57,802), and including an 

employee of Sara Lee Branded Apparel, 

Division Office, Division of Sara Lee 

Corporation, formerly known as National 

Textiles, LLC, currently known as 

Hanesbrands, Inc., Winston Salem, North 

Carolina, located in Covington, Georgia (TA–

W–57,802F) are denied eligibility to apply for 

alternative trade adjustment assistance under 

Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of 

January 2008. 

Elliott S. Kushner, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–2235 Filed 2–6–08; 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 and Alternative 

Trade 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 (TA–W) number and alternative 

trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) by 

(TA–W) number issued during the 

period of January 22 through January 

25, 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) A 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)(B) (shift in production) of the 

Trade Act have been met. 

None. 

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) 

of the Trade Act have been met. 

None. 

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 


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Mexico or Canada) of the Trade Act 

have been met. 

None. 

Affirmative Determinations for Worker 

Adjustment Assistance and Alternative 

Trade 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) and 

section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act 

have been met. 

TA–W–62,388; Dresser Rand Company, 

Painted Post Operation, Superior 

Design, Madi, Painted Post, NY: 

October 23, 2006. 

TA–W–62,419; Flowserve Corporation, 

Dayton Foundry Operations, 

Dayton, OH: November 5, 2006. 

TA–W–62,517; Berkline/BenchCraft, 

LLC, Blue Mountain, MS: November 

29, 2006. 

TA–W–62,549; Fisher Hamilton L.L.C., 

Division of Thermo Fisher 

Scientific, Two Rivers, WI: February 

10, 2008. 

TA–W–62,371; Leach and Garner 

Company, North Attleboro, MA: 

October 26, 2006. 

TA–W–62,416; Four Corners Pine, Trout 

Creek, MT: October 26, 2006. 

TA–W–62,447; Georgia Pacific LLC, 

Wood Products Div., Sub Koch, East 

Texas Staffing, Logansport, LA: 

November 9, 2006. 

TA–W–62,547; Lighting Products, Inc., 

Hubbard, OH: December 6, 2006. 

TA–W–62,593; Cudahy Tanning 

Company Inc., Bell Resource, PA 

Staffing, Customized Industrial 

Placement, Cudahy, WI: December 

19, 2006. 

TA–W–62,594; Carrollton Specialty 

Products Company, Mexico, MO: 

December 19, 2006. 

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–62,524; Kester, Inc., Illinois Tool 

Works, Itasca, IL: November 30, 

2006. 

TA–W–62,567; Alcatel-Lucent, Global 

Supply Chain, Tucker 

Technologies, North Andover, MA: 

December 10, 2006. 

TA–W–62,577; Warnaco Swimwear 

Products, Inc., Warnaco Swimwear 

Group, Los Angeles, CA: December 

13, 2006. 

TA–W–62,588; Rad Electronics, Inc., 

Triton Staffing Group, North 

Reading, MA: December 13, 2006. 

TA–W–62,635; The St. John Companies, 

Inc., West Jordan Plant, West 

Jordan, UT: January 3, 2007. 

TA–W–62,666; Liberty Screenprint, 

Wentworth Corporation, Madison, 

NC: January 19, 2008. 

TA–W–62,667; GoldToeMoretz, LLC, 

Burlington Manufacturing Division, 

Burlington, NC: December 21, 2007. 

TA–W–62,678; Dual-Lite Cayman Ltd, 

Lighting Division, Naguabo, PR: 

January 10, 2007. 

TA–W–62,425; Stoney Point Products, 

Inc., Also Know as Bushell Outdoor 

Products, New Ulm, MN: November 

6, 2006. 

TA–W–62,500; Credence Systems Corp., 

Comsys, ESM, Express Personnel 

and I3, Hillsboro, OR: November 21, 

2007. 

TA–W–62,500A; Credence Systems 

Corp., Comsys, ESM, Express 

Personnel and I3, Milpitas, CA: 

November 21, 2007. 

TA–W–62,556; Magneti Marelli North 

America, Inc., Cofap Div., Including 

Accuforce, Kingsport, TN: 

December 11, 2006. 

TA–W–62,564; Holt Sublimation 

Printing and Products, Inc., 

Burlington, NC: December 11, 2006. 

TA–W–62,604; Sintec Keramik USA, 

Inc., Bridgeport, CT: December 21, 

2006. 

TA–W–62,645; Spotless Enterprises d/b/ 

a Plasti-Form, Leased Workers of 

Pinnacle Staffing, Asheville, NC: 

January 7, 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) 

and section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade 

Act have been met. 

TA–W–62,529; Jones Plastics and 

Engineering Co., LLC, Leitchfield 

Plastics, On-Site Leased Workers 

from Omni Personnel, Leitchfield, 

KY: November 29, 2006. 

TA–W–62,586; Tennplasco, Division of 

Manar, Inc., Lafayette, TN: 

December 17, 2006. 

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. 

TA–W–62,696; J. J. Peiger Company, 

Pittsburgh, PA. 

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. 

None. 

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–62,321; Dexter Axle, Inc., 

Tomkins Industries, Manchester, 

IN. 

TA–W–62,391; Multilayer Coating 

Technologies, LLC, New Bedford, 

MA. 

TA–W–62,649; A & R Machine 

Company, Inc., East Sparta, OH. 

The workers’ firm does not produce 

an article as required for certification 

under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 

1974. 

TA–W–62,206; Liz Claiborne, Inc., 

Distribution Center, North Bergen, 

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TA–W–62,504; Electronic Data Systems, 

Data Management Team For Dow 

Chemical, Midland, MI. 

TA–W–62,694; Girard School District, 

Transportation Division, Girard, 

PA. 

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 January 22 

through January 25, 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: January 31, 2008. 

Ralph DiBattista, 

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–2234 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–62,210A; TA–W–62,210B] 

Dexter Chemical LLC, Textile 

Chemicals Division, Charlotte, North 

Carolina; Including an Employee of 

Dexter Chemical LLC, Textile 

Chemicals Division, Charlotte, North 

Carolina, Located in Marietta, Georgia; 

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 Regarding Eligibility to 

Apply for Worker Adjustment 

Assistance and Alternative Trade 

Adjustment Assistance on November 5, 

2007, applicable to workers of Dexter 

Chemical LLC, Textile Chemicals 

Division, Charlotte, North Carolina. The 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register on November 21, 2007 (72 FR 

65607). 

At the request of the State agency, the 

Department reviewed the certification 

for workers of the subject firm. 

New information shows that a worker 

separation occurred involving an 

employee of the Charlotte, North 

Carolina facility of Dexter Chemical 

LLC, Textile Chemicals Division located 

in Marietta, Georgia. Mr. Richard H. 

Bass provided sales function services 

supporting the production of specialty 

chemicals for the textile industry that is 

produced at the subject firm. 

Based on these findings, the 

Department is amending this 

certification to include an employee of 

the Charlotte, North Carolina facility of 

Dexter Chemical LLC, Textile Chemicals 

Division working out of Marietta, 

Georgia. 

The intent of the Department’s 

certification is to include all workers of 

Dexter Chemical LLC, Textile Chemicals 

Division, Charlotte, North Carolina who 

were adversely affected by increased 

imports as an upstream supplier of 

component parts for textiles. 

The amended notice applicable to 

TA–W–62,210A is hereby issued as 

follows: 

‘‘All workers of Dexter Chemical LLC, Textile 

Chemicals Division, Charlotte, North 

Carolina (TA–W–62,210A) including an 

employee of Dexter Chemical LLC, Textile 

Chemicals Division, Charlotte, North 

Carolina located in Marietta, Georgia (TA–

W–62,210B), who became totally or partially 

separated from employment on or after 

September 25, 2006, through November 5, 

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 29th day of 

January 2008. 

Elliott S. Kushner, 

Certifying Officer, Division Of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–2239 Filed 2–6–08; 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 and Alternative 

Trade 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, Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance, at the address shown below, 

not later than February 19, 2008. 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written comments regarding the 

subject matter of the investigations to 

the Director, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance, at the address 

shown below, not later than February 

19, 2008. 

The petitions filed in this case are 

available for inspection at the Office of 

the Director, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance, Employment 

and Training Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room C–5311, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of 

January 2008. 

Ralph DiBattista, 

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

APPENDIX 

[TAA petitions instituted between 1/22/08 and 1/25/08] 

TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of institution 

Date of petition 

62708 ................ USR Optonix, Inc. (Comp) ................................................... Washington, NJ ..................... 01/22/08 01/16/08 

62709 ................ ITT Corp., Koni Friction Product Div. (State) ....................... Searcy, AR ............................ 01/22/08 01/18/08 

62710 ................ Mahle Engine Components (USWA) .................................... Caldwell, OH ......................... 01/22/08 01/17/08 


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