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control of NewPage Corporation, 

Niagara Mill. 

Based on these findings, the 

Department is amending this 

certification to include workers leased 

from Scott VanCourt, Inc. working onsite at the Niagara, Wisconsin location 

of the subject firm. 

The intent of the Department’s 

certification is to include all workers 

employed at NewPage Corporation, 

Niagara Mill, Niagara, Wisconsin who 

were adversely affected by increased 

imports of coated mechanical printing 

paper. 

The amended notice applicable to 

TA–W–63,691 is hereby issued as 

follows: 

‘‘All workers of NewPage Corporation, 

Niagara Mill, including on-site leased 

workers from PSI, Naico, Gunville Trucking, 

Advanced Service Providers, and Scott 

VanCourt, Inc., Niagara, Wisconsin, who 

became totally or partially separated from 

employment on or after July 11, 2007, 

through July 31, 2010, 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 30th day of 

September 2008. 

Linda G. Poole, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–23852 Filed 10–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–63,086] 

Palm Beach Precision Molding 

Company, Including Workers Whose 

Wages Were Paid by Ultimate Staffing 

Service, d/b/a K-Industries, USA, LLC, 

Riviera Beach, FL; 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 April 9, 2008, 

applicable to workers of K-Industries, 

USA, LLC, Riviera Beach, Florida. The 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register on April 23, 2008 (73 FR 

21991). The certification was amended 

on May 15, 2008 to include workers 

whose wages were reported under the 

Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax 

account for Ultimate Staffing Service. 

The notice was published in the Federal 

Register on May 21, 2008 (73 FR 29537) 

At the request of a State agency, the 

Department reviewed the certification 

for workers of the subject firm. The 

workers are engaged in the production 

of injection-molded plastic parts. 

New information provided by the 

State and the company shows that the 

correct name of the subject firm should 

read Palm Beach Precision Molding 

Company, d/b/a K-Industries, USA, 

LLC, including workers whose wages 

were paid by Ultimate Staffing Service, 

Riviera Beach, Florida. 

Accordingly, the Department is 

amending the certification to properly 

reflect this matter. 

The intent of the Department’s 

certification is to include all workers of 

Palm Beach Precision Molding 

Company, d/b/a K-Industries, USA, LLC 

who were adversely affected by a shift 

in production to the Dominican 

Republic. 

The amended notice applicable to 

TA–W–63,086 is hereby issued as 

follows: 

All workers of Palm Beach Precision 

Molding Company, d/b/a K-Industries, USA, 

LLC, including workers whose wages were 

paid by Ultimate Staffing Service, Riviera 

Beach, Florida, who became totally or 

partially separated from employment on or 

after March 27, 2007, through April 9, 2010, 

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 30th day of 

September 2008. 

Richard Church, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–23851 Filed 10–7–08; 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 September 22 through 

September 26, 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 


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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)(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 

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–63,745; Briggs & Stratton Power 

Products Group, Simplicity Div., 

Port Washington, WI: July 24, 2007 

TA–W–63,857; Flexsteel Industries, Inc., 

Lancaster, PA: August 4, 2007 

TA–W–64,040; Borg Warner Thermal 

Systems, Friday’s Staffing, Fletcher, 

NC: September 5, 2007 

TA–W–63,677; T.L. Bayne Co., Inc., 

Harlan, KY: July 10, 2007 

TA–W–63,794; Norwalk Furniture 

Corporation, Norwalk, OH: July 23, 

2007 

TA–W–63,818; Delphi Thermal Systems, 

Lockport Operations, Lockport, NY: 

August 4, 2007 

TA–W–63,871; Maui Pineapple Co., 

Kahului, HI: August 6, 2007 

TA–W–63,997; Lapeer Metal Stamping 

Companies, Inc., Dearborn Division, 

Dearborn, MI: September 4, 2007 

TA–W–64,002; Lapeer Metal Stamping 

Companies, Sebewaing Div., 

Sebewaing, MI: September 5, 2007 

TA–W–64,003; Lapeer Metal Stamping 

Companies, Mt. Clemens Divisions, 

Mt. Clemens, MI: September 5, 2007 

TA–W–64,044; Kace International, LLC, 

Dana Division, Shreveport, LA: 

September 12, 2007 

TA–W–64,045; Kace International, LLC, 

Siegel Reports Division, Shreveport, 

LA: September 12, 2007 

TA–W–63,841; Great Lakes Industry, 

Inc., Jackson, MI: December 17, 

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–63,967; Merkle-Korff Industries, 

Mt. Prospect Road Plant Division, 

Des Plaines, IL: August 18, 2007 

TA–W–63,980; Stoneridge Control 

Devices, A Subsidiary Stoneridge, 

Pollak Division, Canton, MA: 

September 2, 2007 

TA–W–63,994; JCIM US, LLC, Wages 

Paid By LDM Technologies, d/b/a 

Plastech, Hartland, MI: August 20, 

2007 

TA–W–64,033; Eaton Corporation, 

Clutch Division, Auburn, IN: 

September 10, 2007 

TA–W–64,035; The Hershey Company, 

Reading Plant, Reading, PA: 

September 11, 2007 

TA–W–63,911; Cypress Semiconductor 

(Texas), Inc., Cypress 

Semiconductor Fab2, Round Rock, 

TX: August 19, 2007 

TA–W–63,917; Materials Management, 

Inc., Easley, SC: August 21, 2007 

TA–W–64,022; Honeywell International, 

Scanning Mobility, Manpower, 

Skaneateles Falls, NY: September 9, 

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–63,771; Blue Water Automotive 

Systems, Inc., Burlington, NC: July 

25, 2008 

TA–W–63,867; Unifi, Inc., Staunton, 

VA: August 12, 2007 

TA–W–63,971; Trim Masters, Inc., 

Automotive Technology Systems 

Division, Lawrenceville, IL: 

September 2, 2007 

TA–W–64,049; Meridian Automotive 

Systems, Leased Workers From 

Manpower, Shreveport, LA: 

September 12, 2007 

TA–W–64,054; Modas, LLC, Shreveport, 

LA: September 12, 2007 

TA–W–64,082; Precision Manufacturing 

and Assembly, Dayton, OH: 

September 13, 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 


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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–63,805; International Paper 

Company, Pensacola Mill, 

Cantonment, OH. 

TA–W–63,887; Sun Microsystems, Inc., 

Sun Learning Services Division, 

Broomfield, 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. 

TA–W–63,923; Vanguard Furniture, 

Conover, MI. 

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–63,728; Leggett and Platt, Nova 

Bond Facility, Nashville, WI. 

TA–W–63,811; H. B. Fuller Company, 

Wise Personnel, Paducah, NY. 

TA–W–63,895; Sewall Gear 

Manufacturing, St. Paul, HI. 

TA–W–63,897; IAC Canton, LLC, Inter’l 

Automotive Components Group 

North America, Canton, MI. 

TA–W–63,942; Mega Building Systems 

Ltd, Springfield, MI. 

TA–W–63,962; GE Consumer and 

Industrial Lighting, Willoughby 

Lucalox Plant, Willoughby, NC. 

TA–W–63,964; Boise Cascade LLC, 

Salem Converting Division, Salem, 

LA. 

The workers’ firm does not produce 

an article as required for certification 

under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 

1974. 

TA–W–64,074; First Insight Corporation, 

Customer Service Department, 

Hillsboro, 

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. 

TA–W–63,539; DMAX, LTD., Dayton, 

KY. 

I hereby certify that the 

aforementioned determinations were 

issued during the period of September 

22 through September 26, 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: October 2, 2008. 

Erin Fitzgerald, 

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–23850 Filed 10–7–08; 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 October 20, 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 October 20, 

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 1st day of 

October 2008. 

Erin Fitzgerald, 

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

APPENDIX

[TAA petitions instituted between 9/22/08 and 9/26/08] 

TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of 

institution 

Date of 

petition 

64086 ........... Talbot, Inc. (Wkrs) .................................................................... Portland, OR ........................... 09/22/08 09/19/08 

64087 ........... Affymetrix (Wkrs) ...................................................................... West Sacramento, CA ............ 09/22/08 09/18/08 

64088 ........... Rexam Closures Systems, Inc. (Comp) .................................. Bowling Green, OH ................. 09/22/08 09/15/08 

64089 ........... Bill Sills Sportswear (Comp) .................................................... Lexington, TN ......................... 09/22/08 09/17/08 

64090 ........... Yuhshin USA Limited dba Ortech (Comp) ............................... Kirksville, MO .......................... 09/22/08 09/19/08 

64091 ........... All-Luminum dba Rio Brands (Comp) ...................................... Philadelphia, PA ..................... 09/22/08 09/18/08 


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