77 FR 132 pgs. 40639-40643 - Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Type: NOTICEVolume: 77Number: 132Pages: 40639 - 40643
FR document: [FR Doc. 2012-16744 Filed 7-9-12; 8:45 am]
Agency: Labor Department
Sub Agency: Employment and Training Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker 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 by (TA-W) number issued during the period of June 18, 2012 through June 22, 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;
(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 No. | Subject firm | Location | Impact date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81,310 | Sanmina-SCI, On-site leased workers from Kelly Temporary Services | Owego, NY | February 6, 2011. |
| 81,535 | Cardinal FG Company, Cardinal Glass Industries, Express Employment Professionals, etc. | Chehalis, WA | April 25, 2011, |
| 81,634 | Cardinal ST Company, Cardinal Glass Industries | Mazomanie, WI | May 17, 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.
| TA-W No. | Subject firm | Location | Impact date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81,247 | Quad/Graphics, Inc., Kelly Services | Dickson, TN | January 17, 2011. |
| 81,423 | Sony Electronics, Inc., Home, Service, Sony Supply Chain Solutions, Selectremedy, Staffmark, etc | San Diego, CA | April 28, 2012. |
| 81,423A | Sony Electronics, Inc., Component Solutions Business, etc., Selectremedy, Staffmark, etc | San Jose, CA | April 28, 2012. |
| 81,423B | Sony Electronics, Inc., Design Center, Selectremedy, Staffmark and Payrolling.Com | Santa Monica, CA | March 15, 2011. |
| 81,423C | Sony Electronics, Inc., Service Divison, Selectremedy, Staffmark and Payrolling.Com | Fort Myers, FL | April 28, 2012. |
| 81,423D | Sony Electronics, Inc., Convergent Media Systems Division | Alpharetta, GA | March 15, 2011. |
| 81,423E | Sony Electronics, Inc., Sales Operations | Itasca, IL | April 28, 2012. |
| 81,423F | Sony Electronics, Inc., Corporate Security and Media, etc., Selectremedy, Staffmark, etc | Park Ridge, NJ | April 28, 2012. |
| 81,423G | Sony Electronics, Inc., Service Division, Sony Field Operations | Cranston, RI | March 15, 2011. |
| 81,480 | Convergys Corporation | Ogden, UT | April 4, 2011. |
| 81,482 | Quad/Graphics, Inc. | Jonesboro, AR | April 5, 2011. |
| 81,484 | Iowa Health System Des Moines, Health Information Management Department, Iowa Health Systems | Des Moines, IA | April 6, 2011. |
| 81,503 | Honeywell International, Sensing & Control Division, Manpower, Pembroke Pines and Cortech | Acton, MA | April 12, 2011. |
| 81,557 | TE Connectivity, Industrial Division | Middletown, PA | April 27, 2011. |
| 81,564 | CenturyLink, Inc., Quality Assurance Team, Century/Tel Service Group | Shreveport, LA | April 25, 2011. |
| 81,564A | CenturyLink, Inc., Quality Assurance Team, Century/Tel Service Group | Monroe, LA | April 25, 2011. |
| 81,564B | CenturyLink, Inc., Quality Assurance Team, Qwest Corporation | Denver, CO | April 25, 2011. |
| 81,564C | CenturyLink, Inc., Quality Assurance Team, Embarq Management Company | Altamonte Springs, FL | April 25, 2011. |
| 81,564D | CenturyLink, Inc., Quality Assurance Team, Embarq Management Company | Tarboro, NC | April 25, 2011. |
| 81,564E | CenturyLink, Inc., Quality Assurance Team, Embarq Management Company | Medford, OR | April 25, 2011. |
| 81,564F | CenturyLink, Inc., Quality Assurance Team, Qwest Corporation | De Moines, IA | April 25, 2011. |
| 81,564G | CenturyLink, Inc., Quality Assurance Team, Embarq Management Company | Jefferson City, MO | April 25, 2011. |
| 81,564H | CenturyLink, Inc., Quality Assurance Team, Qwest Corporation | Waterloo, IA | April 25, 2011. |
| 81,564I | CenturyLink, Inc., Quality Assurance Team, Qwest Corporation | Colorado Springs, CO | April 25, 2011. |
| 81,564J | CenturyLink, Inc., Quality Assurance Team, Qwest Corporation | Seattle, WA | April 25, 2011. |
| 81,564K | CenturyLink, Inc., Quality Assurance Team, Qwest Corporation, Workers Working Remotely in SC | Idaho Falls, ID | April 25, 2011. |
| 81,564L | CenturyLink, Inc., Quality Assurance Team, Qwest Corporation | Minneapolis, MN | April 25, 2011. |
| 81,569 | Elsevier, Inc., Global Book Production Department | Waltham, MA | May 3, 2011. |
| 81,576 | State Street Corporation, Putnam Cash Reconciliations Team | Quincy, MA | April 26, 2011. |
| 81,603 | Accellent, Aerotek, Corporate Management Group (CMG) and Marathon | Englewood, CO | May 10, 2011. |
| 81,621 | Cooper Bussmann/Sure Power Industries, Leased workers from Aerotek & UI Wages through Sure Power Indus | Tualatin, OR | May 15, 2011. |
| 81,639 | Springs Global U.S., Inc. | Fort Mill, SC | June 17, 2012. |
| 81,639A | Springs Global U.S., Inc. | New York, NY | June 17, 2012. |
| 81,639B | Springs Global U.S., Inc. | Bentonville, AR | June 17, 2012. |
| 81,639C | Springs Global U.S., Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | June 17, 2012. |
| 81,639D | Springs Global U.S., Inc. | Plano, TX | June 17, 2012. |
| 81,665 | Strategic Resource Company (SRC), Aetna Health Holdings, Inc. & Aetna, Inc. Procurestaff LTD | Columbia, SC | May 30, 2011. |
| 81,666 | Goodrich Landing Gear, Goodrich Aerospace, Marble Division | Cleveland, OH | July 29, 2012. |
| 81,666A | Lease Workers from Adecco, Verify and Global Partner Solutions, Inc., Goodrich Landing Gear, Goodrich Aerospace, Marble Division | Cleveland, OH | May 2, 2011. |
| 81,672 | WellPoint, Inc., Enrollment and Billing East Div, Wellpoint Working at Home from NY and NJ | Albany, NY | May 31, 2011. |
| 81,672A | WellPoint, Inc., Enrollment and Billing East Divison | Melville, NY | May 31, 2011. |
| 81,672B | WellPoint, Inc., Enrollment and Billing East Divison | Middletown, NY | May 31, 2011. |
| 81,672C | WellPoint, Inc., Enrollment and Billing East Divison, Wellpoint Working from AL and GA | Atlanta, GA | May 31, 2011. |
| 81,672D | WellPoint, Inc., Enrollment and Billing East Divison | Columbus, GA | May 31, 2011. |
| 81,672E | WellPoint, Inc., Enrollment and Billing East Divison, Wellpoint Working at Home from Virginia | Richmond, VA | May 31, 2011. |
| 81,672F | WellPoint, Inc., Enrollment and Billing East Div, Wellpoint Working at Home from Virginia | Virginia Beach, VA | May 31, 2011. |
| 81,677 | Konstant Products, Inc., Quincy Manufacturing Plant, Konstant Products Holding, Econorack Group | Quincy, IL | June 1, 2011. |
| 81,714 | G&K Services, Adecco | Laurel, MS | June 12, 2011. |
| 81,714A | G&K Services | Richton, MS | June 12, 2011. |
| 81,714B | G&K Services | Greensboro, NC | June 12, 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 No. | Subject firm | Location | Impact date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81,625 | Fuel Total Systems, California Corporation, FTS Co., Ltd., Manpower Staffing, Select Staffing, etc. | Lathrop, CA | May 15, 2012. |
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(f) (firms identified by the International Trade Commission) of the Trade Act have been met.
| TA-W No. | Subject firm | Location | Impact date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81,542 | Silver City Aluminum Corporation | Taunton, MA | May 19, 2010. |
| 81,619 | Keymark Corporation of Florida, Inc., Keymark Ventures, Inc. | Lakeland, FL | May 19, 2010. |
| 81,623 | Hydro Aluminum North America, Inc., Saint Augustine Divison, Aerotek and Robert Half International | Saint Augustine, FL | May 19, 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 criterion under paragraph (a)(1), or (b)(1), or (c)(1)(employment decline or threat of separation) of section 222 has not been met.
| TA-W No. | Subject firm | Location | Impact date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81,593 | Bank of America, N.A., Bank of America, Principal & Interest Fixed Income Reconciliations Division | Jacksonville, FL |
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 No. | Subject firm | Location | Impact date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81,575 | Wipro Limited, Wipro Technologies, Alliance Managers, Workers Working Remotely in NJ | East Brunswick, NJ | |
| 81,575A | Wipro Limited, Wipro Technologies, Alliance Managers, Workers Working Remotely in IL | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | |
| 81,575B | Wipro Limited, Wipro Technologies, Alliance Managers, Workers Working Remotely in CA | Mountain View, CA | |
| 81,575C | Wipro Limited, Wipro Technologies, Alliance Managers, Workers Working Remotely in GA | Atlanta, GA | |
| 81,575D | Wipro Limited, Wipro Technologies, Alliance Managers, Workers Working Remotely in WA | Bellvue, WA | |
| 81,575E | Wipro Limited, Wipro Technologies, Alliance Managers, Workers Working Remotely in TX | Addison, TX | |
| 81,575F | Wipro Limited, Wipro Technologies, Alliance Managers, Workers Working Remotely in MA | Boston, MA | |
| 81,592 | Dixie Consumer Products LLC, Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products Holdings LLC | Parchment, MI | |
| 81,609 | AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah, Auto Guardian Emergency Road Service, fka AAA Northern California, etc. | Hayward, CA |
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 No. | Subject firm | Location | Impact date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81,662 | Dalphis America, LLC | Memphis, TN |
The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the petitioning groups of workers are covered by active certifications. Consequently, further investigation in these cases would serve no purpose since the petitioning group of workers cannot be covered by more than one certification at a time.
| TA-W No. | Subject firm | Location | Impact date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81,670 | ABM Janitorial Services, Northeast, Inc. | East Syracuse, NY |
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of June 18, 2012 through June 22, 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 the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance toll free at 888-365-6822.
Dated: June 28, 2012.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2012-16744 Filed 7-9-12; 8:45 am]
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