[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48645-48646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20728]



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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 (TA-W) issued during the period of 
July 2003.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made and a 
certification of eligibility to apply for directly-impacted (primary) 
worker adjustment assistance to be issued, 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 and a 
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance 
as an adversely affected secondary group to be issued, 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.

Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

    In the following case, the investigation revealed that the criteria 
for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.
    The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) 
(Increased imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) (No shift in production to a 
foreign country) have not been met.

TA-W-51,669; The Premcor Refining Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Premcor 
USA, Hartford, IL
TA-W-51,894; Baldwin Kansa Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Baldwin 
Technology Co., Inc., Emporia, KS
TA-W-51,973; Briggs & Stratton Corp., Die Cast Components Div., 
Wauwatosa, WI
TA-W-52,043; Congoleum Corp., Mercerville, NJ
TA-W-52,096; Archer Daniels Midland Co., Soybean Div., Fredonia, KS
TA-W-51,682; Little Tikes Commercial Play Systems, a div. of Newell 
Rubbermaid, Farmington, MO
TA-W-52,055; Advanced Machining, Inc., Newberg, OR
TA-W-52,101; Pearl Baths, Inc., a div. of Maax, Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN
TA-W-52,161; Progressive Screen Engraving, Inc., North Carolina Div., 
Wadesboro, NC
TA-W-51,983; Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., East Location (7350 Stiles 
Road), El Paso, TX and West Location (6968 Industrial Ave.), El Paso, 
TX
    The workers firm does not produce an article as required for 
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.

TA-W-52,018; ICT Group, Inc., Lewiston, ME
TA-W-52,022, A &B Nortel Networks Corp., Optical Global Technical 
Assistance Center, Research Triangle Park, NC, Pittsburgh, PA and 
Centennial, CO
TA-W-52,285; Kinko's, Inc., Mission, KS
TA-W-52,273; Rapidigm, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
TA-W-52,256; Telco Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of BATM Advanced 
Communications, Ltd., Foxboro, MA
TA-W-52,246; U.S. Data Source, LLC, Rancho Cucamongo, CA
TA-W-52,181; Electrical Wholesalers, Inc., Sumter, SC
TA-W-52,188; Hewlett Packard, HP Services Americas, former Compaq 
Computer Corp., Cypress, TX
TA-W-52,290; ACE Supply, Inc., Richmond, IN
TA-W-52,330; Computer Sciences Corp., Dallas, TX
    The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A) (no 
employment declines) have not been met.

TA-W-52,067; Pall Corp., Life Sciences Group, Capsule Department, Ann 
Arbor, MI
    The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A) (I.C) (Increased 
imports) and (a)(2)(B) (II.C) (has shifted production to a foreign 
country) have not been met.
TA-W-51,705; Utica Cutlery Co., Utica, NY

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 
(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of Section 222 have been met.

TA-W-51,905; Roane Hosiery, Inc., Harriman, TN: May 22, 2002.

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TA-W-51,946; Towle Manufacturing Co., North Dighton, MA: June 2, 2002.
TA-W-52,017; Bush Industries, Inc., St. Paul, VA: June 1, 2002.
TA-W-52,023; Trevorton Manufacturing, Inc., Trevorton, PA: June 2, 
2002.
TA-W-52,168; TRW Automotive, Occupant Safety Div., Propellant 
Manufacturing Group, Queen Creek, AZ: June 25, 2002.
TA-W-52,058; Smith Enterprises, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of 
S.E.I., Inc., including leased workers of Elite Resources, Rock Hill, 
SC: June 13, 2002.
TA-W-52,024; Stitches, Inc., Sunbury, PA: June 2, 2002.
TA-W-52,027; ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Plastic Injection Molding, 
New Hope, MN: May 13, 2002.
TA-W-52,200; Lea Industries, a div. of LADD Furniture, a subsidiary of 
La-Z-Boy, Inc., including leased workers of Atwork Personnel Services, 
Morristown, TN: June 27, 2002.
TA-W-52,228; Harbison-Walker Refractories Co., a subsidiary of Global 
Industrial Technologies, Inc., Ludington, MI: July 3, 2002.
TA-W-52,249; Paul Schurman Machine, Inc., Ridgefield, WA: July 7, 2002.
TA-W-52,347; Astaros LLC., Dry Valley Mine, Soda Springs, ID: July 15, 
2002.
TA-W-52,268; California Cedar Products Co., McCloud, CA
TA-W-52,245; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Plant H 
Manufacturing Facility, Winston-Salem, NC: July 3, 2002.
TA-W-52,232; Schas Industries LLC, a subsidiary of Bacou-Dalloz, 
Wilkesboro, NC: June 27, 2002.
TA-W-52,120; Maine Machine Products Co., South Paris, ME: June 20, 
2002.
TA-W-52,118; ORC Plastics, Rostone Facility, a div. of Reunion 
Industries, Inc., Lafayette, IN: June 20, 2002.

    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of Section 222 have been met.

TA-W-52,104; Sanmina--SCI Corp., including leased workers of Adecco and 
Manpower, Augusta, ME: June 19, 2002.
TA-W-52,119; Tweco Products, Inc., a subsidiary of Thermadyne Holdings 
Corp., Wichita, KS: June 23, 2002.
TA-W-52,141; Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., Marion Facility, a 
wholly owned subsidiary of Furniture Brands International, Inc., 
Marion, NC: June 15, 2002.
TA-W-52,152; Multilayer Technology (Multek), Inc., a div. of 
Flextronics International, Roseville, MN: June 25, 2002.
TA-W-52,184; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Partisan, Sitka, AK: June 16, 2002.
TA-W-52,227; Vestshell Vermont, Inc., St. Albans, VT: July 3, 2002.
TA-W-52,271; Kerr-McGee Chemical, LLC, Chemical Div. Mobile Facility, 
Theodore, AL: June 27, 2002.
TA-W-52,298; Harriet and Henderson Yarns, Inc., Harriet #2 Plant, 
Henderson, NC: July 11, 2002.
TA-W-52,343; First Technology, Control Devices Div., Standish, ME: July 
16, 2002.
TA-W-52,365; Teleflex Automotive, Inc., Van Wert, OH: July 21, 2002.
TA-W-51,911; Telephone Services, Inc., of Florida, a subsidiary of 
Emerson, Riverview, FL: May 16, 2002.
TA-W-51,923; Sanmina-SCI, Electronics Manufacturing Services Div., 
Lynchburg, VA: May 19, 2002.
TA-W-52,172 &A Garan Manufacturing, Marksville, LA and Starkville, MS: 
June 27, 2002.
TA-W-52,178; Adobe Air, Inc., including leased workers of First 
Employment Services, Inc., Phoenix, AZ: June 24, 2002.
TA-W-52,199; Cirrus Logic, Austin, TX: June 27, 2002.
TA-W-52,204; Ericsson, Inc., Supply and Distribution Div., including 
leased workers of Manpower, Lynchburg, VA: June 27, 2002.
TA-W-52,208; Neuville Industries, Inc., Athens Div., Athens, TN: July 
1, 2002.
TA-W-52,236; International Wire Group, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary 
of Wire Technologies, Inc., Insulated Wire Div., Kendallville, IN: July 
2, 2002.
TA-W-52,250; Hi-Tech Plastics, Inc., Cambridge, MD: June 27, 2002.
TA-W-52,266; Dana Corp., Hose and Tubing Products Div., including 
leased workers of Manpower, Crenshaw, MS: June 25, 2002.
The following certification has been issued. The requirement of 
upstream supplier to a trade certified primary firm has been met.
TA-W-51,950; Shipley Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Rohm and Haas, Moss 
Point, MS: May 21, 2002.
TA-W-52,303; The Dow Chemical Co., Cal/Mag Products, Ludington, MI: 
July 7, 2002.

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the months of July 2003. 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: July 28, 2003.
Timothy Sullivan,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 03-20728 Filed 8-13-03; 8:45 am]
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