[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54320-54322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2098]


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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) number and alternative trade 
adjustment assistance (ATAA) by (TA-W) number issued during the periods 
of August 2004.
    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 cases, the investigation revealed that the 
criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.
    The investigation revealed that criteria (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-55,171; TW Metals, Flat Steel Processing Facility, Cambridge, OH.
TA-W-55,323; Promark International, d/b/a Smith-Victor Corporation, 
Griffith, IN.
TA-W-55,216; ITW Insulation Systems, Nitro, WV.
TA-W-55,351; D.T. Swiss, Inc., Grand Junction, CO.
TA-W-55,252; Fiberglass Products, Inc., d/b/a FPI Systems, North Haven, 
CT.

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

TA-W-55,265; ATI Research Silicon Valley, Inc., Product Test Group, 
Santa Clara, CA.
TA-W-55,230 & A; GGS Information Services, Technical Publication 
Division, York, PA and Book Services Division, York, PA.
TA-W-55,381; Med Data, Inc., Seattle, WA.
TA-W-55,261; Sony Electronics, Inc., AOEM Service Center, Farmington 
Hills, MI.

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TA-W-55,281; Dan River Factory Stores (#6), Commerce, GA.
TA-W-55,295; Teletech Customer Care Management (Colorado), Inc., a div. 
of Teletech Holdings, Inc., North Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA.

    The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2)(A)(I.A) and 
(a)(2)(B)(II.A) (no employment decline) has not been met.

TA-W-55,336; Sunrise Medical, Fresno, CA.
TA-W-55,233; Meadwestvaco Corp., including leased workers of D&H 
Associates, Inc., and Proserv, Inc., Escanaba Mill, Escanaba, MI.
TA-W-55,267; Alltrista Consumer Products Co., Cloquet Div., Cloquest, 
MN.
TA-W-55,207; American Greetings Corp., Envelope Department, Lafayette, 
TN.
    The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2)(A)(I.B) (Sales or 
production, or both, did not decline) and (a) (2)(B)(II.B) (has shifted 
production to a country not under the free trade agreement with U.S.) 
have not been met.

TA-W-55,353; Big Joe Manufacturing Co., Wisconsin Dells, WI.

    The investigation revealed that criteria (2) has not been met. The 
workers firm (or subdivision) is not a supplier or downstream producer 
to trade-affected companies.

TA-W-55,255; Pinnacle Steel Processing, Inc., Jefferson City, TN.

    The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A) (I.C) (increased 
imports) and (II.C) (has shifted production to a foreign country) have 
not been met.

TA-W-55,364; Andersen 2000, Inc., Peachtree City, GA.
TA-W-55,235; Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, including leased workers of Kelly 
Scientific Resources and Kelly Services, Marietta, PA.

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-55,219; Good Will Sewing Co., San Francisco, CA: June 25, 2003.
TA-W-55,180; Rainbow Swimwear, Inc., Brooklyn, NY: May 26, 2003.
TA-W-55,341; Express Personnel Services, employed at SR Telecom, 
Redmond, WA: July 26, 2003.
TA-W-55,183; Advantage Technologies, Inc., Plymouth, MI: June 23, 2003.
TA-W-55,379; Invisible Technologies, Inc., including leased workers of 
Pro Resources, Kelly Services and People Link, Garrett, IN: August 2, 
2003.
TA-W-55,326; Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc., Scottsville Plant 
#2, Scottsville, KY: July 27, 2003.
TA-W-55,306; Elastic Corporation of America, Inc., Columbiana, AL: July 
20, 2003.
TA-W-55,293; Sunrise Medical HHG, Avon Lake Div., including on-site 
leased workers from Spherion, Avon Lake, OH: July 21, 2003.
TA-W-55,407; Delta Energy Systems, Inc., including leased workers of 
Randstad North America, Palm Coast, FL: July 14, 2003.
TA-W-55,387; Hartwell Industries, Inc., Hartwell, GA: July 31, 2003.
TA-W-55,376; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Mexico, MO: August 3, 2003.
TA-W-55,158; Globalware Solutions, including leased workers of 
International Temps, Inc., Haverhill, MA: June 9, 2003.
TA-W-55,193; Kitco, Division of Specialty Elastomers Technologies, 
Inc., Bluffton, IN: June 30, 2003.
TA-W-55,156; Georgia-Pacific Corp., Consumer Products Div., Green Bay 
Broadway Facility, including on-site leased workers from Encadria 
Staffing Solutions, Green Bay, WI: June 7, 2003.
TA-W-55,243; 5 B's, Inc., Barnesville, OH: June 15, 2003.
TA-W-55,388; Pelstar LLC, Bridgeview, IL: August 4, 2003.
TA-W-55,269; Meridian Automotive Systems, Inc., including on-site 
Leased workers from Accuforce Staffing, Lenoir, NC: July 16, 2003.

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

TA-W-55,253; Christiana Industries, Vernon Hills, IL: May 18, 2003.
TA-W-55,346; Hamilton Beach/Proctor Silex, Inc., Southern Pines, NC: 
July 19, 2003.
TA-W-55,354; Knight Textile Corp., Saluda, SC: July 16, 2004.
TA-W-55,359; Brown & Willamson Tobacco Corp., Wilson Leaf Div., Wilson, 
NC: July 30, 2003.
TA-W-55,355; Advance Transformer, a div. of Philips Lighting, Boscobel, 
WI: August 13, 2004.
TA-W-55,431; American Manufacturing International, Inc., Oxford, NJ: 
August 11, 2003.
TA-W-55,383; Rockwell Automation, Eau Claire, WI: July 20, 2003.
TA-W-55,279; Telect, Inc., including leased workers of Volt Services 
Group, Liberty Lake, WA: August 20, 2004.
TA-W-55,055; Invista, S.A.R. L., formerly doing business as Invista 
Dupont, Nylon Div., a subsidiary of Koch Industries, including on-site 
leased workers from Chattanooga General Services, Inc., and Stratus, 
Inc., 4501 North Access Rd, Chattanooga, TN: June 7, 2003.
TA-W-55,307; Dorsey Trailers, Flatbed div., Elba, AL: July 20, 2003.
TA-W-55,262; JDS Uniphase Corp., including leased workers of Manpower 
and Ciber, Rochester, MN: June 25, 2003.
TA-W-55,221; EGS Electrical Group, Sola/Hevi-Duty div., Rainsville, AL: 
July 8, 2003.
TA-W-55,385; Morse Automotive Corp., Arkadelphia, AR: August 5, 2003.
TA-W-55,322; Coats American, Inc., Marble, NC: July 27, 2003.
TA-W-55,240; Rubbermaid, Inc., Rubbermaid Home Products Division, 
Jackson, MO: July 9, 2003.
TA-W-55,338; C&D Technologies, Inc., Motive Power Division, Huguenot, 
NY: July 20, 2003.
TA-W-55,325; GLP Acquisitions, LLC, Great Lakes Plastics Div., a wholly 
owned subsidiary of Glastic Corp., Salem, MI: July 12, 2003.
TA-W-55,324; Mandell Industries, Inc., Oceanside, NY: July 26, 2003.

Negative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

    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.
    In the following cases, it has been determined that the 
requirements of section 246(a)(3)(ii) have not been met for the reasons 
specified.
    The Department has determined that criterion (1) of Section 246 has 
not been met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older.

TA-W-55,341; Express Personnel Services, Employed at SR Telecom, 
Redmond, WA.
TA-W-55,354; Knight Textile Corp., Saluda, SC.

    The Department has determined that criterion (2) of section 246 has 
not been

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met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily transferable.
TA-W-55,183; Advantage Technologies, Inc., Plymouth, MI.

    Since the workers are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the 
workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.

TA-W-55,323; Promark International, d/b/a Smith-Victor Corp., Griffith, 
IN.
TA-W-55,351; D.T. Swiss, Inc., Grand Junction, CO.
TA-W-55,252; Fiberglass Products, Inc., d/b/a FPI Systems, North Haven, 
CT.
TA-W-55,261; Sony Electronics, Inc., AOEM Service Center, Farmington 
Hills, MI.
TA-W-554,281; Dan River Factory Stores (#16), Commerce, GA.
TA-W-55,295; Teletech Customer Care Management (Colorado), Inc., a 
division of Teletech Holdings, Inc., North Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA.
TA-W-55,207; American Greetings Corp., Envelope Department, Lafayette, 
TN.
TA-W-55,255; Pinnacle Steel Processing, Inc., Jefferson City, TN.
TA-W-55,353; Big Joe Manufacturing Co., Wisconsin Dells, WI.
TA-W-55,364; Andersen 2000, Inc., Peachtree City, GA.
TA-W-55,235; Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, including leased workers of Kelly 
Scientific Resources and Kelly Services, Marietta, PA.

Affirmative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

    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.
    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 determinations.
    In the following cases, it has been determined that the 
requirements of section 246(a)(3)(ii) have been met.

I. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50 
years of age or older.
II. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are 
not easily transferable.
III. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry (i.e., 
conditions within the industry are adverse).
TA-W-55,243; 5 B's, Inc., Barnesville, OH: June 15, 2003.
TA-W-55,269; Meridian Automotive Systems, Inc., including on-site 
leased worker from Accuforce Staffing, Lenoir, NC: July 16, 2003. Wash 
N Wear, Gallatin, TN: June 30, 2003.
TA-W-55,324; Mandell Industries, Inc., Oceanside, NY: July 26, 2003.
TA-W-55,325; GLP Acquisitions, LLC, Great Lakes Plastics Div., a wholly 
owned subsidiary of Glastic Corporation, Salem, MI: July 12, 2003.
TA-W-55,388; Pelstar LLC, Bridgeview, IL: August 4, 2003.
TA-W-55,335; Falcon Products, Inc., Belmont, MS: July 21, 2003.
TA-W-55,156; Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Consumer Products Div., Green 
Bay Broadway Facility, including on-site leased workers from Encadria 
Staffing Solutions, Green Bay, WI June 7, 2003.
TA-W-55,338; C&D Technologies, Inc., Motive Power Division, Huguenot, 
NY: July 20, 2003.
TA-W-55,240; Rubbermaid, Inc., Rubbermaid Home Products Division, 
Jackson, MO: July 9, 2003.
TA-W-55,332; Coats American, Inc., Marble, NC: July 27, 2003.
TA-W-55,193; Kitco, division of Specialty Elastomers Technologies, 
Inc., Bluffton, IN: June 30, 2003.
TA-W-55,158; Globalware Solutions, including leased workers of 
International Temps, Inc., Haverhill, MA: June 9, 2003.
TA-W-55,376; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Mexico, MO: August 3, 2003.
TA-W-55,385; Morse Automotive Corp., Arkadelphia, AR: August 5, 2003.
TA-W-55,387; Hartwell Industries, Inc., Hartwell, GA: July 31, 2003.
TA-W-55,407; Delta Energy Systems, Inc., including leased workers of 
Randstad North America, Palm Coast, FL: July 14, 2003.
TA-W-55,221; EGS Electrical Group, Sola/Hevi-Duty Division, Rainsville, 
AL: July 8, 2003.
TA-W-55,262; JDS Uniphase Corp., including leased workers of Manpower 
and Ciber, Rochester, MN: June 25, 2003.
TA-W-55,307; Dorsey Trailers, Flatbed Div., Elba, AL: July 20, 2003.
TA-W-55,293; Sunrise Medical HHG, Avon Lake Division, including on-site 
leased workers from Spherion, Avon Lake, OH: July 21, 2003.
TA-W-55,306; Elastic Corporation of America, Inc., Columbiana, AL: July 
20, 2003.
TA-W-55,326; Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc., Scottsville Plant 
#2, Scottsville, KY: July 27, 2003.
TA-W-55,383; Rockwell Automation, Eau Claire, WI: July 20, 2003.
TA-W-55,431; American Manufacturing International, Inc., Oxford, NJ: 
August 11, 2003.
TA-W-55,055; Invista, S.A.R.L., formerly Doing Business as Invista 
Dupont, Nylon Division, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, including on-
site leased workers from Chattanooga General Services, Inc., and 
Stratus, Inc., 4501 North Access Road, Chattanooga, TN: June 7, 2003.
TA-W-55,355; Advance Transformer, a division of Philips Lighting, 
Boscobel, WI: August 13, 2004.
TA-W-55,359; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Wilson Leaf 
Division, Wilson, NC: July 30, 2003.
TA-W-55,379; Invisible Technologies, Inc., including leased workers of 
Pro Resources, Kelly Services and People Link, Garrett, In: August 2, 
2003.

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the months of August 2004. 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 27, 2004.
Timothy Sullivan,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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