[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2567-2569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-390]


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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 December 2005.
    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

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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.

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-58,375; Spartacraft, Inc., Connelly Springs, NC, November 15, 
2004.
TA-W-58,386; Shepherd Hardware Products, LLC, Three Oaks, MI, November 
16, 2004.
TA-W-58,469; Rockford Corporation, Adecco Services, Walker, MI, 
November 29, 2004.
TA-W-58,484; Big River Zinc Corporation, Sauget, IL, December 7, 2004.
TA-W-58,346; Weavetex, Inc., Jonesville, SC, November 14, 2004.
TA-W-58,359; Strongwater Group, LLC (The), Moonachie, NJ, November 16, 
2004.
TA-W-58,359A; Strongwater Group, LLC (The), Englewood, NJ, November 16, 
2004.
TA-W-58,359B; Strongwater Group, LLC (The), Tetate, CA, November 16, 
2004.
TA-W-58,385; Car Component Technologies, A Subsidiary of American 
Remanufacturers, Inc., Bedford, NH, November 18, 2004.
TA-W-58,385A; Car Component Technologies, A Subsidiary of American 
Remanufacturers, Distribution Center, Merrimack, NH, November 18, 2004.
TA-W-58,425; Carolina Mills, Inc., Corporate Headquarters, Maiden, NC, 
November 30, 2004.

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

TA-W-58,371; Carhartt, Inc., Sebree, KY, November 17, 2004.
TA-W-58,371A; Carhartt, Inc., Morehead, KY, November 17, 2004.
TA-W-58,371B; Carhartt, Inc., Glasgow, KY, November 17, 2004.
TA-W-58,447; May and Scofield, LLC, Madison, SD, December 1, 2004.
TA-W-58,512; Tri-State Hospital Supply Corp., Salisbury, NC, December 
16, 2004.
TA-W-58,345; Formica Corporation, Odenton, MD, November 14, 2004.
TA-W-58,363; Thomasville Furniture Ind., Inc., Corporate Office, 
Thomasville, NC, March 11, 2005.
TA-W-58,367; Springfield Wire, Inc., Leased Wkrs of Summit Careers, 
Spherion Staffing, Valley Employment, Springfield, MA, November 10, 
2004.

    The following certification has been issued. The requirement of 
supplier to a trade certified firm has been met.

TA-W-58,419; Dean Company (The), Princeton, WV, November 29, 2004.

    The following certification has been issued. The requirement of 
downstream producer to a trade certified firm has been met.

None

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

TA-W-58,390; JK Tool, A Subsidiary of Siegel--Robert, Inc., 
Portageville, MO.

    The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.B.) (Sales or 
production, or both, did not decline) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) (No shift in 
production to a foreign country) have not been met.

TA-W-58,435; Paxar Americas, Inc., Systems Div., Adecco, Sayre, PA.

    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-58,202; Key Plastics, Hamilton, IN.
TA-W-58,485; Rawlings Sporting Goods, A Subsidiary of K2, Inc., 
Licking, MO.
TA-W-58,158; Falcon Plastics, Washington, PA.
TA-W-58,372; Tin, Inc., dba Temple Inland, Inc., Corrugated Packaging 
Division, Newark, DE.

    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.

None

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

TA-W-58,287; Agilent Technologies, Global Infrastructure Services, 
Customer & Quality, Loveland, CO.
TA-W-58,406; Adobe Air, Phoenix, AZ.
TA-W-58,428; Apple Computer, Inc., Continuation Engineering Department, 
Cupertino, CA.

    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.

None

Affirmative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

    In order for the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance to issue a

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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-58,375; Spartacraft, Inc., Connelly Springs, NC, November 15, 
2004.
TA-W-58,386; Shepherd Hardware Products, LLC, Three Oaks, MI, November 
16, 2004.
TA-W-58,469; Rockford Corporation, Adecco Services, Walker, MI, 
November 29, 2004.
TA-W-58,484; Big River Zinc Corporation, Sauget, IL, December 7, 2004.
TA-W-58,346; Weavetex, Inc., Jonesville, SC, November 14, 2004.
TA-W-58,359; Strongwater Group, LLC (The), Moonachie, NJ, November 16, 
2004.
TA-W-58,359A; Strongwater Group, LLC (The), Englewood, NJ, November 16, 
2004.
TA-W-58,359B; Strongwater Group, LLC (The), Tetate, CA, November 16, 
2004.
TA-W-58,385; Car Component Technologies, A Subsidiary of American 
Remanufacturers, Inc., Bedford, NH, November 18, 2004.
TA-W-58,385A; Car Component Technologies, A Subsidiary of American 
Remanufacturers, Distribution Center, Merrimack, NH, November 18, 2004.
TA-W-58,425; Carolina Mills, Inc., Corporate Headquarters, Maiden, NC, 
November 30, 2004.
TA-W-58,371; Carhartt, Inc., Sebree, KY, November 17, 2004.
TA-W-58,371A; Carhartt, Inc., Morehead, KY, November 17, 2004.
TA-W-58,371B; Carhartt, Inc., Glasgow, KY, November 17, 2004.
TA-W-58,447; May and Scofield, LLC, Madison, SD, December 1, 2004.
TA-W-58,512; Tri-State Hospital Supply Corp., Salisbury, NC, December 
16, 2004.
TA-W-58,363; Thomasville Furniture Ind., Inc., Corporate Office, 
Thomasville, NC, March 11, 2005.
TA-W-58,367; Springfield Wire, Inc., Leased Wkrs of Summit Careers, 
Spherion Staffing, Valley Employment, Springfield, MA, November 10, 
2004.
TA-W-58,419; Dean Company (The), Princeton, WV, November 29, 2004.

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

TA-W-58,390; JK Tool, A Subsidiary of Siegel--Robert, Inc., 
Portageville, MO.
TA-W-58,435; Paxar Americas, Inc., Systems Div., Adecco, Sayre, PA.
TA-W-58,158; Falcon Plastics, Washington, PA.
TA-W-58,372; Tin, Inc., dba Temple Inland, Inc., Corrugated Packaging 
Division, Newark, DE.
TA-W-58,202; Key Plastics, Hamilton, IN.
TA-W-58,485; Rawlings Sporting Goods, A Subsidiary of K2, Inc., 
Licking, MO.
TA-W-58,287; Agilent Technologies, Global Infrastructure Services, 
Customer & Quality, Loveland, CO.
TA-W-58,406; Adobe Air, Phoenix, AZ.
TA-W-58,428; Apple Computer, Inc., Continuation Engineering Department, 
Cupertino, CA.

    The Department as determined that criterion (1) of Section 246 has 
not been met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older.

None

    The Department as determined that criterion (2) of Section 246 has 
not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily 
transferable.

TA-W-58,345; Formica Corporation, Odenton, MD, November 14, 2004.

    The Department as determined that criterion (3) of Section 246 has 
not been met. Competition conditions within the workers' industry are 
not adverse.

None

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were 
issued during the month of December 2005. 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 10, 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6-390 Filed 1-13-06; 8:45 am]
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