[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5894-5896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1495]


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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 January 
2006.
    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 of 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

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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-58,455; Sturgis Foundry Corp., Sturgis, MI: November 22, 2004.
    TA-W-58,459; SJP Corp., Simmons Juvenile Products, Rutherford, NJ: 
November 17, 2004.
TA-W-58,503; Kentucky Derby Hosiery, Plant 8, Hillsville, VA: December 
12, 2004.
TA-W-58,509; Advance Tool, Blaine, MN: December 16, 2004.
TA-W-58,525; Gelita USA, Inc., A Gelita North America, Inc. Div., 
Sergeant Bluff, IA: December 20, 2004.
TA-W-58,538; W.E. Wrights Co., W. Warren, MA: December 22, 2004.
TA-W-58,603; Goody Products, Inc., Manchester, GA: January 6, 2005.
TA-W-58,617; Taylor's Leatherwear, Tullahoma, TN: January 6, 2005.
TA-W-58,233; Motor Appliance, Inc., Blytheville, AR: October 28, 2004.
TA-W-58,490; Greeneville Casting, Inc., Greeneville, TN: December 8, 
2004.
TA-W-58,535; RWC, Inc., Bay City, MI: December 14, 2004.

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

TA-W-58,436; Laurel Industries, Inc., The Mundy Company, LaPorte, TX: 
November 28, 2004.
TA-W-58,472; Visteon Systems, LLC, Bedford, IN: November 30, 2004.
TA-W-58,514; Liberty Screenprint, Screenprint Division, Wentworth Corp, 
Madison, NC: June 18, 2005.
TA-W-58,536; Leggett and Platt Automotive, Young Spring and Wire, 
Archbold, OH: December 21, 2004.
TA-W-58,551; Werner Company, Carrollton, KY: December 23, 2005.
TA-W-58,586; Norgren, Littleton, CO: January 4, 2005.
TA-W-58,552; Parker Hannifin Corp., O-Ring Division, Lebanon, TN: 
December 29, 2004.

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

TA-W-58,494; Lear Corporation, Covington, VA: December 8, 2004.
TA-W-58,493; River City Plastic, Inc., Three Rivers, MI: December 9, 
2004.
TA-W-58,602; Leggett and Platt, Inc., Crest Foam Corp, DBA No-Sag Foam, 
Dubuque, IA: January 6, 2005.
    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-58,465; JB Woven Labels (USA), Inc., San Francisco, CA.
TA-W-58,497; Furniture Makers Supply Company, Hudson, NC.
    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-58,563; Authentic Specialty Foods, Inc., DESC SA DE CV, Leased 
Workers--DSS, Rosemead, CA.
    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-58,358; Tai Seng Video Marketing, Inc., S. San Francisco, CA.
TA-W-58,479; FYC Apparel Donna Ricco, (Donna Ricco), East Haven, CT.
    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.
    None.
    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 
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-58,455; Sturgis Foundry Corp., Sturgis, MI: November 22, 2004.
TA-W-58,459; SJP Corp., Simmons Juvenile Products, Rutherford, NJ: 
November 17, 2004.
TA-W-58,503; Kentucky Derby Hosiery, Plant 8, Hillsville, VA: December 
12, 2004.
TA-W-58,538; W.E. Wrights Co., W. Warren, MA: December 22, 2004.
TA-W-58,603; Goody Products, Inc., Manchester, GA: January 6, 2005.
TA-W-58,617; Taylor's Leatherwear, Tullahoma, TN: January 6, 2005.
TA-W-58,233; Motor Appliance, Inc., Blytheville, AR: October 28, 2004.
TA-W-58,490; Greeneville Casting, Inc., Greeneville, TN: December 8, 
2004.
TA-W-58,535; RWC, Inc., Bay City, MI: December 14, 2004.
TA-W-58,472; Visteon Systems, LLC, Bedford, IN: November 30, 2004.
TA-W-58,514; Liberty Screenprint, Screenprint Division, Wentworth Corp, 
Madison, NC: June 18, 2005.
TA-W-58,536; Leggett and Platt Automotive, Young Spring and Wire, 
Archbold, OH: December 21, 2004.
TA-W-58,551; Werner Company, Carrollton, KY: December 23, 2005.
TA-W-58,586; Norgren, Littleton, CO: January 4, 2005.
TA-W-58,552; Parker Hannifin Corp., O-Ring Division, Lebanon, TN: 
December 29, 2004.
TA-W-58,494; Lear Corporation, Covington, VA: December 8, 2004.
TA-W-58,493; River City Plastic, Inc., Three Rivers, MI: December 9, 
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.

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    In the following cases, it has been determined that the 
requirements of section 246(a)(3)(A)(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-58,497; Furniture Makers Supply Company, Hudson, NC.
TA-W-58,465; JB Woven Labels (USA), Inc., San Francisco, CA.
TA-W-58,563; Authentic Specialty Foods, Inc., DESC SA DE CV, Leased 
Workers--DSS, Rosemead, CA.
TA-W-58,358; Tai Seng Video Marketing, Inc., S. San Francisco, CA.
TA-W-58,479; FYC Apparel Donna Ricco (Donna Ricco), East Haven, CT.

    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-58,509; Advance Tool, Blaine, MN: December 16, 2004.
TA-W-58,525; Gelita USA, Inc., A Gelita North America, Inc. Div., 
Sergeant Bluff, IA: December 20, 2004.
TA-W-58,436; Laurel Industries, Inc., The Mundy Company, LaPorte, TX: 
November 28, 2004.
TA-W-58,602; Leggett and Platt, Inc., Crest Foam Corp DBA No-Sag Foam, 
Dubuque, IA: January 6, 2005.

    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 January 2006. 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 26, 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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