[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 41 (Thursday, March 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10715-10717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2978]


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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 February 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 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-58,571; Parlex Corporation, Multi Layer Business Unit, Methuen, 
MA, January 4, 2005
TA-W-58,597; Cooper Standard Automotive, North American Sealing Systems 
Division, Gaylord, MI, December 27, 2004
TA-W-58,630; Swagelok Biopharm Services Company, North Tonawanda, NY, 
January 5, 2005
TA-W-58,705; Daisy Outdoor Products, BB Production Div., Salem, MO, 
January 20, 2005
TA-W-58,750; Robert Bosch Tool Corp., A Subsidiary of Robert Bosch 
Corp., Leased Production Workers From ESA/Resource, Heber Springs, AR, 
January 30, 2005
TA-W-58,757; Swarovski North America Limited, Crystal Goods Div., 
Cranston, RI, January 30, 2005
TA-W-58,757A; Swarovski North America Limited, Crystal Components Div., 
Cranston, RI, January 30, 2005
TA-W-58,658; CMOR Manufacturing, Inc., Rocklin, CA, January 18, 2005
TA-W-58,431; Clarion Sintered Metals, Ridgway, PA, November 30, 2004
TA-W-58,491; Hanes Dye and Finishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC, October 9, 
2005
TA-W-58,570; Sierra Manufacturing Group, LLC, Including on-Site Lease

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Workers of Skill Span Staffing, Pocola, OK, January 3, 2005
TA-W-58,628; Five Rivers Electronic Innovations LLC, Color Television 
Product Line, Greeneville, TN, October 2, 2005
TA-W-58,628A; Five Rivers Electronic Innovations LLC, Plastic Parts 
Product Line, Greeneville, TN, October 2, 2005
TA-W-58,628B; Five Rivers Electronic Innovations LLC, Distribution 
Warehouse, Greeneville, TN, October 2, 2005
TA-W-58,776; Flynn Enterprises, LLC, Elkton Laundry Division, Elkton, 
KY, January 27, 2005
TA-W-58,564; Lizette Creations, Inc., Long Beach, CA, December 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-58,550; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Financial Center of 
Excellence, Deerfield, IL, December 28, 2004
TA-W-58,700; Deutsch Engineered Connecting Devices, Defense/Aerospace 
Div., Hemet, CA, January 5, 2005
TA-W-58,437; Medsep Corporation, dba Pall Medical, A Subsidiary of Pall 
Corp., Leased Workers of Kelly Services, Covina, CA, November 30, 2004
TA-W-58,594; Donaldson Company, Grinnell, IA, January 6, 2005
TA-W-58,648; Fisher Hamilton L.L.C., Subsidiary of Fisher Scientific 
International, Inc., Two Rivers, WI, January 13, 2005
TA-W-58,661; KEMET Electronics Corporation, Including Leased Workers of 
BPS, Staffmark and Phillips Staffing, Simpsonville, SC, February 24, 
2006
TA-W-58,661A; KEMET Electronics Corporation, Including Leased Workers 
of BPS, Staffmark and Phillips Staffing, Simpsonville, SC, February 24, 
2006
TA-W-58,679; Falcon Foam, a Division of Atlas Roofing Corp., Los 
Angeles, CA, January 19, 2005
TA-W-58,696; Entrecap Corporation, dba Fing'rs, A Subsidiary of Pacific 
World Corporation, Camarillo, CA, January 3, 2005
TA-W-58,704; Brunswick Bowling and Billiards Corp., A Subsidiary of 
Brunswick Corp., Leased Workers of Staffing Alliance, Muskegon, MI, 
January 23, 2005
TA-W-58,752; Claireson Manufacturing Co., Division of Blauer Mfg. Co., 
Inc., Forrest City, AR, January 30, 2005
TA-W-58,578; Bekaert Corporation, SSW-Muskegon Division, Muskegon, MI, 
January 4, 2005
TA-W-58,581; Bernhardt Furniture Company, Design Division Plant #3, 
Lenoir, NC, January 4, 2005

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

TA-W-58,542; River City Plastic, Vicksburg, MI, December 9, 2004
TA-W-58,633; Southern Hardwoods, Inc., Laurinburg, NC, January 10, 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-58,566; Pentair Pool Products, Inc., Pool and Spa Division, 
Moorpark, CA.

    The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.B.)(Sales or 
production, or both, did not decline) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) (shift in 
production to a foreign country) have not been met.
TA-W-58,733; Ranco North America, Division: Com-Trol, A Subsidiary of 
Invensys, Mansfield, OH.
TA-W-58,653; AK Steel, Butler Works, Butler, 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-58,036; Liberty Carton, New England Division, Peabody, MA.
TA-W-58,236; Natick Paperboard Corp., Paperboard Mill Div., Natick, MA.
TA-W-58,585; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Engineered Products 
Division, St. Marys, OH.

    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-58,569; OBG Distribution Company, LLC, Celina, TN.
TA-W-58,632; Leyold Vacuum, USA, Tempe, AZ.
TA-W-58,675; Outsource Partners International, Houston, TX.
TA-W-58,743; Getronics, Call Center, Tampa, FL.

    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-58,718; Schoeller Arca Systems, Tacoma, WA.

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-58,571; Parlex Corporation, Multi Layer Business Unit, Methuen, 
MA, January 4, 2005
TA-W-58,597; Cooper Standard Automotive, North American Sealing systems 
Division, Gaylord, MI, December 27, 2004
TA-W-58,630; Swagelok Biopharm Services Company, North Tonawanda, NY, 
January 5, 2005
TA-W-58,705; Daisy Outdoor Products, BB Production Div., Salem, MO, 
January 20, 2005
TA-W-58,750; Robert Bosch Tool Corp., A Subsidiary of Robert Bosch 
Corp., Leased Production Workers From ESA/Resource, Heber Springs, AR, 
January 30, 2005
TA-W-58,757; Swarovski North America Limited, Crystal Goods Div., 
Cranston, RI, January 30, 2005
TA-W-58,757A; Swarovski North America Limited, Crystal

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Components Div., Cranston, RI, January 30, 2005
TA-W-58,431; Clarion Sintered Metals, Ridgway, PA, November 30, 2004
TA-W-58,491; Hanes Dye and Finishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC, October 9, 
2005
TA-W-58,570; Sierra Manufacturing Group, LLC, Including on-Site Leased 
Workers of Skill Span Staffing, Pocola, OK, January 3, 2005
TA-W-58,628; Five Rivers Electronic Innovations LLC, Color Television 
Product Line, Greeneville, TN, October 2, 2005
TA-W-58,628A; Five Rivers Electronic Innovations LLC, Plastic Parts 
Product Line, Greeneville, TN, October 2, 2005
TA-W-58,628B; Five Rivers Electronic Innovations LLC, Distribution 
Warehouse, Greeneville, TN, October 2, 2005 
TA-W-58,776; Flynn Enterprises, LLC, Elkton Laundry Division, Elkton, 
KY, January 27, 2005
TA-W-58,564; Lizette Creations, Inc., Long Beach, CA, December 30, 2004
TA-W-58,437; Medsep Corporation, dba Pall Medical, A Subisdiary of Pall 
Corp., Leased Workers of Kelly Services, Covina, CA, November 30, 2004
TA-W-58,594; Donaldson Company, Grinnell, IA, January 6, 2005
TA-W-58,648; Fisher Hamilton LLC, Subsidiary of Fisher Scientific 
International, Inc., Two Rivers, WI, January 13, 2005
TA-W-58,661; KEMET Electronics Corporation, Including Leased Workers of 
BPS, Staffmark and Phillips Staffing, Simpsonville, SC, February 24, 
2006
TA-W-58,661A; KEMET Electronics Corporation, Including Leased Workers 
of BPS, Staffmark and Phillips Staffing, Simpsonville, SC, February 24, 
2006
TA-W-58,679; Falcon Foam, a Division of Atlas Roofing Corp., Los 
Angeles, CA, January 19, 2005
TA-W-58,696; Entrecap Corporation, dba Fing'rs, A Subsidiary of Pacific 
World Corporation, Camarillo, CA, January 3, 2005
TA-W-58,704; Brunswick Bowling and Billiards Corp., A Subsidiary of 
Brunswick Corp., Leased Workers of Staffing Alliance, Muskegon, MI, 
January 23, 2005
TA-W-58,752; Claireson Manufacturing Co., Division of Blauer Mfg. Co., 
Inc., Forrest City, AR, January 30, 2005
TA-W-58,578; Bekaert Corporation, SSW-Muskegon Division, Muskegon, MI, 
January 4, 2005
TA-W-58,581; Bernhardt Furniture Company, Design Division Plant #3, 
Lenoir, NC, January 4, 2005
TA-W-58,542; River City Plastic, Vicksburg, MI, December 9, 2004
TA-W-58,633; Southern Hardwoods, Inc., Laurinburg, NC, January 10, 2005

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-58,733; Ranco North America, Division: Com-Trol, A Subsidiary of 
Invensys, Mansfield, OH.
TA-W-58,653; AK Steel, Butler Works, Butler, PA.
TA-W-58,036; Liberty Carton, New England Division, Peabody, MA. 
TA-W-58,236; Natick Paperboard Corp., Paperboard Mill Div., Natick, MA.
TA-W-58,585; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Engineered Products 
Division, St. Marys, OH.
TA-W-58,569; OBG Distribution Company, LLC, Celina, TN.
TA-W-58,632; Leyold Vacuum, USA, Tempe, AZ. 
TA-W-58,675; Outsource Partners International, Houston, TX.
TA-W-58,743; Getronics, Call Center, Tampa, FL.
TA-W-58,718; Schoeller Arca Systems, Tacoma, WA.

    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-58,658; CMOR Manufacturing, Inc., Rocklin, CA.

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

TA-W-58,550; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Financial Center of 
Excellence, Deerfield, IL,
TA-W-58,700; Deutsch Engineered Connecting Devices, Defense/Aerospace 
Div., Hemet, CA.

    The Department has 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 February 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: February 24, 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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