[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 120 (Thursday, June 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35951-35953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9901]


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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 May 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 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 and 
Alternative Trade 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, and section 
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W-59,234; Frontier Spinning Mills, Formerly Know as Swift Galey, 
Also know as Swift Textiles, Yarn Plant, Columbus, GA: April 9, 2005
TA-W-59,277A; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Upholstery Plant 
9, Hickory, NC: April 24, 2005 
TA-W-59,277B; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Upholstery Plant 
3, Troutman, NC: April 24, 2005 

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TA-W-59,415; WestPoint Home, Bed Products Division, Columbia, AL: May 
16, 2005
TA-W-58,869; Teknetix, Inc., Parkersburg, WV: February 17, 2005
TA-W-59,127; Cridge, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of Global Staffing, 
Staffing Visions of J.N., Fallsington, PA: March 22, 2005 
TA-W-59,135; Bicor Processing Corp., Brooklyn, NY: March 22, 2005 
TA-W-59,165; Georgia Pacific Corp., Fort James Operating Division, Pulp 
Mill, A Subsidiary of Koch Industries, Old Town, ME: April 4, 2005 
TA-W-59,185; Roseburg Forest Products, Plywood Division, Dillard, OR: 
April 3, 2005 
TA-W-59,190; FSP-One, Inc., Plainville, MA: April 11, 2005
TA-W-59,198; Tietex Interiors, A Division of Tietex, Williamsburg 
Plant, Gibsonville, NC: November 15, 2005 
TA-W-59,203; LH Sewing Co., San Francisco, CA: April 12, 2005 
TA-W-59,244; Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb and Sons, LLC, 
Greensboro, NC: April 19, 2005 

    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
(a) (2) (B) (shift in production) of section 222 and section 
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W-59,224; Lear Corporation, SSD Division, Elsie, MI: April 13, 2005 
TA-W-59,245; Securitas Security Service, Inteir Automotive Seating of 
America, Inc., Romech Division, Red Oak, IA: April 18, 2005
TA-W-59,326; Dura Art Stone, Inc., Fontana, CA: May 3, 2005 
TA-W-59,341; STERIS Corporation, Healthcare--Erie Operations Division, 
Erie, PA: May 4, 2005 
TA-W-59,346; Sonoco Products Co., Flexible Packaging Division, 
Charlotte, NC: May 5, 2005 
TA-W-59,353; Auburn Technology, Inc., A Subsidiary of Bombardier 
Transportation North America, Auburn, NY: May 5, 2005 
TA-W-59,387; SKF USA Inc., Automotive Division, On-Site Leased Workers 
from Aiken Staffing Career, Graniteville, SC: May 3, 2005
TA-W-59,409; Components Manufacturing Co., A Subsidiary of Rheem Mfg 
Co., Augusta Warehouse, Augusta, GA: May 8, 2005
TA-W-59,216; Schindler Elevator Corp., Pete DeLuke & Assoc. & Manpower, 
Sidney, OH: April 13, 2005
TA-W-59,277; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Plant A, 
Thomasville, NC: April 24, 2005
TA-W-59,277C; Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Plant D, 
Thomasville, NC: April 24, 2005
TA-W-59,284; Sound Advance Systems, Santa Ana, CA: April 26, 2005
TA-W-59,294; Dale's Cleaning Service, Working On-Site at OSRAM/
Sylvania, Rockland, ME: April 7, 2005
TA-W-59,296; Synertech Health System Solutions, LL Sofware/Product 
Engineering Dept., Harrisburg, PA: April 17, 2005
TA-W-59,403; Picolight, Inc., Louisville, CO: May 16, 2005

    The following certification has been issued. The requirement of 
supplier to a trade certified firm and section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the 
Trade Act have been met.

TA-W-59,256; Caraustar Industries, Inc., Danville Plant, Blairs, VA: 
April 20, 2005
TA-W-59,325; Stanco Metal Products, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of 
Kelly Services, Grand Haven, MI: April 27, 2005

    The following certification has been issued. The requirement of 
downstream producer to a trade certified firm and Section 
246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W-59,263; A Bust Tool and Mfg. Co., Inc., dba Metal Manufacturing 
Co., Hammond, IN: April 21, 2005

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-59,308; Michelin North America, Inc., Service V, Greenville, SC.
TA-W-59,315; Lear Corporation--Walker Plant, Seating Systems Division, 
Walker, MI.

    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-59,279; International Waxes, Inc., formerly Honeywell, Smethport, 
PA.
TA-W-59,285; Sony Technology Center Pittsburgh, A Subsidiary of Sony 
Electronics, SXRD Assembly, Mt. Pleasant, 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-58,841; Crossroads Systems, Inc., Austin, TX.
TA-W-59,243; Tenneco, Inc., OE/RC Sterling Heights Div., Sterling 
Heights, 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-59,180; Leading Technologies, Leechburg, PA.
TA-W-59,217; San Francisco City Lights, Inc., San Francisco, CA.
TA-W-59,303; South Mountain Technologies (USA), Inc., Wilsonville, OR.

    The workers firm does not produce an article as required for 
certification under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-59,239; ReadyHosting, Inc., Kenosha, WI.
TA-W-59,253; Universal Manufacturing Corp., Shelby, NC.
TA-W-59,302; Information Systems Services, Working On-Site at Ford 
Motor Company, Dearborn, MI.
TA-W-59,345; Theramatrix Services, Working at Ford Motor Co., Atlanta 
Assembly Plant, Hapeville, GA.
TA-W-59,352; Town of Calhoun Falls, Calhoun Falls, SC.

    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 Ajdustment Assistance

    In order for the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance to issued 
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).

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Negative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

    In order for the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance to issued 
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-59,308; Michelin North America, Inc., Service V, Greenville, SC.
TA-W-59,315; Lear Corporation--Walker Plant, Seating Systems Division, 
Walker, MI.
TA-W-59,279; International Waxes, Inc., formerly Honeywell, Smethport, 
PA.
TA-W-59,285; Sony Technology Center Pittsburgh, A Subsidiary of Sony 
Electronics, SXRD Assembly, Mt. Pleasant, PA.
TA-W-58,841; Crossroads Systems, Inc., Austin, TX.
TA-W-59,243; Tenneco, Inc., OE/RC Sterling Heights Div., Sterling 
Heights, MI.
TA-W-59,180; Leading Technologies, Leechburg, PA.
TA-W-59,217; San Francisco City Lights, Inc., San Francisco, CA.
TA-W-59,303; South Mountain Technologies (USA), Inc., Wilsonville, OR.
TA-W-59,239; ReadyHosting, Inc., Kenosha, WI.
TA-W-59,253; Universal Manufacturing Corp., Shelby, NC.
TA-W-59,302; Information Systems Services, Working On-Site at Ford 
Motor Company, Dearborn, MI.
TA-W-59,345; Theramatrix Services, Working at Ford Motor Co., Atlanta 
Assembly Plant, Hapeville, GA.
TA-W-59,352; Town of Calhoun Falls, Calhoun Falls, SC.
    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-59,244; Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb and Sons, LLC, 
Greensboro, NC:
TA-W-59,326; Dura Art Stone, Inc., Fontana, CA:
TA-W-59,296; Synertech Health System Solutions, LLC, Sofware/Product 
Engineering Dept., Harrisburg, PA:

    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 May 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: June 7, 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 [FR Doc. E6-9901 Filed 6-21-06; 8:45 am]
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