[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 166 (Monday, August 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50945-50947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14222]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for 
Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade 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 period of August 7 
through August 11, 2006.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of 
a primary firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to 
apply for worker adjustment assistance, 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:

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    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 for 
secondarily affected workers of a firm and a certification issued 
regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, 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.
    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.
    1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 
50 years of age or older.
    2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are 
not easily transferable.
    3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry (i.e., 
conditions within the industry are adverse).

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 
Section 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of the Trade Act have been 
met.

None.

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

None.

    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible 
to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.

None.

    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are 
certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or 
a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) of the Trade Act have been 
met.

None.

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 
Section 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) 
of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W-59,680; Fiskars Royal Floor Mats, Fiskars Brands, Inc., Calhoun, 
GA: July 6, 2005
TA-W-59,716; Pinnacle Frames and Accents, Inc., Piggott, AR: April 1, 
2006
TA-W-59,747; Khoury, Inc., Kingsford, MI: July 5, 2005
TA-W-59,829; AEG Photoconductor Corp., Hamilton, OH: July 31, 2005
TA-W-59,018; Anthony Wilcock Enterprises, Inc., Touch-Flo Manufacturing 
Co., Burbank, CA: March 13, 2008
TA-W-59,755; Belden, Americas Division, Fort Mill, SC: July 19, 2005
TA-W-59,896; Advantage Technologies, Inc., Plymouth, MI: August 14, 
2006

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

TA-W-59,298; Honeywell International, Inc., Aerospace Division, On-Site 
Leased Workers of Manpower, Phoenix, AZ: April 27, 2005
TA-W-59,723; C and D Technologies, Huguenot, NY: August 10, 2006
TA-W-59,728; Zoom Technologies, Inc., Also Know as Zoom Telephonics, 
Inc., Boston, MA: July 12, 2005
TA-W-59,775; LENA Phillips-Advance Transformer, Lighting Electronics 
Div., Boscobel, WI: August 13, 2006
TA-W-59,781; Morse Automotive, A Division of Morse Automotive Corp., 
Cartersville, GA: March 31, 2006
TA-W-59,826; Burlington Worldwide, International Textile Group, 
Manpower, Kelly, Hurt, VA: July 28, 2005
TA-W-59,656; Nautilus, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of Express 
Personnel Services, Tyler, TX: June 29, 2005

    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible 
to apply for TAA) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have 
been met.

TA-W-59,626; Tower Automotive, Inc., On-Site Leased Workers of 
Peoplelink, Milan, TN: June 12, 2005
TA-W-59,735; SODICO, Shrewsbury, PA: July 12, 2005
TA-W-59,748; Highlands Diversified Services, Inc., On-Site Leased 
Workers of CBS Temporary Service, London, KY: July 18, 2005
TA-W-59,764; Astro Dye Works, Calhoun, GA: July 20, 2005
TA-W-59,784; Johnson Controls, Inc., Manpower, West Carrollton, OH: 
July 13, 2005

    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are 
certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or 
a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) 
of the Trade Act have been met.

None.

Negative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

    In the following cases, it has been determined that the 
requirements of 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for the reasons 
specified.
    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.


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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.

None.

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

None.

Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance and 
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

    In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the 
eligibility criteria for worker adjustment assistance have not been met 
for the reasons specified.
    Since the workers of the firm are denied eligibility to apply for 
TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
    The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A.) and 
(a)(2)(B)(II.A.) (employment decline) have not been met.

TA-W-59,671; Bernard Chaus, Cynthia Steffe Division, New York, OH.
TA-W-59,721; Mercury Marine, A Division of Brunswick Corp., Fond du 
Lac, SC.
TA-W-59,738; Para Chem Southern, Inc., Coating Division, Simpsonville, 
GA.
TA-W-59,751; Continental Industries LLC, Benzonia, VA.
    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-59,710; Oxbow Machine Products, On-Site Leased Workers of TKO 
Staffing, 3-D Personnel and Batton Technical, Livonia, NY.

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

TA-W-59,630; Johnson Controls Inc., Oklahoma City, GA.
TA-W-59,645; Metal Ware Corporation (The), Two Rivers, MI.
TA-W-59,681; Saputo Cheese USA, Inc., Peru, AZ.
TA-W-59,709; Stimson Lumber Company, St. Helens, TX.
TA-W-59,760; Huntington Foam Corp., Mt. Pleasant, MI.
TA-W-59,766; HBD/Thermoid, Inc., Workers Producing Hoses Oneida Plant, 
HBD Industries, Oneida, TN.

    The investigation revealed that the predominate cause of worker 
separations is unrelated to criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased 
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.C) (shift in production to a foreign 
country).

TA-W-59,571; Fairchild Semiconductor International, Information 
Technology Div., South Portland, CA.
TA-W-59,636; Larose, Inc., New York, AR.

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

TA-W-59,713; State Farm Insurance, Shared Services Department, 
Parsippany, NJ.
TA-W-59,736; RSM Company, Inc., Charlotte, WI.
TA-W-59,770; Surgical Support Services, Div. of Surgical Synergies, 
Eureka, PA.
TA-W-59,790; Premier Turbines, Division of Dallas Airmotive, Neosho, 
KY.
TA-W-59,797; Canteen Vending, On-Site Workers at Broyhill Pacemaker 
Furniture Co., Lenior, GA.
TA-W-59,820; Airfoil Technologies International-Ohio, Mentor, OH.
TA-W-59,822; AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Orange, ME.
TA-W-59,846; Coville, Inc., Winston-Salem, OK.

    The investigation revealed that criteria of Section 222(b)(2) has 
not been met. The workers' firm (or subdivision) is not a supplier to 
or a downstream producer for a firm whose workers were certified 
eligible to apply for TAA.

None.

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were 
issued during the month of August 7 through August 11, 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: August 16, 2006.
Erica R. Cantor,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
 [FR Doc. E6-14222 Filed 8-25-06; 8:45 am]
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