[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75136-75138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29170]


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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 November 
24 through November 28, 2008.
    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:
    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

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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.

TA-W-64,304; American Die Corporation, Chesterfield, MI: October 10, 
2007

    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-63,880; Cequent Electrical Products, Inc., Tekonsha, MI: August 6, 
2007
TA-W-64,255; Hoffman/New Yorker, Inc., Dushore, PA: October 17, 2007
TA-W-64,206; Hutchinson FTS, Inc., Reading, MI: October 9, 2007
TA-W-64,233; Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc., Deer Lodge, MT: October 14, 
2007
TA-W-64,319A; McConkey and McConkey Machinery, Englewood, TN: October 
28, 2007
TA-W-64,319; Allied Hosiery Mill, Inc., Englewood, TN: October 28, 2007
TA-W-64,153; Hart Schaffner and Marx dba Thorngate, Ltd; A Subsidiary 
of Hartmarx Corporation, Cape Girardeau, MO: September 30, 2007

    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-64,083; American Axle and Manufacturing, Detroit Manufacturing 
Complex, Detroit, MI: September 16, 2007
TA-W-64,118; Lincoln Brass Works, Inc., dba Mueller Gas Products, 
Jacksboro, TN: September 25, 2007
TA-W-64,161; Titus Tool Co., Inc., Kent, WA: October 1, 2007
TA-W-64,219; GKN Sinter Metals, Sinter Metals Division, Emporium, PA: 
October 3, 2007
TA-W-64,229A; Hanesbrand, Inc., Formerly known as Sara Lee Branded 
Apparel, Forest City, NC: October 5, 2007
TA-W-64,229B; Hanesbrand, Inc., Formerly known as Sara Lee Branded 
Apparel, Gastonia, NC: October 5, 2007
TA-W-64,229C; Hanesbrand, Inc., Formerly known as Sara Lee Branded 
Apparel, Rockingham, NC: October 5, 2007
TA-W-64,229; Hanesbrand, Inc., Formerly known as Sara Lee Branded 
Apparel, Eden, NC: October 5, 2007
TA-W-64,265; Cooper-Crouse-Hinds, Cooper Interconnect Division, 
LaGrange, NC: October 16, 2007
TA-W-64,276; American Safety Razor Co./Personna; Industrial/Medical 
Division, Verona, VA: October 23, 2007
TA-W-64,356; Union Apparel, Inc., Norvelt, PA: November 4, 2007
TA-W-64,400; Lincolnton Manufacturing, Inc., A Subsidiary of Century 
Place, Lincolnton, NC: November 11, 2007
TA-W-64,427A; Worldtex, Inc., Greensboro Corporate Office, Greensboro, 
NC: November 13, 2007
TA-W-64,427; Worldtex, Inc., Hickory Corporate Office, Hickory, NC: 
November 13, 2007
TA-W-64,483; Fisher and Company, Inc., Corporate Office, St. Clair 
Shores, MI: November 19, 2007
TA-W-64,350; Omega Motion, A Subsidiary of Legget and Platt, Inc., 
Saltillo, MS: November 3, 2007
TA-W-64,261; LexisNexis; Elsevier Dayton IT Division, Miamisburg, OH: 
October 16, 2007
TA-W-64,266; Katun Corporation, Environmental Business Systems 
Division, Austin, TX: October 21, 2007
TA-W-64,283; STEC, Inc., Santa Ana, CA: October 22, 2007
TA-W-64,438; Boston Scientific, Interventional Technologies Division, 
Murrieta, CA: November 12, 2007
TA-W-64,476; Iowa Precision Industries, TDC Division, Cedar Rapids, IA: 
November 13, 2007

    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-64,264; General Motors Corporation, Pittsburgh Metal Center, West 
Mifflin, PA: October 22, 2007
TA-W-64,399; JC Tec Industries, Annville, KY: November 10, 2007
TA-W-64,419; ATC Panels, Inc., Franklin, VA: November 12, 2007
TA-W-64,456; ILPea, Inc., A Subsidiary of Holm Industries, Fort Smith, 
AR: October 13, 2008.

    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 has determined that criterion (1) of section 246 has 
not been met. The firm does not have a significant number of workers 50 
years of age or older.

TA-W-64,304; American Die Corporation, Chesterfield, MI

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

None.

    The Department has 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.
    Because the workers of the firm are not eligible 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.


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TA-W-64,195; Enefco USA, Inc., Auburn, ME

    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.

None.

    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-63,981; Prime Tanning Company, Inc., Berwick, ME
TA-W-64,145; Flakeboard America, LLC; Simsboro, LA
TA-W-64,214; KDH Defense Systems, Inc., Carmichaels, PA
TA-W-64,246; BorgWarner Morse Tech, Inc., Transmission Components, 
Ithaca, NY
TA-W-64,252; Lear Corporation; Seating Systems Division, Wentzville, MO

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

TA-W-64,190; Hafner USA, Inc., New York, NY
TA-W-64,394; Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Service Delivery, Online 
Documentation, Minneapolis, MN
TA-W-64,473; Magnolia Garment Corporation, Tylertown, MS

    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 period of November 24 through November 28, 2008. 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: December 3, 2008.
Erin FitzGerald,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8-29170 Filed 12-9-08; 8:45 am]
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