[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54184-54188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22104]


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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 USC 2273) the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of 
determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment 
assistance for workers by (TA-W) number issued during the period of 
August 16, 2010 through August 20, 2010.
    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. Under Section 222(a)(2)(A), the following must be satisfied:
    (1) A significant number or proportion of the workers in such 
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are 
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
    (2) The sales or production, or both, of such firm have decreased 
absolutely; and
    (3) One of the following must be satisfied:
    (A) Imports of articles or services like or directly competitive 
with articles produced or services supplied by such firm have 
increased;
    (B) Imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles 
into which one or more component parts produced by such firm are 
directly incorporated, have increased;
    (C) Imports of articles directly incorporating one or more 
component parts produced outside the United States that are like or 
directly competitive with imports of articles incorporating one or more 
component parts produced by such firm have increased;
    (D) Imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles 
which are produced directly using services supplied by such firm, have 
increased; and
    (4) The increase in imports contributed importantly to such 
workers' separation or threat of separation and to the decline in the 
sales or production of such firm; or
    II. Section 222(a)(2)(B) all of the following must be satisfied:
    (1) A significant number or proportion of the workers in such 
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are 
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
    (2) One of the following must be satisfied:
    (A) there has been a shift by the workers' firm to a foreign 
country in the production of articles or supply of services like or 
directly competitive with those produced/supplied by the workers' firm;
    (B) there has been an acquisition from a foreign country by the 
workers' firm of articles/services that are like or directly 
competitive with those produced/supplied by the workers' firm; and
    (3) The shift/acquisition contributed importantly to the workers' 
separation or threat of separation.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made for adversely 
affected workers in public agencies 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) A significant number or proportion of the workers in the public 
agency have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to 
become totally or partially separated;
    (2) The public agency has acquired from a foreign country services 
like or

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directly competitive with services which are supplied by such agency; 
and
    (3) The acquisition of services contributed importantly to such 
workers' separation or threat of separation.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made for adversely 
affected secondary 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(c) of the Act must 
be met.
    (1) A significant number or proportion of the workers in the 
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are 
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
    (2) The workers' firm is a Supplier or Downstream Producer to a 
firm that employed a group of workers who received a certification of 
eligibility under Section 222(a) of the Act, and such supply or 
production is related to the article or service that was the basis for 
such certification; and
    (3) Either--
    (A) the workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it 
supplied to the firm 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 described 
in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to the workers' separation or 
threat of separation.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made for adversely 
affected workers in firms identified by the International Trade 
Commission and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply 
for worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility 
requirements of Section 222(f) of the Act must be met.
    (1) The workers' firm is publicly identified by name by the 
International Trade Commission as a member of a domestic industry in an 
investigation resulting in--
    (A) An affirmative determination of serious injury or threat 
thereof under section 202(b)(1);
    (B) An affirmative determination of market disruption or threat 
thereof under section 421(b)(1); or
    (C) An affirmative final determination of material injury or threat 
thereof under section 705(b)(1)(A) or 735(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)(1)(A) and 1673d(b)(1)(A));
    (2) The petition is filed during the 1-year period beginning on the 
date on which--
    (A) a summary of the report submitted to the President by the 
International Trade Commission under section 202(f)(1) with respect to 
the affirmative determination described in paragraph (1)(A) is 
published in the Federal Register under section 202(f)(3); or
    (B) notice of an affirmative determination described in 
subparagraph (1) is published in the Federal Register; and
    (3) The workers have become totally or partially separated from the 
workers' firm within--
    (A) the 1-year period described in paragraph (2); or
    (B) notwithstanding section 223(b)(1), the 1-year period preceding 
the 1-year period described in paragraph (2).

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.

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          TA-W No.                  Subject firm              Location                    Impact date
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73,352......................  Republic Special         Canton, OH............  January 20, 2009.
                               Metals, Inc., Patriot
                               Morgan, Inc..
73,501......................  National Emblem, Inc...  Carson, CA............  February 12, 2009.
73,632......................  Simclar Interconnect     Ozark, MO.............  March 1, 2009.
                               Technologies, Inc.,
                               Leased Workers from
                               Express Employment
                               Professionals.
74,042......................  Filtran LLC, Leased      Lugoff, SC............  April 27, 2009.
                               Workers from Skills
                               Employment Personnel.
74,201......................  Mt. Taylor Millwork,     Milan, NM.............  May 24, 2009.
                               Inc.
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    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production or services) of the Trade Act 
have been met.

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          TA-W No.                  Subject firm              Location                    Impact date
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73,561......................  Musashi Auto Parts       Battle Creek, MI......  February 23, 2009.
                               Michigan, Inc.,
                               Musashi Seimitsu
                               Industry Company,
                               Ltd.; Leased Workers
                               Spherion.
73,620......................  Ticona Polymers,         Grover, NC............  February 22, 2009.
                               Celanese Corporation;
                               Polymer Production
                               Unit; Leased Workers
                               from Mundy.
73,676......................  Apria Healthcare,        Birmingham and Mobile,  March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         AL.
                               Department.
73,676A.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Little Rock and         March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         Lowell, AR.
                               Department.
73,676B.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Bullhead City and       March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         Other Cities, AZ.
                               Department.
73,676C.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Lancaster and Other     March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         Cities, CA.
                               Department.
73,676D.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Durango, CO...........  March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service
                               Department.
73,676E.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Cromwell, CT..........  March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service
                               Department.
73,676F.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Fort Myers and Other    March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         Cities, FL.
                               Department.
73,676G.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Athens and Other        March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         Cities, GA.
                               Department.
73,676H.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Collinsville, Il......  March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service
                               Department.
73,676I.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Colby and Other         March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         Cities, KS.
                               Department.
73,676J.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Baton Rouge and Other   March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         Cities, LA.
                               Department.
73,676K.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Cameron and Other       March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         Cities, MO.
                               Department.
73,676L.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Biloxi, MS............  March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service
                               Department.
73,676M.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Arden and Other         March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         Cities, NC.
                               Department.
73,676N.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Albuquerque, NM.......  March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service
                               Department.

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73,676O.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Henderson and Sparks,   March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         NV.
                               Department.
73,676P.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Tulsa, OK.............  March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service
                               Department.
73,676Q.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Duncan and Other        March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         Cities, SC.
                               Department.
73,676R.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Chattanooga and Other   March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         Cities, TN.
                               Department.
73,676S.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Amarillo and Other      March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         Cities, TX.
                               Department.
73,676T.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Layton and Salt Lake    March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service         City, UT.
                               Department.
73,676U.....................  Apria Healthcare,        Spokane, WA...........  March 8, 2009.
                               Customer Service
                               Department.
73,826......................  Kincaid, Inc...........  Athens, TN............  March 31, 2009.
73,847......................  PricewaterhouseCoopers,  Florham Park, NJ......  March 22, 2009.
                               LLP, Internal Firm
                               Services Client
                               Account Administrators
                               Group.
73,907......................  Sherrill Manufacturing,  Sherrill, NY..........  April 12, 2009.
                               Inc..
73,951......................  Ethicon, Johnson &       San Angelo, TX........  April 13, 2009.
                               Johnson; Leased
                               Workers Kelly
                               Temporary Services.
74,077......................  Robb and Stucky LTD.,    Lincolnton, NC........  May 11, 2009.
                               LLLP, Leased Workers
                               Spartan Staffing.
74,180......................  Panasonic Home           Danville, KY..........  April 24, 2009.
                               Appliances Company of
                               America, Panasonic
                               Corporation of North
                               America; Leased
                               Workers Nesco
                               Resource, etc.
74,300......................  Als Holdings, Inc.,      Clackamas, OR.........  June 24, 2009.
                               Formerly known as Apex
                               Label and Systems,
                               Inc., Tapp
                               Technologies, Inc.
74,369......................  Lanxess Sybron           Birmingham, NJ........  March 19, 2010.
                               Chemicals, Inc.,
                               Lanxess Corporation;
                               Leased Workers from
                               Belcan Corporation.
74,372......................  Metalsa Structural       Pottstown, PA.........  June 14, 2009.
                               Products, Inc.,
                               Formerly Dana Holding
                               Corporation, Product
                               Engineering Group.
74,373......................  Metlife Group, Inc.,     West Warwick, RI......  July 12, 2009.
                               Technology &
                               Operations Division;
                               Customer Sales &
                               Service Unit; etc.
74,390......................  Haldex Brake             Iola, KS..............  July 15, 2009.
                               Corporation,
                               Commercial Vehicle
                               Systems.
74,422......................  World Color (USA), LLC,  Dyersburg, TN.........  July 16, 2009.
                               Dyersburg Division;
                               Staffmark, Diversco,
                               Metro.
74,435......................  Philips Professional     Union, NJ.............  July 21, 2009.
                               Luminaries, Philips
                               Lighting; Leased
                               Workers from Adecco.
74,463......................  Kimble Chase Life        Vineland, NJ..........  July 14, 2009.
                               Science and Research
                               Products, LLC, Leased
                               Workers from Manpower.
74,470......................  Standard Microsystems    Hauppauge, NY.........  August 2, 2012.
                               Corporation, Also
                               Known as SMSC;
                               Production Test
                               Division.
74,486......................  Precision Dormer, LLC,   Crystal Lake, IL......  August 3, 2009.
                               Crystal Lake Supply
                               Unit, Sandvik, Leased
                               Workers from Staff
                               Mark.
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    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(c) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible 
to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.

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          TA-W No.                  Subject firm              Location                    Impact date
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74,160......................  American General--AIG,   Wauwatosa, WI.........  May 27, 2009.
                               Life Brokerage;
                               American International
                               Group.
74,258......................  RWD Technologies, LLC,   Troy, MI..............  May 26, 2009.
                               RWD Technologies,
                               Inc.; National
                               Practices; etc.
74,335......................  Jatal, Inc., Accel       Auburn, WA............  June 30, 2009.
                               Plastics; Leased
                               Workers from Smart
                               Talent.
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    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(c) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are 
certified eligible to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.

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          TA-W No.                  Subject firm              Location                    Impact date
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73,096......................  USF Holland, Inc.,       Romulus, MI...........  November 18, 2008.
                               Detroit Service
                               Center; YRC Worldwide.
73,802......................  JD Irving Woodland, LLC  Fort Kent, ME.........  March 15, 2009.
73,945......................  Carlen Transport, Inc..  Hampden, ME...........  April 7, 2009.
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Negative Determinations for Worker 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.
    The investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs 
(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B) (shift in production or 
services to a foreign country) of section 222 have not been met.

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           TA-W No.                   Subject firm             Location                  Impact date
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72,729........................  International Paper,      Pineville, LA.     ...................................
                                 Pineville Mill,
                                 Industrial Packaging
                                 Group.
73,030........................  Apex Systems, Inc.,       Colorado Springs,  ...................................
                                 Working on-site at        CO.
                                 Verizon Business
                                 Network Services, Inc.
73,108........................  TEKsystems, Inc.,         Pittsburgh, PA.    ...................................
                                 Allegis Group, Inc.;
                                 Doing Business as
                                 Aerotek.
73,228........................  Superior Technical        Seattle, WA.       ...................................
                                 Resources, Inc.,
                                 Classmates.com.
73,281........................  Shorewood Packaging,      Danville, VA.      ...................................
                                 International Paper
                                 Company, Leased Workers
                                 Ameristaff Staffing.
73,383........................  Conner Steel Products,    San Angelo, TX.    ...................................
                                 Inc..
73,848........................  MDM Supply Company......  Missoula, MT.      ...................................
74,132........................  DuPont Performance        Nederland, TX.     ...................................
                                 EElastomers, Hypalon
                                 Unit.
74,310........................  Eli Lilly and Company,    Indianapolis, IN.  ...................................
                                 Business System
                                 Operations.
74,327........................  Anthem Blue Cross Blue    Green Bay, WI.     ...................................
                                 Shield, Claim
                                 Management Services,
                                 Inc. Operations, A
                                 Division of Wellpoint,
                                 Inc.
74,347........................  NCR Corporation, USPS     West Columbia,     ...................................
                                 Help Desk of Customer     SC.
                                 Care Center, Leased
                                 Workers of Volt
                                 Consulting.
74,395........................  FTCA, Inc...............  Somerset, PA.      ...................................
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    The investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs 
(b)(2) and (b)(3) (public agency acquisition of services from a foreign 
country) of section 222 have not been met.

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           TA-W No.                   Subject firm             Location                  Impact date
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74,331........................  Madison County            Wood River, IL.    ...................................
                                 Employment and
                                 Training,
                                 Administration Building.
74,331A.......................  Madison County            Granite City, IL.  ...................................
                                 Employment and
                                 Training, Field Office.
74,331B.......................  Madison County            Alton, IL.         ...................................
                                 Employment and
                                 Training, Field Office.
74,331C.......................  Madison County            Edwardsville, IL.  ...................................
                                 Employment and
                                 Training, Field Office.
74,331D.......................  Madison County            Glen Carbon, IL.   ...................................
                                 Employment and
                                 Training, Field Office.
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Determinations Terminating Investigations of Petitions for Worker 
Adjustment Assistance

    After notice of the petitions was published in the Federal Register 
and on the Department's Web site, as required by Section 221 of the Act 
(19 U.S.C. 2271), the Department initiated investigations of these 
petitions.
    The following determinations terminating investigations were issued 
because the petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn.

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           TA-W No.                   Subject firm             Location                  Impact date
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73,979........................  Hagemeyer North America,  Chambersburg, PA.  ...................................
                                 Chambersburg
                                 Distribution Center.
74,067........................  Kartheiser Trucking,      Columbia Falls,    ...................................
                                 Inc..                     MT.
74,485........................  Akzo Nobel Nonstick       Des Plaines, IL.   ...................................
                                 Coatings.
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    The following determinations terminating investigations were issued 
in cases where these petitions were not filed in accordance with the 
requirements of 29 CFR 90.11. Every petition filed by workers must be 
signed by at least three individuals of the petitioning worker group. 
Petitioners separated more than one year prior to the date of the 
petition cannot be covered under a certification of a petition under 
Section 223(b), and therefore, may not be part of a petitioning worker 
group. For one or more of these reasons, these petitions were deemed 
invalid.

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           TA-W No.                   Subject firm             Location                  Impact date
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73,145........................  M & L Manufacturing,      Los Angeles, CA.   ...................................
                                 Inc. and The Jewelry
                                 Stream.
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    The following determinations terminating investigations were issued 
because the petitioning groups of workers are covered by active 
certifications. Consequently, further investigation in these cases 
would serve no purpose since the petitioning group of workers cannot be 
covered by more than one certification at a time.

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           TA-W No.                   Subject firm             Location                  Impact date
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73,770A.......................  Chrysler Group, LLC, St.  Fenton, MO.        ...................................
                                 Louis North Plant.
73,807........................  Keane, Inc., Working On-  Boston, MA.        ...................................
                                 Site at Teachers
                                 Insurance Annuity
                                 Association (TIAA-CREF).
73,937........................  Apria Healthcare,         Duluth, GA.        ...................................
                                 Customer Service
                                 Division.
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    The following determinations terminating investigations were issued 
because the petitions are the subject of ongoing investigations under 
petitions filed earlier covering the same petitioners.

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           TA-W No.                   Subject firm             Location                  Impact date
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74,522........................  HealthPlan Services.....  Tampa, FL.
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    The following determinations terminating investigations were issued 
because the Department issued a negative determination on petitions 
related to the relevant investigation period applicable to the same 
worker group. The duplicative petitions did not present new information 
or a change in circumstances that would result in a reversal of the 
Department's previous negative determination, and therefore, further 
investigation would duplicate efforts and serve no purpose.

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           TA-W No.                   Subject firm             Location                  Impact date
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73,770........................  Chrysler Group, LLC, St.  Fenton, MO.        ...................................
                                 Louis South Plant.
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    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the period of August 16, 2010 through August 20, 2010. Copies of 
these determinations may be requested under the Freedom of Information 
Act. Requests may be submitted by fax, courier services, or mail to 
FOIA Disclosure Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance (ETA), 
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N., Washington, DC 
20210 or [email protected]. These determinations also are available 
on the Department's Web site at http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact under 
the searchable listing of determinations.

    Dated: August 27, 2010.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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