[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4614-4632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1583]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program Fiscal Year 2010 
Annual Report

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This annual report is submitted in accordance with Section 
1866 of the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act (TGAAA) 
of 2009, which was included as subtitle I (letter ``I'') of title I of 
Division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. 
L. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115, at 367). Section 1866 of the TGAAA directs the 
Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress an annual report on the 
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) Program by the 15th of 
December each year. The TAAF Program is one of four Trade Adjustment 
Assistance (TAA) Programs authorized by the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2341 et seq.) (Trade Act).
    Administered by the Department of Commerce's Economic Development 
Administration (EDA), the goal of the TAAF Program is to help 
economically distressed U.S. businesses develop strategies to compete 
in the global economy. In general, the program provides cost-sharing 
technical assistance to eligible businesses to create and implement 
targeted business recovery plans, called Adjustment Proposals under the 
program. Firms contribute a matching share to create and implement 
their plan.
    Technical assistance is provided through a nationwide network of 
eleven EDA-funded Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers (TAACs), which 
are either non-profits or university-affiliated. The TAACs provide 
assistance to firms petitioning EDA for certification of eligibility 
under the program and in the development and implementation of business 
recovery plans.
    Firms that completed the TAAF Program in FY 2008 report that at 
completion, average sales were $10.3 million, average employment was 
73, and average productivity was $140,977 (sales per employee). One 
year after completing the program (FY 2009), firms report that average 
sales increased by one percent, average employment decreased by 10 
percent, and average productivity increased by 11 percent. The Bureau 
of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nationwide for the 
manufacturing industry in FY 2009, average employment decreased 12 
percent and average productivity increased by 4 percent. Two years 
after completing the program (FY 2010), firms report that average sales 
decreased by 14 percent, average employment decreased by 16 percent, 
and average productivity increased by 3 percent. BLS reported that 
nationwide for the manufacturing industry in FY 2010, average 
employment decreased 12 percent and average productivity increased by 9 
percent.
    Overall, there has been an increase in the demand for the TAAF 
Program in FY 2010, as demonstrated by the increase in the number of 
petitions for certification and Adjustment Proposals submitted to EDA 
for approval. In FY 2010, EDA approved an additional 114 petitions, a 
53 percent increase as compared to FY 2009; and approved an additional 
93 Adjustment Proposals, a 54 percent increase as compared to FY 2009.
    The addition of TAAF staff resources facilitated EDA's ability to 
improve processing time for petitions and Adjustment Proposals in FY 
2010. Although there was a spike in petitions and Adjustment Proposals, 
EDA successfully met the 40-day processing deadline to make a final 
determination for petitions accepted for filing; and the 60-day 
processing deadline for approval of Adjustment Proposals as required in 
the TGAAA. In fact, the average processing time for petitions has 
started to decline below the 40-day requirement and the average 
processing time for Adjustment Proposals is below 30 days.

ADDRESSES: Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Division, Room D100, 
Economic Development

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Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Borlik, Director of the TAAF 
Program, 202-482-3901.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

Introduction
Program Description
Program Initiative
Results/Findings
Data for This Report
    (1) The Number of Firms That Inquired About the Program
    (2) The Number of Petitions Filed Under Section 251
    (3) The Number of Petitions Certified and Denied
    (4) The Average Time for Processing Petitions
    (5) The Number of Petitions Filed and Firms Certified for Each 
Congressional District of the United States
    (6) The Number of Firms That Received Assistance in Preparing 
Their Petitions
    (7) The Number of Firms That Received Assistance Developing 
Business Recovery Plans (Adjustment Proposals)
    (8) The Number of Adjustment Proposals Approved and Denied by 
the Secretary of Commerce
    (9) Sales, Employment, and Productivity at Each Firm 
Participating in the Program at the Time of Certification
    (10) Sales, Employment, and Productivity at Each Firm Upon 
Completion of the Program and Each Year for the Two-Year Period 
Following Completion
    (11) The Financial Assistance Received by Each Firm 
Participating in the Program
    (12) The Financial Contribution Made by Each Firm Participating 
in the Program
    (13) The Types of Technical Assistance Included in the 
Adjustment Proposals of Firms Participating in the Program
    (14) The Number of Firms Leaving the Program Before Completing 
the Project or Projects in Their Adjustment Proposals and the Reason 
the Project Was Not Completed
Conclusion

Introduction

    This report is provided in compliance with Section 1866 of the 
Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act (TGAAA) of 2009, 
which was included as subtitle I (letter ``I'') of title I of Division 
B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5, 
123 Stat. 115, at 367). Section 1866 of the TGAAA directs the Secretary 
of Commerce to provide an annual report on the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance for Firms (TAAF) program by the 15th of December each year. 
Section 1866 of the TGAAA states:

    IN GENERAL.--Not later than December 15, 2009, and each year 
thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall prepare a report 
containing data regarding the trade adjustment assistance for firms 
program provided for in chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.) for the preceding fiscal year.

    This report will provide findings and results to the extent that 
the data is available on the following 14 measures:
    1. The number of firms that inquired about the program.
    2. The number of petitions filed under section 251.
    3. The number of petitions certified and denied.
    4. The average time for processing petitions.
    5. The number of petitions filed and firms certified for each 
congressional district of the United States.
    6. The number of firms that received assistance in preparing their 
petitions.
    7. The number of firms that received assistance developing business 
recovery plans (Adjustment Proposals).
    8. The number of Adjustment Proposals approved and denied by the 
Secretary of Commerce.
    9. Sales, employment, and productivity at each firm participating 
in the program at the time of certification.
    10. Sales, employment, and productivity at each firm upon 
completion of the program and each year for the two-year period 
following completion.
    11. The financial assistance received by each firm participating in 
the program.
    12. The financial contribution made by each firm participating in 
the program.
    13. The types of technical assistance included in the Adjustment 
Proposals of firms participating in the program.
    14. The number of firms leaving the program before completing the 
project or projects in their Adjustment Proposals and the reason the 
project was not completed.

Program Description

    The TAAF program is one of four Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) 
programs authorized under the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et 
seq.) (Trade Act). The responsibility for administering the TAAF 
program is delegated by the Secretary of Commerce to the Economic 
Development Administration (EDA). TAAF program provides technical 
assistance to manufacturers and service firms affected by import 
competition to help the firms develop and implement projects to regain 
global competitiveness.
    The mission of the TAAF Program is to help U.S. firms regain 
competitiveness in the global economy. Import-impacted U.S. 
manufacturing, production, and service firms can receive matching funds 
for projects that expand markets, strengthen operations, and sharpen 
competitiveness through TAAF. The program provides assistance in the 
development of business recovery plans, which are known as Adjustment 
Proposals under Section 252 of the Trade Act, and matching funds to 
implement projects outlined in the Adjustment Proposals.
    The TAAF Program supports a national network of 11 non-profit or 
university-affiliated Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers (TAACs) to 
help U.S. manufacturing, production, and service firms in all fifty 
states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
Firms work with the TAACs to apply for certification for TAAF 
assistance, and prepare and implement strategies to guide their 
economic recovery.
    The other TAA programs are TAA for Workers, Farmers, and 
Communities, which are administered by the Departments of Labor, 
Agriculture, and Commerce through EDA, respectively.

Exhibit 1: TAA Programs

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Program Initiative

    As noted above, the TAAF Program provides technical assistance in 
the development and implementation of Adjustment Proposals. Projects 
are aimed at improving a firm's competitive position. Specifically, 
funds are applied toward the cost of consultants, engineers, designers, 
or industry experts for improvement projects in targeted areas that can 
better a firm's position, such as engineering, information technology, 
management, market development, marketing, new product development, 
quality improvement, and sales. Funds are not provided directly to 
firms; instead EDA funds TAACs and TAACs pay a cost-shared proportion 
of the cost to secure specialized business consultants.
    To certify a firm as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance, 
the Secretary must determine that three conditions are met:
    1. A significant number or proportion of the workers in the firm 
have been or are threatened to be totally or partially separated;
    2. Sales and/or production of the firm have decreased absolutely, 
or sales and/or production of an article or service that accounted for 
at least 25 percent of total production or sales of the firm during the 
12, 24, or 36 months preceding the most recent 12, 24, or 36-month 
period for which data are available have decreased absolutely; and
    3. Increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with 
articles produced or services provided by the firm have ``contributed 
importantly'' to both the layoffs and the decline in sales and/or 
production.
BILLING CODE 3510-24-P

Exhibit 2: TAACs and Their Respective Service Areas

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    The main responsibilities of the TAACS include:
     Assisting firms in preparing their petitions for TAAF. 
Firms are not charged for any assistance related to preparing a 
petition.
     Once a petition has been approved, TAACs work closely with 
firm management to identify the firm's strengths and weaknesses and 
develop a customized Adjustment Proposal designed to stimulate recovery 
and growth. The program pays up to 75% of the cost of developing an 
Adjustment Proposal and the firm must pay the rest. EDA must approve 
all Adjustment Proposals to ensure they conform to statutory and 
regulatory requirements.
     After an Adjustment Proposal has been approved, company 
management and TAAC staff jointly identify consultants with the 
specific expertise required to assist the firm.
     Under the TAAF Program, EDA shares the cost of Adjustment 
Proposal task implementation. For an Adjustment Proposal in which 
proposed tasks total $30,000 or less, EDA will provide 75 percent of 
the cost and the firm is responsible for the balance. For an Adjustment 
Proposal in which proposed tasks total over $30,000, EDA and the firm 
share the implementation costs evenly; EDA pays 50 percent of the total 
cost and the firm pays 50 percent. Due to limited program funding, EDA 
limits its share of technical assistance to a certified firm to 
$75,000. After a competitive procurement process, the TAAC and the firm 
generally contract with private consultants to implement the Adjustment 
Proposal.
    There are three main phases to receiving technical assistance under 
the program. The phases are (1) petitioning for certification, (2) 
recovery planning, and (3) project implementation.

Exhibit 3: Program Phases

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Phase I--Petitioning for Certification

    The first step to receiving assistance is the submission of a 
petition to EDA to be certified as a trade impacted firm. This petition 
is Form ED-840P ``Petition by a Firm for Certification of Eligibility 
to Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance'' and any supporting 
documentation. Certification specialists within the TAACs generally 
work with the firm at no cost to complete and submit a petition to EDA.
    Upon receipt of the petition, EDA performs a thorough analysis of 
the petition and supporting documents to determine if the petition is 
complete and may be accepted. EDA is required to make a final 
determination on the petition within 40 days of accepting a 
petition.\1\
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    \1\ As of May 17, 2009, the deadline for making a final 
determination is 40 days. Before May 17, 2009, EDA had 60 days to 
make a determination.
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Phase II--Recovery Planning

    Certified firms then work with TAAC staff to develop a customized 
Adjustment Proposal and submit to EDA for approval. Once an Adjustment 
Proposal has been submitted, EDA is required to make a final 
determination within 60 days.

Phase III--Adjustment Proposal Implementation

    The firm works with consultants to implement projects in an 
approved Adjustment Proposal. As projects are implemented and if the 
firm is satisfied with the work, the firm will first pay their match to 
the consultant, and then send a notice to the TAAC stating that they 
are satisfied with the work and that they have paid their matching 
share. The TAAC will then pay the Federal matching share. Firms have up 
to five years from the date of an Adjustment Proposal's approval to 
implement it, unless they receive approval for an extension. Generally, 
firms complete the implementation of their Adjustment Proposals over a 
two-year period.

Results/Findings

Data for This Report

    The data used in this report was collected from the TAACs as part 
of their reporting requirements, petitions for certification, and the 
Adjustment Proposals submitted by the TAACs on behalf of firms. Data 
from these sources were recorded into a central database by Eligibility 
Reviewers at EDA. Results for average processing times and the number 
of approved and denied petitions and Adjustment Proposal were derived 
by EDA.
(1) The Number of Firms That Inquired About the Program
    In FY 2010, TAACs received 3,446 inquiries about the TAAF Program.

Exhibit 4: Inquiries about the TAAF Program by TAAC

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                                                             Number of
                                                            firms that
                          TAAC                            inquired about
                                                             the TAAF
                                                              Program
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Great Lakes.............................................             106
Mid-America.............................................             137
MidAtlantic.............................................             376
Midwest.................................................              82
New England.............................................             163
New York State..........................................             134
Northwest...............................................             806
Rocky Mountain..........................................             351
Southeastern............................................              42
Southwest...............................................             280
Western.................................................             969
    Total...............................................           3,446
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 (2) The Number of Petitions Filed Under Section 251
(3) The Number of Petitions Certified and Denied
(4) The Average Time for Processing Petitions
    In FY 2010, 305 petitions were filed under Section 251 of the Trade 
Act, up an additional 27 petitions, a 10 percent increase compared to 
the number of petitions filed in FY 2009. EDA certified 330 petitions, 
up an additional 114 petitions, a 53 percent increase compared to the 
number of certifications in FY 2009. Petitions are certified on a 
rolling basis throughout the year. Petitions certified in FY 2010 may 
be the result of those filed or accepted in FY 2009; and petitions 
filed or accepted in FY 2010 may not result in certification in FY 
2010.
    The addition of TAAF staff resources facilitated EDA's ability to 
improve processing time for petitions in FY 2010. Although there was a 
spike in petitions, EDA successfully met the 40-day processing deadline 
to make a final determination for petitions accepted for

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filing as required in the TGAAA. In fact, the average processing time 
for petitions has started to decline below the 40-day requirement.

Exhibit 5: Petition Activity: FY 2008-FY 2010

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                                                               Number of                                     Average days    Average days
                                               Number of       petitions       Number of       Number of        between     between filing
                    FY                         petitions     accepted for      petitions       petitions    acceptance and        and
                                                 filed          filing         certified        denied       certification   certification
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2008......................................             189             190             188               0              45             N/A
2009......................................             278             244             216               1              44              89
2010......................................             305             325             330               0              40              74
    % Change (2009 to 2010)...............             10%             33%             53%             N/A            (9)%           (17)%
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Exhibit 6: Petitions Filed by TAAC: FY 2008-FY 2010
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Exhibit 7: Petitions Accepted by TAAC: FY 2008-FY 2010
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Exhibit 8: Petitions Certified by TAAC: FY 2008-FY 2010

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Exhibit 9: Petitions Filed, Accepted and Certified by TAAC: FY 2010 \2\

     
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    \2\ Petitions are certified on a rolling basis throughout the 
year, therefore activity in these categories may not result in 
certification within the same FY. These totals represent the 
activity under each category within FY 2010.

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                                                                                     Number of
                                                                     Number of       petitions       Number of
                              TAAC                                   petitions     accepted for      petitions
                                                                     filed \2\      filing \2\       certified
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Great Lakes.....................................................              14              16              19
Mid-America.....................................................              26              30              28
MidAtlantic.....................................................              57              59              58
Midwest.........................................................              33              36              40
New England.....................................................              53              56              56
New York State..................................................              22              26              25
Northwest.......................................................              19              22              21
Rocky Mountain..................................................              17              16              18
Southeastern....................................................              33              30              30
Southwest.......................................................              23              25              23
Western.........................................................               8              12              12
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
    Total.......................................................             305             328             330
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Exhibit 10: Petitions Filed, Accepted, and Certified by TAAC: FY 2010
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Exhibit 11: Firms Certified for TAAF by Industry: FY 2010

    The majority of petitions certified for TAAF were submitted by 
firms in the manufacturing industry. Firms in wholesale trade and 
technical services rounded out the top three industries. Approximately 
7 percent of firms certified in FY 2010 were service sector firms. 
Demand from service firms in FY 2011 is likely to increase at the same 
rate as FY 2010.
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(5) The Number of Petitions Filed and Firms Certified for Each 
Congressional District of the United States

Exhibit 12: Petitions Filed by Congressional District: FY 2010

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                                                                No. of
                 Congressional district(s)                    petitions
                                                                filed
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AK
    At Large...............................................            1
AL
    4......................................................            1
AR
    1......................................................            1
    2......................................................            4
    3......................................................            2
AZ
    5......................................................            1
    6......................................................            1
CA
    13.....................................................            1
    30.....................................................            1
    32.....................................................            1
    34.....................................................            1
    43.....................................................            1
CO
    1......................................................            2
    2......................................................            2
    3......................................................            3
    4......................................................            1
    5......................................................            1
CT
    1......................................................            2
    2......................................................            2
    5......................................................            1
    6......................................................            1
FL
    10.....................................................            1
    21.....................................................            1
    22.....................................................            1
    24.....................................................            1
GA
    2......................................................            2
    5......................................................            1
    6......................................................            1
    7......................................................            1
    9......................................................            1
HI
    1......................................................            1
ID
    1......................................................            3
IL
    3......................................................            2
    4......................................................            1
    5......................................................            3
    6......................................................            3
    8......................................................            1
    10.....................................................            1
    13.....................................................            1
    14.....................................................            4
    16.....................................................            1
    17.....................................................            1
IN
    2......................................................            1
    7......................................................            1
    8......................................................            1
    13.....................................................            1
KS
    1......................................................            2
    2......................................................            2
    3......................................................            1
    4......................................................            2
KY
    1......................................................            1
    2......................................................            2
    3......................................................            1
LA
    2......................................................            2
    3......................................................            3
    6......................................................            1
    7......................................................            1
MA
    1......................................................            4
    3......................................................            3
    4......................................................            3
    5......................................................            3
    6......................................................            3
    7......................................................            3
    9......................................................            4
    10.....................................................            2
MD

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    2......................................................            1
    4......................................................            1
ME
    1......................................................            3
    2......................................................            3
MI
    1......................................................            1
    7......................................................            1
    9......................................................            2
    11.....................................................            3
    12.....................................................            1
MN
    3......................................................            2
    4......................................................            1
    5......................................................            1
    6......................................................            1
    7......................................................            1
MO
    1......................................................            1
    2......................................................            1
    4......................................................            1
    5......................................................            2
    6......................................................            1
    7......................................................            4
    8......................................................            2
MS
    1......................................................            1
MT
    At Large...............................................            3
NC
    7......................................................            2
    8......................................................            1
    9......................................................            1
    10.....................................................            1
    11.....................................................            1
    12.....................................................            1
ND
    1......................................................            3
NH                                                           ...........
    1......................................................            4
NJ
    8......................................................            1
    12.....................................................            1
NY
    1......................................................            1
    3......................................................            1
    8......................................................            2
    20.....................................................            2
    22.....................................................            1
    25.....................................................            6
    26.....................................................            4
    27.....................................................            1
    28.....................................................            2
    29.....................................................            2
OH
    4......................................................            1
    14.....................................................            1
    16.....................................................            1
OK
    1......................................................            5
    2......................................................            1
    3......................................................            3
OR
    3......................................................            1
    4......................................................            2
PA
    3......................................................            3
    4......................................................            1
    5......................................................            2
    6......................................................            1
    7......................................................            3
    8......................................................            2
    9......................................................            2
    10.....................................................            2
    11.....................................................            8
    12.....................................................            1
    13.....................................................            2
    15.....................................................            8
    16.....................................................            3
    17.....................................................            6
    18.....................................................            1
    19.....................................................            6
RI
    1......................................................            8
    2......................................................            3
SC
    2......................................................            2
    3......................................................            1
    5......................................................            3
    6......................................................            2
SD
    At Large...............................................            1
TN
    4......................................................            1
    6......................................................            1
TX
    3......................................................            1
    12.....................................................            4
    13.....................................................            1
    15.....................................................            1
UT
    1......................................................            1
    2......................................................            1
    3......................................................            1
VA
    4......................................................            1
    6......................................................            1
VT
    1......................................................            1
WA
    4......................................................            1
    5......................................................            2
    6......................................................            2
    7......................................................            2
    9......................................................            2
WI
    1......................................................            1
    4......................................................            1
    5......................................................            4
    6......................................................            2
    7......................................................            1
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Exhibit 13: Petitions Certified by Congressional District: FY 2010

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                                                                No. of
                 Congressional district(s)                    petitions
                                                              certified
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AK
    At Large...............................................            2
AL
    4......................................................            1
AR
    1......................................................            1
    2......................................................            4
    3......................................................            2
AZ
    4......................................................            1
CA
    7......................................................            1
    20.....................................................            1
    26.....................................................            1
    30.....................................................            1
    31.....................................................            1
    32.....................................................            1
    34.....................................................            1
    43.....................................................            1
    48.....................................................            1
CO
    1......................................................            1
    2......................................................            2
    3......................................................            3
    4......................................................            1
    5......................................................            1
    6......................................................            1
CT
    1......................................................            2
    2......................................................            2
    5......................................................            1
    6......................................................            1
FL
    10.....................................................            1
    22.....................................................            1
    24.....................................................            1
GA                                                                     6
    2......................................................            2
    3......................................................            1
    5......................................................            1
    6......................................................            1
    9......................................................            1
HI
    1......................................................            2
IA
    3......................................................            1
ID
    1......................................................            3
IL
    3......................................................            2
    4......................................................            2
    5......................................................            3
    6......................................................            4
    7......................................................            1
    8......................................................            2
    10.....................................................            1
    13.....................................................            1
    14.....................................................            5
    16.....................................................            1
    17.....................................................            1
IN
    2......................................................            1
    7......................................................            1
    8......................................................            1
    13.....................................................            1
KS
    1......................................................            2
    2......................................................            1
    3......................................................            1
    4......................................................            2
KY
    1......................................................            1
    3......................................................            1
LA
    2......................................................            2
    3......................................................            2
    6......................................................            1
    7......................................................            1
MA
    1......................................................            4
    3......................................................            4
    4......................................................            3
    5......................................................            3
    6......................................................            3
    7......................................................            3
    9......................................................            5
    10.....................................................            2
MD
    2......................................................            1

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    4......................................................            1
ME
    1......................................................            3
    2......................................................            3
MI
    1......................................................            1
    7......................................................            1
    9......................................................            2
    10.....................................................            1
    11.....................................................            4
    12.....................................................            1
MN
    2......................................................            2
    3......................................................            1
    4......................................................            1
    5......................................................            1
    6......................................................            1
MO
    1......................................................            2
    2......................................................            1
    3......................................................            1
    4......................................................            2
    5......................................................            2
    6......................................................            1
    7......................................................            5
    8......................................................            1
MS
    1......................................................            1
MT
    At Large...............................................            5
NC
    1......................................................            1
    5......................................................            1
    7......................................................            2
    9......................................................            1
    10.....................................................            2
    11.....................................................            1
    12.....................................................            1
ND
    1......................................................            1
    At Large...............................................            1
NH
    1......................................................            5
    2......................................................            1
NY
    1......................................................            1
    3......................................................            1
    8......................................................            1
    20.....................................................            3
    25.....................................................            6
    26.....................................................            5
    27.....................................................            1
    28.....................................................            4
    29.....................................................            3
OH
    3......................................................            1
    4......................................................            1
    8......................................................            1
    10.....................................................            1
    14.....................................................            1
    16.....................................................            1
OK
    1......................................................            5
    2......................................................            2
    3......................................................            2
OR
    3......................................................            1
    4......................................................            2
PA
    3......................................................            3
    4......................................................            1
    6......................................................            3
    7......................................................            4
    8......................................................            2
    9......................................................            2
    10.....................................................            3
    11.....................................................            7
    12.....................................................            1
    13.....................................................            1
    15.....................................................            8
    16.....................................................            2
    17.....................................................            7
    18.....................................................            1
    19.....................................................            8
RI
    1......................................................            8
    2......................................................            3
SC
    2......................................................            1
    3......................................................            1
    5......................................................            2
    6......................................................            2
SD
    At Large...............................................            1
TN
    4......................................................            1
    6......................................................            1
TX
    3......................................................            1
    12.....................................................            4
    15.....................................................            1
    16.....................................................            1
    21.....................................................            1
UT
    1......................................................            1
    2......................................................            1
    3......................................................            2
    28.....................................................            1
VA
    4......................................................            1
    6......................................................            2
WA
    4......................................................            1
    5......................................................            2
    6......................................................            1
    7......................................................            3
    9......................................................            1
WI
    3......................................................            1
    4......................................................            1
    5......................................................            5
    6......................................................            3
------------------------------------------------------------------------

 (6) The Number of Firms that Received Assistance in Preparing Their 
Petitions
    In FY 2010, on average, 232 firms received assistance in preparing 
petitions per quarter. The total number of firms that received 
technical assistance varies each quarter as assistance is provided 
throughout the year. A firm receiving assistance in one quarter may 
continue to receive assistance in the following quarter.

Exhibit 14: Petition Assistance Activity per Quarter: FY 2010

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Average No. of
                                                        firms receiving
                                                        assistance with
                         TAAC                              preparing
                                                         petitions (per
                                                            quarter)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Great Lakes..........................................                  8
Mid-America..........................................                 61
MidAtlantic..........................................                 10
Midwest..............................................                 49
New England..........................................                  9
New York State.......................................                 15
Northwest............................................                 15
Rocky Mountain.......................................                 21
Southeastern.........................................                 20
Southwest............................................                  5
Western..............................................                 19
                                                      ------------------
    Total............................................                232
------------------------------------------------------------------------

 (7) The Number of Firms That Received Assistance Developing Business 
Recovery Plans (Adjustment Proposals)
    In FY 2010, on average, 146 firms received assistance in developing 
Adjustment Proposals; and 690 firms received assistance in the 
implementation of Adjustment Proposal plans per quarter. The total 
number of firms that received technical assistance varies each quarter 
as assistance is provided throughout the year. A firm receiving 
assistance in one quarter may continue to receive assistance in the 
following quarter.

Exhibit 15: Adjustment Proposal Development Activity per Quarter: FY 
2010

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Average No.
                                               of firms   Average No. of
                                              receiving        firms
                                              assistance     receiving
                                                 with       assistance
                    TAAC                      adjustment       with
                                               proposal     adjustment
                                             development     proposal
                                                 (per     implementation
                                               quarter)    (per quarter)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Great Lakes................................            4             58
Mid-America................................           14             63
MidAtlantic................................           13             85
Midwest....................................           13             64
New England................................           16            103
New York State.............................           13             30
Northwest..................................            5             61
Rocky Mountain.............................           18             79
Southeastern...............................           21             54
Southwest..................................           16             54
Western....................................           13             39
                                            ----------------------------
    Total..................................          146            690
------------------------------------------------------------------------

 (8) The Number of Adjustment Proposals Approved and Denied by the 
Secretary of Commerce
    In FY 2010, EDA approved all 265 Adjustment Proposals that were 
submitted; an additional 93 business

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recovery plans, a 54 percent increase as compared to FY 2009.

Exhibit 16: Summary of Adjustment Proposals Approved: FY 2008-FY 2010

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                           Total
                                                  Number of      Total                   projected     Average
                                                  adjustment   government   Total firm   adjustment   government
                       FY                         proposals      share        share       proposal    assistance
                                                   approved    (millions)   (millions)     costs       per firm
                                                                                         (millions)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2008...........................................          139         $7.9         $7.5        $15.4      $56,835
2009...........................................          172        $10.3         $9.8        $20.2      $59,884
2010...........................................          265        $16.4        $15.6        $32.1      $61,958
% Change (2009 to 2010)........................          54%          59%          59%          59%           3%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Exhibit 17: Adjustment Proposals Approved by TAAC: FY 2008-FY 2010
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN26JA11.019

Exhibit 18: Adjustment Proposals Approved by TAAC: FY 2010

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Number of
                                                              adjustment
                            TAAC                              proposals
                                                               approved
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Great Lakes................................................           24
Mid-America................................................           25
MidAtlantic................................................           29
Midwest....................................................           40
New England................................................           48
New York State.............................................           14
Northwest..................................................           20
Rocky Mountain.............................................           17
Southeastern...............................................           23
Southwest..................................................           16
Western....................................................            9
                                                            ------------
    Total..................................................          265
------------------------------------------------------------------------

 (9) Sales, Employment, and Productivity at Each Firm Participating in 
the Program at the Time of Certification
    The average sales, employment and productivity of firms certified 
into the program in FY 2010 was higher than that of firms certified in 
FY 2009. For the purposes of this report, productivity is defined as 
net sales per employee. Since the certified firms are in various 
industries, which have a variety of ways to measure productivity, sales 
per employee was chosen as the productivity measure. This measure is 
used because it can be generally applied to all certified firms.

Exhibit 19: Comparison of Average Sales, Employment, and Productivity 
at Firms at the Time of Certification: FY 2008-FY 2010

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    Average          Average
                              FY                                Average sales      employment      productivity
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2008.........................................................      $13,081,993               82         $159,537
2009.........................................................      $10,338,422               79         $130,866
2010.........................................................      $19,137,139              138         $138,675
% Change (2009 to 2010)......................................              85%              74%              15%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Exhibit 20: Summary Comparison of Average Sales, Employment, and 
Productivity for Firms at the Time of Certification by TAAC: FY 2010

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    Average          Average
                             TAAC                               Average sales      employment      productivity
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Great Lakes..................................................      $35,127,822              177         $198,462
Mid-America..................................................       10,265,214               88          116,650
MidAtlantic..................................................       15,122,655               89          169,917
Midwest......................................................       22,062,757              114          193,533
New England..................................................        7,632,080               51          148,649
New York State...............................................       14,585,421               91          160,279
Northwest....................................................        8,720,395               72          121,117
Rocky Mountain...............................................       43,725,204              203          215,395
Southeastern.................................................       11,052,021               68          162,530
Southwest....................................................        7,529,645              366           20,573
Western......................................................       34,685,316              196          176,966
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
    Total....................................................       19,137,139              138          138,675
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Exhibit 21: Summary of Sales, Employment, and Productivity at Each Firm 
Participating in the Program at the Time of Certification: FY 2010

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                   Productivity
                           Firm No.                               Sales ($)        Employment          ($)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--2118051509.................................................       $5,333,040               23         $231,871
--2111249509.................................................        1,208,258                7          172,608
--2104802926.................................................        2,455,461               39           62,961
--2103906847.................................................        1,328,000               10          132,800
--2083450313.................................................       42,874,044              185          231,752
--2073175636.................................................       16,101,898              137          117,532
--2068287522.................................................       11,938,999               31          385,129
--2059136725.................................................       60,764,758              181          335,717
--2023874564.................................................        2,518,000               21          119,905
--2010236141.................................................        3,019,178               25          120,767
--2007895508.................................................          613,906                6          102,318
--1997824464.................................................        4,171,401               41          102,795
--1990457870.................................................        7,559,350               98           77,136
--1973580510.................................................       45,487,139              457           99,534
--1958214488.................................................        7,467,369               49          153,429
--1956376675.................................................        1,780,606               24           74,973
--1941157067.................................................          612,124                5          122,425
--1899532397.................................................        2,037,257                4          479,355
--1898904502.................................................          315,272                5           63,054
--1884551502.................................................        9,040,000               58          155,862
--1880843073.................................................        5,265,708               41          128,432
--1838877792.................................................        3,483,609               31          112,374
--1828369285.................................................       17,140,309              162          105,804
--1759758341.................................................        6,010,971               50          120,219
--1742177269.................................................        9,976,653               62          160,914
--1740960093.................................................       13,154,390               45          292,320
--1740086291.................................................       26,940,727              147          183,270
--1739842518.................................................        2,310,068               27           85,558
--1704715418.................................................       12,875,152              171           75,293
--1661485163.................................................        3,393,780               31          109,477
--1635069591.................................................        7,537,000               51          147,784
--1542448328.................................................        9,922,578              120           82,688
--1520701304.................................................        4,697,310               77           61,004
--1484222959.................................................        1,444,014               11          131,274
--1471661205.................................................        6,322,000               40          158,050
--1461073515.................................................       92,484,000              302          306,238
--1454186553.................................................          282,778                4           70,695
--1432738384.................................................        3,528,890               33          106,936
--1427334167.................................................       37,484,000              359          104,412
--1417226723.................................................          983,006               11           89,364
--1281724603.................................................        4,028,000               38          106,000
--1243439974.................................................       22,596,956               99          228,252
--1241427110.................................................       10,487,391              104          100,840
--1187326382.................................................          707,341                4          176,835
--1169045359.................................................        5,046,000               43          117,349

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--1129223838.................................................       10,578,429              104          101,716
--1128703111.................................................        1,354,620               14           96,759
--1126326868.................................................        2,212,064               19          116,424
--1116912576.................................................        5,470,620               25          218,825
--1097459358.................................................       92,988,380              461          201,601
--1086130450.................................................       26,260,884              105          250,509
--1038621441.................................................       14,126,803              103          137,153
--1004329971.................................................       17,601,176              165          106,674
--1000240433.................................................       15,690,666              102          153,830
--999105849..................................................        2,547,000               21          121,286
--995226650..................................................        4,930,000               24          205,417
--947962116..................................................        4,549,568               34          133,811
--934975561..................................................        4,495,541               39          115,270
--885365563..................................................        3,121,641               34           91,813
--857031178..................................................       11,353,000               99          114,677
--852461053..................................................          932,387              143            6,520
--843055880..................................................        1,606,394               36           44,622
--840166025..................................................       10,585,957              109           97,119
--806944983..................................................        9,609,077               85          113,048
--794575305..................................................        1,406,804                3          468,935
--788484912..................................................       15,056,348              108          139,411
--779297214..................................................      108,005,394              736          146,746
--759779489..................................................       43,715,000              160          273,219
--726121634..................................................        1,660,145               14          118,582
--702330654..................................................       12,073,751              125           96,590
--692565138..................................................        6,173,766               23          268,425
--681139744..................................................       13,963,911               85          164,281
--674357347..................................................        5,304,000               52          102,000
--672809309..................................................       10,311,629               28          368,272
--654901806..................................................       10,811,000               53          203,981
--622207779..................................................        3,122,027               41           76,147
--591889087..................................................        2,346,285              237            9,900
--585725005..................................................       16,463,961               85          193,694
--560318612..................................................        4,131,687               22          190,664
--554924474..................................................          171,103                3           57,034
--550588573..................................................          943,348               10           97,554
--543809333..................................................        9,295,728               25          371,829
--504989951..................................................       25,003,966               78          320,235
--436909589..................................................       11,245,912              337           33,371
--429565845..................................................          194,828                8           24,354
--426260672..................................................          677,432               12           56,453
--413262258..................................................       16,722,097              104          160,789
--370373838..................................................        2,195,090               14          156,792
--356857349..................................................        8,882,300              105           84,593
--347882712..................................................       10,155,480              508           19,991
--334795766..................................................        2,737,505               31           88,307
--334691552..................................................        2,927,563               25          117,103
--325246775..................................................       16,232,121              108          150,297
--322389137..................................................        3,344,284               32          104,509
--311586268..................................................          939,857                5          187,971
--297716183..................................................       34,926,049              192          181,509
--263774128..................................................        4,637,869               42          110,425
--229337262..................................................        1,529,815               18           84,990
--222714747..................................................       10,140,682              157           64,590
--172876934..................................................        3,873,669               41           94,480
--167523770..................................................        1,377,000               15           91,800
--138492743..................................................       10,056,766               35          287,336
--126595790..................................................        5,781,000              116           49,836
--111557939..................................................       14,913,000              108          138,083
--106605238..................................................       94,110,272              316          297,817
--80321537...................................................        2,496,868               28           88,135
--75360888...................................................        3,998,950               21          190,426
--72799676...................................................       14,999,842               67          223,878
--52573030...................................................        3,731,345               38           99,503
--41850669...................................................       20,268,686               98          206,823
--2420921....................................................        1,191,242               13           91,634
--438018.....................................................       32,608,321              116          281,106
16573262.....................................................        2,803,311               21          133,491
22130970.....................................................        8,378,094               55          152,329
48907681.....................................................        1,447,117               11          136,779
83564872.....................................................        1,099,835               13           84,603
85474563.....................................................        3,475,788               50           69,516
92019186.....................................................        4,882,733               27          180,842
98077462.....................................................        6,103,725               66           92,481

[[Page 4627]]

 
132107069....................................................        4,875,150               55           88,639
215326868....................................................        8,232,877              105           78,408
235292569....................................................      201,980,000              934          216,253
278618212....................................................          313,150                5           62,630
294844867....................................................          613,236               10           61,324
299352457....................................................        1,090,852               14           77,918
300171006....................................................        2,425,844               22          112,830
370006245....................................................       45,317,479              260          174,634
375977128....................................................        3,275,986               30          109,200
416345364....................................................        6,160,767              431           14,294
431287226....................................................        6,578,244              344           19,123
434352811....................................................          853,056               19           43,972
447765204....................................................        4,050,320               32          126,573
456495450....................................................       22,274,281               77          289,276
457871548....................................................      166,600,000              660          252,424
460220479....................................................        5,323,864               37          143,888
461983321....................................................        9,815,491               70          140,221
488397464....................................................        3,814,820             2122            1,798
507638153....................................................        1,168,480               14           83,463
605479507....................................................        3,393,771               35           96,965
695555564....................................................        3,774,516               18          209,695
709865456....................................................        2,505,135               34           73,680
725507790....................................................      134,197,000              914          146,824
737303963....................................................        7,042,585               40          176,065
742517299....................................................        3,196,691               52           61,475
765990946....................................................       11,298,809              110          102,716
769259150....................................................        7,770,655               16          485,666
774637751....................................................       14,856,715               62          239,624
807998327....................................................       19,015,349              846           22,477
816528506....................................................        9,998,096               41          242,085
821736854....................................................        4,502,400               57           78,989
831153636....................................................          884,344              130            6,803
870096733....................................................       10,389,478               82          126,701
916493089....................................................        5,939,422               57          104,200
920775500....................................................       13,044,545              691           18,878
921991757....................................................       23,726,780              113          209,972
923653641....................................................        2,722,000               18          151,222
931084257....................................................       19,809,756               57          347,540
931353658....................................................       13,942,054               69          202,059
936755382....................................................        1,990,490               24           82,937
938704928....................................................        9,793,612              126           77,727
952223001....................................................        3,371,521               31          108,759
974323566....................................................        7,510,846               78           96,293
998418962....................................................        4,612,000               35          131,771
1008993417...................................................        1,065,256               21           50,726
1036673242...................................................       86,665,926              458          189,227
1047544912...................................................       12,706,348              167           76,086
1079241463...................................................          639,588                4          159,897
1080100154...................................................       13,493,317               86          156,899
1157306813...................................................       23,214,000              204          113,794
1170995123...................................................        1,954,476               13          150,344
1176704596...................................................        1,551,985               23           68,369
1190314840...................................................       16,885,829              808           20,898
1190725189...................................................        6,360,142               68           93,532
1199996737...................................................       12,773,634               66          193,540
1208792226...................................................        2,043,850               21           97,326
1237998436...................................................       14,291,766              134          106,655
1246033896...................................................       15,392,000               58          265,379
1246285115...................................................       11,261,303               61          184,612
1246302114...................................................       40,310,044             3115           12,941
1246892583...................................................        5,306,225               43          123,401
1247153819...................................................        7,454,736               63          118,329
1247167949...................................................       57,390,191              259          221,584
1247662700...................................................      105,504,196              395          267,099
1247670190...................................................      112,370,000              998          112,595
1247750161...................................................          158,893                4           39,723
1247758341...................................................        5,834,248               68           85,798
1247766035...................................................        5,108,385               34          150,247
1249481184...................................................        1,492,256               12          124,355
1250022715...................................................        7,189,955               76           94,605
1250103435...................................................       28,962,384              187          154,879
1250105714...................................................        4,800,000               53           90,566
1250174776...................................................       20,457,000              124          164,976
1250186876...................................................       88,739,000              333          266,483

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1250192980...................................................          433,632                4          108,408
1250257754...................................................        3,281,352               41           80,033
1251302450...................................................        4,018,650               40          100,466
1252079576...................................................      110,491,969              497          222,318
1252436282...................................................          217,035                2          108,518
1253720272...................................................       14,816,335               77          192,420
1254322240...................................................      100,962,620              320          315,508
1255105505...................................................          465,216                5           93,043
1256321189...................................................        1,731,646               20           86,582
1256768152...................................................        2,917,626               34           85,813
1256819844...................................................       52,569,607              195          269,588
1256829696...................................................        5,821,437               62           93,894
1256861475...................................................          511,901                4          127,975
1256921129...................................................        7,230,791               24          301,283
1257376509...................................................        1,926,715               25           77,378
1257516574...................................................       10,874,000               99          109,838
1258743222...................................................        8,813,262               42          209,840
1260826068...................................................        1,978,584               22           89,936
1262959682...................................................       15,889,753               86          184,765
1264723282...................................................        3,640,000               20          182,000
1266339861...................................................        6,975,566               45          155,013
1266353281...................................................       11,331,686              135           83,938
1266507166...................................................          640,737                9           71,193
1266857885...................................................        1,625,000               19           85,526
1266942829...................................................        7,291,000              118           61,788
1266943121...................................................       16,868,347              115          146,173
1266947270...................................................        1,876,145               32           58,630
1267027715...................................................        1,656,638               29           57,622
1267462374...................................................          663,920               10           66,392
1267470068...................................................       10,547,269               76          138,780
1267543458...................................................        6,961,334               90           77,348
1267648076...................................................        3,323,141               26          127,813
1267651976...................................................       10,210,351               71          143,808
1268086064...................................................       10,016,000               34          294,588
1268146310...................................................        3,392,384               45           75,386
1268157420...................................................       25,542,464              321           79,572
1268224827...................................................        1,532,111                8          191,514
1268670167...................................................      355,324,231             1143          310,870
1268744533...................................................        2,474,000               43           57,535
1268751244...................................................        1,688,308               16          105,519
1268925702...................................................        1,794,208               14          128,158
1268951389...................................................       22,679,000              152          149,204
1269004689...................................................          161,938                3           52,577
1269269057...................................................        4,748,940               20          237,447
1269271489...................................................        3,866,340               30          128,878
1269291616...................................................        2,906,220               34           85,477
1269368306...................................................       20,343,681              108          188,367
1269436574...................................................          991,000              203            4,882
1269956130...................................................       48,092,000              352          136,625
1270041484...................................................        2,214,350               21          105,045
1270057007...................................................       11,118,850               90          123,543
1270480498...................................................        6,162,659               69           89,314
1270494120...................................................        7,701,343               64          120,333
1271250626...................................................        8,126,174               98           82,920
1271253012...................................................        3,574,300               26          137,473
1271254787...................................................        2,428,448               17          142,850
1271444344...................................................        3,399,635               38           89,464
1273082444...................................................        1,757,269               19           92,488
1273151594...................................................        2,636,265               18          146,459
1273511065...................................................        3,415,979               38           89,894
1273604467...................................................          935,330               16           59,386
1273670517...................................................        1,588,074                9          176,453
1274280512...................................................          185,220                1          185,220
1274377941...................................................       59,439,842              223          266,546
1274732253...................................................        4,418,363               33          133,890
1274891083...................................................        8,212,101               89           92,271
1274904043...................................................        7,013,000               55          127,509
1274977621...................................................       10,041,631              107           93,847
1274982453...................................................       24,617,949              165          149,200
1275498608...................................................        8,194,926               82           99,938
1275501481...................................................        8,854,439               42          210,820
1275511967...................................................        8,679,385               47          186,333
1276001619...................................................        1,921,000               10          192,100
1276010273...................................................          837,229                8          104,654

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1276103578...................................................        6,547,098               43          152,258
1276522602...................................................        1,096,375               14           78,313
1276536764...................................................        1,760,404                7          251,486
1276720693...................................................       23,845,594              153          155,854
1276793499...................................................          912,115                8          114,014
1276868869...................................................       90,881,308              633          143,572
1276881128...................................................        6,249,947               65           96,153
1277148172...................................................        4,047,406               51           79,361
1277321808...................................................       29,153,315              202          144,323
1277389938...................................................        1,154,435               11          104,949
1277834733...................................................       32,327,732              144          225,280
1279745224...................................................      209,812,000              990          211,931
1280248531...................................................        9,645,673               48          200,952
1280327279...................................................        5,206,736               17          306,279
1280333008...................................................        1,855,202               19           97,642
1280413966...................................................       12,554,000              181           69,359
1280432405...................................................        9,508,149               73          130,249
1280778333...................................................       15,244,156               65          234,525
1281015259...................................................        4,717,220               56           84,236
1281019133...................................................        4,188,055               23          182,089
1281025757...................................................        4,588,575               31          148,019
1281031551...................................................          844,748                6          151,389
1281037430...................................................          686,821                8           85,853
1281105917...................................................        5,609,499               23          243,891
1281107514...................................................        2,896,917               16          180,157
1282051642...................................................       10,719,785              111           96,575
1282140686...................................................        4,415,042               35          125,534
1288447499...................................................        9,275,776               68          136,408
1294227725...................................................        1,198,400               19           63,074
1295078554...................................................       69,520,128              245          283,756
1350478164...................................................        7,764,988               73          106,735
1364503640...................................................        2,604,710               13          200,362
1397900651...................................................       20,812,200               72          289,058
1438893258...................................................          709,112                9           76,661
1442035945...................................................          104,000               62            1,677
1456199116...................................................       14,937,310               71          210,385
1461210273...................................................          688,001                5          137,600
1489228822...................................................       34,534,810              222          155,562
1508209231...................................................       58,126,775              247          235,331
1528554001...................................................       34,240,000              191          179,267
1531789493...................................................        6,468,184              656            9,860
1535674410...................................................       83,743,273              391          214,177
1565479699...................................................        4,024,755               31          129,831
1569320561...................................................        2,785,528               32           87,048
1605100384...................................................        1,196,061              172            6,954
1625376772...................................................        5,722,000               63           90,825
1658462633...................................................      191,092,628              608          314,297
1739021199...................................................        7,540,427               61          123,614
1751920052...................................................        4,841,397               70           69,163
1866991437...................................................        2,250,498               36           62,514
1871304606...................................................        1,807,141               17          106,302
1874228463...................................................       10,409,004               76          136,961
1919568775...................................................        1,769,572               18           98,310
1974568513...................................................          430,401               16           27,768
1974830581...................................................        1,518,225               16           94,889
1976603120...................................................        4,028,269               37          108,872
1995751409...................................................       14,548,104              254           57,276
2012969340...................................................       24,295,000              185          131,324
2044046179...................................................       27,293,631              110          248,124
2050270334...................................................       59,757,408              192          311,237
2071124572...................................................       30,636,210              212          144,510
2086748305...................................................       37,808,432              175          216,048
2109627131...................................................       11,900,000               75          158,667
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     (10) Sales, Employment, and Productivity at Each Firm Upon 
Completion of the Program and Each Year for the Two-year Period 
Following Completion
    Firms that completed the TAAF Program in FY 2008 report that at 
completion, average sales were $10.9 million, average employment was 
73, and average productivity was $150,674 (sales per employee).
    Between FY 2008 and FY 2009, one year after completing the program, 
firms report that average sales increased by one percent, average 
employment decreased by 10 percent, and average productivity increased 
by 11 percent. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that 
nationwide for the manufacturing industry, average employment decreased 
12 percent and

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average productivity increased by 4 percent.
    Between FY 2008 and FY 2010, two years after completing the 
program, firms report that average sales decreased by 14 percent, 
average employment decreased by 16 percent, and average productivity 
increased by 3 percent. BLS reports that nationwide for the 
manufacturing industry, average employment decreased 12 percent and 
average productivity increased by 9 percent.
    For the purposes of this report, data was reported only for firms 
where all data was available. Since the certified firms are in various 
industries, which have a variety of ways to measure productivity, sales 
per employee was chosen as the productivity measure. This measure is 
used because it can be generally applied to all certified firms. 
However, BLS' productivity measures relate output to the labor hours 
used in the production of that output.

Exhibit 22: Summary of Average Sales, Employment, and Productivity at 
Firms Upon Completion of the Program and the One-Year Period Following 
Completion

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    Average          Average
                      Program completion                        Average sales      employment      productivity
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Completion (FY 2008).........................................      $10,999,200               73         $150,674
1st Year Following Completion (FY 2009)......................      $11,079,460               66         $167,871
% Change 1st Year Following Completion.......................               1%             -10%              11%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Exhibit 23: Summary of Average Sales, Employment, and Productivity at 
Firms Upon Completion of the Program and the Two-Year Period Following 
Completion

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    Average          Average
                      Program completion                        Average sales      employment      productivity
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Completion (FY 2008).........................................      $10,999,200               73         $150,674
2nd Year Following Completion (FY 2010)......................       $9,498,479               61         $155,713
% Change 2nd Year............................................             -14%             -16%               3%
Following Completion.........................................
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Exhibit 24: Sales, Employment, and Productivity at Each Firm Upon 
Completion of the Program and Two-Year Period Following Completion

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                                                                                                                       Average      Average                         Average          Average
                                                                       Average sales    Average sales     Average     employment   employment      Average        productivity     productivity
                                                      Average sales        1st yr           2nd yr       employment     1st yr       2nd yr    productivity at       1st yr           2nd yr
                      Firm ID                         at completion      following        following          at       following    following    completion (FY     following        following
                                                        (FY 2008)      completion (FY   completion (FY   completion   completion   completion       2008)        completion (FY   completion (FY
                                                                           2009)            2010)        (FY 2008)    (FY 2009)    (FY 2010)                         2009)            2010)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY08-01............................................      $39,390,601      $37,698,350      $21,692,925          325          275          173         $121,202         $137,085         $125,393
FY08-05............................................       10,630,000       10,800,000        4,800,000           64           55           38          166,094          196,364          126,316
FY08-03............................................       28,400,000       31,500,000       25,150,000          190          180          158          149,474          175,000          159,177
FY08-04............................................        5,130,000        5,800,000        5,325,204           33           35           31          155,455          165,714          171,781
FY08-02............................................       16,500,000       17,800,000       17,000,000           53           55           56          311,321          323,636          303,571
FY08-23............................................        3,000,000        2,000,000        2,000,000           25           25           23          120,000           80,000           86,957
FY08-24............................................        7,500,000        7,000,000        7,020,687           67           65           65          111,940          107,692          108,011
FY08-20............................................        2,000,000        1,000,000        2,400,000           21           10           22           95,238          100,000          109,091
FY08-25............................................        4,200,000        4,000,000        4,200,000           33           31           33          127,273          129,032          127,273
FY08-26............................................        1,700,000        1,100,000        1,200,000            9            9            9          188,889          122,222          133,333
FY08-21............................................        6,056,458        5,500,000        3,006,918           27           31           21          224,313          177,419          143,187
FY08-28............................................        3,070,000        3,080,000        2,300,000           19           18           15          161,579          171,111          153,333
FY08-22............................................       10,200,000        9,000,000       10,000,000           58           55           57          175,862          163,636          175,439
FY08-27............................................       18,750,000       17,000,000       18,500,000           86           80           85          218,023          212,500          217,647
FY08-30............................................          275,000          248,000          229,000            6            8            7           45,833           31,000           32,714
FY08-29............................................          313,000          416,000          533,000           22           12           12           14,227           34,667           44,417
FY08-34............................................        3,081,000        2,220,000        1,597,000           39           25           22           79,000           88,800           72,591
FY08-31............................................       17,500,000       14,200,000       10,900,000          195          160          120           89,744           88,750           90,833
FY08-32............................................        3,210,000        4,273,000        4,637,000           36           41           35           89,167          104,220          132,486
FY08-36............................................       18,592,000       18,227,000       16,852,000          130          105          125          143,015          173,590          134,816
FY08-37............................................          354,000          859,000        1,117,000            5            7            6           70,800          122,714          186,167
FY08-33............................................       30,000,000       40,000,000       40,000,000          200          100          120          150,000          400,000          333,333
FY08-35............................................       14,300,000       14,200,000       13,000,000           38           35           37          376,316          405,714          351,351
FY08-38............................................        6,500,000        7,100,000        8,400,000           50           68           80          130,000          104,412          105,000
FY08-39............................................       37,000,000       40,000,000       43,000,000          440          429          439           84,091           93,240           97,950
FY08-41............................................        7,500,000        8,900,000        9,400,000           25           29           31          300,000          306,897          303,226
FY08-40............................................        8,500,000       10,500,000       10,750,000           15           25           28          566,667          420,000          383,929
FY08-44............................................          911,948          881,669          430,401           20           16           11           45,597           55,104           39,127
FY08-42............................................        1,972,425        1,629,361          945,420           18           14           14          109,579          116,383           67,530
FY08-43............................................       19,493,382       15,767,000       19,000,000           88           86           86          221,516          183,337          220,930
FY08-47............................................          520,610          452,662          301,635            8            6            5           65,076           75,444           60,327
FY08-49............................................        4,250,000        3,386,346        1,818,408           22           19           15          193,182          178,229          121,227
FY08-57............................................          769,184          816,322          674,255           11           11           10           69,926           74,211           67,426

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FY08-56............................................        2,960,719        3,027,576        2,292,154           37           37           33           80,019           81,826           69,459
FY08-53............................................        7,278,583        6,535,827        4,675,983           43           36           36          169,269          181,551          129,888
FY08-52............................................        6,160,677        6,101,363        4,593,196           34           26           27          181,196          234,668          170,118
FY08-54............................................       41,000,000       40,000,000       22,500,000           75           70           75          546,667          571,429          300,000
FY08-55............................................       29,000,000       28,000,000       18,700,000          200          204          147          145,000          137,255          127,211
                                                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total..........................................       10,299,200       11,079,460        9,498,479           73           66           61          150,674          167,871          155,713
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     (11) The Financial Assistance Received by Each Firm Participating 
in the Program
    (12) The Financial Contribution Made by Each Firm Participating in 
the Program
    In FY 2010, firms received $8.7 million in technical assistance 
provided by the TAACs to prepare petitions; and in the development and 
implementation of Adjustment Proposals (often through business 
consultants and other experts). Firms participating in the program 
contributed $6.1 million towards the development and implementation of 
Adjustment Proposals. Funds are not provided directly to firms; instead 
EDA funds TAACs and TAACs pay a cost-shared proportion of the cost to 
secure specialized business consultants.

Exhibit 25: Summary of TAAF Program Financial Assistance by TAAC: FY 
2010

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                                                                                    Total TAAC
                                                       TAAC       Amount paid to   assistance to     Financial
                      TAAC                         assistance to  consultants by  firms (TAACs +   contribution
                                                       firms         the TAACs     consultants)    by the firms
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Great Lakes.....................................        $196,060        $677,560        $873,620        $646,809
Mid-America.....................................          93,836         466,399         560,235         466,399
MidAtlantic.....................................         309,655         910,562       1,220,217         910,562
Midwest.........................................         178,428         705,954         884,382         631,906
New England.....................................         229,249       1,283,189       1,512,438       1,256,739
New York State..................................         152,425         366,230         518,655         271,104
Northwest.......................................          53,257         499,053         552,310         443,905
Rocky Mountain..................................         493,122         433,261         926,383         433,261
Southeastern....................................         243,177         514,935         758,112         495,659
Southwest.......................................         128,997         453,751         582,748         373,376
Western.........................................          98,004         183,943         281,947         170,524
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.......................................       2,176,210       6,494,837       8,671,047       6,100,244
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 (13) The Types of Technical Assistance Included in the Adjustment 
Proposals of Firms Participating in the Program
    Firms proposed various types of projects in Adjustment Proposals. 
Marketing/sales projects are geared toward increasing revenue, whereas 
production/manufacturing projects tend to be geared toward cutting 
costs. Support system projects can provide a competitive advantage by 
either cutting costs or creating new sales channels. Management and 
financial projects are designed to improve management's decision making 
ability and business control. More than half of all firms proposed to 
implement marketing/sales or production/manufacturing projects. Sample 
projects are listed below in Exhibit 26.

Exhibit 26: Characteristics of Technical Assistance in Adjustment 
Proposals: FY 2010

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                                                                                     Number of
                                                                                    adjustment      Adjustment
           Project classification                  Sample types of projects          proposal        proposal
                                                                                     projects      project costs
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financial..................................   Accounting systems upgrade              30        $517,000
                                              Cost control tracking
                                              system.
                                              Automatic Data Processing
                                              development.
Management.................................   Strategic business                      79       1,987,100
                                              planning.
                                              Succession management.....
                                              Management development....
Marketing/Sales............................   Sales process training....             228      11,416,092
                                              Market expansion and
                                              feasibility analysis.
                                              Web site design and
                                              upgrade.
Production.................................   Lean manufacturing and                 215      11,918,300
                                              certification.
                                              New product development...
                                              Production and warehouse
                                              automation.
Support Systems............................   Enterprise Resource                    162       6,984,400
                                              Planning.
                                              MIS upgrades..............
                                              Computer Aided Design
                                              software.
                                              Supply chain management
                                              software.
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Exhibit 27: Adjustment Proposals by Project Classification: FY 2010
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN26JA11.020

(14) The Number of Firms Leaving the Program Before Completing the 
Project or Projects in Their Adjustment Proposals and the Reason the 
Project Was Not Completed
    In FY 2010, of the 102 firms that left the TAAF program, 57 
completed the program and the remaining 45 firms left for the reasons 
listed below in Exhibit 28.

Exhibit 28: Summary of Firms Leaving the TAAF Program: FY 2010

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                                                              Number of
                 Reason for leaving program                     firms
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Completed Assistance.......................................           57
Firm Filed Chapter 11......................................            1
Firm Sold..................................................            2
Inadequate Funds for Project Implementation................            4
Lost Interest in Program...................................            4
Out of Business............................................           11
Past 5-year Threshold......................................           23
                                                            ------------
    Total..................................................          102
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Conclusion

    TAAF effectively targeted small and medium sized firms FY 2010. The 
average sales, employment and productivity of firms certified into the 
program in FY 2010 was higher than that of firms certified in FY 2009. 
More than half of all firms proposed to implement a marketing/sales 
project or production/engineering project in their Adjustment 
Proposals.
    Firms that completed the TAAF Program in FY 2008 report that at 
completion, average sales were $10.3 million, average employment was 
73, and average productivity was $140,977 (sales per employee). One 
year after completing the program (FY 2009), firms report that average 
sales increased by one percent, average employment decreased by 10 
percent, and average productivity increased by 11 percent. BLS reported 
that nationwide for the manufacturing industry in FY 2009, average 
employment decreased 12 percent and average productivity increased by 4 
percent. Two years after completing the program (FY 2010), firms report 
that average sales decreased by 14 percent, average employment 
decreased by 16 percent, and average productivity increased by 3 
percent. BLS reported that nationwide for the manufacturing industry in 
FY 2010, average employment decreased 12 percent and average 
productivity increased by 9 percent.
    Overall, there has been an increase in the demand for the TAAF 
Program in FY 2010, as demonstrated by the increase in the number of 
petitions for certification and Adjustment Proposals submitted to EDA 
for approval. In FY 2010, EDA approved an additional 114 petitions, a 
53 percent increase as compared to FY 2009; and approved an additional 
93 Adjustment Proposals, a 54 percent increase as compared to FY 2009.
    The addition of TAAF staff resources facilitated EDA's ability to 
improve processing time for petitions and Adjustment Proposals in FY 
2010. Although there was a spike in petitions and Adjustment Proposals, 
EDA successfully met the 40-day processing deadline to make a final 
determination for petitions accepted for filing; and the 60-day 
processing deadline for approval of Adjustment Proposals as required in 
the TGAAA. In fact, the average processing time for petitions has 
started to decline below the 40-day requirement and the average 
processing time for Adjustment Proposals is below 30 days.

    Dated: January 20, 2011.
Bryan Borlik,
Director, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program.
[FR Doc. 2011-1583 Filed 1-25-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-24-P