[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57627-57629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20050]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for 
Worker Adjustment Assistance

    In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended 
(19 U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of 
determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment 
assistance for workers by (TA-W) number issued during the period of 
July 11, 2016 through July 22, 2016.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of 
a primary firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to 
apply for worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility 
requirements of Section 222(a) of the Act must be met.
    I. Under Section 222(a)(2)(A), the following must be satisfied:
    (1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such 
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are 
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
    (2) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have decreased 
absolutely; and
    (3) One of the following must be satisfied:
    (A) imports of articles or services like or directly competitive 
with articles produced or services supplied by such firm have 
increased;
    (B) imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles 
into which one or more component parts produced by such firm are 
directly incorporated, have increased;
    (C) imports of articles directly incorporating one or more 
component parts produced outside the United States that are like or 
directly competitive with imports of articles incorporating one or more 
component parts produced by such firm have increased;
    (D) imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles 
which are produced directly using services supplied by such firm, have 
increased; and
    (4) the increase in imports contributed importantly to such 
workers' separation or threat of separation and to the decline in the 
sales or production of such firm; or
    II. Section 222(a)(2)(B) all of the following must be satisfied:
    (1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such 
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are 
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
    (2) One of the following must be satisfied:
    (A) there has been a shift by the workers' firm to a foreign 
country in the production of articles or supply of services like or 
directly competitive with those produced/supplied by the workers' firm;
    (B) there has been an acquisition from a foreign country by the 
workers' firm of articles/services that are like or directly 
competitive with those produced/supplied by the workers' firm; and
    (3) the shift/acquisition contributed importantly to the workers' 
separation or threat of separation.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made for adversely 
affected secondary workers of a firm and a certification issued 
regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, each 
of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(b) of the Act must 
be met.
    (1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in the 
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are 
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
    (2) the workers' firm is a Supplier or Downstream Producer to a 
firm that employed a group of workers who received a certification of 
eligibility under Section 222(a) of the Act, and such supply or 
production is related to the article or service that was the basis for 
such certification; and
    (3) either--
    (A) the workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it 
supplied to the firm described in paragraph (2) accounted for at least 
20 percent of the production or sales of the workers' firm; or
    (B) a loss of business by the workers' firm with the firm described 
in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to the workers' separation or 
threat of separation.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made for adversely 
affected workers in firms identified by the International Trade 
Commission and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply 
for worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility 
requirements of Section 222(e) of the Act must be met.
    (1) the workers' firm is publicly identified by name by the 
International Trade Commission as a member of a domestic industry in an 
investigation resulting in--
    (A) an affirmative determination of serious injury or threat 
thereof under section 202(b)(1);
    (B) an affirmative determination of market disruption or threat 
thereof under section 421(b)(1); or
    (C) an affirmative final determination of material injury or threat 
thereof under section 705(b)(1)(A) or 735(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)(1)(A) and 1673d(b)(1)(A));
    (2) the petition is filed during the 1-year period beginning on the 
date on which--
    (A) a summary of the report submitted to the President by the 
International Trade Commission under section 202(f)(1) with respect to 
the affirmative determination described in paragraph (1)(A) is 
published in the Federal Register under section 202(f)(3); or
    (B) notice of an affirmative determination described in 
subparagraph (1) is published in the Federal Register; and

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    (3) the workers have become totally or partially separated from the 
workers' firm within--
    (A) the 1-year period described in paragraph (2); or
    (B) not withstanding section 223(b)(1), the 1-year period preceding 
the 1-year period described in paragraph (2).

Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

    The following certifications have been issued. The date following 
the company name and location of each determination references the 
impact date for all workers of such determination.
    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production or services) of the Trade Act 
have been met.

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           TA-W No.                            Subject firm                      Location         Impact date
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86,093........................  EarthLink Shared Services, Care and Repair  Rochester, NY....  June 15, 2014.
                                 Division, Pro Services.
90,103........................  Erickson Helicopters Inc., Erickson         McMinnville, OR..  January 1, 2014.
                                 Incorporated, Accountemps/Robert Half
                                 International, Inc., etc.
90,103A.......................  Erickson Incorporated, Accountemps/Robert   Central Point, OR  January 1, 2014.
                                 Half International, Inc., Accounting
                                 Principals, etc.
90,103B.......................  Erickson Incorporated, Accountemps/Robert   Medford, OR......  January 1, 2014.
                                 Half International, Inc., Accounting
                                 Principals, etc.
90,216........................  iMedX, Inc., Amphion Medical Solutions....  Atlanta, GA......  January 1, 2014.
90,216A.......................  Amphion Medical Solutions.................  Madison, WI......  January 1, 2014.
91,304........................  Solaicx, SunEdison, Inc., Express           Portland, OR.....  January 7, 2015.
                                 Employment Professionals.
91,690........................  MEMC Pasadena, Inc., SunEdison, Inc.,       Pasadena, TX.....  March 22, 2015.
                                 Kelly Services, Robert Half.
91,727........................  Cargill, Inc., U.S. Information Technology  Hopkins, MN......  April 21, 2015.
                                 (IT) Division, Dahl Consulting, Inc., etc.
91,807........................  Cardone Industries, Inc., Tridonex........  Philadelphia, PA.  May 12, 2015.
91,864........................  Quantum Medical Imaging, LLC, Carestream    Ronkonkoma, NY...  May 26, 2015.
                                 Health.
91,881........................  WESTAK of Oregon, Inc., WESTAK, Inc.,       Forest Grove, OR.  June 3, 2015.
                                 Express Services and Flex Force Personnel
                                 Services.
91,923........................  Experian, Global Security Administration,   Allen, TX........  June 14, 2015.
                                 Allegis Global Solutions.
91,937........................  Brookfield Global Relocation Services,      Scottsdale, AZ...  June 20, 2015.
                                 LLC, Aerotek, Inc., AppleOne, HR Finders
                                 (AZ Tech Finders), etc.
91,948........................  Cascades Holding USA, Inc., Cascades        Waterford, NY....  June 22, 2015.
                                 Tissue Group, Sales Inc. Division,
                                 Accounting Department.
91,954........................  Siemens Shared Services, Talent Services    Orlando, FL......  June 23, 2015.
                                 Division.
91,958........................  ClearOne Inc., Aerotek and TempForce......  Alachua, FL......  June 22, 2015.
91,966........................  Transitions Optical, Inc., Kelly Services,  Pinellas Park, FL  June 27, 2015.
                                 ResourceMFG, Executive Alliance, etc.
91,985........................  Dresser, Inc., General Electric Oil & Gas,  Pineville, LA....  July 5, 2015.
                                 Kelly Temporary Services, YOH Exchange,
                                 etc.
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    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible 
to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.

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           TA-W No.                            Subject firm                      Location         Impact date
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91,527........................  Venango Steel, Inc., All Seasons            Franklin, PA.....  February 18,
                                 Temporaries.                                                   2015.
91,959........................  Madden Timberlands, Inc...................  Old Town, ME.....  June 24, 2015.
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Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

    In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the 
eligibility criteria for worker adjustment assistance have not been met 
for the reasons specified.
    The investigation revealed that the criteria under 
paragraphs(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B) (shift in 
production or services to a foreign country) of section 222 have not 
been met.

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           TA-W No.                            Subject firm                      Location         Impact date
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91,115........................  SCFM Compression Systems, Inc.............  Tulsa, OK........
91,151........................  The Directional Drilling Company, Q         Casper, WY.......
                                 Directional Drilling LLC.
91,189........................  Diversified Well Logging, LLC, DWL          Corpus Christi,
                                 Holding, LLC.                               TX.
91,225........................  XALT Energy, LLC, Adecco and VP Total       Midland, MI......
                                 Solutions.
91,366........................  Convergys Corporation.....................  Omaha, NE........
91,372........................  WorleyParsons Group, Inc., Western Ops      Arcadia, CA......
                                 Division, WorleyParsons Corp., Energy
                                 Resourcing.
91,372A.......................  WorleyParsons Group, Inc., Western Ops      Monrovia, CA.....
                                 Division, WorleyParsons Corp., Energy
                                 Resourcing.
91,382........................  Independent Pattern Shop..................  Erie, PA.........
91,482........................  Panasonic Eco Solutions Solar America,      Salem, OR........
                                 LLC, Panasonic Corporation of North
                                 America.
91,600........................  Langeloth Metallurgical Company, Thompson   Langeloth, PA....
                                 Creek Metals Company.
91,622........................  General Electric Lighting Mattoon Lamp      Mattoon, IL......
                                 Plant, GE Lighting (US Lighting LLC).

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91,668........................  Cengage Learning, Custom Production         Mason, OH........
                                 Division, Cengage Learning Holdings II LP.
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Determinations Terminating Investigations of Petitions For Worker 
Adjustment Assistance

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

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           TA-W No.                            Subject firm                      Location         Impact date
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91,836........................  Gates Corporation.........................  Elizabethtown, KY  .................
91,956........................  ITW Filtration Products...................  Mazon, IL........  .................
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    The following determinations terminating investigations were issued 
in cases where these petitions were not filed in accordance with the 
requirements of 29 CFR 90.11. Every petition filed by workers must be 
signed by at least three individuals of the petitioning worker group. 
Petitioners separated more than one year prior to the date of the 
petition cannot be covered under a certification of a petition under 
Section 223(b), and therefore, may not be part of a petitioning worker 
group. For one or more of these reasons, these petitions were deemed 
invalid.

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           TA-W No.                            Subject firm                      Location         Impact date
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92,019........................  Halliburton (Wireline and Perforating)....  Houston, TX......  .................
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    The following determinations terminating investigations were issued 
because the petitioning groups of workers are covered by active 
certifications. Consequently, further investigation in these cases 
would serve no purpose since the petitioning group of workers cannot be 
covered by more than one certification at a time.

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           TA-W No.                            Subject firm                      Location         Impact date
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91,691........................  MEMC Pasadena, Inc., SunEdison, Inc.......  Pasedena, TX.....  .................
91,996........................  Electrofilm Manufacturing Company LLC,      Valencia, CA.....  .................
                                 Envirotech LLC, Aerotek Commercial
                                 Staffing, Ronin Staffing LLC, etc.
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    The following determinations terminating investigations were issued 
because the petitions are the subject of ongoing investigations under 
petitions filed earlier covering the same petitioners.

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           TA-W No.                            Subject firm                      Location         Impact date
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92,017........................  D & L Oil Tool............................  Tulsa, OK........  .................
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    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the period of July 11, 2016 through July 22, 2016. These 
determinations are available on the Department's Web site https://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/taa/taa_search_form.cfm under the searchable 
listing determinations or by calling the Office of Trade Adjustment 
Assistance toll free at 888-365-6822.

    Signed at Washington DC this 11th day of February 2016.
Jessica R. Webster,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2016-20050 Filed 8-22-16; 8:45 am]
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