[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 232 (Friday, December 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87071-87074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28910]


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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 
August 22, 2016 through September 2, 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

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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
    (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)(A) (increased imports) of the Trade Act have been 
met.

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        TA-W No.                  Subject firm                Location                    Impact date
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91,209..................  L&M Radiator, Inc., Always   Hibbing, MN...........  December 9, 2014.
                           There Staffing, Inc.
91,639..................  FMC Technologies             Erie, PA..............  March 29, 2015.
                           Measurement Solutions,
                           Inc., Measurement Products
                           Division, FMC
                           Technologies, Inc., Remedy
                           Staffing, etc.
91,741..................  Precision Computer           Shelton, CT...........  April 22, 2015.
                           Services, Inc., Kenzie &
                           Company, LLC and Advantage
                           Technical Resourcing.
91,758..................  Alexander & Baldwin, LLC,    Puunene, HI...........  April 26, 2015.
                           Hawaiian Commercial &
                           Sugar Company, Alexander &
                           Baldwin, Exceptional Inc.
91,758A.................  Alexander & Baldwin, LLC,    Puunene, HI...........  November 17, 2016.
                           Hawaiian Commercial &
                           Sugar Company, Alexander &
                           Baldwin, Exceptional Inc.
91,804..................  American Grass Seed          Tangent, OR...........  May 12, 2015.
                           Producers.
91,804A.................  Stalford Seed Farm.........  Tangent, OR...........  May 12, 2015.
91,845..................  Olympic Panel Products LLC,  Shelton, WA...........  May 24, 2015.
                           New Wood Resources LLC,
                           Express Employment
                           Professionals.
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    The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of 
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production or services) of the Trade Act 
have been met.

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        TA-W No.                  Subject firm                Location                    Impact date
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91,143..................  Citizens Bank, NA, Citizens  Riverside, RI.........  November 16, 2014.
                           Financial Group,
                           Infrastructure Services
                           Division, Bridge, etc.
91,143A.................  Citizens Bank, NA, Citizens  Cranston, RI..........  November 16, 2014.
                           Financial Group,
                           Infrastructure Services
                           Division, Bridge, etc.
91,380..................  Gardner Denver Nash, LLC,    Trumbull, CT..........  January 22, 2015.
                           R&D Engineering
                           Department, The Marine
                           Group, Gardner Denver Inc.
91,598..................  Qualcomm Technologies,       San Diego, CA.........  March 15, 2015.
                           Inc., Product and Test
                           Engineering Division,
                           Qualcomm, Inc.
91,638..................  EMC Corporation, Disk        Hopkinton, MA.........  June 5, 2015.
                           Library for Mainframe
                           (DLM) Division.
91,638A.................  On-Site Leased Workers from  Hopkinton, MA.........  March 29, 2015.
                           Advantage Technical
                           Resources, IGATE (Now
                           Capgemini), and TATA
                           America reporting to EMC
                           Corporation, etc.
91,644..................  Qualcomm Technologies,       San Diego, CA.........  March 18, 2015.
                           Inc., Technical
                           Publications Group,
                           Qualcomm, Inc.
91,644A.................  Qualcomm Technologies,       San Jose, CA..........  March 18, 2015.
                           Inc., Technical
                           Publications Group,
                           Qualcomm, Inc.
91,645..................  ITT Corporation--            Santa Ana, CA.........  December 12, 2016.
                           Interconnect Solutions,
                           ITT Cannon LLC, ITT
                           Corporation.
91,778..................  Fujitsu America, Inc.,       Richardson, TX........  May 4, 2015.
                           Retail Managed Services
                           and Technical Maintenance
                           Services, etc.
91,778A.................  Fujitsu America, Inc.,       Schaumburg, IL........  May 4, 2015.
                           Retail Managed Services
                           and Technical Maintenance
                           Services, etc.

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91,782..................  Veris Industries, Schneider  Tualatin, OR..........  May 5, 2015.
                           Electric USA, KForce Inc.,
                           Express Services Inc., etc.
91,921..................  Centrex Revenue Solutions,   Ellicott City, MD.....  June 14, 2015.
                           LLC, Integra Connect, LLC,
                           Randstad Temporary
                           Services.
91,927..................  DIRECTV Customer Services,   Tulsa, OK.............  June 15, 2015.
                           Inc., DIRECTV Care
                           Division, AT&T, Inc.,
                           Sitel, Convergys, Alorica,
                           VXI, TPUSA.
91,945..................  Kennametal, Inc............  Houston, TX...........  June 21, 2015.
91,952..................  Maersk Agency USA Inc.,      Charlotte, NC.........  May 26, 2015.
                           Maersk Group, Customer
                           Service, Operations,
                           Marketing Divisions.
91,952A.................  Maersk Agency USA Inc.,      Oakbrook Terrace, IL..  May 26, 2015.
                           Maersk Group, Finance,
                           Customer Service,
                           Operations, Marketing
                           Divisions.
91,952B.................  Maersk Agency USA Inc.,      Florham Park, NJ......  May 26, 2015.
                           Maersk Group, Customer
                           Service, Operations,
                           Marketing Divisions.
91,952C.................  Maersk Agency USA Inc.,      The Woodlands, TX.....  May 26, 2015.
                           Maersk Group, Operations,
                           Marketing Divisions.
91,984..................  EMC Corporation, Resource    Hopkinton, MA.........  July 5, 2015.
                           Management Division.
91,994..................  Strippit, Inc., LVD Company  Akron, NY.............  May 21, 2016.
                           NV, Durham Staffing, Inc.,
                           and SelectOne.
91,994A.................  JaniMart Janitorial Sales &  Akron, NY.............  July 1, 2015.
                           Services and AppleOne,
                           Strippit, Inc., LVD
                           Company NV.
92,002..................  Havells USA, Inc., Havells   Atlanta, GA...........  July 8, 2015.
                           India Limited, Randstad.
92,005..................  CTS Corporation,             Elkhart, IN...........  July 8, 2015.
                           Specialized Staffing,
                           Manpower, Aerotek,
                           Personnel Partners, etc.
92,033..................  Viskase Companies, Inc.,     Osceola, AR...........  July 19, 2015.
                           Staffmark.
92,095..................  360training.com, Inc.,       El Segundo, CA........  August 8, 2015.
                           360training.com.
92,118..................  CVG Alabama, LLC, Global     Piedmont, AL..........  June 24, 2015.
                           Truck and Bus Segment,
                           Commercial Vehicle Group,
                           Inc., 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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90,287..................  Blackhawk Engineering,       Cedar Falls, IA.......  January 1, 2014.
                           Inc., EXX, Inc.
91,298..................  Furin & Shea Welding &       Hibbing, MN...........  January 6, 2015.
                           Fabricating, Inc., Always
                           There Staffing, Inc.,
                           Express Services, Inc.
91,305..................  Waste Management of Oregon,  Newberg, OR...........  January 7, 2015.
                           Pacific NW Division.
91,967..................  Prime Electric Motors,       Gorham, ME............  June 27, 2015.
                           Inc., Bonney Staffing.
92,085..................  T. Bruce Sales, Inc........  West Middlesex, PA....  August 3, 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)(i) (decline in sales or production, or both) 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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91,107....................  Hartzell Veneer Products LLC,   Hillsdale, MI............
                             Hartzell Veneer International
                             LLC, US Staffing and Elwood
                             Staffing.
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    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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90,324..................  Embarq Management Company/   Carlisle, PA..........
                           United Telephone of
                           Pennsylvania, Embarq
                           Corporation, CenturyLink,
                           Inc.
90,328..................  Dixie Consumer Products,     Parchment, MI.........
                           LLC, Georgia Pacific,
                           Aerotek Staffing Agency.
90,338..................  Unverferth Manufacturing     Shell Rock, IA........
                           Company, Inc.
91,153..................  Horizon Mud Company, Inc.,   Midland, TX...........
                           Irvin Wellsite
                           Consultants, LLC.
91,398..................  K Building Components, Inc.  Hibbing, MN...........
91,401..................  William J. Schwartz & Son,   Bovey, MN.............
                           Inc.
91,463..................  Volvo Trucks North America,  Dublin, VA............
                           New River Valley Facility,
                           Volvo Trucks, Additional
                           Technical Support, etc.

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91,526..................  Fairmont Supply Company,     Troy, PA..............
                           Formerly Fairmont Supply
                           Oil and Gas, LLC.
91,787..................  Jersey Shore Steel Company.  Jersey Shore, PA......
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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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91,637..................  Georgia Chair Company......  Gainesville, GA.......
91,805..................  Greenwillow Grains, LLC....  Tangent, OR...........
92,036..................  Illinois Tool Works, Inc...  New Berlin, WI........
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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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91,711..................  Broadcom Limited, Avago      Norcross, GA..........
                           Technologies Limited.
91,806..................  Stalford Seed Farm.........  Tangent, OR...........
91,870..................  International Business       Endicott, NY..........
                           Machines (IBM), Global
                           Technology Services (GTS),
                           Collabera, Artech, CDI,
                           Infinite.
91,870A.................  International Business       Omaha, NE.............
                           Machines (IBM), Global
                           Technology Services (GTS),
                           Collabera, Artech, CDI,
                           Infinite.
91,972..................  Sensata Technologies, Inc.,  Springfield, TN.......
                           Staffmark, Signature
                           Consultants, Aerotek.
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    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the period of August 22, 2016 through September 2, 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 18th day of November 2016.
Hope D. Kinglock
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2016-28910 Filed 12-1-16; 8:45 am]
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