[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55752-55755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24290]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with the Section 223 (19 U.S.C. 2273) of the Trade
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271, et seq.) (``Act''), as amended, the
Department of Labor herein presents summaries of determinations
regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance under
Chapter 2 of the Act (``TAA'') for workers by (TA-W) number issued
during the period of August 20, 2018 through September 14, 2018. (This
Notice primarily follows the language of the Trade Act. In some places
however, changes such as the inclusion of subheadings, a reorganization
of language, or ``and,'' ``or,'' or other words are added for
clarification.)
Section 222(a)--Workers of a Primary Firm
In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of
a primary firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to
apply for TAA, the group eligibility requirements under Section 222(a)
of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2272(a)) must be met, as follows:
(1) The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the Act,
19 U.S.C. 2272(a)(1)) is that a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm (or ``such firm'') have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;
AND (2(A) or 2(B) below)
(2) The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied by either (A) the Increased
Imports Path, or (B) the Shift in Production or Services to a Foreign
Country Path/Acquisition of Articles or Services from a Foreign Country
Path, as follows:
(A) Increased Imports Path:
(i) The sales or production, or both, of such firm, have decreased
absolutely;
AND (ii and iii below)
(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by such firm
have increased; OR
(II)(aa) 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; OR
(II)(bb) imports of articles like or directly competitive with
articles which are produced directly using the services supplied by
such firm, have increased; OR
(III) 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;
AND
(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii) contributed
importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to
the decline in the sales or production of such firm; OR
(B) Shift in Production or Services to a Foreign Country Path OR
Acquisition of Articles or Services from a Foreign Country Path:
(i)(I) There has been a shift by such workers' firm to a foreign
country in the production of articles or the supply of services like or
directly competitive with articles which are produced or services which
are supplied by such firm; OR
(II) such workers' firm has acquired from a foreign country
articles or services that are like or directly competitive with
articles which are produced or services which are supplied by such
firm;
AND
(ii) the shift described in clause (i)(I) or the acquisition of
articles or services described in clause (i)(II) contributed
importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation.
Section 222(b)--Adversely Affected Secondary Workers
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 TAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 222(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2272(b)) must be
met, as follows:
(1) A significant number or proportion of the workers in the
workers' firm or an appropriate subdivision of the firm have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated;
AND
(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 (19 U.S.C. 2272(a)), and
such supply or production is related to the article or service that was
the basis for such certification (as defined in subsection 222(c)(3)
and (4) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2272(c)(3) and (4));
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 determined under paragraph (1).
Section 222(e)--Firms Identified by the International Trade Commission
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 TAA, the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(e) of the
Act (19 U.S.C. 2272(e)) must be met, by following criteria (1), (2),
and (3) as follows:
(1) The workers' firm is publicly identified by name by the
International Trade Commission as a member of a
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domestic industry in an investigation resulting in--
(A) an affirmative determination of serious injury or threat
thereof under section 202(b)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2252(b)(1)); OR
(B) an affirmative determination of market disruption or threat
thereof under section 421(b)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2436(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));
AND
(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) of the Trade Act
(19 U.S.C. 2252(f)(1)) with respect to the affirmative determination
described in paragraph (1)(A) is published in the Federal Register
under section 202(f)(3) (19 U.S.C. 2252(f)(3)); OR
(B) notice of an affirmative determination described in
subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) is published in the Federal
Register;
AND
(3) the workers have become totally or partially separated from the
workers' firm within--
(A) the 1-year period described in paragraph (2); OR
(B) notwithstanding section 223(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2273(b)),
the 1-year period preceding the 1-year period described in paragraph
(2).
Affirmative Determinations for Trade Adjustment Assistance
The following certifications have been issued. The date following
the company name and location of each determination references the
impact date for all workers of such determination.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(A) (Increased Imports Path) of the Trade Act have
been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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93,631.................. Astoria Warehousing, Peter Astoria, OR........... March 12, 2017.
Pan Seafoods, Icicle
Seafoods, Total Employment
and Management (TEAM).
93,821.................. Columbia River Logistics, Vancouver, WA......... May 17, 2017.
Belgravia Investments,
Galt Foundation, Integrity
Staffing, etc.
93,929.................. Sem-Com Company Inc., Sales Toledo, OH............ June 27, 2017.
Office.
93,953.................. Siteline Cabinetry, LLC, Keysville, VA......... July 5, 2017.
The Corsi Group, Inc.,
WorkSmart Systems, Inc.
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The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(a)(2)(B) (Shift in Production or Services to a Foreign
Country Path or Acquisition of Articles or Services from a Foreign
Country Path) of the Trade Act have been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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93,645.................. Telephonics Corporation, Huntington, NY........ March 14, 2017.
Griffon Corporation,
Nationwide Technical
Resources Corporation.
93,645A................. Telephonics Corporation, Farmingdale, NY....... March 14, 2017.
Griffon Corporation,
Omnicon, FASTXchange Inc.
93,733.................. ADP, LLC................... Clackamas, OR......... April 17, 2017.
93,872.................. GE Drives and Controls, Salem, VA............. June 6, 2017.
Inc., General Electric,
Power GE Automation &
Controls) Division.
93,921.................. Putnam Investments, LLC, Boston, MA............ June 18, 2017.
Digital Technology, Great
West Lifeco U.S.,
Accenture, Alexander
Group, etc.
93,924.................. Bombardier Transportation Pittsburgh, PA........ June 26, 2017.
(Holdings) USA, Inc.,
Americas Region, Rolling
Stock Equipment, Adecco,
Oxford Solutions, etc.
93,937.................. Johnson Controls, Inc., Indianapolis, IN...... June 28, 2017.
Finance, Building
Technologies & Solutions,
Johnson Controls
International.
93,938.................. Madison Polymeric Branford, CT.......... June 28, 2017.
Engineering, Inc.,
Hamilton Connection,
Reitman Personnel.
93,940.................. Rexam Beverage Can Birmingham, AL........ June 28, 2017.
Americas, Birmingham
Plant, Ball Corporation,
Manpower, Coretek.
93,944.................. Wells Fargo Servicing Frederick, MD......... June 29, 2017.
Customer Account
Management (CAM), Wells
Fargo & Company, Wells
Fargo Consumer Lending
Group (CLG).
93,949.................. The Collected Group, Fourth Vernon, CA............ July 3, 2017.
Floor/Career Group.
93,950.................. Cordstrap USA Inc., North Sturtevant, WI........ July 3, 2017.
America, Cordstrap B.V.,
Halpin Personnel,
Personnel Resources, etc.
93,955.................. AG Industries LLC, St. Louis, MO......... July 5, 2017.
Filtration Group, Westaff.
93,959.................. International Business Atlanta, GA........... July 6, 2017.
Machines (IBM), HWS System
US, Global Technical
Services Division.
93,959A................. International Business Tucson, AZ............ July 6, 2017.
Machines (IBM), HWS System
US, Global Technical
Services Division.
93,959B................. International Business Raleigh, NC........... July 6, 2017.
Machines (IBM), HWS System
US, Global Technical
Services Division.
93,967.................. KeyBank NA, KeyCorp, Key Cleveland, OH......... July 11, 2017.
Technology Operations,
Network Operations Center,
etc.
93,967A................. KeyBank NA, KeyCorp, Key Brooklyn, OH.......... July 11, 2017.
Technology Operations,
Network Operations Center,
etc.
93,967B................. KeyBank NA, KeyCorp, Key Buffalo, NY........... July 11, 2017.
Technology Operations,
Network Operations Center,
etc.
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93,967C................. KeyBank NA, KeyCorp, Key Albany, NY............ July 11, 2017.
Technology Operations,
Network Operations Center,
etc.
93,967D................. KeyBank NA, KeyCorp, Key Tacoma, WA............ July 11, 2017.
Technology Operations,
Network Operations Center,
etc.
93,967E................. KeyBank NA, KeyCorp, Key Solon, OH............. July 11, 2017.
Technology Operations,
Network Operations Center,
etc.
93,988.................. Kraco Enterprises LLC...... Compton, CA........... July 17, 2017.
93,995.................. MedPlast West Berlin, Inc., West Berlin, NJ....... July 19, 2017.
Medplast, LLC, MedPlast
Engineered Products, Inc.,
Staffing Network.
94,003.................. Noxell Corporation, Wella Blue Ash, OH.......... July 23, 2017.
Corporation, HFC Prestige
International US, Coty,
Gus Perdikakis Associates,
etc.
94,010.................. GCL Solar Materials US I, St. Charles, MO....... July 25, 2017.
LLC, Beacon Hill
Financial, Cavalier IT.
94,012.................. Aspen Insurance U.S. Rocky Hill, CT........ July 13, 2017.
Services Inc.
94,012A................. Aspen Insurance U.S. New York, NY.......... July 13, 2017.
Services Inc.
94,012B................. Aspen Insurance U.S. Boston, MA............ July 13, 2017.
Services Inc.
94,012C................. Aspen Insurance U.S. Atlanta, GA........... July 13, 2017.
Services Inc.
94,012D................. Aspen Insurance U.S. Miami, FL............. July 13, 2017.
Services Inc.
94,015.................. International Automotive Strasburg, VA......... June 28, 2017.
Components, IAC Group,
Strasburg LLC Division.
94,029.................. Citicorp Credit Services, Urbandale, IA......... July 30, 2017.
Inc. (USA), Citibank,
N.A., Citicorp, Citigroup,
Inc.
94,036.................. Pittsburgh Glass Works, Pittsburgh, PA........ July 26, 2017.
LLC, Vitro, S.A.B., Vitro,
Accounts Payable and
Accounts Receivable, etc.
94,042.................. Honeywell Smithfield Smithfield, RI........ August 3, 2017.
(RI13), Honeywell
International, Inc.,
Safety and Productivity
Solutions Division.
94,052.................. General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY....... August 8, 2017.
GE Power-Gas Power Systems
Division.
94,057.................. Great Lakes Polymer Albert Lea, MN........ August 10, 2017.
Technologies LLC, Bridon
Cordage, Express
Employment Professionals,
etc.
94,068.................. DIRECTV Latin America, LLC, El Segundo, CA........ August 20, 2017.
AT&T Inc., Programming
Operations Division.
94,093.................. Kaiam Corporation, Newark, CA............ August 24, 2017.
Professional Employer
Organization (PEO) ADP.
94,096.................. Stack-On Products, Alpha Wauconda, IL.......... August 27, 2017.
Guardian.
94,101.................. FLSmidth Inc., Cement, Bethlehem, PA......... August 29, 2017.
FLSmidth, Peak Technical
Staffing USA, Allied
Personnel Services.
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The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(e) (firms identified by the International Trade Commission)
of the Trade Act have been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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93,823.................. SSAB Minnesota, Inc., SSAB Roseville, MN......... January 26, 2016.
Enterprises, LLC, Aerotek,
Volt Workforce Solutions.
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Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the
eligibility criteria for TAA have not been met for the reasons
specified.
The investigation revealed that the requirements of Trade Act
section 222 (a)(1) and (b)(1) (significant worker total/partial
separation or threat of total/partial separation), or (e) (firms
identified by the International Trade Commission), have not been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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93,936.................. GSK Consumer Healthcare, Lincoln, NE...........
Inc., GlaxoSmithKline
Consumer Healthcare
Holdings (US), Randstad,
Adecco, etc.
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The investigation revealed that the criteria under
paragraphs(a)(2)(A) (increased imports), (a)(2)(B) (shift in production
or services to a foreign country or acquisition of articles or services
from a foreign country), (b)(2) (supplier to a firm whose workers are
certified eligible to apply for TAA or downstream producer to a firm
whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA), and (e)
(International Trade Commission) of section 222 have not been met.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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93,532.................. StandardAero Business Los Angeles, CA.......
Aviation Services, LLC,
LAX Strategic Business
Unit, Aviation Personnel.
93,773.................. Jeffboat LLC............... Jeffersonville, IN....
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93,781.................. Philips North America LLC, Andover, MA...........
Philips Electronics North
America Corporation, etc.
93,781A................. Philips North America LLC, Bothell, WA...........
Philips Electronics North
America Corporation, etc.
93,884.................. Conduent Commercial Raleigh, NC...........
Solutions, LLC, Conduent
Business Services, LLC.
93,884A................. Conduent Commercial Tallahassee, FL.......
Solutions, LLC, Conduent
Business Services, LLC.
93,884B................. Conduent State Healthcare, Richmond, VA..........
LLC, Conduent Business
Services, LLC.
93,884C................. Conduent Human Resources Chesapeake, VA........
Services, LLC, Conduent
Business Services, LLC.
93,884D................. Conduent Credit Balance Hunt Valley, MD.......
Solutions, LLC,
Communications Business
Unit, Conduent Business
Services, LLC.
93,902.................. Sutherland Healthcare Syracuse, NY..........
Solutions Inc., Syracuse
NY Facility, Sutherland
Healthcare Solutions
Private Ltd.
93,930.................. Ariens Company............. Auburn, NE............
93,943.................. U.S. Cocoa Mat, LLC, St. George, SC........
Carolina Royal Holdings,
LP.
93,974.................. Concord Litho Group, Inc., Concord, NH...........
Masis Staffing Solutions,
Ultimate Staffing
Services, etc.
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Determinations Terminating Investigations of Petitions for Trade
Adjustment Assistance
After notice of the petitions was published in the Federal Register
and on the Department's website, 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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93,618.................. AES Dayton Power Light, Dayton, OH............
Human Resources,
Accounting, and Safety
Divisions, DP&L.
93,654.................. AES Ohio Generation (DP&L), Aberdeen, OH..........
JMSS Division.
93,654A................. AES Ohio Generation (DP&L), Manchester, OH........
KEGS Division.
93,654B................. AES Ohio Generation (DP&L), Manchester, OH........
Training Center.
93,654C................. AES Ohio Generation (DP&L), Miamisburg, OH........
Hutchings Station.
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The following determinations terminating investigations were issued
because the petitioning group of workers is covered by an earlier
petition that is the subject of an ongoing investigation for which a
determination has not yet been issued.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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93,638.................. Tech Mahindra Americas, Inc South Plainfield, NJ..
93,722.................. Tech Mahindra Americas, Inc Alpharetta, GA........
93,761.................. Tech Mahindra Americas, Inc Plano, TX.............
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I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the period of August 20, 2018 through September 14, 2018. These
determinations are available on the Department's website 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, on September 18, 2018.
Hope D. Kinglock,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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