[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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