Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69769-69773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27327]

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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 November 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019. (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 domestic industry in an
investigation resulting in--
(A) an affirmative determination of serious injury or threat
thereof under

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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.

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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94,702............... Rosenberger North America.......... Plano, TX........... April 4, 2018.
94,728............... Intel Corporation, Information Hillsboro, OR....... February 3, 2019.
Technology, Hawthorne Farm Campus,
etc.
94,728A.............. Intel Corporation, Information Hillsboro, OR....... April 11, 2018.
Technology, Hawthorne Farm Campus,
etc.
94,728B.............. On-site Leased Workers from 123 Hillsboro, OR....... April 11, 2018.
Enterprises, Accenture, etc.,
Intel Corporation, Information
Technology, Hawthorne Farm Campus.
94,728C.............. Intel Corporation, Information Hillsboro, OR....... April 11, 2018.
Technology, Ronler Acres Campus,
123 Enterprises, etc.
94,735............... Leggett & Platt, Inc., Consumer Neosho, MO.......... April 17, 2018.
Products Group, Adjustable Bed
Group, Branch 0797, etc.
94,763............... PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc., Shelton, CT......... April 26, 2018.
Accounting Unit.
94,786............... Silver Star Brands, Crosby Rock.... Oshkosh, WI......... May 6, 2018.
94,793............... Lumedx Inc......................... Bellevue, WA........ May 7, 2018.
94,822............... Vtech Communications, Renhill Beaverton, OR....... May 16, 2018.
Staffing Services, Workforce Logiq.
94,846............... A123 Systems LLC, Adecco--USA...... Romulus, MI......... July 25, 2019.
94,846A.............. A123 Systems LLC, Adecco--USA...... Livonia, MI......... July 25, 2019.
94,871............... Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Eagan, MN........... June 4, 2018.
Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota,
Claims Processor Division, etc.
94,881............... Stratus Video Language Company, Dallas, TX.......... June 5, 2018.
Manpower, Randstad.
94,890............... FCT US LLC, Jaci Carroll, Hamilton Torrington, CT...... June 12, 2018.
Connections.
94,919............... Flexsteel Industries, Staffmark, Riverside, CA....... June 20, 2018.
Employment Solutions, York
Employment.
94,929............... Muzak LLC, Mood Media, Customer Austin, TX.......... June 21, 2018.
Service Division.
94,973............... DXC Technology Services LLC, DXC Plano, TX........... July 5, 2018.
Technology Company.
94,981............... Masonite Corporation, Baron HR, Stockton, CA........ July 10, 2018.
Delta Infotech, Employbridge,
Target CW, Randstad, etc.
94,984............... Salter Labs, Aerotek, Pridestaff... Vista, CA........... July 11, 2018.
94,999............... Synopsys, Inc., Design Group, PRO Hillsboro, OR....... July 16, 2018.
Unlimited.
94,999A.............. Synopsys, Inc., Verification Group, Hillsboro, OR....... July 16, 2018.
Vayavya Labs.
94,999B.............. Synopsys, Inc., Silicon Engineering Hillsboro, OR....... July 16, 2018.
Group, PRO Unlimited, Manceps,
Inc., TalentBurst.
95,006............... Pro-Mark, LLC, Your Employment North Salt Lake, UT. July 19, 2018.
Solutions.
95,013............... Medtronic Plc, Restorative Goleta, CA.......... July 23, 2018.
Therapies Group, Aerotek, Artech
Information Systems, ATR, etc.
95,028............... State Street Corporation, USIS Boston, MA.......... July 30, 2018.
Client Reporting.
95,031............... Cenveo Publishing Services, Lancaster, PA....... July 31, 2018.
Lancaster Content division, Cenveo
Worldwide Limited, Cenveo
Incorporated.
95,053............... Filson Manufacturing, CC Filson Seattle, WA......... August 6, 2018.
Co., 1741 1st Avenue South.
95,053A.............. Filson Manufacturing, CC Filson Seattle, WA......... August 6, 2018.
Co., 1555 4th Avenue South.
95,093............... Norma Kamali Inc................... New York, NY........ August 19, 2018.
95,099............... Optum Technology, United Healthcare Johnston, RI........ August 20, 2018.
Services, IT Service Desk, etc.
95,154............... Sigue Corporation.................. Sylmar, CA.......... September 6, 2018.

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95,171............... Forever 21, Inc., Human Resources.. Los Angeles, CA..... September 10, 2018.
95,171A.............. Forever 21, Inc., Payroll.......... Los Angeles, CA..... September 10, 2018.
95,171B.............. Forever 21, Inc., Information Los Angeles, CA..... September 10, 2018.
Technology.
95,173............... Virtual Business Office Associates, Columbia, SC........ September 5, 2018.
Tax VBO Division, A Division of
Recruiting Solution.
95,178............... Honeywell International Inc., Smithfield, RI...... September 12, 2018.
Safety & Productivity Solutions--
Technical Support Job Function,
PDS Tech.
95,182............... Waitr, Inc., Waitr Holdings Inc., Lafayette, LA....... September 12, 2018.
Landcadia Holdings, Inc.
95,182A.............. Waitr, Inc., Waitr Holdings Inc., Lake Charles, LA.... September 12, 2018.
Landcadia Holdings, Inc.
95,184............... Del Monte Foods, Inc., Del Monte Mendota, IL......... September 12, 2018.
Foods Holdings Limited, Express
Employment Professionals.
95,203............... Bose Corporation, Digital Office, Stow, MA............ March 29, 2019
Corporate Information Services
Department, Randstad, etc.
95,206............... Honeywell Safety Products, Safety & Franklin, PA........ September 23, 2018.
Productivity Solutions-Technical
Support Job Function, etc.
95,227............... Franklin Electric, Co. Inc., The Little Rock, AR..... September 26, 2018.
Hughes Agency, Express Employment
Services.
95,231............... Sea World of Florida LLC, Call Orlando, FL......... September 27, 2018.
Center Division, Sea World Parks &
Entertainment Inc., Alorica.
95,255............... Cohu Interface Solutions LLC Fontana, CA......... October 4, 2018.
(Cohu), Everett Charles
Technologies, Cohu, Chartwell
Staffing Services, etc.
95,256............... Johnson Controls, Inc., Building Indianapolis, IN.... October 4, 2018.
Technologies & Solutions division,
Johnson Controls International.
95,270............... Emerald Mississippi, Emerald Home New Albany, MS...... October 9, 2018.
Furnishing division, Emerald Home
Furnishing.
95,272............... Molex, Koch Industries, Oasis Lincoln, NE......... October 9, 2018.
Staffing, King Bird Facility.
95,272A.............. Molex, Koch Industries, Oasis Lincoln, NE......... October 9, 2018.
Staffing, West Bond Facility.
95,274............... Chelton Inc., Cobham Aerospace Lewisville, TX...... October 10, 2018.
Connectivity Division, Cobham Plc,
Robert Half.
95,282............... Key Safety Systems dba Joyson Knoxville, TN....... October 11, 2018.
Safety Systems, Ningbo Joyson
Electronic, Randstad US, Express
Employment Professionals.
95,284............... Tri-Star Electronics International, Riverside, CA....... October 15, 2018.
Inc., Carlisle Internconnect
Technologies (CIT) Division,
Amtec, Skillset Group.
95,289............... Hydro Extrusion North America, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI....... October 16, 2018.
Norsk Hydro ASA, Manpower.
95,290............... Aprima Medical Software, Inc., Richardson, TX...... October 17, 2018.
Accounts Receivable department,
eMDs, Inc.
95,293............... Conduent Commercial Solutions, LLC, Boca Raton, FL...... October 17, 2018.
Conduent Incorporated.
95,297............... Providence Health & Services-- Medford, OR......... October 17, 2018.
Washington, Providence St. Joseph
Health Shared Services, Talent
Acquisition, etc.
95,297A.............. Providence Health & Services-- Portland, OR........ October 17, 2018.
Washington, Providence St. Joseph
Health Shared Services, Talent
Acquisition, etc.
95,315............... IEEE, Editorial Services Piscataway, NJ...... August 12, 2019.
Department, Publications Unit.
95,315A.............. Winston Personnel Services, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ...... October 22, 2018.
Editorial Services Department,
Publications Unit.
95,324............... Citibank, N.A., Finance--Global Gray, TN............ October 24, 2018.
Consumer--Citi Retail Services,
Citicorp LLC.
95,346............... Citicorp Credit Services, Inc. Elk Grove Village, November 1, 2018.
(USA), Global Consumer Technology-- IL.
NAM Application Development &
Maintenance, etc.
95,352............... Regal Beloit America, Inc., Regal West Plains, MO..... November 4, 2018.
Beloit Corporation, West Plains
Division.
95,353............... The Terminix International Company, Memphis, TN......... November 4, 2018.
L.P., Memphis Contact Center.
95,373............... Certified Oil Company, Euro Garages Columbus, OH........ November 14, 2018.
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The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
Section 222(b) (downstream producer to a firm whose workers are
certified eligible to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.

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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94,557............... Aleris Davenport Rolling Mill, Davenport, IA....... November 15, 2017.
Robert Half, Team Staffing
Solutions, Inc.
95,302............... Interlake Mecalux, Inc., Mecalux, Melrose Park, IL.... September 13, 2018.
S.A., Superior Staffing,
ClearStaff, UniStaff, Accurate
Personnel.
95,302A.............. Interlake Mecalux, Inc., Mecalux, Pontiac, IL......... September 13, 2018.
S.A., Manpower, Express Employment
Professionals, StaffQuick.
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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 criteria under paragraphs
(a)(2)(A)(i) (decline in sales or production, or both), or (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.

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.

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.

The following determinations terminating investigations were issued
because the worker group on whose behalf the petition was filed is
covered under an existing certification.

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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.

I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the period of November 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019. These
determinations are available on the Department's website https://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/petitioners/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 6th day of December 2019.
Hope D. Kinglock,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance
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