[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5244-5248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01502]


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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 December 1, 2019 through December 31, 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

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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 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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94,690.................  Tosoh Quartz, Inc., Tosah   Portland, OR.........  April 3, 2018.
                          Corporation-U.S.
                          Operations.
94,923.................  Theis Precision Steel.....  Bristol, CT..........  June 20, 2018.
95,042.................  Woodcor America, Inc. dba   Mountain View, AR....  August 5, 2018.
                          Cedar America.
95,214.................  Roseburg Forest Products,   Dillard, OR..........  December 28, 2018.
                          Dillard Plywood Division.
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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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94,783.................  Sitel Operating             Albuquerque, NM......  May 3, 2018.
                          Corporation, Sitel LLC,
                          Sitel Worldwide
                          Corporation, Horizon HR
                          Services.
95,104.................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Malvern, PA..........  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104A................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Boulder, CO..........  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104B................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Buffalo, NY..........  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104C................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Chicago, IL..........  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104D................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Concord, CA..........  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104E................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Duluth, GA...........  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104F................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Fenton, MO...........  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104G................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Houston, TX..........  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104H................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Irvine, CA...........  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104I................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Lawrenceville, GA....  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104J................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Macon, GA............  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.

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95,104K................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Maitland, FL.........  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104L................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Nashville, TN........  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104M................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Phoenix, AZ..........  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104N................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Tucker, GA...........  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104O................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         Wayne, PA............  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,104P................  Ricoh USA, Inc., IT         West Caldwell, NJ....  August 21, 2018.
                          Infrastructure division,
                          Ricoh Americas Holdings
                          Inc.
95,121.................  Bank of the West, BancWest  Omaha, NE............  August 26, 2018.
                          Holding, IT Application
                          Support Group, Allegis
                          Global Solutions.
95,147.................  State Street Bank & Trust   Boston, MA...........  September 4, 2018.
                          Co., Legal--Global
                          Markets Center of
                          Excellence, State Street
                          Corporation.
95,156.................  XP Power LLC, Aerotek,      Minden, NV...........  August 28, 2018.
                          Blue Ribbon, Sourced
                          Staffing.
95,164.................  State Street Bank and       Boston, MA...........  September 9, 2018.
                          Trust Company, Private
                          Equity Operations, State
                          Street Corporation.
95,170.................  CreativeDrive, Inc.,        Portland, OR.........  September 10, 2018.
                          Sandbox Studio, LLC.
95,188.................  State Street Corporation,   North Quincy, MA.....  September 16, 2018.
                          Tax Department.
95,205.................  Prysmian Cables and         Hutchinson, KS.......  September 23, 2018.
                          Systems USA, LLC, Draka
                          Cableteq USA Inc., Energy
                          division, Team
                          Employment, ManpowerGroup.
95,235.................  AVX Filters Corporation,    Sun Valley, CA.......  September 30, 2018.
                          Medical division, AVX
                          Corporation.
95,245.................  ABB Inc., Industrial        Lewisburg, WV........  October 1, 2018.
                          Automation division,
                          Pontoon Solutions.
95,250.................  Dagoba Organic Chocolate,   Ashland, OR..........  October 3, 2018.
                          The Hershey Company,
                          Express Pros.
95,263.................  Nokia of America            Coppell, TX..........  October 8, 2018.
                          Corporation, Nokia, Nokia
                          Solutions & Networks LLC,
                          Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
95,268.................  Tri Star Electronics        El Segundo, CA.......  October 8, 2018.
                          International, Inc.,
                          Carlisle Interconnect
                          Technologies division,
                          Skillset Group, Amtec,
                          etc.
95,292.................  Citibank Credit Services    Kansas City, MO......  October 17, 2018.
                          Inc., Global Consumer
                          Technology Operations
                          Digitization &
                          Technology, etc.
95,292A................  Citibank N.A., GCB O&T      Kansas City, MO......  October 17, 2018.
                          Finance, Citicorp LLC,
                          Citigroup Inc.
95,298.................  Smith & Nephew, Endoscopy   Plymouth, MN.........  October 17, 2018.
                          Division, Aerotek.
95,313.................  Del Monte Foods, Inc., Del  Sleepy Eye, MN.......  October 22, 2018.
                          Monte Foods Holdings
                          Limited.
95,338.................  Refinitiv US LLC,           Eagan, MN............  October 29, 2018.
                          Refinitiv Holdings
                          Limited, Randstad
                          Professionals US, LLC.
95,344.................  Synchrony Bank, Synchrony   Phoenix, AZ..........  October 22, 2018.
                          Financial.
95,344A................  Synchrony Bank, Synchrony   Charlotte, NC........  October 22, 2018.
                          Financial.
95,344B................  Synchrony Bank, Synchrony   Alpharetta, GA.......  October 22, 2018.
                          Financial.
95,344C................  Synchrony Bank, Synchrony   Canton, OH...........  October 22, 2018.
                          Financial.
95,344D................  Synchrony Bank, Synchrony   Kettering, OH........  October 22, 2018.
                          Financial.
95,345.................  Cascades Tissue Group-      Waterford, NY........  November 1, 2018.
                          Waterford, Cascades
                          Holding US Inc., Cascades
                          Tissue Group, Manpower,
                          Adecco.
95,350.................  Church & Dwight Co., Inc.,  South Chesterfield,    November 4, 2018.
                          Advanta Staffing.           VA.
95,361.................  Vision Ease, LP,            Ramsey, MN...........  November 6, 2018.
                          Performance Optics, Hoya
                          Optical Labs of America,
                          Inc., Hoya, Indrotec.
95,362.................  WaveFront Technology Inc.,  Paramount, CA........  November 6, 2018.
                          CalTek Staffing, ESA
                          Temps, Kimco Staffing
                          Services, Inc.
95,368.................  Doctors Foster and Smith    Rhinelander, WI......  November 11, 2018.
                          Call Center, Petco Animal
                          Supplies, Inc.
95,370.................  AvMed, Inc., SantaFe        Miami, FL............  November 8, 2018.
                          Healthcare Inc., Claims
                          Processing Division.
95,371.................  Bank of the West,           City of Industry, CA.  November 12, 2018.
                          Commercial Loan Services
                          & Branch Deposit Service
                          Administration, etc.
95,383.................  Superior Steel              Eugene, OR...........  November 15, 2018.
                          Fabrication, Staffing
                          Partners, Elwood
                          Staffing, Northwest
                          Industrial Staffing, etc.
95,398.................  Crescent Bank & Trust,      Chesapeake, VA.......  November 20, 2018.
                          CB&T Holding Corporation,
                          Call Center Division.
95,402.................  Echo Bay Minerals Company,  Republic, WA.........  December 2, 2019.
                          Kinross Gold, Spring
                          Clean, Golder Associates,
                          Stotts Construction.
95,402A................  On-Site Leased Workers      Republic, WA.........  November 19, 2018.
                          from HR Advantages LLC,
                          Republic Security, WR
                          Tires, 3 Rivers Business
                          Intelligence Solutions,
                          Pine Grove.
95,472.................  Inteva Products...........  Gadsden, AL..........  December 11, 2018.
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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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95,172.................  Sykes Enterprises,          Vansant, VA..........  September 9, 2018.
                          Incorporated.
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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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95,129.................  Farwest Steel Corporation.  Eugene, OR.            ....................................
95,461.................  Northwest Hardwoods Inc.,   Buena Vista, VA.       ....................................
                          Littlejohn & Company,
                          Waterfield Labor
                          Solutions LLC, etc.
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    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.

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        TA-W No.                Subject firm                Location                     Impact date
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95,193.................  Manac Trailers USA, Inc...  Oran, MO.              ....................................
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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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94,392.................  Essity North America, LLC,  Bellemont, AZ.         ....................................
                          On-Call Staffing.
94,837.................  HCL America, Inc..........  Frisco, TX.            ....................................
95,090.................  Insight Global, LLC, IG     Atlanta, GA.           ....................................
                          Staffing Holdings, LLC,
                          IG Igloo Holdings, Inc.,
                          Remote Workers.
95,143.................  AK Steel Corporation,       Ashland, KY.           ....................................
                          Ashland Works division,
                          AK Steel Holding, Hatzel
                          & Buehler, L.R. Daniels.
95,159.................  MMP Enterprises USA Inc...  Sidney, NE.            ....................................
95,181.................  Omega Apparel.............  Smithville, TN.        ....................................
95,273.................  Nestle Dreyer's Ice Cream   Aberdeen, SD.          ....................................
                          Company, Direct Store
                          Delivery, Nestle USA, Inc.
95,275.................  Nestle Dreyer's Ice Cream   Brooklyn Park, MN.     ....................................
                          Company, Direct Store
                          Delivery, Nestle USA, Inc.
95,351.................  LZB Manufacturing, Inc.,    Redlands, CA.          ....................................
                          La-Z-Boy West, Merchants
                          Building Maintenance,
                          OS4Labor, Roth Staffing.
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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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94,947.................  Conair Corporation........  Glendale, AZ.          ....................................
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    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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        TA-W No.                Subject firm                Location                     Impact date
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95,118.................  Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC,  Waterloo, IA.          ....................................
                          Ocwen Financial, Kelly
                          Vendor Management
                          Services, Securitas, etc.
95,141.................  Ryder Integrated            Warren, OH.            ....................................
                          Logistics, Inc., Supply
                          Chain Solutions division,
                          General Motors Lordstown
                          Complex, etc.
95,209.................  Owens-Brockway Glass        Waco, TX.              ....................................
                          Container, Inc.
95,403.................  Owens-Brockway Glass        Portland, OR.          ....................................
                          Container, Inc.
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    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the period of December 1, 2019 through December 31, 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 9th day of January 2020.
Hope D. Kinglock,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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