[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27109-27113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10526]
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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 April 1, 2021 through April 30, 2021. (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:
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(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 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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96,710............. Boomerang Tube, LLC, Liberty Liberty, TX....... February 5, 2020.
Plant Boomerang Tube, LLC and
BTSCP, LLC.
96,731............. Parker Hannifin, Industrial Tell City, IN..... February 29, 2020.
Process Division.
96,847............. Genex Cooperative................ Ithaca, NY........ April 13, 2020.
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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
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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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95,764............. Landis+Gyr Technology, Inc., Alpharetta, GA.... March 3, 2019.
Information Technology, Research
& Development, Landis+Gyr AG,
etc.
95,764A............ Landis+Gyr Technology, Inc., Pequot Lakes, MN.. March 3, 2019.
Information Technology, Supply
Chain Mgmt, Research &
Development, etc.
96,302............. Richmond Times, Advertising Richmond, VA...... September 23, 2019.
Production and Design
Outsourcing, BH Media Group, Lee
BHM Corp.
96,302A............ Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, VA September 23, 2019.
Advertising Production and
Design Outsourcing, BH Media
Group, Lee BHM Corp.
96,302B............ Bristol Herald Courier, Bristol, VA....... September 23, 2019.
Advertising Production and
Design Outsourcing, BH Media
Group, Lee BHM Corp.
96,302C............ SWVA Today, Advertising Wytheville, VA.... September 23, 2019.
Production and Design
Outsourcing, BH Media Group, Lee
BHM Corp.
96,404............. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Des Moines, IA.... September 25, 2019.
Company, P&C Commercial Lines
Processing.
96,404A............ Nationwide Mutual Insurance Canton, OH........ September 25, 2019.
Company, P&C Commercial Lines
Processing.
96,404B............ Nationwide Mutual Insurance Gainesville, FL... September 25, 2019.
Company, P&C Commercial Lines
Processing.
96,404C............ Nationwide Mutual Insurance Harleysville, PA.. September 25, 2019.
Company, P&C Commercial Lines
Processing.
96,404D............ Nationwide Mutual Insurance Raleigh, NC....... September 25, 2019.
Company, P&C Commercial Lines
Processing.
96,500............. DIRECTV Latin America, LLC, El Segundo, CA.... September 29, 2019.
California Broadcast Center AT&T
Services, Inc.
96,521............. Citibank, N.A., Enterprise New York, NY...... October 6, 2019.
Infrastructure Operations &
Technology (EIO&T) NAM Citi's
Realty Services Compliance &
Control.
96,545............. Encompass Group, LLC, The Pillow Buffalo Grove, IL. October 8, 2019.
Factory.
96,546............. Ricoh USA, Inc., Technical McLean, VA........ October 9, 2019.
Customer Support Division.
96,564............. Continental Automotive, Newport Newport News, VA.. October 19, 2019.
News Plant--Electronic Controls
Business Unit Vitesco
Technologies USA, LLC.
96,652............. Nidec Sankyo America Corporation. Shelbyville, IN... December 22, 2019.
96,653............. HCL America, Inc., Engineering, Boise, ID......... December 24, 2019.
Research & Development, and
Digital Process Operations.
96,677............. SunPower Manufacturing Oregon.... Hillsboro, OR..... January 21, 2020.
96,681............. EquipNet Inc..................... Canton, MA........ January 25, 2020.
96,696............. Keihin Michigan Manufacturing, Mussey, MI........ January 29, 2020.
LLC.
96,716............. Nidec............................ Paragould, AR..... February 8, 2020.
96,720............. Capgemini America, Inc., Rosemont, IL...... February 10, 2020.
Financial Services.
96,735............. Learjet, Inc, Wichita Site....... Wichita, KS....... February 22, 2021.
96,748............. Kerry............................ Fredericksburg, IA February 24, 2020.
96,751............. Flexitech, Inc................... Bloomington, IL... February 25, 2020.
96,756............. Monotype Imaging Inc., Accounting Woburn, MA........ February 28, 2020.
and Financial Reporting Group.
96,759............. Bucyrus Precision Tech, Inc...... Bucyrus, OH....... March 1, 2020.
96,770............. Hologic, Inc., Post Market Marlborough, MA... March 5, 2020.
Surveillance Team.
96,772............. BASF............................. Muskegon, MI...... March 8, 2020.
96,775............. Levolor, Inc., a subsidiary of Ogden, UT......... March 8, 2020.
Hunter Douglas.
96,776............. Vestas Blades America, Inc....... Brighton, CO...... March 9, 2020.
96,777............. Siemens Energy................... Olean, NY......... March 9, 2020.
96,786............. Deluxe Corporation............... Groton, MA........ March 11, 2020.
96,787............. BASF Corporation, West Memphis West Memphis, AR.. March 11, 2020.
Dispersions and Resins.
96,831............. Metaldyne Powertrain Components, Litchfield, MI.... April 5, 2020.
LLC, AAM Litchfield
Manufacturing, Driveline
Division AAM.
96,839............. Webster Bank, N.A., Information New Britain, CT... April 8, 2020.
Technology Department.
96,845............. Schneider Electric............... Foxboro, MA....... April 13, 2020.
96,854............. JMS Foodservice, LLC, a wholly- Suffolk, VA....... April 15, 2020.
owned indirect subsidiary of The
J.M. Smucker Company.
96,857............. HYDRO Systems USA................ Kent, WA.......... April 15, 2020.
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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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96,605............. Aurora Flight Sciences Manassas, VA...... November 9, 2019.
Corporation, Aurora Research &
Prototyping.
96,749............. Selmet, Inc., a CPP Company...... Albany, OR........ February 24, 2020.
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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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96,757............. Woodgrain........................ Marion, VA........ February 17, 2020.
96,761............. Delaware Dynamics, LLC........... Muncie, IN........ January 29, 2020.
96,778............. Trace-A-Matic Corporation........ Houston, TX....... January 29, 2020.
96,779............. ProSource Trace-A-Matic LLC, a Houston, TX....... January 29, 2020.
subsidiary of Trace-A-Matic
Corporation.
96,780............. TNN Manufacturing................ Houston, TX....... January 29, 2020.
96,791............. Eastham Forge, Inc., a subsidiary Beaumont, TX...... January 29, 2020.
of Eastham Enterprise, Inc.
96,809............. Cascade Wood Products, Inc....... White City, OR.... February 17, 2020.
96,811............. Bright Wood Corporation.......... Madras, OR........ February 17, 2020.
96,835............. Novo Manufacturing, LJ Smith, Bowerston, OH..... February 17, 2020.
LLC--Bowerston.
96,836............. Endura Products, Inc............. Nacogdoches, TX... February 17, 2020.
96,855............. Wincom, Incorporated............. Blue Ash, OH...... March 18, 2020.
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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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96,550............. Collins Aerospace (Rockwell Wilsonville, OR. ....................................
Collins).
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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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95,299............. Dynegy Midwest Generation, LLC, Havana, IL. ....................................
Havana Power Plant, Dynegy Coal
Holdco, Vistra Energy,
Securitas, etc.
95,764B............ Landis+Gyr Technology, Inc., Alpharetta, GA. ....................................
Customer Delivery, Landis+Gyr
AG, Digital Intelligence
Systems, LLC.
95,764C............ Landis+Gyr Technology, Inc., Pequot Lakes, MN. ....................................
Customer Delivery, Landis+Gyr
AG, Pro Staff.
96,548............. Hair Salon....................... Middletown, OH. ....................................
96,565............. Domtar A.W. LLC., Paper Division. Ashdown, AR. ....................................
96,717............. Comprehensive Decommissioning Plymouth, MA. ....................................
International.
96,747............. Pierce Pacific Manufacturing Inc. Portland, OR. ....................................
96,762............. Clayton Manufacturing Company, City of Industry, ....................................
Maintenance and Service Division. CA.
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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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96,556............. Diversant working on-site at SAP Newton Square, PA. ....................................
America, Inc.
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The following determinations terminating investigations were issued
in cases where the petition regarding the investigation has been deemed
invalid.
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TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date
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96,622............. Paul Hughes...................... Council Bluffs, IA
96,769............. Col-fin Specialty Steel Monaca, PA........
Corporation.
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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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95,920............. Parallon, Parallon Coder Group... Richmond, VA. ....................................
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I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the period of April 1, 2021 through April 30, 2021. 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 May 2021.
Hope D. Kinglock,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2021-10526 Filed 5-18-21; 8:45 am]
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