# Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** January 4, 2013
- **Citation:** 78 FR 771

## Text

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance for workers by (TA-W) number issued during the period of November 26, 2012 through November 30, 2012.

In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of a primary firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(a) of the Act must be met.

I. Under Section 222(a)(2)(A), the following must be satisfied:

(1) A significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;

(2) The sales or production, or both, of such firm have decreased absolutely; and

(3) One of the following must be satisfied:

(A) Imports of articles or services like or directly competitive with articles produced or services supplied by such firm have increased;

(B) 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;

(C) 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;

(D) Imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles which are produced directly using services supplied by such firm, have increased; and

(4) The increase in imports contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or production of such firm; or

II. Section 222(a)(2)(B) all of the following must be satisfied:

(1) A significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;

(2) One of the following must be satisfied:

(A) There has been a shift by the workers' firm to a foreign country in the production of articles or supply of services like or directly competitive with those produced/supplied by the workers' firm;

(B) There has been an acquisition from a foreign country by the workers' firm of articles/services that are like or directly competitive with those produced/supplied by the workers' firm; and

(3) The shift/acquisition contributed importantly to the workers' separation or threat of separation.

In order for an affirmative determination to be made for adversely affected workers in public agencies and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(b) of the Act must be met.

(1) A significant number or proportion of the workers in the public agency have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;

(2) The public agency has acquired from a foreign country services like or directly competitive with services which are supplied by such agency; and

(3) The acquisition of services contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation.

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 worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(c) of the Act must be met.

(1) A significant number or proportion of the workers in the workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;

(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, and such supply or production is related to the article or service that was the basis for such certification; 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.

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 worker adjustment assistance, each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222(f) of the Act must be met.

(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);

(B) An affirmative determination of market disruption or threat thereof under section 421(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));

(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) with respect to the affirmative determination described in paragraph (1)(A) is published in the
Federal Register
under section 202(f)(3); or

(B) Notice of an affirmative determination described in subparagraph (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)(1), the 1-year period preceding the 1-year period described in paragraph (2).

Affirmative Determinations for Worker 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) of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W No.
Subject firm
Location
Impact date

81,898
Color Service, Inc
Monterey Park, CA
August 15, 2011.

82,047
Ormet Primary Aluminum Corporation, I.C. Staffing Solutions LLC and Winans Services
Hannibal, OH
October 22, 2012.

82,067
Dal-Tile Corporation, Mohawk Industries, Inc
Olean, NY
October 9, 2011.

The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production or services) of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W No.
Subject firm
Location
Impact date

82,014
HCL America Inc., On-Site at Advanstar Communications, Inc., HCL Technologies Limited
Duluth, MN
September 26, 2011.

82,076
Manitowoc Foodservice, Lincoln Foodservice Division, Mantowoc Company
Fort Wayne, IN
June 9, 2012.

82,076A
Leased Workers from Aerotek and Top Echelon Network, Mantowoc Foodservice, Lincoln Foodservices Division
Fort Wayne, IN
October 12, 2011.

82,079
WellPoint Inc., Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Virginia Local Claims Division
Richmond, VA
October 12, 2011.

82,079A
WellPoint Inc., Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Virginia Local Claims Division
Roanoke, VA
October 12, 2011.

82,088
Deloitte Tax LLP, Deloitte LLP
Los Angeles, CA
October 16, 2011.

82,089
Billings Gazette, Lee Enterprises, Inc
Billings, MT
October 15, 2011.

82,131
Newell Operating Company dba Ashland Hardware, Newell Rubermaid, Inc., Manpower, Spartan Staffing and Adecco
Lowell, IN
November 5, 2011.

82,134
United Chemi-Con, Inc., Nippon Chemi-Com Corp., Kelly Temporary Services, Industrial Pipe, etc
Lansing, NC
November 6, 2011.

82,140
Comcast Cable, West Division Customer Care
Livermore, CA
October 11, 2011.

82,141
Kontron America, Inc., CPBU Division, Additional Contract Services and Johnson Services Group
Columbia, SC
November 8, 2011.

82,148
Texas Instruments Incorporated, HFAB sand HBUMP Manufacturing and Testing, Volt Workforce Solutions
Stafford, TX
November 9, 2011.

82,161
Remington Medical, Inc., Ranstad, Express Personnel, Global Employment and Hire Dynamics
Alpharetta, GA
November 15, 2011.

82,163
Delphi Connection Systems US, Inc., Delphi Corporation, Manpower, UI/Wages FCI Automotive USA, Inc
Mount Union, PA
January 23, 2012.

The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(c) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met.

TA-W No.
Subject firm
Location
Impact date

81,950
Fortis Plastics, LLC
Wilmington, OH
September 6, 2011.

82,099
Air Products and Chemicals Inc
Sparrows Point, MD
October 18, 2011.

82,127
Esteves Group, LLC—South Division
Randleman, NC
October 30, 2011.

Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the eligibility criteria for worker adjustment assistance have not been met for the reasons specified.

The investigation revealed that the criteria under paragraphs(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B) (shift in production or services to a foreign country) of section 222 have not been met.

TA-W No.
Subject firm
Location
Impact date

81,891
Sheridan Books, Inc.
Chelsea, MI

81,963
Alternative Petroleum Technologies, Eco Energy Solutions
Reno, NV

81,965
Melco Engraving, Inc.
Rochester Hills, MI

81,975
Xerox Corporation, Solid Ink Development Group, Global Technology Development Group
Wilsonville, OR

I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of
November 26, 2012 through November 30, 2012
. These determinations are available on the Department's Web site
tradeact/taa/taa search form.cfm
under the searchable listing of determinations or by calling the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance toll free at 888-365-6822.

Dated: December 4, 2012.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 2012-31664 Filed 1-3-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P

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