Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

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

August 8, 2016 through August 19, 2016.

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 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(b) 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(e) 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) not withstanding 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

91,199

Gibson County Coal LLC, Alliance Resource Partners L.P., Custom Staffing

Princeton, IN

December 4, 2014.

91,454

Allegheny Ludlum, LLC, ATI Flat Rolled Products, Latrobe Operations, Allegheny Technologies Inc

Latrobe, PA

February 9, 2015.

91,512

Jaya Apparel Group LLC, 24 Seven Staffing Inc., SBH Fashion Inc. and Career Group Inc

Vernon, CA

February 24, 2015.

91,517

Encore Repair Services, LLC, Encore Repair Holdings, LLC, Select Staffing

Simi Valley, CA

February 3, 2015.

91,826

US Synthetic Corporation, Dover Corporation

Orem, UT

May 19, 2015.

91,851

TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, Action Electric, Adecco, Butler America, Tradesman International

Lafayette, IN

May 25, 2015.

92,020

American Light Bulb Manufacturing Inc

Mullins, SC

July 15, 2015.

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

90,288

Cartus Corporation, Realogy Services Group, LLC

Memphis, TN

January 1, 2014.

90,317

Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC, Nokia Solutions and Networks Holdings USA, Inc

Arlington Heights, IL

January 1, 2014.

91,212

Amdocs, Inc., Program and Business Services Division, Rose, Next Gen, etc

Richardson, TX

December 10, 2014.

91,413

First Advantage Background Services Corporation, STG-Fairway U.S., LLC

St. Petersburg, FL

January 29, 2015.

91,500

Orica USA, Accounts Payable/Receivable Department

Georgetown, KY

February 22, 2015.

91,548

Sensata Technologies, Incorporated, Industrial Sensing Business Division, Sensata Technologies Holding Company

Everett, WA

March 3, 2015.

91,700

Manitowoc FSG Operations, LLC, Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc., ABR Employment Services, etc

Manitowoc, WI

May 22, 2016.

91,810

National Oilwell Varco LP, Rig Systems, Offshore Division, iSymphony LLC

Houston, TX

May 13, 2015.

91,828

Waste Management National Services, Inc., Centralized Billing Center, Waste Management Holdings, Inc., Robert Half

Phoenix, AZ

May 19, 2015.

91,844

MediGain, LLC, Formerly Millennium Practice Management Associates

Upper Saddle River, NJ

May 24, 2015.

91,844A

MediGain, LLC, Formerly Millennium Practice Management Associates, Randstad

Plano, TX

May 24, 2015.

91,857

Antenex, Inc., Intrastructure Antennas Systems Business Unit, Laird Technologies, Inc

Schaumburg, IL

May 25, 2015.

91,878

TRUMPF Photonics, Inc., Ultra-Precision Machining (UPM) Division, TRUMPF Group

Cranbury, NJ

May 31, 2015.

91,894

Brake Parts Inc., LLC, BPI Holdings International, Inc., Adecco, Select Staffing, and Cornerstone

Chowchilla, CA

June 8, 2015.

91,933

Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Dallas Repair Station, Aerotek

Coppell, TX

June 17, 2015.

91,971

InnoVista Sensors Americas, Inc., InnoVista Sensors Ltd, Custom Sensors and Technologies, Inc

Thousand Oaks, CA

June 28, 2015.

91,980

American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., Credit Fraud Risk Controllership Group, American Express Company

Phoenix, AZ

July 3, 2015.

91,999

Fluke Corporation, Pacific Laser Systems Division, Adecco

San Rafael, CA

July 7, 2015.

92,003

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, ES Applications Delivery Management Division

Plano, TX

July 8, 2015.

92,004

Atlas Copco Hurricane LLC, Atlas Copco Portable Energy Division

Franklin, IN

July 11, 2015.

92,007

DSI Underground Systems, LLC, Frank Calandra, Inc

Martinsburg, WV

July 11, 2015.

92,015

Mattel, Inc., Mattel Global Shared Service Solutions (MGSSS), Personnel Resources, etc

East Aurora, NY

July 13, 2015.

92,021

Sanford LP, Newell Brands, Lifestyle Temp Agency

Shelbyville, TN

July 18, 2015.

92,042

Shimadzu USA Manufacturing, Inc., Shimadzu America, Inc., Randstad USA, Selec-Temp Employment Services, etc

Canby, OR

July 21, 2015.

92,043

SeaChange International, Inc., In-Home Division

Portland, OR

July 21, 2015.

92,043A

SeaChange International, Inc., In-Home Division, Tech Mahindra, Capstone Consulting, Progressive Solutions

Milpitas, CA

July 21, 2015.

92,044

Northwest Pipe Company, Aerotek Commercial Staffing

Denver, CO

July 21, 2015.

92,071

Caterpillar High Performance Extrusions Group, Industry Solutions, Components, and Distribution Division, etc

Oxford, MS

July 28, 2015.

92,071A

Caterpillar High Performance Extrusions Group, Industry Solutions, Components, and Distribution Division, etc

Memphis, TN

July 28, 2015.

92,075

SONA BLW Precision Forge, Inc., SONA AUTOCOMP USA LLC, Executive Personnel Group

Selma, NC

July 29, 2015.

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.

TA-W No.

Subject firm

Location

Impact date

92,022

Indiana Tool Manufacturing Company, Inc

Plymouth, IN

July 19, 2015.

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 criterion under paragraph (a)(1), or (b)(1) (employment decline or threat of separation) of section 222 has not been met.

TA-W No.

Subject firm

Location

Impact date

91,791

Woodard Curran, @Work

Madison, ME

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

90,280

SCI Box, LLC, Oasis Outsourcing

Joplin, MO

90,322

Jaylor Dental Solutions, Inc

Beacon, NY

91,417

AK Coal Resources, Inc., AK Steel Corporation

Friedens, PA

91,489

TeleTech Services Corporation, TeleTech Holdings, Inc

Springfield, MO

91,522

Primetals Technologies USA LLC, Primetals Technologies USA Holdings, Inc., COR-Tech, LLC, etc

Worchester, MA

91,525

Teknetix Inc., Nolans Services, LLC

Parkersburg, WV

91,533

Clean Harbors Environmental Services

San Leon, TX

91,545

Covanta Maine, LLC, Covanta, Manpower

Jonesboro, ME

91,545A

Covanta Maine, LLC, Covanta, Manpower

West Enfield, ME

91,625

Preferred Podiatry Management, LLC

Northbrook, IL

91,646

Matrox International Corporation, Matrox Electronic Systems LTD, Westaff

Plattsburgh, NY

91,877

GT Exhaust, Inc., International Acoustics Company Ltd

Lincoln, NE

91,942

SM Energy Company, Consultants Corporation

Tulsa, OK

91,990

Quality Saws and Supplies LLC

West Enfield, ME

Determinations Terminating Investigations of Petitions for Worker Adjustment Assistance

After notice of the petitions was published in the

Federal Register

and on the Department's Web site, 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.

TA-W No.

Subject firm

Location

Impact date

90,325

Amsco, Limited

Cranston, RI

92,035

Federal Republic of Germany, Aircraft Mechanics Division

Holloman Air Force Base, NM

92,038

Berry Plastics

Dunkirk, NY

92,047

TechMahindra

Overland Park, KS

The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the petitions are the subject of ongoing investigations under petitions filed earlier covering the same petitioners.

TA-W No.

Subject firm

Location

Impact date

91,574

Sensata Technologies, Inc

Everett, WA

91,704

ITT Corporation—Interconnect Solutions, ITT Cannon LLC, ITT Corporation

Santa Ana, CA

I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of

August 8, 2016 through August 19, 2016.

These determinations are available on the Department's Web site

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, this 7th day of October 2016.

Hope D. Kinglock,

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 2016-27001 Filed 11-8-16; 8:45 am]

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