Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance [09/17/2003]
Volume 68, Number 180, Page 54497-54499
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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 (TA-W) issued during the period of
August 2003.
In order for an affirmative determination to be made and a
certification of eligibility to apply for directly-impacted (primary)
worker adjustment assistance to be issued, each of the group
eligibility requirements of section 222(a) of the Act must be met.
I. Section (a)(2)(A)
All of the following must be satisfied:
A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated;
B. The sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision
have decreased absolutely; and
C. Increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with
articles produced by such firm or subdivision have contributed
importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to
the decline in sales or production of such firm or subdivision; or
II. Section (a)(2)(B)
Both of the following must be satisfied:
A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated;
B. There has been a shift in production by such workers' firm or
subdivision to a foreign country of articles like or directly
competitive with articles which are produced by such firm or
subdivision; and
C. One of the following must be satisfied:
1. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of
the articles is a party to a free trade agreement with the United
States;
2. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of
the articles to a beneficiary country under the Andean Trade Preference
Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin
Economic Recovery Act; or
3. There has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of
articles that are like or directly competitive with articles which are
or were produced by such firm or subdivision.
Also, in order for an affirmative determination to be made and a
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance
as an adversely affected secondary group to be issued, each of the
group eligibility requirements of section 222(b) of the Act must be
met.
(1) 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;
(2) The workers' firm (or subdivision) is a supplier or downstream
producer to a firm (or subdivision) that employed a group of workers
who received a certification of eligibility to apply for trade
adjustment assistance benefits and such supply or production is related
to the article that was the basis for such certification; and
(3) Either--
(A) The workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it
supplied for the firm (or subdivision) described in paragraph (2)
accounted for at least 20 percent of the production or sales of the
workers' firm; or
(B) A loss or business by the workers' firm with the firm (or
subdivision) described in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to the
workers' separation or threat of separation.
Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In the following case, the investigation revealed that the criteria
for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.
The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2) (A)(I.C.)
(Increased imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B) (No shift in production to a
foreign country) have not been met.
TA-W-52,287; Vesuvius USA, Employed at International Steel Group,
Cleveland, OH
TA-W-52,359; Swag-Nit, Inc., Mt. Holly, NC
TA-W-52,363; FSI International, Allen, TX
TA-W-52,139; Discovery Plastics, Inc, Albany, OR
TA-W-52,277; Hubbell, Inc., Killark Div., Louisiana, MO
TA-W-52,192; Polymark Corp., Cincinnati, OH
TA-W-52,210; Woodgrain Millwork, White City, OR
TA-W-52,301; Edgcomb Metals Co., LLC, Detroit Plant, a div. of Macsteel
Service Centers USA, Roseville, MI
TA-W-52,304; Standard Register Co., Kirksville, MO
TA-W-52,321; Anvil International, Inc., Kearny Plant, dba Beck
Manufacturing, South Kearny, NJ
TA-W-52,362; Cookson Electronics, Assembly Material Group, a div. of
Frys Metals, Inc., dba Alpha Metals, Jersey City, NJ
TA-W-51,939; Standard Mercerizing and Specialty Yarn, LLC., formerly
known as Standard Coosa Industries, Inc., Chattanooga, TN
TA-W-52,175; Froedtert Malt Co., Inc., Milwaukee, WI
TA-W-52,339; Advanced Manufacturing and Development, Inc., dba Metalfx,
Willits, CA
TA-W-52,462; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Joseph Booney, Cordova, AK
The workers firm does not produce an article as required for
certification under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
TA-W-52,525; Alcatel Internetworking (PE), Spokane, WA
TA-W-52,589; Hunter Corp., Portage, IN
TA-W-52,645; KBK Management Associates, Youngstown, OH
TA-W-52,537; Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc., Information Systems
Department, Data Warehouse Group, Eden Prairie, MN
TA-W-52,373; Agilent Technologies, Inc., Information Technology Div.,
Fort Collins, CO
TA-W-52,380; Precision Roll Grinders, Inc., Allentown, PA
TA-W-52,531; Stream International, Inc., Beaverton, OR
TA-W-52,539; Xerox Corp., Logistics Customer Supply Center, Webster, NY
TA-W-52,318; GE Osmonics, Inc., a div. of General Electric Co.,
Minnetonka, MN
TA-W-52,379; Maritz, Fenton, MO
TA-W-52,471; The Eureka Co., Product Department, Bloomington, IL
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A) (no
employment declines) have not been met.
TA-W-52,520; Fishing Vessel (F/V) Pamela Dawn, Kodiak, AK
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A) (I.C) (increased
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imports) and (a)(2)(B) (II.C) (has shifted production to a foreign
country) have not been met.
TA-W-52,440; Thermo King Corp., North American Div., Louisville, GA
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A) (I.B) (Sales or
production, or both, did not decline) and (a)(2)(B) (has shifted
production to a county not under the free trade agreement with U.S.)
have not been met.
TA-W-52,145; Philips Elmet, Lewiston, ME
TA-W-52,400; Kollsman, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EFW, Inc.,
Merrimack, NH
TA-W-52,412; Lear Corp., SSD Div., Elsie, MI
TA-W-52,434; De La Rue Cash Systems, Cash Systems Div., Watertown, WI
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
(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of section 222 have been met.
TA-W-52,319; Akron Porcelain and Plastics Co., Inc., Akron, OH: June
20, 2002.
TA-W-52,056; Dynamic Metal Forming, Inc., Scottdale, PA: June 13, 2002.
TA-W-52,213 & A, B; Hoover Co., Main Plant/Distribution Center, North
Canton, OH, Industrial Park, North Canton, OH and Plant #2, Canton, OH:
June 25, 2002.
TA-W-52,364; Meridian Beartrack Co., Salmon, ID: August 21, 2003.
TA-W-52,371 & A; Hickory Chair Co., Plant #7, a div. of Thomasville
Furniture Industries, Inc., Hickory, NC and Plant #20, a division of
Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., Hickory, NC: July 21, 2002.
TA-W-52,436; Empire Steel Castings, a div. of Atchison Casting Corp.,
Lauredale, PA: July 29, 2002.
TA-W-52,397; Oxford Textile, Inc., Oxford, NJ: July 10, 2002.
TA-W-52,435; Quaker Alloy, Inc., a div. of Atchison Casting Corp.,
Myerstown, PA: July 29, 2002.
TA-W-52,445; Baron Drawn Steel Corp., Toledo, OH: July 21, 2002.
TA-W-52,240; LTD Industries, Inc., Lewistown, IL: June 20, 2002.
TA-W-52,242; Louisiana Pacific Corp., Belgrade, MT: July 7, 2002.
TA-W-52,243; Nestle Purina Pet Food, St. Joseph, MO: July 1, 2002.
TA-W-52,316; Louisiana Pacific Corp., formerly Crown Pacific, Bonners
Ferry, ID: June 26, 2002.
TA-W-52,331; Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Lone Star Fab 14 and 15,
including leased workers of Volt Service Group, Austin, TX: April 15,
2002.
TA-W-52,376; Delphi Corp., Delphi Energy Chassis Systems Div.,
Kettering, OH: July 22, 2002.
TA-W-52,377; Weyerhaeuser Co., Rothschild Mill, Rothschild, WI: July
23, 2002.
TA-W-52,406; Major Wire and Conductor, Chicopee, MA: July 17, 2002.
TA-W-52,663; Anderson Pattern, Inc., Muskegon Heights, MI: April 20,
2002.
TA-W-51,803; North American Cronite, Inc., div. of AFE Technologies,
formerly HT Alloys Div. of North American Cronite, Inc., North
Ridgeville, OH: May 9, 2002.
TA-W-52,146; Bruce Furniture Industries, LLC, Bruce, MS: June 6, 2002.
TA-W-52,308; Cal Quality Electronics, Inc., Santa Ana, CA: July 15,
2002.
TA-W-52,174 & A; Elkem Metals Co., Ferrosilicon Div., Alloy, WV and
Silicon Div., Alloy, WV: June 25, 2002.
TA-W-52,269; L.A. Darling Co., Paragould, AR: July 3, 2002.
TA-W-52,286; L.A. Darling Co., Wood Div., Piggot, AR: June 11, 2002.
TA-W-52,296; L.A. Darling Co., Metal Div., Corning, AR: July 14, 2002.
TA-W-52,302; Dominion Apparel, a div. of Grayson Properties Corp.,
Galax, VA: July 14, 2002
TA-W-52,356; Jo-Bo, Inc., Georgetown, SC and Myrtle Beach, SC: June 30,
2002.
TA-W-52,370; Thomson Crown Wood Products, including leased workers of
Ablest Staffing, Mocksville, NC: July 14, 2002.
TA-W-52,398 & A, B; American Racing Equipment, Inc., Plant I, a
subsidiary of Noranda, Rancho Dominquez, CA and Plant II, a subsidiary
of Noranda, Rancho Dominquez, CA and Gardena Plant, a subsidiary of
Noranda, Gardena, CA: July 17, 2002.
The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of
(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of section 222 have been met.
TA-W-52,344; Green Bay Packaging, Inc., Coated Products Div., Green
Bay, WI: July 3, 2002.
TA-W-52,439; Hudson, RCI, Voldyne Product Div., Temecula, CA: July 30,
2002.
TA-W-52,557; Inflation Systems, Inc., Moses Lake Operations, Moses
Lake, WA: August 13, 2002.
TA-W-52,295; Breed Steering Systems, Inc., Quality Assurance Lab,
Brownsville, TX: July 8, 2002.
TA-W-52,382; Capital Mercury Apparel, Ltd, Mar-Bax Shirt Company Div.,
Gassville, AR: July 23, 2002.
TA-W-52,448; T.S. Trim Industries, Inc., Athens Div., Athens, OH:
August 1, 2002.
TA-W-52,455; Waterloo Industries, Inc., Including Leased Workers of
Staffmark, Pocahontas, AR: July 24, 2002.
TA-W-52,519; Holm Industries, Inc./ILPEA, Inc., Galesburg, IL: August
11, 2002.
TA-W-51,988; Vishay-North American Capacitor Company, formerly North
American Capacitor Company, a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology,
Greencastle, IN: June 6, 2002.
TA-W-52,054; Coin Acceptors, Inc., dba Coinco, Mountain View
Fabricators Div., Mountain View, MO: June 13, 2002.
TA-W-52,071; Colson Plastics, a div. of Colson Caster Corp., Monette,
AR: June 16, 2002.
TA-W-52,427; Dan River, Inc., Danville, VA: July 14, 2002.
TA-W-52,438; Consolidated Fabricators, Inc., Clinton, SC: July 17,
2002.
TA-W-52,088; Avondale Mills, Inc., Bevelle Plant, Alexander City, AL:
June 13, 2002.
TA-W-52,372; Code Systems, Inc., formerly Code Alarm, Inc., a wholly-
owned subsidiary of Audiovox Electronics Corp., including leased
workers of Forge Industrial Staffing, Troy, MI: July 21, 2002.
TA-W-52,390; Eaton Corp., Automotive PSCO Div., including leased
workers of Kelly Services, Ann Arbor, MI: July 11, 2002.
TA-W-52,648; Wall Repair Systems, Inc., dba Step Savers, including
leased workers of Spectral Contractors, Inc., Vancouver, WA: August 15,
2002.
TA-W-52,532; Exfo Burleigh Products Group, Inc., Victor, NY: July 12,
2002.
The following certification has been issued. The requirement of
upstream supplier to a trade certified primary firm has been met.
TA-W-52,419; Nestaway, a div. of Axia, Inc., Cleveland, OH: July 16,
2002.
I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued
during the months of August. Copies of these determinations are
available for inspection in Room C-5311, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 during normal business
hours or will be mailed to persons who write to the above address.
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Dated: September 3, 2003.
Terrence Clark,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 03-23709 Filed 9-16-03; 8:45 am]
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