[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 5245]] 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 5246]] 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 5247]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95,172................. Sykes Enterprises, Vansant, VA.......... September 9, 2018. Incorporated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95,129................. Farwest Steel Corporation. Eugene, OR. .................................... 95,461................. Northwest Hardwoods Inc., Buena Vista, VA. .................................... Littlejohn & Company, Waterfield Labor Solutions LLC, etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95,193................. Manac Trailers USA, Inc... Oran, MO. .................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94,947................. Conair Corporation........ Glendale, AZ. .................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the worker group on whose behalf the petition was filed is covered under an existing certification. [[Page 5248]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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