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BILLING CODE 4510-FR-P 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 *February 11, 2013 through February 19, 2013.* 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 82,035 Georgia Pacific LLC, dba Duluth Hardboard Plant, Specialty Mfg. Division, Koch Industries Duluth, MN October 2, 2011. 82,165 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Wyoming, MI November 19, 2011. 82,165A Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Montgomery, AL November 19, 2011. 82,165AA Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Rochester, NH November 19, 2011. 82,165B Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Anchorage, AK November 19, 2011. 82,165BB Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Somerset, NJ November 19, 2011. 82,165C Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Payson, AZ November 19, 2011. 82,165CC Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Black River, NY November 19, 2011. 82,165D Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Paragould, AR November 19, 2011. 82,165DD Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Wilmington, NC November 19, 2011. 82,165E Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Auburn, CA November 19, 2011. 82,165EE Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Bismarck, ND November 19, 2011. 82,165F Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc., Professional Drivers of Georgia, Inc dba Prodrivers Ft. Morgan, CO November 19, 2011. 82,165FF Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Geneva, OH November 19, 2011. 82,165G Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Montville, CT November 19, 2011. 82,165GG Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Seminole, OK November 19, 2011. 82,165H Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Cheswold, DE November 19, 2011. 82,165HH Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc La Grande, OR November 19, 2011. 82,165I Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Madison, FL November 19, 2011. 82,165II Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc. Randstad Professional US LP (Accounts International) Berwick, PA November 19, 2011. 82,165J Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Waycross, GA November 19, 2011. 82,165JJ Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Warwick, RI November 19, 2011. 82,165K Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Bellevue, ID November 19, 2011. 82,165KK Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Rock Hill, SC November 19, 2011. 82,165L Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc., Stivers Temporary Personnel Oswego, IL November 19, 2011. 82,165LL Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Sioux Falls, SD November 19, 2011. 82,165M Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Rushville, IN November 19, 2011. 82,165MM Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc., Stinson Industrial Maintenance Knoxville, TN November 19, 2011. 82,165N Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Waterloo, IA November 19, 2011. 82,165NN Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc., Insource Group and Accenture LLP Houston, TX November 19, 2011. 82,165O Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc., Anytime Labor KC Metro, LLC, Arnold Group Salina, KS November 19, 2011. 82,165OO Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Tremonton, UT November 19, 2011. 82,165P Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc., Professional Drivers of Georgia, Inc. dba Prodrivers Danville, KY November 19, 2011. 82,165PP Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Brattleboro, VT November 19, 2011. 82,165Q Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Hammond, LA November 19, 2011. 82,165QQ Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Rustburg, VA November 19, 2011. 82,165R Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Portland, ME November 19, 2011. 82,165RR Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Moses Lake, WA November 19, 2011. 82,165S Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Rockville, MD November 19, 2011. 82,165SS Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Wheeling, WV November 19, 2011. 82,165T Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Fitchburg, MA November 19, 2011. 82,165TT Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Oshkosh, WI November 19, 2011. 82,165U Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Mankato, MN November 19, 2011. 82,165UU Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Rock Springs, WY November 19, 2011. 82,165V Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Moselle, MS November 19, 2011. 82,165W Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc., Great Plains Technical Services, Ridgway's LLC, etc Caruthersville, MO November 19, 2011. 82,165X Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc., Bookkeeping by Design Livingston, MT November 19, 2011. 82,165Y Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc., Bookkeeping by Design Omaha, NE November 19, 2011. 82,165Z Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Elko, NV November 19, 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 82,166 Technicolor, Inc., Creative Services Division, Apple One, Select Staffing Glendale, CA November 20, 2011. 82,237 State Street Corporation, Information Technology Group, 607 Boylston Street Boston, MA November 16, 2011. 82,237A State Street Corporation, Information Technology Group, 100 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA November 16, 2011. 82,237B State Street Corporation, Information Technology Group, 100 Summer Street Boston, MA November 16, 2011. 82,237C State Street Corporation, Information Technology Group, 200 Clarendon Street Boston, MA November 16, 2011. 82,237D State Street Corporation, Information Technology Group, 2 Avenue De LaFayette Boston, MA November 16, 2011. 82,237E State Street Corporation, Information Technology Group, 800 Boylston Street Boston, MA November 16, 2011. 82,237F State Street Corporation, Information Technology Group, One Lincoln Street Boston, MA November 16, 2011. 82,237G State Street Corporation, Information Technology Group, 8 Centennial Drive Grafton, MA November 16, 2011. 82,237H State Street Corporation, Information Technology Group, 1776 Heritage Drive North Quincy, MA November 16, 2011. 82,237I State Street Corporation, Information Technology Group, 200 Newport Avenue Quincy, MA November 16, 2011. 82,237J State Street Corporation, Information Technology Group, 1200 Crown Colony Drive Quincy, MA November 16, 2011. 82,242 Burroughs Inc., Pinnacle Staffing and Snelling Plymouth, MI January 20, 2013. 82,326 YP Western Directory LLC, Publishing Operations Group, YP Subsidiary Holdings LLC, Zero Chaos San Francisco, CA January 8, 2012. 82,356 Stowe Woodward, LLC, d/b/a Mount Hope, Ajilon Professional Staffing Charlotte, NC January 18, 2012. 82,391 Bacova Guild, Ltd., Ronile Inc., inc., Manpower Covington, VA January 30, 2012. 82,392 ABB Inc., PPHV Division Mount Pleasant, PA July 3, 2012. 82,392A Leased Workers from HEG Company and Beeline, ABB Inc., PPHV Division Mount Pleasant, PA January 30, 2012. 82,393 Royal Appliance Mfg. Co., RMP Personnel, Inc El Paso, TX January 29, 2012. 82,395 A.E. Petsche Company, Randstad and Synergy Services Corporation Arlington, TX January 29, 2012. 82,403 City Shirt Company, Elbeco Incorporated Frackville, PA January 31, 2012. 82,404 NGN—New Generation Network, Inc., NGN—New Generation Network GMBH Portland, ME January 31, 2012. 82,412 Buth-Na-Bodhaige, Inc., d/b/a/The Body Shop, Aerotek Wake Forest, NC January 17, 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 82,319 Art Print Company, OneSource Staffing Solutions Taylor, PA January 4, 2012. 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), or (c)(1)(employment decline or threat of separation) of section 222 has not been met. TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 82,318 San Francisco Shopping Centre Associates, LP, Kiosk Leasing Department San Francisco, CA 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 81,668 Vertis Inc., Insert Advertising Division, Ethan Allen Staffing and Manpower Incorporated Saugerties, NY 82,296 Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, U.S. Field Sales throughout the US reporting to Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro, OR 82,311 SFI Holding, LLC, Personnel Services Unlimited, Inc Forest City, NC 82,335 Wellpoint, Inc., Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Individual Sales—Captive Agents Worthington, OH 82,347 Performance Motorsports, Inc., A subsidiary of Dover Corporation Huntington Beach, CA 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 82,193 Green Innovation and Technology, Inc South Holland, IL 82,362 Hewlett-Packard Company Corvallis, OR 82,450 HP Software Palo Alto, CA 82,451 Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services Palo Alto, CA 82,452 HP Global Functions Palo Alto, CA The following determinations terminating investigations were issued because the petitioning groups of workers are covered by active certifications. Consequently, further investigation in these cases would serve no purpose since the petitioning group of workers cannot be covered by more than one certification at a time. TA-W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 82,167 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Seattle, WA 82,181 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Salem, OR 82,207 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Operating Throughout the State of Nevada, NV 82,208 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Boise, ID 82,222 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Bostess Brands, Inc Operating Throughout the State Maine, ME 82,226 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc La Grande, OR 82,228 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Operating Throughout the State of Connecticut, CT 82,233 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Cheswick, PA 82,234 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc., Los Angeles—Hostess Plant Los Angeles, CA 82,248 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Lafayette, IN 82,255 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Northwood, OH 82,256 Verizon Business Networks Services, Inc., Senior Coordinator-Oder Management, Voice Over Internet Protocol San Antonio, TX 82,265 State Street Corporation, Information Technology Group Boston, MA 82,265A State Street Corporation, Information Technology Group Quincy, MA 82,267 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc., Tulsa -Wonder/Hostess Plant Tulsa, OK 82,278 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Operating Throughout the State of Illinois, IL 82,298 Interstate Brands Corporation, Hostess Brands, Inc Redding, CA 82,314 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands Defiance, OH 82,327 State Street Corporation, Information Technology Group North Quincy, MA 82,329 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Operating Throughout the State of New York, NY 82,341 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc West Virginia, WV 82,366 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands Mansfield, OH 82,372 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Wichita, KS 82,397 Interstate Brands Corporation (IBC), Hostess Brands, Inc Erie, PA 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 82,358 YP Holdings LLC San Francisco, CA I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the period of *February 11, 2013 through February 19, 2013* . 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: February 19, 2013. Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2013-04258 Filed 2-22-13; 8:45 am]
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