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45306 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 187 / Thursday, September 28, 2017 / Notices Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, (ii)(I) imports of articles or services employed a group of workers who Washington, DC 20530. like or directly competitive with articles received a certification of eligibility Dated: September 22, 2017. produced or services supplied by such under Section 222(a) of the Act (19 Melody D. Braswell, firm have increased or U.S.C. 2272(a)), and such supply or (II)(aa) imports of articles like or production is related to the article or Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. directly competitive with articles into Department of Justice. service that was the basis for such which one or more component parts certification (as defined in subsection [FR Doc. 2017–20736 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am] produced by such firm are directly 222(c)(3) and (4) of the Act (19 U.S.C. BILLING CODE P incorporated, have increased; or 2272(c)(3) and (4)); and (II)(bb) imports of articles like or (3) either— directly competitive with articles which (A) the workers’ firm is a supplier and DEPARTMENT OF LABOR are produced directly using the services the component parts it supplied to the supplied by such firm, have increased; firm described in paragraph (2) Employment and Training or accounted for at least 20 percent of the Administration (III) imports of articles directly production or sales of the workers’ firm; incorporating one or more component or Notice of Determinations Regarding parts produced outside the United (B) a loss of business by the workers’ Eligibility To Apply for Trade States that are like or directly firm with the firm described in Adjustment Assistance competitive with imports of articles paragraph (2) contributed importantly to incorporating one or more component the workers’ separation or threat of In accordance with the Section 223 parts produced by such firm have (19 U.S.C. 2273) of the Trade Act of separation determined under paragraph increased; and (1). 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271, et seq.) (‘‘Act’’), as (iii) the increase in imports described amended, the Department of Labor in clause (ii) contributed importantly to Section 222(e)—Firms Identified by the herein presents summaries of such workers’ separation or threat of International Trade Commission determinations regarding eligibility to separation and to the decline in the In order for an affirmative apply for trade adjustment assistance sales or production of such firm; or under Chapter 2 of the Act (‘‘TAA’’) for determination to be made for adversely workers by (TA–W) number issued (B) Shift in Production or Services to a affected workers in firms identified by during the period of June 5, 2017 Foreign Country Path or Acquisition of the International Trade Commission and through August 18, 2017. (This Notice Articles or Services From a Foreign a certification issued regarding primarily follows the language of the Country Path eligibility to apply for TAA, the group Trade Act. In some places however, eligibility requirements of Section (i)(I) There has been a shift by such 222(e) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2272(e)) changes such as the inclusion of workers’ firm to a foreign country in the subheadings, a reorganization of must be met, by following criteria (1), production of articles or the supply of (2), and (3) as follows: language, or ‘‘and,’’ ‘‘or,’’ or other words services like or directly competitive are added for clarification.) (1) The workers’ firm is publicly with articles which are produced or identified by name by the International Section 222(a)—Workers of a Primary services which are supplied by such Trade Commission as a member of a Firm firm; or domestic industry in an investigation (II) such workers’ firm has acquired resulting in— In order for an affirmative from a foreign country articles or (A) an affirmative determination of determination to be made for workers of services that are like or directly serious injury or threat thereof under a primary firm and a certification issued competitive with articles which are section 202(b)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. regarding eligibility to apply for TAA, produced or services which are 2252(b)(1)); or the group eligibility requirements under supplied by such firm; and Section 222(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. (ii) the shift described in clause (i)(I) (B) an affirmative determination of 2272(a)) must be met, as follows: or the acquisition of articles or services market disruption or threat thereof (1) The first criterion (set forth in described in clause (i)(II) contributed under section 421(b)(1) of the Act (19 Section 222(a)(1) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. importantly to such workers’ separation U.S.C. 2436(b)(1)); or 2272(a)(1)) is that a significant number or threat of separation. (C) an affirmative final determination or proportion of the workers in such of material injury or threat thereof under workers’ firm (or ‘‘such firm’’) have Section 222(b)—Adversely Affected section 705(b)(1)(A) or 735(b)(1)(A) of become totally or partially separated, or Secondary Workers the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. are threatened to become totally or In order for an affirmative 1671d(b)(1)(A) and 1673d(b)(1)(A)); and partially separated; and (2(A) or 2(B) determination to be made for adversely (2) the petition is filed during the 1- below) affected secondary workers of a firm and year period beginning on the date on (2) The second criterion (set forth in a certification issued regarding which— Section 222(a)(2) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. eligibility to apply for TAA, the group (A) a summary of the report submitted 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied by either (A) eligibility requirements of Section to the President by the International the Increased Imports Path, or (B) the 222(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2272(b)) Trade Commission under section Shift in Production or Services to a must be met, as follows: 202(f)(1) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. Foreign Country Path/Acquisition of (1) A significant number or proportion 2252(f)(1)) with respect to the Articles or Services from a Foreign of the workers in the workers’ firm or affirmative determination described in Country Path, as follows: an appropriate subdivision of the firm paragraph (1)(A) is published in the have become totally or partially Federal Register under section 202(f)(3) (A) Increased Imports Path separated, or are threatened to become (19 U.S.C. 2252(f)(3)); or (i) The sales or production, or both, of totally or partially separated; and (B) notice of an affirmative such firm, have decreased absolutely; (2) the workers’ firm is a supplier or determination described in and (ii and iii below) downstream producer to a firm that subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:44 Sep 27, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 187 / Thursday, September 28, 2017 / Notices 45307 is published in the Federal Register; period preceding the 1-year period determination references the impact and described in paragraph (2). date for all workers of such (3) the workers have become totally or determination. partially separated from the workers’ Affirmative Determinations for Trade The following certifications have been firm within— Adjustment Assistance (A) the 1-year period described in issued. The requirements of Section paragraph (2); or The following certifications have been 222(a)(2)(A) (Increased Imports Path) of (B) not withstanding section 223(b) of issued. The date following the company the Trade Act have been met. the Act (19 U.S.C. 2273(b)), the 1-year name and location of each TA–W No. Subject firm Location Impact date 90,314 ......... Pacific Fir Lumber Company ................................................................................. Sheridan, OR ............ January 1, 2014. 91,659 ......... Whiting Paper Company ........................................................................................ Menasha, WI ............. April 1, 2015. 91,837 ......... ConocoPhillips, Bartlesville Shared Services, Corporate Staff, TEKsystems, etc Bartlesville, OK .......... May 23, 2015. 91,890 ......... MI Swaco, Schlumberger Technology Corporation ............................................... New Orleans, LA ....... June 8, 2015. 91,922 ......... Seattle-Snohomish Mill Co., Inc ............................................................................ Snohomish, WA ........ June 14, 2015. 92,195 ......... Daimler Trucks North America, Mt. Holly Truck Manufacturing Plant .................. Mt. Holly, NC ............. August 18, 2015. 92,211 ......... Petram Enterprises Inc .......................................................................................... Tualatin, OR .............. September 14, 2015. 92,211A ....... Petram Enterprises Inc., Aerotek Inc ..................................................................... Sheridan, OR ............ September 14, 2015. 92,463 ......... Brayton Point Energy, LLC, Dynegy Resource III, LLC, Corestaff ....................... Somerset, MA ........... December 5, 2015. 92,468 ......... General Motors (GM), Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant, Development Di- Lansing, MI ................ July 22, 2017. mensions International. 92,468A ....... GM Subsystems Manufacturing, LLC, Development Dimensions International ... Lansing, MI ................ December 7, 2015. 92,489 ......... SuperGenius Industries, LLC ................................................................................. Oregon City, OR ....... December 13, 2015. 92,491 ......... Sappi