Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/20/2006
Filed Date: 12/26/2007
Most Recent Update: 01/14/2008
Determination Date: 01/14/2008
Expiration Date: 01/14/2010
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-62,606
FANTECH, INC.
RB KANALFLAKT, INC.
KANALFLAKT, INC.
SARASOTA, FLORIDA
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on January 14, 2008,
applicable to workers of Fantech, Inc., Sarasota, Florida. The
notice was published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2008
(73 FR 6212).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of residential ventilation systems
and premium bath fans.
New information shows that RB Kanalflakt, Inc. is the parent
firm of Fantech, Inc. and that some of the workers wages at the
subject firm are being reported under three Unemployment
Insurance (UI) tax accounts: Fantech, Inc., RB Kanalflakt, Inc.
and Kanalflakt, Inc.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Fantech, Inc. who were adversely affected by a
shift in production of residential ventilation systems and
premium bath fans to Canada.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,606 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Fantech, Inc., RB Kanalflakt, Inc., and
Kanalflakt, Inc., Sarasota, Florida, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after December 20,
2006, through January 14, 2010, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974.”
Signed at Washington, D.C. this day of March 2008.
________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-62,606
FANTECH, INC.
SARASOTA, FLORIDA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 26, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on by a company official on behalf
of workers of Fantech, Inc., Sarasota, Florida. The workers of
the subject facility produce residential air ventilation systems
as well as premium bath fans.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the subject facility declined in 2007 compared with
2006.
Production of ventilation systems and premium bath fans is
shifting from the Sarasota, Florida facility to a country (Canada)
that is party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there is a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are like
or directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Fantech, Inc., Sarasota, Florida who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 20, 2006 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 14th day of January 2008
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-62,606
FANTECH, INC.
RB KANALFLAKT, INC.
KANALFLAKT, INC.
SARASOTA, FLORIDA
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on January 14, 2008,
applicable to workers of Fantech, Inc., Sarasota, Florida. The
notice was published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2008
(73 FR 6212).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of residential ventilation systems
and premium bath fans.
New information shows that RB Kanalflakt, Inc. is the parent
firm of Fantech, Inc. and that some of the workers wages at the
subject firm are being reported under three Unemployment
Insurance (UI) tax accounts: Fantech, Inc., RB Kanalflakt, Inc.
and Kanalflakt, Inc.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Fantech, Inc. who were adversely affected by a
shift in production of residential ventilation systems and
premium bath fans to Canada.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,606 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Fantech, Inc., RB Kanalflakt, Inc., and
Kanalflakt, Inc., Sarasota, Florida, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after December 20,
2006, through January 14, 2010, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974.”
Signed at Washington, D.C. this day of March 2008.
________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-62,606
FANTECH, INC.
SARASOTA, FLORIDA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 26, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on by a company official on behalf
of workers of Fantech, Inc., Sarasota, Florida. The workers of
the subject facility produce residential air ventilation systems
as well as premium bath fans.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the subject facility declined in 2007 compared with
2006.
Production of ventilation systems and premium bath fans is
shifting from the Sarasota, Florida facility to a country (Canada)
that is party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there is a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are like
or directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Fantech, Inc., Sarasota, Florida who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 20, 2006 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 14th day of January 2008
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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