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ETA Advisory File Text

Attachment A Online Petition Instructions About the Trade Adjustment Assistance TAA Program The Trade Act of 1974 19 USC 2271 et seq. as amended established Trade Adjustment Assistance TAA to provide assistance to workers in firms hurt by foreign trade. Program benefits include long-term training while receiving income support. TAA provides both rapid and early assistance. Filing this petition is the first step in qualifying for benefits and assistance. After the petition is filed the U.S. Department of Labor will determine whether a significant number or proportion of the workers of the firm have become total or partially separated or are threatened to become totally or partially separated and whether imports or a shift in production or services to a foreign country contributed importantly to these actual or threatened separations and to a decline in sales or in production of articles or supply of services. Workers in public agencies may also qualify for assistance where an agency has acquired from a foreign country services like or directly competitive with the services the agency supplies. If a petition is approved and the workers are certified as eligible to participate in the TAA program workers covered by a certification may contact their state workforce agency to apply for benefits. These benefits are provided at no expense to employers. A group of three workers from the same firm at the same job location or a union official or a state or local agency representative in a local One Stop Career Center or an employer official or a legally authorized representative must complete this Petition Form by answering all questions before submitting it to the U.S. Department of Labor. For assistance in preparing a petition Petitioners may request assistance in preparing the petition at their local One-Stop Career Center which my be located by calling 1-877-US2-JOBS TTY 1-877-889-5627 or visit the America s Service Locator website at http www.servicelocator.org . Petitioners may also contact the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington D.C. at 202-693-3560 or 1-888-365- 6822. If you choose to file a petition on behalf of workers at more than one location please contact the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance at the numbers above. Public Burden Statement Persons are not required to respond to this collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number. Responding is required to obtain or maintain benefits 19 USC 2321 . Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to average 20 minutes per response including the time for reviewing instructions searching existing data sources gathering and maintaining the data needed completing and reviewing the collection of information and a state review. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information including suggestions for reducing this burden to the Department of Labor at the address provided above Paperwork Reduction Project 1205-0342 . 2 Petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance TAA Before You Start The system session will terminate after 15 minutes of inactivity. In order to ensure your privacy the information that you provide on this online petition form is not saved. Please make sure you have all the required information available before you begin. Required Information The online petition will not be able to save a partially completed petition. Please use this checklist to make sure you have all the information before beginning the online petition process Petitioner s name and contact information including current address and telephone Approximate or actual date of worker separation Employer name and contact information including address and telephone Contact information for two current company contacts including name title and telephone Helpful Tips for Online Filing The online petition is an electronically submitted form that is identical to the petition forms available for download. This electronic form does not replace the paper petition rather it provides an alternate paperless option for the convenience of those who prefer it. Filing electronically will not impact the investigative process or final determination on the petition. Once you begin the online filing process several screens will appear in sequence to guide you through the petition. Note that the back button has been disabled and you will not be able to return to previous screens until the entire petition is completed. At the completion of the petition a final edit screen will appear that will allow you to edit any section s of the petition that you have completed. Once you have reviewed and corrected all sections of the petition you will have the option to transmit the petition to OTAA and the relevant State agency. Throughout the online petition there will be Help Tags next to each section. Clicking or hovering on these tags will open windows that provide additional description of the information that is required. If you are providing supporting information the online petition will allow you to attach up to three documents. These documents must be in MS Word MS Excel or .pdf format and less than 2 MB each in size. For additional attachments please print and submit the completed petition together with relevant attachments by fax to 202 693-3585. If you have any questions please contact the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington D.C. at 202-693-3560 or 1-888-365-6822.