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under section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended, the Department of
Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility
to Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance and a Negative
Determination Regarding Eligibility to
Apply For Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance on June 3, 2005,
applicable to workers of U.S. Amps Inc.,
Gainesville, Florida. The notice will
soon be published in the Federal
Register.
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 car stereo amplifiers.
The review of the certification
confirms that the Department
inadvertently failed to include the onsite leased workers in the certification.
U.S. Amps Inc., Gainesville, Florida
leased employees from Gevity HR,
Gainesville, Florida, to work on-site at
plant.
Therefore, the Department is amended
the certification to include the leased
workers from Gevity HR working on-site
at U.S. Amps Inc., Gainesville, Florida.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–55,966 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of U.S. Amps, Inc. including
on-site leased workers from Gevity HR,
Gainesville, Florida, including on-site leased
workers from Gevity HR, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or
after April 8, 2004, through June 3, 2007, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974;
and
I further determine that all workers of
U.S. Amps, Inc., including on-site
leased workers from Gevity HR,
Gainesville, Florida, are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 17th day of
June, 2005.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E5–3356 Filed 6–27–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–57,223]
Ward Products, LLC Amsterdam, NY;
Notice of Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on May 19,
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2005 in response to a petition filed by
a District Representative of the
International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers on behalf of workers at Ward
Products, LLC, Amsterdam, New York.
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
the investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC this 13th day of
June, 2005.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E5–3362 Filed 6–27–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. ICR–1218–0110 (2005)]
Onsite Consultation Agreements;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
comment concerning its request for an
extension of the information collection
requirements contained in its onsite
consultation agreements (29 CFR 1908).
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
the following dates:
Hard copy: Your comments must be
submitted (postmarked or received) by
August 29, 2995.
Facsimile and electronic
transmission: Your comments must be
received by August 29, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OSHA Docket No. ICR–
1218–0110(2005), by any of the
following methods:
Regular mail, express delivery, hand
delivery, and messenger service: Submit
your comments and attachments to the
OSHA Docket Office, Room N–2625,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2350
(OSHA’s TTY number is (877) 889–
5627). OSHA Docket Office and
Department of Labor hours are 8:15 a.m.
to 4:45 p.m., ET.
Facsimile: If your comments are 10
pages or fewer in length, including
attachments, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Electronic: You may submit
comments through the Internet at
https://ecomments.osha.gov. Follow the
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instructions on the OSHA Webpage for
submitting comments.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read or download comments or
background materials, such as the
complete Information Collection
Request (ICR) (containing the
Supporting Statement, OMB–83–I Form,
and attachments), go to OSHA’s Web
page at https://www.OSHA.gov. In
addition, the ICR, comments and
submissions are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office
at the address above. You also may
contact Todd Owen at the address
below to obtain a copy of the ICR. For
additional information on submitting
comments, please see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Todd Owen, Directorate of Standards
and Guidance, OSHA, Room N–3609,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202)
693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing information collection
requirements in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
This program ensures that
information is in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and costs) is
minimal, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration’s (OSHA) estimate of the
information collection burden is
accurate. The Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (the Act) (29 U.S.C.
651 et seq.) authorizes information
collection by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the Act
or for developing information regarding
the causes and prevention of
occupational injuries, illnesses, and
accidents (29 U.S.C. 657).
Section 7(c)(1) of the Act authorizes
the Secretary of Labor to, ‘‘with the
consent of any State or political
subdivision thereof, accept and use the
services, facilities, and personnel of any
agency of such State or subdivision with
reimbursement.’’ Section 21(C) of the
Act authorizes the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) to, ‘‘consult with and advise
employers and employees * * * as to
effective means of preventing
occupational illnesses and injuries.’’
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Additionally, Section 21(d) of the Act
instructs the Secretary to ‘‘establish and
support cooperative agreements with
the States under which employers
subject to the Act may consult with
State personnel with respect to the
application of occupational safety and
health requirements under the Act or
under State plans approved under
section 18 of the Act.’’ This gives the
Secretary authority to enter into
agreements with the States to provide
onsite consultation services, and
established rules under which
employers may qualify for an inspection
exemption. To satisfy the intent of these
and other sections of the Act, OSHA
codified the terms that govern
cooperative agreements between OSHA
and State governments whereby State
agencies provide onsite consultation
services to private employers to assist
them in complying with the
requirements of the OSH Act. The terms
were codified as the Consultation
Program regulations (29 CFR Part 1908).
The Consultation Program regulations
specify services to be provided, and
practices and procedures to be followed
by the State Onsite Consultation
Programs. Information collection
requirements set forth in the Onsite
Consultation Program regulations are in
two categories: State Responsibilities
and Employer Responsibilities. Eight
regulatory provisions require
information collection activities by the
State. The Federal government provides
90 percent of funds for onsite
consultation services delivered by the
States, which result in the information
collection. Four requirements apply to
employers and specify conditions for
receiving the free consultation services.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
∑ Whether the proposed information
collection requirements are necessary
for the proper performance of the
Agency’s functions, including whether
the information is useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
the burden (time and costs) of the
information collection requirements,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
employers who must comply; for
example, by using automated or other
technological information collection
and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA proposes to extend the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
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approval of the collection of information
(paperwork) requirements necessitated
by Onsite Consultation Agreements (29
CFR 1908). In its extension request,
OSHA also is proposing to increase the
total burden hours for these
requirements from 17,530 hours to
21,771 hours. The Agency will include
this summary in its request to OMB to
extend the approval of the collection of
information requirements.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved information
collection requirements.
Title: Onsite Consultation Agreements
(29 CFR Part 1908).
OMB Number: 1218–0110.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; not-for-profit organizations;
Federal Government; State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 31,048.
Frequency of Response: Monthly.
Average time Per Response: Varies
from 3 minutes (.02 hour) for an
employer or plant manager to sign a
Safety and health achievement
Recognition Program application to 32
hours for an Onsite Consultation
Program Manager to submit an
agreement once per year.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
21,771.
Estimated cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $0.
IV. Public Participation—Submission of
Comments on This Notice and Internet
Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments and
supporting materials in response to this
notice by (1) hardy copy, (2) fax
transmission (facsimile), or (3)
electronically through the OSHA
Webpage. Because of security-related
problems, a significant delay may occur
in the receipt of comments by regular
mail. Please contact the OSHA Docket
Office at (202) 693–2350 (TTY (877)
889–5627) for information about
security procedures concerning the
delivery of submissions by express
delivery, hand delivery, hand delivery,
and courier service.
All comments, submissions and
background documents are available for
inspection and copying at the OSHA
Docket Office at the above address.
comments and submissions posted on
OSHA’s Web page are available at
https://www.OSHA.gov. Contact the
OSHA Docket Office for information
about materials not available through
the OSHA Webpage and for assistance
using the Webpage to locate docket
submissions.
Electronic copies of this Federal
Register notice as well as other relevant
documents are available on OSHA’s
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Webpage. Since all submissions become
public, private information such as
social security numbers should not be
submitted.
V. Authority and Signature
Jonathan L. Snare, Acting Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the
preparation of this notice. The authority
for this notice is the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506
et seq.). and Secretary of Labor’s Order
No. 5–2002 (67 FR 65008).
Dated: Signed at Washington, DC, on June
22, 2005.
Jonathan L. Snare,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 05–12767 Filed 6–27–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. ICR–1218–0061(2005)]
Cotton Dust Standard; Extension of
the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
comment concerning its request for an
extension of the information collection
requirements contained in the Cotton
Dust Standard (29 CFR 1910.1043).
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
the following dates:
Hard copy: Your comments must be
submitted (postmarked or received) by
August 29, 2005.
Facsimile and electronic
transmission: Your comments must be
received by August 29, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OSHA Docket No. ICR–
1218–0061 (2005), by any of the
following methods:
Regular mail, express delivery, hand
delivery, and messenger service: Submit
your comments and attachments to the
OSHA Docket Office, Room N–2625,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2350
(OSHA’s TTY number is (877) 889–
5627). OSHA Docket Office and
Department of Labor hours are 8:15 a.m.
to 4:45 p.m., e.t.
Facsimile: If your comments are 10
pages or fewer in length, including
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. ICR-1218-0110 (2005)]
Onsite Consultation Agreements; Extension of the Office of
Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection
(Paperwork) Requirements
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comment concerning its request for an
extension of the information collection requirements contained in its
onsite consultation agreements (29 CFR 1908).
DATES: Comments must be submitted by the following dates:
Hard copy: Your comments must be submitted (postmarked or received)
by August 29, 2995.
Facsimile and electronic transmission: Your comments must be
received by August 29, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OSHA Docket No. ICR-
1218-0110(2005), by any of the following methods:
Regular mail, express delivery, hand delivery, and messenger
service: Submit your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket
Office, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (OSHA's TTY number
is (877) 889-5627). OSHA Docket Office and Department of Labor hours
are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., ET.
Facsimile: If your comments are 10 pages or fewer in length,
including attachments, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at
(202) 693-1648.
Electronic: You may submit comments through the Internet at https://
ecomments.osha.gov. Follow the instructions on the OSHA Webpage for
submitting comments.
Docket: For access to the docket to read or download comments or
background materials, such as the complete Information Collection
Request (ICR) (containing the Supporting Statement, OMB-83-I Form, and
attachments), go to OSHA's Web page at https://www.OSHA.gov. In
addition, the ICR, comments and submissions are available for
inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office at the address above.
You also may contact Todd Owen at the address below to obtain a copy of
the ICR. For additional information on submitting comments, please see
the ``Public Participation'' heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Owen, Directorate of Standards
and Guidance, OSHA, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693-2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information
collection requirements in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA-95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
This program ensures that information is in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and costs) is minimal, collection instruments
are clearly understood, and the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's (OSHA) estimate of the information collection burden
is accurate. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act)
(29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers
as necessary or appropriate for enforcement of the Act or for
developing information regarding the causes and prevention of
occupational injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657).
Section 7(c)(1) of the Act authorizes the Secretary of Labor to,
``with the consent of any State or political subdivision thereof,
accept and use the services, facilities, and personnel of any agency of
such State or subdivision with reimbursement.'' Section 21(C) of the
Act authorizes the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to, ``consult with
and advise employers and employees * * * as to effective means of
preventing occupational illnesses and injuries.''
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Additionally, Section 21(d) of the Act instructs the Secretary to
``establish and support cooperative agreements with the States under
which employers subject to the Act may consult with State personnel
with respect to the application of occupational safety and health
requirements under the Act or under State plans approved under section
18 of the Act.'' This gives the Secretary authority to enter into
agreements with the States to provide onsite consultation services, and
established rules under which employers may qualify for an inspection
exemption. To satisfy the intent of these and other sections of the
Act, OSHA codified the terms that govern cooperative agreements between
OSHA and State governments whereby State agencies provide onsite
consultation services to private employers to assist them in complying
with the requirements of the OSH Act. The terms were codified as the
Consultation Program regulations (29 CFR Part 1908).
The Consultation Program regulations specify services to be
provided, and practices and procedures to be followed by the State
Onsite Consultation Programs. Information collection requirements set
forth in the Onsite Consultation Program regulations are in two
categories: State Responsibilities and Employer Responsibilities. Eight
regulatory provisions require information collection activities by the
State. The Federal government provides 90 percent of funds for onsite
consultation services delivered by the States, which result in the
information collection. Four requirements apply to employers and
specify conditions for receiving the free consultation services.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
Whether the proposed information collection requirements
are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions,
including whether the information is useful;
The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and
costs) of the information collection requirements, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
The quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply;
for example, by using automated or other technological information
collection and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA proposes to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
approval of the collection of information (paperwork) requirements
necessitated by Onsite Consultation Agreements (29 CFR 1908). In its
extension request, OSHA also is proposing to increase the total burden
hours for these requirements from 17,530 hours to 21,771 hours. The
Agency will include this summary in its request to OMB to extend the
approval of the collection of information requirements.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved information
collection requirements.
Title: Onsite Consultation Agreements (29 CFR Part 1908).
OMB Number: 1218-0110.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; not-for-profit
organizations; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 31,048.
Frequency of Response: Monthly.
Average time Per Response: Varies from 3 minutes (.02 hour) for an
employer or plant manager to sign a Safety and health achievement
Recognition Program application to 32 hours for an Onsite Consultation
Program Manager to submit an agreement once per year.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 21,771.
Estimated cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.
IV. Public Participation--Submission of Comments on This Notice and
Internet Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments and supporting materials in response to
this notice by (1) hardy copy, (2) fax transmission (facsimile), or (3)
electronically through the OSHA Webpage. Because of security-related
problems, a significant delay may occur in the receipt of comments by
regular mail. Please contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350
(TTY (877) 889-5627) for information about security procedures
concerning the delivery of submissions by express delivery, hand
delivery, hand delivery, and courier service.
All comments, submissions and background documents are available
for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office at the above
address. comments and submissions posted on OSHA's Web page are
available at https://www.OSHA.gov. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for
information about materials not available through the OSHA Webpage and
for assistance using the Webpage to locate docket submissions.
Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice as well as other
relevant documents are available on OSHA's Webpage. Since all
submissions become public, private information such as social security
numbers should not be submitted.
V. Authority and Signature
Jonathan L. Snare, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this
notice. The authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 et seq.). and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-
2002 (67 FR 65008).
Dated: Signed at Washington, DC, on June 22, 2005.
Jonathan L. Snare,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 05-12767 Filed 6-27-05; 8:45 am]
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