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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–59,951]
[TA–W–60,032]
Ford Motor Company Product
Development; Dearborn, MI; Notice of
Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on
September 7, 2006 in response to a
petition filed on behalf of workers at
Ford Motor Company, Product
Development, Dearborn, Michigan.
The petitioners have requested that
the petition be withdrawn.
Consequently, the investigation has
been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of
September, 2006.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6–15747 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Northern Hardwoods, a Division of
Hardwood Lumber Manufacturing,
South Range, MI; Notice of
Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on August
24, 2006 in response to a petition filed
by a state official on behalf of workers
of Northern Hardwoods, a division of
Hardwood Lumber Manufacturing,
South Ridge, Michigan.
The petitioning worker is covered by
a previously certified petition (TA–W–
57,091) that does not expire until June
8, 2007. All workers at the South Range,
Michigan location are covered under the
previous certification. Consequently, the
investigation under this petition has
been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC this 25th day of
August 2006.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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Employment and Training
Administration
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[TA–W–60,052]
Employment and Training
Administration
Labrie Equipment; Leach Company,
Incorporated; Appleton, WI; Notice of
Termination of Investigation
[TA–W–58,181; TA–W–58,181A]
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, an investigation was
initiated on September 11, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a
company official on behalf of workers at
Labrie Equipment, Leach Company,
Incorporated, Appleton, Wisconsin.
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
the investigation has been terminated.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 14th day of
September 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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Stimson Lumber Company Atlas
Division; Coeur d’Alene, ID; Including
an Employee of Stimson Lumber
Company Atlas Division Coeur
D’alene, ID Located in Portland, OR;
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 U.S.C. 2273), and
section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26
U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the
Department of Labor issued a
Certification of Eligibility to Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance on November 21, 2005,
applicable to workers of Stimson
Lumber Company, Atlas Division, Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on
November 21, 2005 (70 FR 74368).
At the request of the State agency, the
Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm.
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New information provided by a
company official shows that a member
of the worker group, Gregory O’Neal,
working off-site in Portland, Oregon,
was separated from employment when
the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho plant closed.
Mr. O’Neal provided marketing support
services related to the pine and cedar
boards produced by Stimson Lumber
Company, Atlas Division, Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers of
Stimson Lumber Company, Atlas
Division, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, who
were adversely affected by increased
company imports.
Accordingly, the Department is
amending this certification to include
the employee of Stimson Lumber
Company, Atlas Division, Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho, working in Portland,
Oregon.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–58,181 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of Stimson Lumber Company,
Atlas Division, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho,
including an employee of Stimson Lumber
Company, Atlas Division, Coeur d’Alene,
Idaho located in Portland, Oregon, who
became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 20, 2004
through November 21, 2007, 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, DC, this 12th day of
September 2006.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
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format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the
Employment Standards Administration
is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Pharmacy Billing
Requirements. A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the addressee section of this
Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
November 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418,
FAX (202) 693–1451, E-mail
Bell.Hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one
method of transmission for comments
(mail, FAX, or E-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Federal Employees’
Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C.
8101, et seq., the Black Lung Benefits
Act (BLBA), 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., and
the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act of
2000 (EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq.
All three of these statutes require that
OWCP pay for covered medical
treatment provided to beneficiaries; this
medical treatment can include
medicinal drugs dispensed by
pharmacies. In order to determine
whether amounts billed for drugs are
appropriate, OWCP must receive 19 data
elements, including the name of the
patient/beneficiary, the National Drug
Code (NDC) number of the drugs
prescribed the prescription number and
the date the prescription was filled. The
regulations implementing these statutes
require the collection of information
needed to enable OWCP to determine if
bills for drugs submitted directly by
pharmacies, or as reimbursement
requests submitted by claimants, should
be paid. There is no standardized paper
form for submission of the billing
information collected in this ICR. Over
the past several years, the majority of
pharmacy bills submitted to OWCP have
been submitted electronically using one
of the industry-wide standard formats
for the electronic transmission of billing
data through nationwide data
clearinghouses devised by the National
Council for Prescription Drug Programs
(NCPDP). However, since some
pharmacy bills are still submitted using
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a paper-based bill format, OWCP will
continue to accept any of the many
paper-based bill formats still used by
some providers so long as they contain
the data elements needed for processing
the bill. None of the paper-based or
electronic billing formats have been
designed by or provided by OWCP; they
are billing formats commonly accepted
by other Federal programs and in the
private health insurance industry for
drugs. Nonetheless, the three programs
(FECA, BLBA and EEOICPA) provide
instructions for the submission of
necessary pharmacy bill data elements
in the provider manuals distributed or
made available to all pharmacies
enrolled in the program. This
information collection is currently
approved for use through March 31,
2007.
II. Review Focus: The Department of
Labor is particularly interested in
comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions: The Department
of Labor seeks approval for the
extension of this information collection
in order to carry out its responsibility to
provide payment for pharmaceuticals
covered under the Acts.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
Title: Pharmacy Billing Requirements.
OMB Number: 1215–0194.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Total Respondents: 28,150.
Total Responses: 1,463,792.
Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Frequency: On Occassion.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
121,494.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
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Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: September 21, 2006.
Ruben Wiley,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and
Internal Control, Division of Financial
Management, Office of Management,
Administration and Planning, Employment
Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E6–15738 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the
Employment Standards Administration
is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Representative Fee
Request. A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the ADDRESSES section of this
Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
November 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418,
fax (202) 693–1451, E-mail
bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one
method of transmission for comments
(mail, fax, or E-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: Individuals filing for
compensation benefits with the Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired
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format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed collection: Pharmacy Billing
Requirements. A copy of the proposed information collection request can
be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee
section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before November 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0418, FAX (202) 693-1451, E-mail Bell.Hazel@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, FAX, or E-
mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
administers the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C.
8101, et seq., the Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA), 30 U.S.C. 901 et
seq., and the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq. All three of
these statutes require that OWCP pay for covered medical treatment
provided to beneficiaries; this medical treatment can include medicinal
drugs dispensed by pharmacies. In order to determine whether amounts
billed for drugs are appropriate, OWCP must receive 19 data elements,
including the name of the patient/beneficiary, the National Drug Code
(NDC) number of the drugs prescribed the prescription number and the
date the prescription was filled. The regulations implementing these
statutes require the collection of information needed to enable OWCP to
determine if bills for drugs submitted directly by pharmacies, or as
reimbursement requests submitted by claimants, should be paid. There is
no standardized paper form for submission of the billing information
collected in this ICR. Over the past several years, the majority of
pharmacy bills submitted to OWCP have been submitted electronically
using one of the industry-wide standard formats for the electronic
transmission of billing data through nationwide data clearinghouses
devised by the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP).
However, since some pharmacy bills are still submitted using a paper-
based bill format, OWCP will continue to accept any of the many paper-
based bill formats still used by some providers so long as they contain
the data elements needed for processing the bill. None of the paper-
based or electronic billing formats have been designed by or provided
by OWCP; they are billing formats commonly accepted by other Federal
programs and in the private health insurance industry for drugs.
Nonetheless, the three programs (FECA, BLBA and EEOICPA) provide
instructions for the submission of necessary pharmacy bill data
elements in the provider manuals distributed or made available to all
pharmacies enrolled in the program. This information collection is
currently approved for use through March 31, 2007.
II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor is particularly
interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: The Department of Labor seeks approval for
the extension of this information collection in order to carry out its
responsibility to provide payment for pharmaceuticals covered under the
Acts.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Pharmacy Billing Requirements.
OMB Number: 1215-0194.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Total Respondents: 28,150.
Total Responses: 1,463,792.
Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Frequency: On Occassion.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 121,494.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: September 21, 2006.
Ruben Wiley,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-15738 Filed 9-25-06; 8:45 am]
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