Yakima Resources, LLC; Yakima, Washington; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration, 60768-60769 [E6-17106]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Competitive conditions within the
industry are adverse.
Conclusion
[TA–W–58,937]
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Rexam, Inc., D/B/A Precise Technology
PGH Tool Shop, North Versailles, PA;
Notice of Revised Determination on
Reconsideration
On June 14, 2006, the Department
issued an Affirmative Determination
Regarding Application on
Reconsideration applicable to workers
and former workers of the subject firm.
The notice was published in the Federal
Register on June 26, 2006 (71 FR 36365).
The previous investigation initiated
on March 1, 2006, resulted in a negative
determination issued on April 6, 2006,
based on the finding that imports of
injection molded products did not
contribute importantly to worker
separations at the subject firm and no
shift of production to a foreign source
occurred. The denial notice was
published in the Federal Register on
April 18, 2006 (71 FR 19900).
To support the request for
reconsideration, the petitioner supplied
additional information regarding
production at the Tool Shop at the
subject facility and company imports of
like or directly competitive products
with those produced at the Tool Shop.
Upon further contact with the subject
firm’s company official, it was revealed
that workers employed at the Tool Shop
manufactured injection tools and were
separately identifiable from other
workers at the subject firm.
Having conducted a detailed
investigation on reconsideration, it was
revealed that the subject firm ceased
production of injection tools
manufactured by the Tool Shop, while
increasing its reliance on imports of
injection tools during the relevant time
period.
In accordance with section 246 the
Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 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.
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After careful review of the additional
facts obtained on reconsideration, I
conclude that increased imports of
articles like or directly competitive with
those produced at Rexam, Inc., d/b/a
Precise Technology, Pgh Tool Shop,
contributed importantly to the declines
in sales or production and to the total
or partial separation of workers at the
subject firm. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
All workers of Rexam, Inc., d/b/a Precise
Technology, Pgh Tool Shop, engaged in the
production of injection tools, who became
totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 28, 2005
through two years from the date of this
certification, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under section 223 of
the Trade Act of 1974, and are eligible to
apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under section 246 of the Trade Act
of 1974.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 28th day of
September, 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–60,054]
Schiffer Dental Care Products
Agawam, MA; Notice of Termination of
Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on
September 12, 2006 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Schiffer Dental Care
Products, Agawam, Massachusetts.
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
the investigation has been terminated.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of
October 2006.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–59,533]
Yakima Resources, LLC; Yakima,
Washington; Notice of Negative
Determination on Reconsideration
On September 12, 2006, the
Department issued an Affirmative
Determination Regarding Application
for Reconsideration for the workers and
former workers of Yakima Resources,
LLC, Yakima, Washington (the subject
firm). The Department’s Notice of
Affirmative Determination was
published in the Federal Register on
September 21, 2006 (71 FR 55219).
Workers produce plywood.
The petition for the workers of the
subject firm was denied because there
was no shift of production and the
‘‘contributed importantly’’ group
eligibility requirement of section 222 of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was
not met. The ‘‘contributed importantly’’
test is generally demonstrated through
increased imports by the subject firm or
its customers. The investigation
revealed neither a shift of production
abroad nor an increase in imports of
plywood during the relevant period.
In the request for reconsideration, the
Western Council of Industrial Workers,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America (the Union) alleged
that the Department had failed to
investigate increased imports of
oriented strand board (OSB), which is
like and directly competitive with
plywood.
During the reconsideration
investigation, the Department asked
both the subject firm and the subject
firm’s sole customer of plywood
whether they had increased import
purchases of OSB. Both respondents
answered in the negative.
In order for the Department to issue
a certification of eligibility to apply for
Alternative Trade Adjustment
Assistance (ATAA), the subject worker
group must be certified eligible to apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).
Since the subject workers are denied
eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers
cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
Conclusion
After careful reconsideration, I affirm
the original notice of negative
determination of eligibility to apply for
worker adjustment assistance for
workers and former workers of Yakima
Resources, LLC, Yakima, Washington.
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 199 / Monday, October 16, 2006 / Notices
Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of
September, 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6–17106 Filed 10–13–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. ICR–1218–1008(2006)]
Standard on Ethylene Oxide (EtO);
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.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
contained in its Ethylene Oxide (EtO)
Standard (29 CFR 1910.1047). The
Standard protects employees from the
adverse health effects that may result
from occupational exposure to EtO,
including carcinogenic, mutagenic,
genotoxic, reproductive, neurologic, and
sensitization hazards to employees.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
the following dates:
Hard Copy: Your comments must be
submitted (postmarked or received) by
December 15, 2006.
Facsimile and electronic
transmission: Your comments must be
received by December 15, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OSHA Docket No. ICR–
1218–0108(2006), by any of the
following methods:
Regular mail, express delivery, handdelivery, 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) 899–
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
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
instructions on the OSHA Web page for
submitting comments.
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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 Jamaa Hill at the address below
to obtain a copy of the ICR. For
additional information on submitting
comments, please see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamaa Hill or Todd Owen, Directorate of
Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S.
Department of Labor, 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
OSHA’s estimate of the information
burden is accurate. The Occupational
Safety and Health Act of the 1970 (the
Act) 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).
The principal paperwork provisions
of the EtO Standard require employers
to notify employees of their EtO
exposures, implement a written
compliance program, administer
medical examinations, provide
examining physicians with specific
information, ensure that employees
receive a copy of their medical
examination results, maintain
employees’ exposure-monitoring and
medical records for specific periods,
and provide access to these records by
OSHA, the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, the
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affected employees, and their
authorized representatives.
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.
OSHA is proposing to decrease the
existing burden hour estimate and to
extend OMB’s approval of the collection
of information requirements contained
in the EtO Standard. The Agency is
requesting a decrease in burden hours
for the collection of information
contained in the EtO Standard from
43,972 hours to 42,732 hours. This
1,240-hour decrease mainly results from
decrease in the number of hospitals
(which are major EtO consumers). The
agency will summarize the comments
submitted in response to this notice,
and will include this summary in its
request to OMB to extend the approval
of these information collection
requirements.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection requirement.
Title: Ethylene Oxide Standard (29
CFR 1910.1047).
OMB Number: 1218–0108.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 5,474.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Responses: 209,256.
Average Time per Response: Time per
response ranges from 5 minutes (.08
hour) to provide information to the
examining physician to 2 hours for
employees to receive medical
examinations.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
42,732.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $6,595,597.
III. 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) hard copy, (2) FAX
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-59,533]
Yakima Resources, LLC; Yakima, Washington; Notice of Negative
Determination on Reconsideration
On September 12, 2006, the Department issued an Affirmative
Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration for the workers
and former workers of Yakima Resources, LLC, Yakima, Washington (the
subject firm). The Department's Notice of Affirmative Determination was
published in the Federal Register on September 21, 2006 (71 FR 55219).
Workers produce plywood.
The petition for the workers of the subject firm was denied because
there was no shift of production and the ``contributed importantly''
group eligibility requirement of section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974,
as amended, was not met. The ``contributed importantly'' test is
generally demonstrated through increased imports by the subject firm or
its customers. The investigation revealed neither a shift of production
abroad nor an increase in imports of plywood during the relevant
period.
In the request for reconsideration, the Western Council of
Industrial Workers, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America (the Union) alleged that the Department had failed to
investigate increased imports of oriented strand board (OSB), which is
like and directly competitive with plywood.
During the reconsideration investigation, the Department asked both
the subject firm and the subject firm's sole customer of plywood
whether they had increased import purchases of OSB. Both respondents
answered in the negative.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of eligibility
to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA), the
subject worker group must be certified eligible to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA). Since the subject workers are denied
eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible
for ATAA.
Conclusion
After careful reconsideration, I affirm the original notice of
negative determination of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance for workers and former workers of Yakima Resources, LLC,
Yakima, Washington.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of September, 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E6-17106 Filed 10-13-06; 8:45 am]
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