Program Year (PY) 2007 Workforce Investment Act (WIA Allotments and Additional Funds From WIA Section 173(e) for Adult/Dislocated Worker Activities for Eligible States; PY 2007 Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments; and FY 2007 Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit Allotments, 17185-17194 [E7-6487]
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The investigation revealed that
criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased
imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in
production to a foreign country) have
not been met.
TA–W–60,721; Future Tool and Die,
Inc., Grandville, MI.
TA–W–60,787; Ravenswood Specialty
Services, Inc., Ravenswood, WV.
TA–W–61,036; Jones Apparel Group,
Inc., Internal Production
Department, Bristol, PA.
The investigation revealed that the
predominate cause of worker
separations is unrelated to criteria
(a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased imports) and
(a)(2)(B)(II.C) (shift in production to a
foreign country under a free trade
agreement or a beneficiary country
under a preferential trade agreement, or
there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports).
None.
The workers’ firm does not produce
an article as required for certification
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
TA–W–60,897; Combined Insurance
Company of America, Information
Technology Division, Chicago, IL.
TA–W–60,926; Verizon Business, Inc., A
Subsidiary of Verizon
Communication, Cedar Rapids, IA.
TA–W–60,929; Compuspar USA, Inc.,
Allentown, PA.
TA–W–61,035; Santa’s Best, Manitowoc,
WI.
TA–W–61,077; Adidas International,
Inc., Greensboro, NC.
TA–W–61,079; Western Union, LLC,
Englewood, CO.
The investigation revealed that
criteria of Section 222(b)(2) has not been
met. The workers’ firm (or subdivision)
is not a supplier to or a downstream
producer for a firm whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for TAA.
None.
I hereby certify that the
aforementioned determinations were
issued during the period of March 19
through March 23, 2007. Copies of these
determinations are available for
inspection in Room C–5311, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210
during normal business hours or will be
mailed to persons who write to the
above address.
Dated: April 2, 2007.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–60,996; TA–W–60,996A; TA–W–
60,996B]
Yamaha Music Manufacturing Inc.,
Thomaston, GA; Yamaha Musical
Products Inc., Grand Rapids, MI;
Yamaha Corporation of America,
Grand Rapids, MI; Notice of
Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on February
20, 2007 in response to a petition filed
by a company official on behalf of
workers at Yamaha Music
Manufacturing Inc., Thomaston, Georgia
(TA–W–60,996), Yamaha Musical
Products Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan
(TA–W–60,996A), and Yamaha
Corporation of America, Grand Rapids,
Michigan (TA–W–60,996B).
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
the investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of
March, 2007.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E7–6431 Filed 4–5–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Program Year (PY) 2007 Workforce
Investment Act (WIA Allotments and
Additional Funds From WIA Section
173(e) for Adult/Dislocated Worker
Activities for Eligible States; PY 2007
Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments;
and FY 2007 Work Opportunity Tax
Credit and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit
Allotments
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This Notice announces states’
allotments for PY 2007 (July 1, 2007–
June 30, 2008) for WIA Title I Youth,
Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities
programs; additional PY 2007 funding
from WIA Section 173(e) for eligible
states; final allotments for Employment
Service (ES) activities under the
Wagner-Peyser Act for PY 2007; and
Work Opportunity Tax Credit and
Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit program
allotments for FY 2007.
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The WIA allotments for states and the
final allotments for the Wagner-Peyser
Act are based on formulas defined in
their respective statutes. The WIA
allotments for the outlying areas are
based on a formula determined by the
Secretary. As required by WIA section
182(d), on February 17, 2000, a Notice
of the discretionary formula for
allocating PY 2000 funds for the
outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam,
Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern
Marianas, Palau, and the Virgin Islands)
was published in the Federal Register at
65 FR 8236 (February 17, 2000). The
rationale for the formula and
methodology was fully explained in the
February 17, 2000, Federal Register
Notice. The formula for PY 2007 is the
same as used for PY 2000 and is
described in the section on Youth
Activities program allotments.
Comments are invited on the formula
used to allot funds to the outlying areas.
DATES: Comments on the formula used
to allot funds to the outlying areas must
be received by May 7, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to the Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Financial and
Administrative Management, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N–
4702, Washington, DC 20210, Attention:
Ms. Sherryl Bailey, 202–693–2813
(phone), 202–693–2859 (fax), e-mail:
bailey.sherryl@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: WIA
Youth Activities allotments: Haskel
Lowery at 202–693–3608 or LaSharn
Youngblood at 202–693–3606; WIA
Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities
and ES final allotments: Mike Qualter at
202–693–3014.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Labor (DOL or
Department) is announcing WIA
allotments for PY 2007 (July 1, 2007–
June 30, 2008) for Youth Activities,
Adults and Dislocated Worker
Activities, and Wagner-Peyser Act PY
2007 final allotments. This document
provides information on the amount of
funds available during PY 2007 to states
with an approved WIA Title I and
Wagner-Peyser Act Strategic Plan for PY
2007, and information regarding
allotments to the outlying areas. The
allotments are based on the funds
appropriated in the FY 2007 Continuing
Appropriations Resolution, Public Law
110–5, February 15, 2007. Attached are
tables listing the PY 2007 allotments for
programs under WIA Title I Youth
Activities (Attachment I), Adult and
Dislocated Workers Employment and
Training Activities (Attachments II and
III, respectively), additional assistance
under Section 173(e) (Attachment IV),
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and the PY 2007 Wagner-Peyser Act
final allotments (Attachment V). Also
attached are tables FY 2007 Work
Opportunity Tax Credit and Welfare-toWork Tax Credit allotments
(Attachment VI).
Youth Activities Allotments. PY 2007
Youth Activities funds under WIA total
$940,500,000. Attachment I includes a
breakdown of the Youth Activities
program allotments for PY 2007 and
provides a comparison of these
allotments to PY 2006 Youth Activities
allotments for all states, outlying areas,
Puerto Rico and the District of
Columbia. Before determining the
amount available for states, the total
funding available for the outlying areas
was reserved at 0.25 percent of the full
amount appropriated for Youth
Activities. On December 17, 2003, the
President signed Public Law 108–188,
the Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2003, which
provides for consolidation of all
funding, including WIA Title I, for the
Marshall Islands and Micronesia into
supplemental funding grants in the
Department of Education. The
Education appropriation for FY 2007
includes funding for these supplemental
grants; therefore, WIA Title I funds are
no longer being provided for these two
areas. The Compact continues the
availability of programs previously
available to Palau through September
30, 2007, including WIA Title I funding
provisions. The methodology for
distributing funds to all outlying areas
is not specified by WIA, but is at the
Secretary’s discretion. The methodology
used is the same as used since PY 2000,
i.e., funds are distributed among the
remaining areas by formula based on
relative share of number of unemployed,
a 90 percent hold-harmless of the prior
year share, a $75,000 minimum, and a
130 percent stop-gain of the prior year
share. As in PY 2006, data for the
relative share calculation in the PY 2007
formula were from 2000 Census data for
all outlying areas, obtained from the
Bureau of the Census (Bureau) and
based on 2000 Census surveys for those
areas conducted either by the Bureau or
the outlying areas under the guidance of
the Bureau. The total amount available
for Native Americans is 1.5 percent of
the total amount for Youth Activities, in
accordance with WIA section 127. After
determining the amount for the outlying
areas and Native Americans, the amount
available for allotment to the states for
PY 2007 is $924,041,250. This total
amount was below the required $1
billion threshold specified in section
127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV); therefore, as in PY
2006, the WIA additional minimum
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provisions were not applied, and,
instead, as required by WIA, the Job
Training Partnership Act (JTPA) section
202(a)(3) (as amended by section 701 of
the Job Training Reform Amendments of
1992) minimums of 90 percent holdharmless of the prior year allotment
percentage and 0.25 percent state
minimum floor were used. Also, as
required by WIA, the provision applying
a 130 percent stop-gain of the prior year
allotment percentage was used. The
three formula factors required in WIA
use the following data for the PY 2007
allotments:
(1) Number of unemployed for Areas
of Substantial Unemployment (ASU’s),
averages for the 12-month period, July
2005 through June 2006;
(2) Number of excess unemployed
individuals or the ASU excess
(depending on which is higher),
averages for the same 12-month period
used for ASU unemployed data; and
(3) Number of economically
disadvantaged youth (age 16 to 21,
excluding college students and
military), from the 2000 Census.
The ASU data for the PY 2007
allotments was identified by the states
under Employment and Training
Administration guidance for PY 2007
which required states to use special
2000 Census data based on households,
obtained under contract with the Census
Bureau and provided to states by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. These special
2000 Census data were used to avoid the
2000 Census data processing problem
related to group quarters data identified
last year, and it replaced the 1990
Census data used by states for
identifying ASUs for PY 2006
allotments.
Adult Employment and Training
Activities Allotments
The total Adult Employment and
Training Activities appropriation is
$864,199,000. Attachment II shows the
PY 2007 Adult Employment and
Training Activities allotments and
comparison to PY 2006 allotments by
state. Like the Youth Activities program,
the total available for the outlying areas
was reserved at 0.25 percent of the full
amount appropriated for Adult
Activities. As discussed in the Youth
Activities paragraph, beginning in PY
2005, WIA funding for the Marshall
Islands and Micronesia is no longer
provided; instead, funding is provided
in the Department of Education’s
appropriation. The Adult Activities
funds for grants to the remaining
outlying areas, for which the
distribution methodology is at the
Secretary’s discretion, were distributed
among the areas by the same principles,
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formula and data as used for outlying
areas for Youth Activities. After
determining the amount for the outlying
areas, the amount available for
allotments to the states is $862,038,502.
Like the Youth Activities program, the
WIA minimum provisions were not
applied for the PY 2007 allotments
because the total amount available for
the states was below the $960 million
threshold required for Adult Activities
in section 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV). Instead,
as required by WIA, the minimum
allotments were calculated using the
JTPA section 202(a)(3) (as amended by
section 701 of the Job Training Reform
Amendments of 1992) minimums of 90
percent hold-harmless of the prior year
allotment percentage and 0.25 percent
state minimum floor. Also, like the
Youth Activities program, a provision
applying a 130 percent stop-gain of the
prior year allotment percentage was
used. The three formula factors use the
same data as used for the PY 2007
Youth Activities formula, except that
data from the 2000 Census for the
number of economically disadvantaged
adults (age 22 to 72, excluding college
students and military) were used.
Dislocated Worker Employment and
Training Activities Allotments
The total Dislocated Worker
appropriation is $1,471,903,000. The
total appropriation includes formula
funds for the states, while the National
Reserve is used for National Emergency
Grants, technical assistance and
training, demonstration projects
(including Community-Based Job
Training Grants), the outlying areas’
Dislocated Worker allotments, and
additional assistance to eligible states.
Attachment III shows the PY 2007
Dislocated Worker Activities fund
allotments by state. Like the Youth and
Adult Activities programs, the total
available for the outlying areas was
reserved at 0.25 percent of the full
amount appropriated for Dislocated
Worker Activities. WIA funding for the
Marshall Islands and Micronesia is no
longer provided, as discussed above.
The Dislocated Worker Activities funds
for grants to outlying areas, for which
the distribution methodology is at the
Secretary’s discretion, were distributed
among the remaining areas by the same
pro rata share as the areas received for
the PY 2007 WIA Adult Activities
program, the same methodology used in
PY 2006. For the state distribution of
formula funds, the three formula factors
required in WIA use the following data
for the PY 2007 allotments:
(1) Number of unemployed, averages
for the 12-month period, October 2005
through September 2006;
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(2) Number of excess unemployed,
averages for the 12-month period,
October 2005 through September 2006;
and
(3) Number of long-term unemployed,
averages for calendar year 2005.
Since the Dislocated Worker
Activities formula has no floor amount
or hold-harmless provisions, funding
changes for states directly reflect the
impact of changes in the number of
unemployed.
Additional Funding From WIA Section
173(e) for Adult /Dislocated Worker
Activities for Eligible States
WIA Section 173(e) provides that up
to $15 million from Dislocated Workers
reserve funds is to be made available
annually to certain states that receive
less funds under the WIA Adult
Activities formula than they would have
received had the JTPA Title II–A Adult
program formula been in effect. The
amount of the grants is based on the
difference between the WIA and JTPA
formula allotments; funds are available
for grants for up to eight states with the
largest difference. The additional
funding must be used for Adult or
Dislocated Worker Activities. In PY
2007, five states are eligible for these
additional funds, for a total of
$5,438,783 (Attachment IV).
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Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments
The appropriated level for PY 2007
for ES grants totals $715,883,000. After
reserving $18 million for the postage
reserve and determining the funding for
outlying areas, allotments to states were
calculated using the formula set forth at
section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49e). PY 2007 formula allotments
were based on each state’s share of
calendar year 2006 monthly averages of
the civilian labor force (CLF) and
unemployment. The Secretary of Labor
is required to set aside up to three
percent of the total available funds to
assure that each state will have
sufficient resources to maintain
statewide employment service activities,
as required under section 6(b)(4) of the
Wagner-Peyser Act. In accordance with
this provision, the three percent setaside funds are included in the total
allotment. The set-aside funds were
distributed in two steps to states that
have lost in relative share of resources
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from the previous year. In Step 1, states
that have a CLF below one million and
are also below the median CLF density
were maintained at 100 percent of their
relative share of prior year resources.
All remaining set-aside funds were
distributed on a pro-rata basis in Step 2
to all other states losing in relative share
from the prior year but not meeting the
size and density criteria for Step 1. The
distribution of Wagner-Peyser funds
(Attachment V) includes $696,181,664
for states, as well as $1,701,196 for
outlying areas, and a postage reserve of
$3,347,139.
Traditionally, a portion of WagnerPeyser formula funds have been set
aside in a reserve to centrally pay for
states’ postage costs associated with the
conduct of labor exchange services.
Beginning October 1, 2007 (FY 2008), all
states and outlying areas will be
required to pay their own postage costs
with their formula grants, and there will
no longer be any postage amounts
reserved from the formula funds. States
were given the option to implement the
postage conversion earlier than October
1, 2007, at the beginning of any quarter
in FY 2007. In addition to the formula
funds, PY 2007 allotments will include
postage funds applicable to the period
of postage conversion implementation
during PY 2007 as described below.
The total amount of PY 2007 postage
funds for ES activities is $18,000,000.
Seventy-five percent of this amount will
be distributed to all states and outlying
areas based on their pro rata share of the
PY 2007 formula funds to cover postage
conversion implementation which
begins October 1, 2007 (last three
quarters of PY 2007). In addition, the
early implementer states will be given
their pro rata share of the postage
reserves left to cover the first quarter of
PY 2007, thus giving them a full year of
postage funds. Next year, for PY 2008,
there will be no postage reserve taken
from funds distributed by formula; all
funds will be distributed by formula and
states and outlying areas will use their
formula grants to cover all postage costs.
Under section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser
Act, 10 percent of the total sums allotted
to each state shall be reserved for use by
the Governor to provide performance
incentives for ES offices, services for
groups with special needs, and for the
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extra costs of exemplary models for
delivering job services.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit and
Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit Programs:
Grants to States
Total funding for FY 2007 is
$17,677,000. After reserving funds for
postage and $20,000 for the Virgin
Islands, funds were distributed to states
by administrative formula with a
$64,000 minimum allotment and a 95
percent stop-loss/130 percent stop-gain
from the prior year allotment share
percentage. The allotment formula data
factors and related percentages used are
as follows:
(1) 50 percent based on each state’s
relative share of total FY 2005
certifications issued for the WOTC/WtW
Tax Credit programs;
(2) 30 percent based on each state’s
relative share of the CLF for twelve
months ending September 2006; and
(3) 20 percent based on each state’s
relative share of the adult recipients of
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) for FY 2005.
The final distribution of WOTC funding
includes $17,144,367 for states, $20,000
for the Virgin Islands, and a postage
reserve of $512,633. The total allotment
distribution by state is displayed in
Attachment VI.
As in the Wagner-Peyser program, the
full year amount of postage funds will
not be held in reserve. However, since
this program’s funds are fiscal year
funds and FY 2007 is the transition
period for states which opted to
implement postage conversion earlier
than FY 2008, only the early
implementer states will receive
additional postage funds in their FY
2007 grant. The additional postage
amount for these states will be based on
their FY 2007 formula pro rata share of
the postage reserve amount based on
their quarter of implementation. In FY
2008, there will be no postage reserve
taken from funds distributed by
formula; all funds will be distributed by
formula and states will use their
formula grants to cover all postage costs.
Signed at Washington, DC, on this 3rd day
of April, 2007.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training.
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[FR Doc. E7–6487 Filed 4–5–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0036]
Mechanical Power Presses 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.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments
concerning its proposal to extend OMB
approval of the information collection
requirements contained in the Standard
on Mechanical Power Presses (29 CFR
1910.217(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii)). The
purpose of these requirements is to
reduce employees’ risk of death or
serious injury by ensuring that
employers maintain the mechanical
power presses used by the employees in
safe operating condition.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by June
5, 2007.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit
three copies of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
OSHA Docket No. OSHA–2007–0036,
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–2625, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail,
messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the Department of
Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal
business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.,
e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number for the ICR (OSHA–
2007–0036). All comments, including
any personal information you provide,
are placed in the public docket without
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change, and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on submitting
comments see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the
docket (including this Federal Register
notice) are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of
the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theda Kenney 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 (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
collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (the OSH 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). The OSH Act
also requires that OSHA obtain such
information with minimum burden
upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to
reduce to the maximum extent feasible
unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
The Standard specifies several
paperwork requirements. The following
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sections describe who uses the
information collected under each
requirement, as well as how they use it.
Paragraph (e)(1)(i) of § 1910.217
requires employers to establish and
follow a program of periodic and regular
inspections of power presses to ensure
that all their parts, auxiliary equipment,
and safeguards are in safe operating
condition and adjustment. Employers
must maintain a certification record of
inspections that includes the date of
inspection, the signature of the person
who performed the inspection, and the
serial number, or other identifier, of the
power press that was inspected.
Paragraph (e)(1)(ii) of § 1910.217
requires employers to inspect and test
each press no less than weekly to
determine the condition of the clutch/
brake mechanism, antirepeat feature,
and single-stroke mechanism.
Employers must perform and complete
necessary maintenance or repair or both
before the press is operated. In addition,
employers must maintain a record of
inspections, tests, and maintenance
work. The record must include the date
of the inspection, test, or maintenance;
the signature of the person who
performed the inspection, test, or
maintenance; and the serial number, or
other identifier, of the press that was
inspected, tested, or maintained.
The certification records required in
29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii)
are necessary to ensure compliance with
the requirement to inspect mechanical
power presses. The inspection of
mechanical power presses is critical to
ensuring that employers maintain the
presses in safe operating condition for
employees. These records also provide
the most efficient means for the
compliance officers to determine that an
employer is complying with the
Standard.
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 66 (Friday, April 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17185-17194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6487]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Program Year (PY) 2007 Workforce Investment Act (WIA Allotments
and Additional Funds From WIA Section 173(e) for Adult/Dislocated
Worker Activities for Eligible States; PY 2007 Wagner-Peyser Act Final
Allotments; and FY 2007 Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Welfare-to-Work
Tax Credit Allotments
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This Notice announces states' allotments for PY 2007 (July 1,
2007-June 30, 2008) for WIA Title I Youth, Adults and Dislocated Worker
Activities programs; additional PY 2007 funding from WIA Section 173(e)
for eligible states; final allotments for Employment Service (ES)
activities under the Wagner-Peyser Act for PY 2007; and Work
Opportunity Tax Credit and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit program
allotments for FY 2007.
The WIA allotments for states and the final allotments for the
Wagner-Peyser Act are based on formulas defined in their respective
statutes. The WIA allotments for the outlying areas are based on a
formula determined by the Secretary. As required by WIA section 182(d),
on February 17, 2000, a Notice of the discretionary formula for
allocating PY 2000 funds for the outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam,
Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Palau, and the Virgin
Islands) was published in the Federal Register at 65 FR 8236 (February
17, 2000). The rationale for the formula and methodology was fully
explained in the February 17, 2000, Federal Register Notice. The
formula for PY 2007 is the same as used for PY 2000 and is described in
the section on Youth Activities program allotments. Comments are
invited on the formula used to allot funds to the outlying areas.
DATES: Comments on the formula used to allot funds to the outlying
areas must be received by May 7, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Financial and Administrative Management, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-4702, Washington, DC 20210, Attention:
Ms. Sherryl Bailey, 202-693-2813 (phone), 202-693-2859 (fax), e-mail:
bailey.sherryl@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: WIA Youth Activities allotments:
Haskel Lowery at 202-693-3608 or LaSharn Youngblood at 202-693-3606;
WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities and ES final allotments:
Mike Qualter at 202-693-3014.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Labor (DOL or Department)
is announcing WIA allotments for PY 2007 (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008)
for Youth Activities, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities, and
Wagner-Peyser Act PY 2007 final allotments. This document provides
information on the amount of funds available during PY 2007 to states
with an approved WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act Strategic Plan for
PY 2007, and information regarding allotments to the outlying areas.
The allotments are based on the funds appropriated in the FY 2007
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, Public Law 110-5, February 15,
2007. Attached are tables listing the PY 2007 allotments for programs
under WIA Title I Youth Activities (Attachment I), Adult and Dislocated
Workers Employment and Training Activities (Attachments II and III,
respectively), additional assistance under Section 173(e) (Attachment
IV),
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and the PY 2007 Wagner-Peyser Act final allotments (Attachment V). Also
attached are tables FY 2007 Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Welfare-to-
Work Tax Credit allotments (Attachment VI).
Youth Activities Allotments. PY 2007 Youth Activities funds under
WIA total $940,500,000. Attachment I includes a breakdown of the Youth
Activities program allotments for PY 2007 and provides a comparison of
these allotments to PY 2006 Youth Activities allotments for all states,
outlying areas, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Before
determining the amount available for states, the total funding
available for the outlying areas was reserved at 0.25 percent of the
full amount appropriated for Youth Activities. On December 17, 2003,
the President signed Public Law 108-188, the Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003, which provides for consolidation of
all funding, including WIA Title I, for the Marshall Islands and
Micronesia into supplemental funding grants in the Department of
Education. The Education appropriation for FY 2007 includes funding for
these supplemental grants; therefore, WIA Title I funds are no longer
being provided for these two areas. The Compact continues the
availability of programs previously available to Palau through
September 30, 2007, including WIA Title I funding provisions. The
methodology for distributing funds to all outlying areas is not
specified by WIA, but is at the Secretary's discretion. The methodology
used is the same as used since PY 2000, i.e., funds are distributed
among the remaining areas by formula based on relative share of number
of unemployed, a 90 percent hold-harmless of the prior year share, a
$75,000 minimum, and a 130 percent stop-gain of the prior year share.
As in PY 2006, data for the relative share calculation in the PY 2007
formula were from 2000 Census data for all outlying areas, obtained
from the Bureau of the Census (Bureau) and based on 2000 Census surveys
for those areas conducted either by the Bureau or the outlying areas
under the guidance of the Bureau. The total amount available for Native
Americans is 1.5 percent of the total amount for Youth Activities, in
accordance with WIA section 127. After determining the amount for the
outlying areas and Native Americans, the amount available for allotment
to the states for PY 2007 is $924,041,250. This total amount was below
the required $1 billion threshold specified in section
127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV); therefore, as in PY 2006, the WIA additional
minimum provisions were not applied, and, instead, as required by WIA,
the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) section 202(a)(3) (as amended
by section 701 of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992) minimums
of 90 percent hold-harmless of the prior year allotment percentage and
0.25 percent state minimum floor were used. Also, as required by WIA,
the provision applying a 130 percent stop-gain of the prior year
allotment percentage was used. The three formula factors required in
WIA use the following data for the PY 2007 allotments:
(1) Number of unemployed for Areas of Substantial Unemployment
(ASU's), averages for the 12-month period, July 2005 through June 2006;
(2) Number of excess unemployed individuals or the ASU excess
(depending on which is higher), averages for the same 12-month period
used for ASU unemployed data; and
(3) Number of economically disadvantaged youth (age 16 to 21,
excluding college students and military), from the 2000 Census.
The ASU data for the PY 2007 allotments was identified by the
states under Employment and Training Administration guidance for PY
2007 which required states to use special 2000 Census data based on
households, obtained under contract with the Census Bureau and provided
to states by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These special 2000 Census
data were used to avoid the 2000 Census data processing problem related
to group quarters data identified last year, and it replaced the 1990
Census data used by states for identifying ASUs for PY 2006 allotments.
Adult Employment and Training Activities Allotments
The total Adult Employment and Training Activities appropriation is
$864,199,000. Attachment II shows the PY 2007 Adult Employment and
Training Activities allotments and comparison to PY 2006 allotments by
state. Like the Youth Activities program, the total available for the
outlying areas was reserved at 0.25 percent of the full amount
appropriated for Adult Activities. As discussed in the Youth Activities
paragraph, beginning in PY 2005, WIA funding for the Marshall Islands
and Micronesia is no longer provided; instead, funding is provided in
the Department of Education's appropriation. The Adult Activities funds
for grants to the remaining outlying areas, for which the distribution
methodology is at the Secretary's discretion, were distributed among
the areas by the same principles, formula and data as used for outlying
areas for Youth Activities. After determining the amount for the
outlying areas, the amount available for allotments to the states is
$862,038,502. Like the Youth Activities program, the WIA minimum
provisions were not applied for the PY 2007 allotments because the
total amount available for the states was below the $960 million
threshold required for Adult Activities in section
132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV). Instead, as required by WIA, the minimum
allotments were calculated using the JTPA section 202(a)(3) (as amended
by section 701 of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992) minimums
of 90 percent hold-harmless of the prior year allotment percentage and
0.25 percent state minimum floor. Also, like the Youth Activities
program, a provision applying a 130 percent stop-gain of the prior year
allotment percentage was used. The three formula factors use the same
data as used for the PY 2007 Youth Activities formula, except that data
from the 2000 Census for the number of economically disadvantaged
adults (age 22 to 72, excluding college students and military) were
used.
Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities Allotments
The total Dislocated Worker appropriation is $1,471,903,000. The
total appropriation includes formula funds for the states, while the
National Reserve is used for National Emergency Grants, technical
assistance and training, demonstration projects (including Community-
Based Job Training Grants), the outlying areas' Dislocated Worker
allotments, and additional assistance to eligible states. Attachment
III shows the PY 2007 Dislocated Worker Activities fund allotments by
state. Like the Youth and Adult Activities programs, the total
available for the outlying areas was reserved at 0.25 percent of the
full amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker Activities. WIA funding
for the Marshall Islands and Micronesia is no longer provided, as
discussed above. The Dislocated Worker Activities funds for grants to
outlying areas, for which the distribution methodology is at the
Secretary's discretion, were distributed among the remaining areas by
the same pro rata share as the areas received for the PY 2007 WIA Adult
Activities program, the same methodology used in PY 2006. For the state
distribution of formula funds, the three formula factors required in
WIA use the following data for the PY 2007 allotments:
(1) Number of unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October
2005 through September 2006;
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(2) Number of excess unemployed, averages for the 12-month period,
October 2005 through September 2006; and
(3) Number of long-term unemployed, averages for calendar year
2005.
Since the Dislocated Worker Activities formula has no floor amount
or hold-harmless provisions, funding changes for states directly
reflect the impact of changes in the number of unemployed.
Additional Funding From WIA Section 173(e) for Adult /Dislocated Worker
Activities for Eligible States
WIA Section 173(e) provides that up to $15 million from Dislocated
Workers reserve funds is to be made available annually to certain
states that receive less funds under the WIA Adult Activities formula
than they would have received had the JTPA Title II-A Adult program
formula been in effect. The amount of the grants is based on the
difference between the WIA and JTPA formula allotments; funds are
available for grants for up to eight states with the largest
difference. The additional funding must be used for Adult or Dislocated
Worker Activities. In PY 2007, five states are eligible for these
additional funds, for a total of $5,438,783 (Attachment IV).
Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments
The appropriated level for PY 2007 for ES grants totals
$715,883,000. After reserving $18 million for the postage reserve and
determining the funding for outlying areas, allotments to states were
calculated using the formula set forth at section 6 of the Wagner-
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49e). PY 2007 formula allotments were based on
each state's share of calendar year 2006 monthly averages of the
civilian labor force (CLF) and unemployment. The Secretary of Labor is
required to set aside up to three percent of the total available funds
to assure that each state will have sufficient resources to maintain
statewide employment service activities, as required under section
6(b)(4) of the Wagner-Peyser Act. In accordance with this provision,
the three percent set-aside funds are included in the total allotment.
The set-aside funds were distributed in two steps to states that have
lost in relative share of resources from the previous year. In Step 1,
states that have a CLF below one million and are also below the median
CLF density were maintained at 100 percent of their relative share of
prior year resources. All remaining set-aside funds were distributed on
a pro-rata basis in Step 2 to all other states losing in relative share
from the prior year but not meeting the size and density criteria for
Step 1. The distribution of Wagner-Peyser funds (Attachment V) includes
$696,181,664 for states, as well as $1,701,196 for outlying areas, and
a postage reserve of $3,347,139.
Traditionally, a portion of Wagner-Peyser formula funds have been
set aside in a reserve to centrally pay for states' postage costs
associated with the conduct of labor exchange services. Beginning
October 1, 2007 (FY 2008), all states and outlying areas will be
required to pay their own postage costs with their formula grants, and
there will no longer be any postage amounts reserved from the formula
funds. States were given the option to implement the postage conversion
earlier than October 1, 2007, at the beginning of any quarter in FY
2007. In addition to the formula funds, PY 2007 allotments will include
postage funds applicable to the period of postage conversion
implementation during PY 2007 as described below.
The total amount of PY 2007 postage funds for ES activities is
$18,000,000. Seventy-five percent of this amount will be distributed to
all states and outlying areas based on their pro rata share of the PY
2007 formula funds to cover postage conversion implementation which
begins October 1, 2007 (last three quarters of PY 2007). In addition,
the early implementer states will be given their pro rata share of the
postage reserves left to cover the first quarter of PY 2007, thus
giving them a full year of postage funds. Next year, for PY 2008, there
will be no postage reserve taken from funds distributed by formula; all
funds will be distributed by formula and states and outlying areas will
use their formula grants to cover all postage costs.
Under section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, 10 percent of the total
sums allotted to each state shall be reserved for use by the Governor
to provide performance incentives for ES offices, services for groups
with special needs, and for the extra costs of exemplary models for
delivering job services.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit Programs:
Grants to States
Total funding for FY 2007 is $17,677,000. After reserving funds for
postage and $20,000 for the Virgin Islands, funds were distributed to
states by administrative formula with a $64,000 minimum allotment and a
95 percent stop-loss/130 percent stop-gain from the prior year
allotment share percentage. The allotment formula data factors and
related percentages used are as follows:
(1) 50 percent based on each state's relative share of total FY
2005 certifications issued for the WOTC/WtW Tax Credit programs;
(2) 30 percent based on each state's relative share of the CLF for
twelve months ending September 2006; and
(3) 20 percent based on each state's relative share of the adult
recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) for FY
2005.
The final distribution of WOTC funding includes $17,144,367 for states,
$20,000 for the Virgin Islands, and a postage reserve of $512,633. The
total allotment distribution by state is displayed in Attachment VI.
As in the Wagner-Peyser program, the full year amount of postage
funds will not be held in reserve. However, since this program's funds
are fiscal year funds and FY 2007 is the transition period for states
which opted to implement postage conversion earlier than FY 2008, only
the early implementer states will receive additional postage funds in
their FY 2007 grant. The additional postage amount for these states
will be based on their FY 2007 formula pro rata share of the postage
reserve amount based on their quarter of implementation. In FY 2008,
there will be no postage reserve taken from funds distributed by
formula; all funds will be distributed by formula and states will use
their formula grants to cover all postage costs.
Signed at Washington, DC, on this 3rd day of April, 2007.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
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