Request for Certification of Compliance-Rural Industrialization Loan and Grant Program, 48690 [E7-16704]

Download as PDF 48690 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 164 / Friday, August 24, 2007 / Notices Comments submitted in response to this comment request 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: August 14, 2007. William L. Carlson, Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. [FR Doc. E7–16800 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FP–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Request for Certification of Compliance—Rural Industrialization Loan and Grant Program Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. yshivers on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration is issuing this notice to announce the receipt of a ‘‘Certification of Non-Relocation and Market and Capacity Information Report’’ (Form 4279–2) for the following: Applicant/Location: Rock Springs Mineral Processing, Inc./Arminto, Wyoming. Principal Product: The loan, guarantee, or grant application is for a new business venture to construct a plant to process bentonite products. The NAICS industry code for this enterprise is: 212325 Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining. DATES: All interested parties may submit comments in writing no later than September 7, 2007. Copies of adverse comments received will be forwarded to the applicant noted above. ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Anthony D. Dais, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S–4231, Washington, DC 20210; or e-mail Dais.Anthony@dol.gov; or transmit via fax 202–693–3015 (this is not a toll-free number). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony D. Dais, at telephone number (202) 693–2784 (this is not a toll-free number). Section 188 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972, as established under 29 CFR Part 75, authorizes the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:35 Aug 23, 2007 Jkt 211001 United States Department of Agriculture to make or guarantee loans or grants to finance industrial and business activities in rural areas. The Secretary of Labor must review the application for financial assistance for the purpose of certifying to the Secretary of Agriculture that the assistance is not calculated, or likely, to result in: (a) A transfer of any employment or business activity from one area to another by the loan applicant’s business operation; or, (b) an increase in the production of goods, materials, services, or facilities in an area where there is not sufficient demand to employ the efficient capacity of existing competitive enterprises unless the financial assistance will not have an adverse impact on existing competitive enterprises in the area. The Employment and Training Administration within the Department of Labor is responsible for the review and certification process. Comments should address the two bases for certification and, if possible, provide data to assist in the analysis of these issues. Signed at: Washington, DC this 20th day of August, 2007. Gay M. 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Report on Countries That Are Candidates for Millennium Challenge Account Eligibility for Fiscal Year 2008 and Countries That Would Be Candidates but for Legal Prohibitions This report to Congress is provided in accordance with section 608(a) of the PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, 22 U.S.C. 7701, 7707(a) (Act). The Act authorizes the provision of Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) assistance to countries that enter into Compacts with the United States to support policies and programs that advance the progress of such countries achieving lasting economic growth and poverty reduction. The Act requires Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to take a number of steps in determining the countries that will be eligible for MCA assistance for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 based on a country’s demonstrated commitment to (i) Just and democratic governance, (ii) economic freedom and investing in their people, and (iii) the opportunity to reduce poverty and generate economic growth in the country. These steps include the submission of reports to the congressional committees specified in the Act and the publication of notices in the Federal Register that identify: 1. The countries that are ‘‘candidate countries’’ for MCA assistance for FY 2008 based on their per-capita income levels and their eligibility to receive assistance under U.S. law and countries that would be candidate countries but for specified legal prohibitions on assistance (Section 608(a) of the Act); 2. The criteria and methodology that the MCC Board of Directors (Board) will use to measure and evaluate the relative policy performance of the ‘‘candidate countries’’ consistent with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of section 607 of the Act in order to select ‘‘MCA eligible countries’’ from among the ‘‘candidate countries’’ (Section 608(b) of the Act); and 3. The list of countries determined by the Board to be ‘‘MCA eligible countries’’ for FY 2008, with a justification for such eligibility determination and selection for compact negotiation, including which of the MCA eligible countries the Board will seek to enter into MCA Compacts (Section 608(d) of the Act). This report is the first of three required reports listed above. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 164 (Friday, August 24, 2007)]
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[FR Doc No: E7-16704]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Request for Certification of Compliance--Rural Industrialization 
Loan and Grant Program

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration is issuing this 
notice to announce the receipt of a ``Certification of Non-Relocation 
and Market and Capacity Information Report'' (Form 4279-2) for the 
following:
    Applicant/Location: Rock Springs Mineral Processing, Inc./Arminto, 
Wyoming.
    Principal Product: The loan, guarantee, or grant application is for 
a new business venture to construct a plant to process bentonite 
products. The NAICS industry code for this enterprise is: 212325 Clay 
and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining.

DATES: All interested parties may submit comments in writing no later 
than September 7, 2007. Copies of adverse comments received will be 
forwarded to the applicant noted above.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Anthony D. 
Dais, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-4231, Washington, DC 20210; or e-
mail Dais.Anthony@dol.gov; or transmit via fax 202-693-3015 (this is 
not a toll-free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony D. Dais, at telephone number 
(202) 693-2784 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 188 of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act of 1972, as established under 29 CFR Part 75, 
authorizes the United States Department of Agriculture to make or 
guarantee loans or grants to finance industrial and business activities 
in rural areas. The Secretary of Labor must review the application for 
financial assistance for the purpose of certifying to the Secretary of 
Agriculture that the assistance is not calculated, or likely, to result 
in: (a) A transfer of any employment or business activity from one area 
to another by the loan applicant's business operation; or, (b) an 
increase in the production of goods, materials, services, or facilities 
in an area where there is not sufficient demand to employ the efficient 
capacity of existing competitive enterprises unless the financial 
assistance will not have an adverse impact on existing competitive 
enterprises in the area. The Employment and Training Administration 
within the Department of Labor is responsible for the review and 
certification process. Comments should address the two bases for 
certification and, if possible, provide data to assist in the analysis 
of these issues.


    Signed at: Washington, DC this 20th day of August, 2007.
Gay M. Gilbert,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training 
Administration.
 [FR Doc. E7-16704 Filed 8-23-07; 8:45 am]
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