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A significant number of workers at the
firm are age 50 or over and possess
skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the
industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the additional
facts obtained on reconsideration, I
determine that increased reliance on
imports of residential lighting fixtures,
produced by Sea Gull Lighting Products,
LLC, Riverside, New Jersey contributed
importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline
in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
’’All workers of Sea Gull Lighting Products
LLC, Riverside, New Jersey, who became
totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 3, 2007,
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 6th day of
October 2008.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment & Training Administration
[SGA/DFA–PY–08–02]
Solicitation for Grant Applications
(SGA); Community-Based Job Training
Grants
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA, Labor).
ACTION: Notice: Amendment to SGA/
DFA-PY–08–02.
Conference has been changed from
Friday, October 24, 2008 at 1 p.m.
Eastern Time to Tuesday, October 28,
2008 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chari Magruder, Grant Officer, Division
of Federal Assistance, at (202) 693–
3313.
DATES: Effective Date: This notice is
effective October 20, 2008.
Signed at Washington, DC this 10th day of
October, 2008.
Chari A. Magruder,
Grant Officer.
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27, 2010. Consequently, further
investigation in this case would serve
no purpose, and the investigation has
been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of
October, 2008.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Proposed Collection, Comment
Request
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
ACTION:
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–63,874]
Northern Technologies, Spokane
Valley, WA; Notice of Termination of
Investigation
In accordance with Section 221 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on August
14, 2008 in response to a petition filed
by a company official on behalf of
workers of Northern Technologies, Inc.,
Spokane Valley, Washington.
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
the investigation has been terminated.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 8th day of
October 2008.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–24864 Filed 10–17–08; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SUMMARY: The Employment and
Training Administration published a
document in the Federal Register on
October 10, 2008, announcing the
availability of funds and solicitation for
grant applications (SGA) for
Community-Based Job Training Grants
to be awarded through a competitive
process. This notice is the first
amendment to the SGA and it amends
the date for the Virtual Prospective
Applicant conference that will be
posted on ETA’s Web site at https://
www.doleta.gov/business/CommunityBasedJob TrainingGrants.cfm.
Supplemental Information Correction:
The Virtual Prospective Applicant
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Employment and Training
Administration
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
Addresses section below on or before
December 19, 2008.
Premier Manufacturing Support
Services, Shreveport, LA; Notice of
Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on
September 18, 2008 in response to a
petition filed by the State Workforce
Office on behalf of workers of Premier
Manufacturing Support Services,
Shreveport, Louisiana.
The petitioning group of workers is
covered by an active certification, (TA–
W–63,793) which expires on September
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance 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. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of
the ‘‘Job Openings and Labor Turnover
Survey.’’ A copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR) can
be obtained by contacting the individual
listed below in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
DATES:
[TA–W–64,138]
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Notice.
Send comments to Carol
Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE.,
Washington, DC 20212, telephone
number 202–691–7628. (This is not a
toll free number.)
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone number 202–691–7628. (See
ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover
Survey (JOLTS) collects data on job
vacancies, labor hires, and labor
separations. As the monthly JOLTS time
series grow longer, their value in
assessing the business cycle, the
difficulty that employers have in hiring
workers, and the extent of the mismatch
between the unused supply of available
workers and the unmet demand for
labor by employers will increase. The
study of the complex relationship
between job openings and
unemployment is of particular interest
to researchers. While these two
measures are expected to move in
opposite directions over the course of
the business cycle, their relative levels
and movements depend on the
efficiency of the labor market in
matching workers and jobs.
Along with the job openings rate,
trends in hires and separations may
broadly identify which aggregate
industries face the tightest labor
markets. Quits rates, the number of
persons who quit during an entire
month as a percentage of total
employment, may provide clues about
workers’ views of the labor market or
their success in finding better jobs. In
addition, businesses will be able to
compare their own turnover rates to the
national, regional, and major industry
division rates.
The BLS uses the JOLTS form to
gather employment, job openings, hires,
and total separations from business
establishments. The information is
collected once a month at the BLS Data
Collection Center (DCC) in Atlanta,
Georgia. The information is collected
using Computer Assisted Telephone
Interviewing (CATI), Touch-tone Data
Entry (TDE), FAX, and e-mail. An
establishment is in the sample for 24
consecutive months.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the JOLTS.
The BLS is requesting an extension to
the existing clearance for the JOLTS.
There are no major changes being made
to the forms, procedures, data collection
methodology, or other aspects of the
survey.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
Total
respondents
Affected public
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.
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, 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.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Job Openings and Labor
Turnover Survey.
OMB Number: 1220–0170.
Affected Public: Federal Government;
State, Local, or Tribal governments;
Businesses or other for-profit; Not-forprofit institutions; Small businesses and
organizations.
Total
responses
Frequency
Average time per
response
Estimated total
burden
Private ...........................................................
State, Local, & Tribal Gov’t ..........................
Federal Gov’t ................................................
9,265
1,422
401
Monthly .....................
Monthly .....................
Monthly .....................
111,180
17,064
4,812
10 min. ......................
10 min. ......................
10 min. ......................
18,530
2,844
802
Totals .....................................................
11,088
Monthly .....................
133,056
10 min. ......................
22,176
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 also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of
October 2008.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
ACTION:
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before November 22, 2008.
DATES:
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; 60-Day Notice of
Information Collection Under Review:
Cognitive and Psychological Research
Notice; correction.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics published a
notice in the Federal Register. Agency
Information Collection Activities:
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Action: 30-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Cognitive and
Psychological Research. The
Department is issuing a correction of the
comment date, as this should have been
published as a 60-day notice.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of
October 2008.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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 pre-clearance
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. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed extension of the ``Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.'' A
copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the individual 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 December 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212, telephone number
202-691-7628. (This is not a toll free number.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone number 202-691-7628. (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) collects data on
job vacancies, labor hires, and labor separations. As the monthly JOLTS
time series grow longer, their value in assessing the business cycle,
the difficulty that employers have in hiring workers, and the extent of
the mismatch between the unused supply of available workers and the
unmet demand for labor by employers will increase. The study of the
complex relationship between job openings and unemployment is of
particular interest to researchers. While these two measures are
expected to move in opposite directions over the course of the business
cycle, their relative levels and movements depend on the efficiency of
the labor market in matching workers and jobs.
Along with the job openings rate, trends in hires and separations
may broadly identify which aggregate industries face the tightest labor
markets. Quits rates, the number of persons who quit during an entire
month as a percentage of total employment, may provide clues about
workers' views of the labor market or their success in finding better
jobs. In addition, businesses will be able to compare their own
turnover rates to the national, regional, and major industry division
rates.
The BLS uses the JOLTS form to gather employment, job openings,
hires, and total separations from business establishments. The
information is collected once a month at the BLS Data Collection Center
(DCC) in Atlanta, Georgia. The information is collected using Computer
Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI), Touch-tone Data Entry (TDE),
FAX, and e-mail. An establishment is in the sample for 24 consecutive
months.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
JOLTS. The BLS is requesting an extension to the existing clearance for
the JOLTS. There are no major changes being made to the forms,
procedures, data collection methodology, or other aspects of the
survey.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in
comments that:
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.
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, 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.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
OMB Number: 1220-0170.
Affected Public: Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal
governments; Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Small businesses and organizations.
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Total Total Average time Estimated
Affected public respondents Frequency responses per response total burden
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Private...................... 9,265 Monthly......... 111,180 10 min......... 18,530
State, Local, & Tribal Gov't. 1,422 Monthly......... 17,064 10 min......... 2,844
Federal Gov't................ 401 Monthly......... 4,812 10 min......... 802
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Totals................... 11,088 Monthly......... 133,056 10 min......... 22,176
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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 also will become a
matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of October 2008.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E8-24730 Filed 10-17-08; 8:45 am]
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