Whirlpool Corporation, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Career Solutions TEC Staffing, Andrews International, IBM Corporation, TEK Systems Penske Logistics, Eurest, Canteen, Kelly Services, Inc., Prodriver, and Arkansas Warehouse, Inc., Fort Smith, AR; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, 73683-73684 [2011-30656]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / Notices Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). DATES: Submit comments on or before December 29, 2011. ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain, on the day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at (202) 693–4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: (202) 395–6929/Fax: (202) 395–6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at (202) 693–4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR is for the Tax Credit Program administration. Data and information provided under this ICR is used for program planning, evaluation of Program performance and outcomes through states’ quarterly report and for oversight/verification activities as mandated by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– 508) section 11405(c), which indefinitely extended the $5 million setaside for testing whether individuals certified as members of Work Opportunity Tax Credit targeted groups are eligible for certification. This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if the collection of information does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under OMB Control Number 1205–0371. The current VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:20 Nov 28, 2011 Jkt 226001 OMB approval is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2011; however, it should be noted that existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. New information collection requirements would take effect only after OMB approval. For additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on September 9, 2011 (76 FR 55946). Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1205– 0371. The OMB 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; 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 submission of responses. Agency: Employment and Training Administration (ETA). Title of Collection: Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit. OMB Control Number: 1205–0371. Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Private Sector—Businesses or other for profits and not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 990,052. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 2,420,612. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 847,909. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 73683 Dated: November 22, 2011. Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–30655 Filed 11–28–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–74,593] Whirlpool Corporation, Including OnSite Leased Workers From Career Solutions TEC Staffing, Andrews International, IBM Corporation, TEK Systems Penske Logistics, Eurest, Canteen, Kelly Services, Inc., Prodriver, and Arkansas Warehouse, Inc., Fort Smith, AR; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Act’’), 19 U.S.C. 2273, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on October 6, 2010, applicable to workers of Whirlpool Corporation, including on-site leased workers from Career Solutions TEC Staffing, Fort Smith, Arkansas. The workers are engaged in the production of refrigerators and trash compactors. The notice was published in the Federal Register on October 25, 2010 (75 FR 65520). The notice was amended on December 6, 2010 to include on-site leased workers from Andrews International. The notice was published in the Federal Register on December 13, 2010 (75 FR 77665). The notice was amended on November 7, 2011 to include several on-site leased worker firms. The notice will be published soon in the Federal Register. At the request of a company official, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The company reports that workers leased from Kelly Services, Inc., Prodriver, and Arkansas Warehouse, Inc. were employed on-site at the Fort Smith, Arkansas location of Whirlpool Corporation. The Department has determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control of Whirlpool Corporation to be considered leased workers. Based on these findings, the Department is amending this certification to include workers leased from Kelly Services, Inc., Prodriver, and Arkansas Warehouse, Inc. working onsite at the Fort Smith, Arkansas location of Whirlpool Corporation. E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1 73684 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / Notices The amended notice applicable to TA–W–74,593 is hereby issued as follows: All workers of Whirlpool Corporation, including on-site leased workers from Career Solutions TEC Staffing, Andrews International, IBM Corporation, TEK Systems, Penske Logistics, Eurest, Canteen, Kelly Services, Inc., Prodriver, and Arkansas Warehouse, Inc., Fort Smith, Arkansas, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after October 2, 2010, through October 6, 2012, and all workers in the group threatened with total or partial separation from employment on the date of certification through two years from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. Signed at Washington, DC this 18th day of November 2011. Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2011–30656 Filed 11–28–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–80,472] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Tiger Drylac USA, Inc., Including OnSite Leased Workers From Berks and Beyond Employment Services, Gage Personnel and Office Team/Robert Half International, Reading, Pennsylvania; 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 October 19, 2011, applicable to workers of Tiger Drylac USA, Inc., Reading, Pennsylvania. The workers are engaged in activities related to providing administrative services in support of production of powder coatings. Specifically, the workers provided customer service, IT, and lab services. The notice was published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2011 (76 FR 68220). At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. New information shows that workers leased from Berks and Beyond Employment Services, Gage Personnel, and Office VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:20 Nov 28, 2011 Jkt 226001 Team/Robert Half International were employed on-site at the Reading, Pennsylvania location of Tiger Drylac USA, Inc. The Department has determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control of Tiger Drylac USA, Inc. to be considered leased workers. The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all workers of the subject firm adversely affected by a shift in the production of powder coatings to Mexico. Based on these findings, the Department is amending this certification to include workers leased from Berks and Beyond Employment Services, Gage Personnel, and Office Team/Robert Half International working on-site at the Reading, Pennsylvania location of the subject firm. The amended notice applicable to TA–W–80,472 is hereby issued as follows: All workers of Tiger Drylac USA, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Berks and Beyond Employment Services, Gage Personnel, and Office Team/Robert Half International, Reading, Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after September 26, 2010, through October 19, 2013, 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 at Washington, DC this 18th day of November 2011 Michael W. Jaffe, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2011–30657 Filed 11–28–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration to meet the 8.0% threshold to trigger ‘‘on’’ to a high unemployment period (HUP) in EB. The payable period for New York in HUP began October 10 and eligibility for claimants has been increased from a maximum potential duration of 13 weeks to a maximum potential duration of 20 weeks in the EB program. • Maryland enacted a retroactive TUR trigger and a three year look-back for the EB program, which became effective October 1, 2011. This trigger is retroactive to January 2, 2010, and anyone exhausting EUC benefits since that point is potentially eligible for benefits. The payable period in Maryland for these benefits began October 2. The trigger notice covering state eligibility for the EB program can be found at: https://ows.doleta.gov/ unemploy/claims_arch.asp. Information for Claimants The duration of benefits payable in the EB program, and the terms and conditions on which they are payable, are governed by the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, as amended, and the operating instructions issued to the states by the U.S. Department of Labor. In the case of a state beginning an EB period, the State Workforce Agency will furnish a written notice of potential entitlement to each individual who has exhausted all rights to regular benefits and is potentially eligible for EB (20 CFR 615.13 (c) (1)). Persons who believe they may be entitled to EB, or who wish to inquire about their rights under the program, should contact their State Workforce Agency. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Employment and Training Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility under the EB program for New York and Maryland. The following changes have occurred since the publication of the last notice regarding the States EB status: • Based on the data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on September 16, 2011, the seasonally-adjusted total unemployment rate for New York rose Scott Gibbons, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S–4524, Washington, DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693–3008 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email: gibbons.scott@dol.gov. Signed in Washington, DC, this 16th day of November, 2011. Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration. Notice of a Change in Status of an Extended Benefit (EB) Period for New York and Maryland AGENCY: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 [FR Doc. 2011–30584 Filed 11–28–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73683-73684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30656]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

[TA-W-74,593]


Whirlpool Corporation, Including On-Site Leased Workers From 
Career Solutions TEC Staffing, Andrews International, IBM Corporation, 
TEK Systems Penske Logistics, Eurest, Canteen, Kelly Services, Inc., 
Prodriver, and Arkansas Warehouse, Inc., Fort Smith, AR; Amended 
Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment 
Assistance

    In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended 
(``Act''), 19 U.S.C. 2273, the Department of Labor issued a 
Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance 
on October 6, 2010, applicable to workers of Whirlpool Corporation, 
including on-site leased workers from Career Solutions TEC Staffing, 
Fort Smith, Arkansas. The workers are engaged in the production of 
refrigerators and trash compactors. The notice was published in the 
Federal Register on October 25, 2010 (75 FR 65520). The notice was 
amended on December 6, 2010 to include on-site leased workers from 
Andrews International. The notice was published in the Federal Register 
on December 13, 2010 (75 FR 77665). The notice was amended on November 
7, 2011 to include several on-site leased worker firms. The notice will 
be published soon in the Federal Register.
    At the request of a company official, the Department reviewed the 
certification for workers of the subject firm. The company reports that 
workers leased from Kelly Services, Inc., Prodriver, and Arkansas 
Warehouse, Inc. were employed on-site at the Fort Smith, Arkansas 
location of Whirlpool Corporation. The Department has determined that 
these workers were sufficiently under the control of Whirlpool 
Corporation to be considered leased workers.
    Based on these findings, the Department is amending this 
certification to include workers leased from Kelly Services, Inc., 
Prodriver, and Arkansas Warehouse, Inc. working on-site at the Fort 
Smith, Arkansas location of Whirlpool Corporation.

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    The amended notice applicable to TA-W-74,593 is hereby issued as 
follows:

    All workers of Whirlpool Corporation, including on-site leased 
workers from Career Solutions TEC Staffing, Andrews International, 
IBM Corporation, TEK Systems, Penske Logistics, Eurest, Canteen, 
Kelly Services, Inc., Prodriver, and Arkansas Warehouse, Inc., Fort 
Smith, Arkansas, who became totally or partially separated from 
employment on or after October 2, 2010, through October 6, 2012, and 
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial separation 
from employment on the date of certification through two years from 
the date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment 
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended.


    Signed at Washington, DC this 18th day of November 2011.
Michael W. Jaffe,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2011-30656 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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