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services to both ‘‘the Fasco division’’
and the ‘‘Fort Wayne Genteq division’’
of Regal Beloit Corporation. Support
material provided by the workers alleges
that services supplied by the
Engineering Services Department in
support of production in Mexico are
shifting to Mexico and that requisition
engineering work is shifting to India.
The Department has carefully
reviewed the request for reconsideration
and the existing record, and will
conduct further investigation to clarify
the subject worker group and to
determine if workers have met the
eligibility requirements of the Trade Act
of 1974, as amended.
Conclusion
Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of
September, 2012.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
After careful review of the record, I
conclude that there is sufficient weight
to justify reconsideration of the U.S.
Department of Labor’s prior decision.
The application is, therefore, granted.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of
September 2012.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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Employment and Training
Administration
Comment Request for Information
Collection for Placement Verification
and Follow-Up of Job Corps
Participants; Extension Without
Revisions
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
The Department of Labor
(Department), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the 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 [44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)].
This program helps 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. Currently, ETA is
soliciting comments concerning the
extension of data collection regarding
the Placement Verification and Followup of Job Corps Participants, using postcenter surveys of Job Corps graduates
and former enrollees (OMB Control
Number 1205–0426), which expires
November 30, 2012.
A copy of the proposed Information
Collection Request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the addresses section of this
notice.
SUMMARY:
Employment and Training
Administration
Notice of Affirmative Determination
Regarding Application for
Reconsideration
[TA–W–81,145], Sunoco, Inc., R&M, Refining
Division, 100 Green Street, Marcus Hook,
Pennsylvania.
[TA–W–81,145A], Sunoco, Inc., 10 Industrial
Hwy, MS4 Building G, Lester,
Pennsylvania.
[TA–W–81,145B], Sunoco, Inc., 3144
Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
On its own action, the Department of
Labor will conduct a review of the
negative determination regarding
workers’ eligibility to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
applicable to workers and former
workers of Sunoco, Inc., Refining
Division, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
(TA–W–81,145), Sunoco, Inc., Lester,
Pennsylvania (TA–W–81,145A), and
Sunoco, Inc., Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania (TA–W–81,145B).
Previously-issued determinations did
not include the worker group located at
3144 Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania (TA–W–81,145B).
16:48 Sep 28, 2012
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AGENCY:
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Conclusion
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After careful review of the
application, I conclude that the claim is
of sufficient weight to justify
reconsideration of the U.S. Department
of Labor’s prior decision. The
application is, therefore, granted.
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The Department will conduct further
investigation to determine if the workers
meet the eligibility requirements of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
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Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
November 30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to Lawrence Lyford, Office of Job Corps,
Room N–4507, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone number: 202–693–3121(this
is not a toll-free number). Individuals
with hearing or speech impairments
may access the telephone number above
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 877–889–
5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202–693–3113.
Email: lyford.lawrence@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Background
Job Corps is an intensive, residential
training program for at-risk youth ages
16 through 24. It addresses multiple
barriers to employment faced by youth
throughout the United States. Job Corps
is authorized by Title I, Subtitle C, of
the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of
1998. The program is principally carried
out through a nationwide network of
125 Job Corps centers. The centers are
located at facilities either owned or
leased by the federal government.
The Department has a direct role in
the operation of Job Corps, and does not
serve as a pass-through agency for this
program. It is the Department’s
responsibility to establish Job Corps
centers and to select operators for them.
Of the 125 current centers, 28 are
operated by the United States
Department of Agriculture, through an
interagency agreement. The remaining
97 centers are managed and operated by
large and small corporations, and
nonprofit organizations selected by the
Department in accordance with the
Federal Acquisition Regulations, and in
most cases, through a competitive
procurement process. Many of the
current contractors manage and operate
more than one center.
II. Review Focus
The Department is particularly
interested in comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for an agency to properly performs its
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
• Evaluate the agency’s accuracy in
estimating 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
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• Minimize the burden of information
collection on those who are to
respond—including that obtained
through appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
This submission requests comments
on three primary and two secondary
data collection instruments that will be
used to collect follow-up data about
individuals who are no longer actively
participating in Job Corps. These youths
either graduated from Job Corps or
stayed in the program at least 60 days
but left before completing graduation
requirements (former enrollees). These
data collection activities will be
conducted with the following groups of
recent Job Corps participants:
• Former enrollees who were placed
in a job or school program; this group
will be contacted 90 days after
separation.
• Graduates who were placed in a job
or school program; this group will be
contacted 90 days after initial
placement;
• Graduates who were placed in a job
or school program; this group will be
contacted 6 months after initial
placement;
• Graduates who were placed in a job
or school program; this group will be
contacted 12 months after initial
placement.
The data collection instrument for
graduates 90 to 120 days after their
initial placement is called Interim
Checkpoint for Eligibility (ICFE).
Administration of the ICFE at this time
will facilitate the key data collection at
6 and 12 months. This submission also
requests approval for two brief
questionnaires (one for employers and
one for schools or training institutions)
that will be used to collect reverification data about initial placement
for the subset of placed graduates and
former enrollees that cannot be
contacted directly.
To maximize the comparability of the
data collected from the different
subgroups of students, the ICFE, the 90day follow-up for former enrollees, and
the 6-month and 12-month follow-up
Number of
respondents
Data collection activity
Frequency
sections of the data collection
instruments use modules with identical
sets of questions on the same topics.
The questions are designed to obtain:
• Data to re-verify the initial job or
school placements of placed graduates
and former enrollees (only in the
instruments administered at 90 days
and the ICFE).
• Information about employment
experiences in the previous week.
• Information about educational
experiences in the previous week.
• Summary information about the
work, school, and job search activities of
those who were neither working nor in
school the previous week.
• Information about satisfaction with
the services provided by Job Corps.
Type of Review: Extension without
changes.
Title: Placement Verification and
Follow-up of Job Corps Participants.
OMB Number: 1205–0426.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households and Business/Education for
profit institutions.
Total Annual Burden Cost for
Respondents: N/A.
Average time
per response
(hours)
Total
responses
Burden hours
Placed Former Enrollees at 90 days ...................................
Placed graduates at 90–120 days .......................................
Placed Graduates at Six Months .........................................
Placed Graduates at 12 Months ..........................................
Employer/Institution Re-verification .....................................
1,596
16,924
16,098
13,660
5,045
1
1
1
........................
1
1,596
16,924
16,098
13,660
5,045
0.25
0.25
0.20
0.20
0.17
399
4,231
3,220
2,732
858
Total ..............................................................................
53,323
........................
53,323
........................
11,440
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 ICR; they will
also become a matter of public record.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Signed in Washington, DC, this 24th day of
September, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training, Labor.
Healthcare Corporation of America
(HCA), HCA Mountain Division
Including Workers Whose Wages Were
Reported Through Mountainstar
Health, Inc. Including Workers Whose
Wages Were Reported Through Health
Trust Utah Management Services, Inc.
Cottonwood Heights, UT; Amended
Certification Regarding Eligibility To
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance
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Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–81,558]
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 August 3, 2012,
applicable to workers of Healthcare
Corporation of America (HCA), HCA
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Mountain Division, Cottonwood
Heights, Utah (subject firm). The
workers’ firm is engaged in activities
related to the supply of medical
transcription services. The subject
worker group includes workers whose
wages are reported through
MountainStar Health, Inc. and off-site
workers who report to Cottonwood
Heights, Colorado.
At the request of the State of Utah, the
Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm.
New information revealed that some
workers separated from the subject firm
had wages reported under the company
name Health Trust Utah Management
Services, Inc.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–81,558 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of Healthcare Corporation of
America (HCA), HCA Mountain Division,
including workers whose wages are reported
through MountainStar Health, Inc., and
including workers whose wages are reported
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Comment Request for Information Collection for Placement
Verification and Follow-Up of Job Corps Participants; Extension Without
Revisions
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the 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 [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)].
This program helps 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. Currently, ETA is soliciting comments concerning the
extension of data collection regarding the Placement Verification and
Follow-up of Job Corps Participants, using post-center surveys of Job
Corps graduates and former enrollees (OMB Control Number 1205-0426),
which expires November 30, 2012.
A copy of the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office 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 November 30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Lawrence Lyford, Office of Job
Corps, Room N-4507, Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone number: 202-693-3121(this is not a toll-free number).
Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone
number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay
Service at 877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202-693-3113. Email:
lyford.lawrence@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Job Corps is an intensive, residential training program for at-risk
youth ages 16 through 24. It addresses multiple barriers to employment
faced by youth throughout the United States. Job Corps is authorized by
Title I, Subtitle C, of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. The
program is principally carried out through a nationwide network of 125
Job Corps centers. The centers are located at facilities either owned
or leased by the federal government.
The Department has a direct role in the operation of Job Corps, and
does not serve as a pass-through agency for this program. It is the
Department's responsibility to establish Job Corps centers and to
select operators for them. Of the 125 current centers, 28 are operated
by the United States Department of Agriculture, through an interagency
agreement. The remaining 97 centers are managed and operated by large
and small corporations, and nonprofit organizations selected by the
Department in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations, and
in most cases, through a competitive procurement process. Many of the
current contractors manage and operate more than one center.
II. Review Focus
The Department is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for an agency to properly performs its functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the agency's accuracy in estimating 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
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Minimize the burden of information collection on those who
are to respond--including that obtained through appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
This submission requests comments on three primary and two
secondary data collection instruments that will be used to collect
follow-up data about individuals who are no longer actively
participating in Job Corps. These youths either graduated from Job
Corps or stayed in the program at least 60 days but left before
completing graduation requirements (former enrollees). These data
collection activities will be conducted with the following groups of
recent Job Corps participants:
Former enrollees who were placed in a job or school
program; this group will be contacted 90 days after separation.
Graduates who were placed in a job or school program; this
group will be contacted 90 days after initial placement;
Graduates who were placed in a job or school program; this
group will be contacted 6 months after initial placement;
Graduates who were placed in a job or school program; this
group will be contacted 12 months after initial placement.
The data collection instrument for graduates 90 to 120 days after
their initial placement is called Interim Checkpoint for Eligibility
(ICFE). Administration of the ICFE at this time will facilitate the key
data collection at 6 and 12 months. This submission also requests
approval for two brief questionnaires (one for employers and one for
schools or training institutions) that will be used to collect re-
verification data about initial placement for the subset of placed
graduates and former enrollees that cannot be contacted directly.
To maximize the comparability of the data collected from the
different subgroups of students, the ICFE, the 90-day follow-up for
former enrollees, and the 6-month and 12-month follow-up sections of
the data collection instruments use modules with identical sets of
questions on the same topics.
The questions are designed to obtain:
Data to re-verify the initial job or school placements of
placed graduates and former enrollees (only in the instruments
administered at 90 days and the ICFE).
Information about employment experiences in the previous
week.
Information about educational experiences in the previous
week.
Summary information about the work, school, and job search
activities of those who were neither working nor in school the previous
week.
Information about satisfaction with the services provided
by Job Corps.
Type of Review: Extension without changes.
Title: Placement Verification and Follow-up of Job Corps
Participants.
OMB Number: 1205-0426.
Affected Public: Individuals or households and Business/Education
for profit institutions.
Total Annual Burden Cost for Respondents: N/A.
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Average time
Data collection activity Number of Frequency Total per response Burden hours
respondents responses (hours)
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Placed Former Enrollees at 90 1,596 1 1,596 0.25 399
days...........................
Placed graduates at 90-120 days. 16,924 1 16,924 0.25 4,231
Placed Graduates at Six Months.. 16,098 1 16,098 0.20 3,220
Placed Graduates at 12 Months... 13,660 .............. 13,660 0.20 2,732
Employer/Institution Re- 5,045 1 5,045 0.17 858
verification...................
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Total....................... 53,323 .............. 53,323 .............. 11,440
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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 ICR; they will also become a matter of public
record.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 24th day of September, 2012.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
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