Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration, 74768-74769 [2014-29317]
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 241 / Tuesday, December 16, 2014 / Notices
The last notification was filed with
the Department on December 20, 2011.
A notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on January 20, 2012 (77 FR 3007).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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of the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not
toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Forging
Machines
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Forging
Machines,’’ to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval for continued use, without
change, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before January 15, 2015.
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 free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201409-1218-001
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–OSHA,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202–
395–5806 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters
are encouraged, but not required, to
send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S.
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SUMMARY:
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This ICR
seeks to extend PRA authority for the
Forging Machines information
collection. Under regulations 29 CFR
1910.218, it is mandatory for covered
employers to conduct and to document
periodic inspections of forging
machines, guards, and point-ofoperation protection devices and to
mark manually controlled valves and
switches. These requirements reduce
workers’ risks of death or serious injury
by ensuring that forging machines used
by them are in safe operating condition
and that the workers are able to identify
manually operated valves and switches.
Occupational Safety and Health Act
sections 2, 6, and 8 authorize this
information collection. See 29 U.S.C.
651, 655, and 657.
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 that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1218–0228.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
be for more than three (3) years without
renewal, and the current approval for
this collection is scheduled to expire on
January 31, 2015. The DOL seeks to
extend PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3) more
years, without any change to existing
requirements. The DOL notes that
existing information collection
requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
June 30, 2014 (79 FR 36832).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB Control Number
1218–0228. 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: DOL–OSHA.
Title of Collection: Forging Machines.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0228.
Affected Public: Private sector—
businesses or other for-profits and not
for profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 27,700.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 1,440,788.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
187,264 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: December 10, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
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Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc.,
Indianapolis, Indiana; Notice of
Affirmative Determination Regarding
Application for Reconsideration
By application dated October 10,
2014, the IUE–CWA, Local 84001,
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requested administrative
reconsideration of the negative
determination regarding workers’
eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) applicable to workers
and former workers of Contacts Metals
and Welding, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
(subject firm). The determination was
issued on August 28, 2014. The
Department’s Notice of determination
was published in the Federal Register
on September 11, 2014 (79 FR 54298).
Workers at the subject firm were
engaged in activities related to the
production of resistance welding
consumables and accessories, such as
welding tips and holders.
The negative determination was based
on the Department’s findings that
during the course of the investigation,
the Department received information
which establishes that BGA
Management, LCC (doing business as
Alliance Management) is the Courtappointed receiver for CMW
International, LLC; that CMW
International, LLC is the successor-ininterest to CMW International, Inc.; that
the afore-mentioned entities have the
same address as Contacts Metals and
Welding, Inc.; that the Court-appointed
receiver was authorized to sell assets,
including the right to sell products
under the Contacts Metals and Welding,
Inc./CMW brand; and that the entity(s)
selling products under the CMW brand
are not successor-in-interest to either
CMW International, LLC, CMW
International, Inc., or Contacts Metals
and Welding, Inc.
With respect to Section 222(a)(2)(B) of
the Act, the Department did not receive
information that Contacts Metals and
Welding, Inc. shifted production of
resistance welding consumables and
accessories, or like or directly
competitive articles, to a foreign
country.
With respect to Section
222(a)(2)(A)(ii), the Department did not
receive information that imports of
articles like or directly competitive with
the resistance welding consumables and
accessories produced by Contacts
Metals and Welding, Inc. increased
during the relevant period.
With respect to Section 222(b)(2) of
the Act, the Department did not receive
information that Contacts Metals and
Welding, Inc. was a Supplier to, or act
as a Downstream Producer for, a firm
that employed a group of workers who
received a certification of eligibility
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. 2272(a), based on an increase in
imports from, or a shift in production to,
Canada or Mexico.
The request for reconsideration states
‘‘The Union has, since the negative
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determination, been reaching out to
secure better contact information . . .
We are submitting that information so
that a more comprehensive reinvestigation can be conducted.’’ The
request for reconsideration also alleged
that production shifted to various
foreign countries including Mexico,
Canada, Germany, and China. In
addition, the request for reconsideration
included contact information for a
union representative and several former
company officials to assist with the
reconsideration.
The Department has carefully
reviewed the request for reconsideration
and the existing record, and will
conduct further investigation to
determine if the workers meet the
eligibility requirements of the Trade Act
of 1974, as amended.
Conclusion
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.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of
December 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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Employment and Training
Administration
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Red Shield Acquisition, D/B/A Old
Town Fuel and Fiber, Old Town, Maine;
Notice of Negative Determination
Regarding Application for
Reconsideration
By application dated October 3, 2014,
United Steelworkers, Local 4–0080
(USW) requested administrative
reconsideration of the Department of
Labor’s negative determination
regarding eligibility to apply for worker
adjustment assistance, applicable to
workers and former workers of Red
Shield Acquisition, d/b/a Old Town
Fuel and Fiber, Old Town, Maine
(subject firm). The determination was
signed on September 23, 2014, and the
Department’s Notice of Determination
was published in the Federal Register
on October 21, 2014 (79 FR 62971). The
subject firm is engaged in the
production of bleached hardwood kraft
pulp.
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Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c)
reconsideration may be granted under
the following circumstances:
(1) If it appears on the basis of facts
not previously considered that the
determination complained of was
erroneous;
(2) If it appears that the determination
complained of was based on a mistake
in the determination of facts not
previously considered; or
(3) If in the opinion of the Certifying
Officer, a mis-interpretation of facts or
of the law justified reconsideration of
the decision.
The negative determination was based
on the Department’s findings that the
subject firm did not shift the production
of articles like or directly competitive
with bleached hardwood kraft pulp to a
foreign country; that imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the
bleached hardwood kraft pulp did not
contribute importantly to the workers’
separation or threat of separation and to
the decline in sales or production of the
firm; and that the subject firm is not a
Supplier or Downstream Producer to a
firm that employed a group of workers
who received a certification of eligibility
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. 2272(a). During the investigation,
the Department reviewed import data
from the subject firm and its major
declining customers, and within the
industry.
In the request for reconsideration,
USW asserts that the majority of the
kraft pulp market is produced in foreign
countries and that two of the subject
firm’s major customers use foreign-made
pulp in their paper and tissue
production process.
The request for reconsideration did
not supply facts not previously
considered; nor provide additional
documentation indicating that there was
either (1) a mistake in the determination
of facts not previously considered or (2)
a misinterpretation of facts or of the law
justifying reconsideration of the initial
determination. Based on these findings,
the Department determines that 29 CFR
90.18(c) has not been met.
Conclusion
After careful review of the application
and investigative findings, I conclude
that there has been no error or
misinterpretation of the law or of the
facts which would justify
reconsideration of the Department of
Labor’s prior decision. Accordingly, the
application is denied.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
[TA-W-85,371]
Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana; Notice
of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration
By application dated October 10, 2014, the IUE-CWA, Local 84001,
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requested administrative reconsideration of the negative determination
regarding workers' eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
(TAA) applicable to workers and former workers of Contacts Metals and
Welding, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana (subject firm). The determination
was issued on August 28, 2014. The Department's Notice of determination
was published in the Federal Register on September 11, 2014 (79 FR
54298). Workers at the subject firm were engaged in activities related
to the production of resistance welding consumables and accessories,
such as welding tips and holders.
The negative determination was based on the Department's findings
that during the course of the investigation, the Department received
information which establishes that BGA Management, LCC (doing business
as Alliance Management) is the Court-appointed receiver for CMW
International, LLC; that CMW International, LLC is the successor-in-
interest to CMW International, Inc.; that the afore-mentioned entities
have the same address as Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc.; that the
Court-appointed receiver was authorized to sell assets, including the
right to sell products under the Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc./CMW
brand; and that the entity(s) selling products under the CMW brand are
not successor-in-interest to either CMW International, LLC, CMW
International, Inc., or Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc.
With respect to Section 222(a)(2)(B) of the Act, the Department did
not receive information that Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc. shifted
production of resistance welding consumables and accessories, or like
or directly competitive articles, to a foreign country.
With respect to Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii), the Department did not
receive information that imports of articles like or directly
competitive with the resistance welding consumables and accessories
produced by Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc. increased during the
relevant period.
With respect to Section 222(b)(2) of the Act, the Department did
not receive information that Contacts Metals and Welding, Inc. was a
Supplier to, or act as a Downstream Producer for, a firm that employed
a group of workers who received a certification of eligibility under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2272(a), based on an increase in
imports from, or a shift in production to, Canada or Mexico.
The request for reconsideration states ``The Union has, since the
negative determination, been reaching out to secure better contact
information . . . We are submitting that information so that a more
comprehensive re-investigation can be conducted.'' The request for
reconsideration also alleged that production shifted to various foreign
countries including Mexico, Canada, Germany, and China. In addition,
the request for reconsideration included contact information for a
union representative and several former company officials to assist
with the reconsideration.
The Department has carefully reviewed the request for
reconsideration and the existing record, and will conduct further
investigation to determine if the workers meet the eligibility
requirements of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
Conclusion
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.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of December 2014.
Michael W. Jaffe
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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