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Subject firm
Location
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92,554 ..........
93,624 ..........
Molycorp Metals and Alloys, Inc. .....................................................................................
Skiva Graphics Screen ....................................................................................................
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC ....................................................................
Mountain Pass, CA .....
Carlsbad, CA ...............
Camas, WA .................
The following revised determinations
on reconsideration, certifying eligibility
to apply for TAA, have been issued. The
Subject firm
Location
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KES Acquisition Company d/b/a Kentucky Electric Steel (KES) ....................................
Radial South ....................................................................................................................
Ashland, KY ................
Memphis, TN ...............
Signed at Washington, DC this 6th day of
March 2019.
Hope D. Kinglock,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2019–05306 Filed 3–20–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
concerning the proposed extension of
the ‘‘Multiple Worksite Report and the
Report of Federal Employment and
Wages.’’ 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 of this notice on or
before May 20, 2019.
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. Written comments also may
be transmitted by fax to 202–691–5111
(this is not a toll free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
I. Background
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. 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
The Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages (QCEW) program is a
Federal/State cooperative effort which
compiles monthly employment data,
quarterly wages data, and business
identification information from
employers subject to State
Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws.
These data are collected from State
Quarterly Contribution Reports (QCRs)
submitted to State Workforce Agencies
(SWAs). The States send micro-level
employment and wages data,
supplemented with the names,
addresses, and business identification
information of these employers, to the
BLS. The State data are used to create
the BLS sampling frame, known as the
longitudinal QCEW data. This file
represents the best source of detailed
industrial and geographical data on
employers and is used as the sampling
frame for most BLS surveys. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
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Articles or Services from a Foreign
Country Path) of the Trade Act have
been met.
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I hereby certify that the
aforementioned determinations were
issued during the period of January 1st
2019 through February 28th 2019. These
determinations are available on the
Department’s website https://
www.doleta.gov/tradeact/taa/taa_
search_form.cfm under the searchable
listing determinations or by calling the
Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance
toll free at 888–365–6822.
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requirements of Section 222(a)(2)(B)
(Shift in Production or Services to a
Foreign Country Path or Acquisition of
Impact
date
Impact Date
1/26/2017
4/24/2017
longitudinal QCEW data include the
individual employers’ employment and
wages data along with associated
business identification information that
is maintained by each State to
administer the UI program as well as the
Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees (UCFE) program.
The QCEW Report, produced for each
calendar quarter, is a summary of these
employer (micro-level) data by industry
at the county level. Similar data for
Federal Government employees covered
by the UCFE program also are included
in each State’s report. These data are
submitted by all 50 States, the District
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands to the BLS which then
summarizes these micro-level data to
produce totals for the States and the
Nation. The QCEW Report provides a
virtual census of nonagricultural
employees and their wages, with
approximately 49 percent of the workers
in agriculture covered as well.
For employers having only a single
physical location or worksite in the
State and, thus, operating under a single
industrial and geographical code, the
data from the States’ UI accounting files
are sufficient for statistical purposes.
However, such data are not sufficient for
statistical purposes for those employers
having multiple establishments or
engaging in different industrial
activities within the State. In such cases,
the employer’s QCR reflects only
statewide employment and wages and is
not disaggregated by establishment or
worksite. Although data at these levels
are sufficient for many purposes of the
UI program, more detailed information
is required to create a sampling frame
and to meet the needs of several ongoing
Federal/State statistical programs. The
Multiple Worksite Report (MWR) is
designed to supplement the QCR when
more detailed information is needed.
Because of the data captured by the
MWR, improved establishment business
identification data elements have been
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incorporated into and maintained by the
longitudinal QCEW database. The MWR
collects a physical location address,
secondary name (trade name, division,
subsidiary, etc.), and reporting unit
description (store number, plant name
or number, etc.) for each worksite of
multi-establishment employers.
Employers with more than one
establishment reporting under the same
UI account number within a State are
requested to complete the MWR if the
sum of the employment in all of their
secondary establishments is 10 or
greater. The primary worksite is defined
as the establishment with the greatest
number of employees. Upon receipt of
the first MWR form, each employer is
requested to supply business location
identification information. Thereafter,
this reported information appears on the
MWR each quarter. The employer is
requested to verify the accuracy of this
business location identification
information and to provide only the
employment and wages for each
worksite for that quarter. By using a
standardized form, the reporting burden
on many large employers, especially
those engaged in multiple economic
activities at various locations across
numerous States, is reduced.
The function of the Report of Federal
Employment and Wages (RFEW) is to
collect employment and wages data for
Federal establishments covered under
the UCFE program. The MWR and
RFEW are essentially the same. The
MWR/RFEW forms are designed to
collect data for each establishment of a
multi-establishment employer.
No other standardized report is
available to collect current
establishment-level monthly
employment and wages data by SWAs
for statistical purposes each quarter
from the private sector nor State and
local governments. Also, no other
standardized report currently is
available to collect installation-level
Federal monthly employment and
wages data each quarter by SWAs for
statistical purposes. Completion of the
MWR is required by law in 31 States
and territories.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for an
extension of the Multiple Worksite
Report and the Report of Federal
Employment and Wages.
The BLS has taken steps to help
reduce employer reporting burden by
developing a standardized format for
employers to use to send these data to
the States in an electronic medium. The
BLS established an Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) Collection Center to
improve and expedite the MWR
collection process. Employers who
complete the MWR for multi-location
businesses can submit employment and
wages information on any electronic
medium directly to the data collection
center, rather than separately to each
State agency. The data collection center
then distributes the appropriate data to
the respective States. In addition, the
BLS developed a web-based system,
MWRweb, to collect these data from
small to medium-size businesses. The
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respondents
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BLS continues to see much greater
utilization of this reporting option.
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, including 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.
Title: Multiple Worksite Report
(MWR) and the Report of Federal
Employment and Wages (RFEW).
OMB Number: 1220–0134.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions, not-for-profit
institutions, and the Federal
Government.
Average
time per
response
(minutes)
Total
responses
Frequency
Total burden
(hours)
BLS 3020 (MWR/Federal) ...................................................
BLS 3021 (RFEW/Non-Federal) ..........................................
144,509
2,630
4
4
578,036
10,520
22.2
22.2
213,873
3,892
Totals: ...........................................................................
147,139
4
588,556
........................
217,765
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.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of
March, 2019.
Mark Staniorski,
Division Chief, Division of Management
Systems Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Occupational Safety and Health State
Plans; Extension of the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB)
Approval of Information Collection
(Paperwork) Requirements
[FR Doc. 2019–05346 Filed 3–20–19; 8:45 am]
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Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0197]
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its request to
extend OMB’s approval of information
collection regarding the State Plans
program and regulations for the
development and enforcement of state
occupational safety and health
standards.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by May
20, 2019.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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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. 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 ``Multiple Worksite
Report and the Report of Federal Employment and Wages.'' 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 of this notice on or before May 20, 2019.
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. Written comments also
may be transmitted by fax to 202-691-5111 (this is not a toll free
number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program is a
Federal/State cooperative effort which compiles monthly employment
data, quarterly wages data, and business identification information
from employers subject to State Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws. These
data are collected from State Quarterly Contribution Reports (QCRs)
submitted to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). The States send micro-
level employment and wages data, supplemented with the names,
addresses, and business identification information of these employers,
to the BLS. The State data are used to create the BLS sampling frame,
known as the longitudinal QCEW data. This file represents the best
source of detailed industrial and geographical data on employers and is
used as the sampling frame for most BLS surveys. The longitudinal QCEW
data include the individual employers' employment and wages data along
with associated business identification information that is maintained
by each State to administer the UI program as well as the Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) program.
The QCEW Report, produced for each calendar quarter, is a summary
of these employer (micro-level) data by industry at the county level.
Similar data for Federal Government employees covered by the UCFE
program also are included in each State's report. These data are
submitted by all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and
the Virgin Islands to the BLS which then summarizes these micro-level
data to produce totals for the States and the Nation. The QCEW Report
provides a virtual census of nonagricultural employees and their wages,
with approximately 49 percent of the workers in agriculture covered as
well.
For employers having only a single physical location or worksite in
the State and, thus, operating under a single industrial and
geographical code, the data from the States' UI accounting files are
sufficient for statistical purposes. However, such data are not
sufficient for statistical purposes for those employers having multiple
establishments or engaging in different industrial activities within
the State. In such cases, the employer's QCR reflects only statewide
employment and wages and is not disaggregated by establishment or
worksite. Although data at these levels are sufficient for many
purposes of the UI program, more detailed information is required to
create a sampling frame and to meet the needs of several ongoing
Federal/State statistical programs. The Multiple Worksite Report (MWR)
is designed to supplement the QCR when more detailed information is
needed.
Because of the data captured by the MWR, improved establishment
business identification data elements have been
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incorporated into and maintained by the longitudinal QCEW database. The
MWR collects a physical location address, secondary name (trade name,
division, subsidiary, etc.), and reporting unit description (store
number, plant name or number, etc.) for each worksite of multi-
establishment employers.
Employers with more than one establishment reporting under the same
UI account number within a State are requested to complete the MWR if
the sum of the employment in all of their secondary establishments is
10 or greater. The primary worksite is defined as the establishment
with the greatest number of employees. Upon receipt of the first MWR
form, each employer is requested to supply business location
identification information. Thereafter, this reported information
appears on the MWR each quarter. The employer is requested to verify
the accuracy of this business location identification information and
to provide only the employment and wages for each worksite for that
quarter. By using a standardized form, the reporting burden on many
large employers, especially those engaged in multiple economic
activities at various locations across numerous States, is reduced.
The function of the Report of Federal Employment and Wages (RFEW)
is to collect employment and wages data for Federal establishments
covered under the UCFE program. The MWR and RFEW are essentially the
same. The MWR/RFEW forms are designed to collect data for each
establishment of a multi-establishment employer.
No other standardized report is available to collect current
establishment-level monthly employment and wages data by SWAs for
statistical purposes each quarter from the private sector nor State and
local governments. Also, no other standardized report currently is
available to collect installation-level Federal monthly employment and
wages data each quarter by SWAs for statistical purposes. Completion of
the MWR is required by law in 31 States and territories.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for an
extension of the Multiple Worksite Report and the Report of Federal
Employment and Wages.
The BLS has taken steps to help reduce employer reporting burden by
developing a standardized format for employers to use to send these
data to the States in an electronic medium. The BLS established an
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Collection Center to improve and
expedite the MWR collection process. Employers who complete the MWR for
multi-location businesses can submit employment and wages information
on any electronic medium directly to the data collection center, rather
than separately to each State agency. The data collection center then
distributes the appropriate data to the respective States. In addition,
the BLS developed a web-based system, MWRweb, to collect these data
from small to medium-size businesses. The BLS continues to see much
greater utilization of this reporting option.
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, including 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.
Title: Multiple Worksite Report (MWR) and the Report of Federal
Employment and Wages (RFEW).
OMB Number: 1220-0134.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions, not-
for-profit institutions, and the Federal Government.
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Average time
Form number Total Frequency Total per response Total burden
respondents responses (minutes) (hours)
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BLS 3020 (MWR/Federal).......... 144,509 4 578,036 22.2 213,873
BLS 3021 (RFEW/Non-Federal)..... 2,630 4 10,520 22.2 3,892
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Totals:..................... 147,139 4 588,556 .............. 217,765
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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 14th day of March, 2019.
Mark Staniorski,
Division Chief, Division of Management Systems Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2019-05346 Filed 3-20-19; 8:45 am]
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