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in the Federal Register on July 1, 2010 

(75 FR 38142). On August 19, 2010, the 

Department issued a Notice of Negative 

Determination Regarding Application 

for Reconsideration applicable to 

workers of the subject firm. The Notice 

was published in the Federal Register 

on August 30, 2010 (75 FR 52989). The 

workers produced precipitated calcium 

carbonate used in the production of 

paper. 

In the request for reconsideration, the 

company official asserted that workers 

of the subject firm are eligible to apply 

for TAA as adversely affected secondary 

workers because the precipitated 

calcium carbonate was supplied to a 

‘‘paper mill’’ that employed a worker 

group eligible to apply for TAA and 

identified the firm covered by TA–W– 

72,764 as the primary firm. 

Section 222(c) of the Trade Act of 

1974, as amended, states that adversely 

affected secondary workers must be 

employed by a firm that is a supplier to 

a firm that employed a worker group 

who are adversely affected primary 

workers. 

The Notice of Negative Determination 

Regarding Application for 

Reconsideration was based on the 

Department’s determination that, 

because the workers covered by TA–W– 

72,764 are certified eligible to apply for 

TAA as adversely affected secondary 

workers, the criteria of Section 222(c) 

was not met. 

Subsequent to the issuance of the 

Notice of Negative Determination 

Regarding Application for 

Reconsideration, the Department issued 

an amended certification of TA–W– 

72,764 which identified those workers 

as eligible to apply for TAA as primary 

workers instead of adversely affected 

secondary workers. 

After careful review of previouslysubmitted information and the 

additional facts obtained on 

reconsideration, I determine that 

workers of Specialty Minerals, Inc., 

Franklin, Virginia, who are engaged in 

employment related to the production of 

precipitated calcium carbonate used in 

the production of paper, meet the 

worker group certification criteria under 

Section 222(c) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 

2272(c). In accordance with Section 223 

of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2273, I make the 

following certification: 

All workers of Specialty Minerals, Inc., 

Franklin, Virginia, who became totally or 

partially separated from employment on or 

after May 6, 2009, through two years from the 

date of this revised certification, and all 

workers in the group threatened with total or 

partial separation from employment on 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 in Washington, DC, this 22nd day 

of December 2010. 

Del Min Amy Chen, 

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Proposed Collection, Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 revision of the 

‘‘Consumer Price Index Commodities 

and Services 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 of this notice on or 

before March 14, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora 

Kincaid, 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: 

Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, 

202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free 

number). (See ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Under the direction of the Secretary of 

Labor, the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

(BLS) is directed by law to collect, 

collate, and report full and complete 

statistics on the conditions of labor and 

the products and distribution of the 

products of the same; the Consumer 

Price Index (CPI) is one of these 

statistics. The collection of data from a 

wide spectrum of retail establishments 

and government agencies is essential for 

the timely and accurate calculation of 

the Commodities and Services (C&S) 

component of the CPI. 

The CPI is the only index compiled by 

the U.S. Government that is designed to 

measure changes in the purchasing 

power of the urban consumer’s dollar. 

The CPI is a measure of the average 

change in prices over time paid by 

urban consumers for a market basket of 

goods and services. The CPI is used 

most widely as a measure of inflation, 

and serves as an indicator of the 

effectiveness of government economic 

policy. It is also used as a deflator of 

other economic series, that is, to adjust 

other series for price changes and to 

translate these series into inflation-free 

dollars. Examples include retail sales, 

hourly and weekly earnings, and 

components of the Gross Domestic 

Product. A third major use of the CPI is 

to adjust income payments. Almost 2 

million workers are covered by 

collective bargaining contracts, which 

provide for increases in wage rates 

based on increases in the CPI. Similarly, 

ten States have laws that link the 

adjustment in State minimum wage to 

the changes in the CPI. In addition to 

private sector workers whose wages or 

pensions are adjusted according to 

changes in the CPI, the index also 

affects the income of nearly 75 million 

persons, largely as a result of statutory 

action: About 48 million social security 

beneficiaries; about 4.1 million retired 

military and Federal Civil Service 

employees and survivors, and about 

22.4 million food stamp recipients. 

Changes in the CPI also affect the 26.7 

million children who eat lunch at 

school. Under the National School 

Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act, 

national average payments for those 

lunches and breakfasts are adjusted 

annually by the Secretary of Agriculture 

on the basis of the change in the CPI 

series, ‘‘Food away from Home.’’ Since 

1985, the CPI has been used to adjust 

the Federal income tax structure to 

prevent inflation-induced tax rate 

increases. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the 

Consumer Price Index Commodities and 

Services Survey. The continuation of 

the collection of prices for the CPI is 

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essential since the CPI is the nation’s 

chief source of information on retail 

price changes. If the information on C&S 

prices were not collected, Federal fiscal 

and monetary policies would be 

hampered due to the lack of information 

on price changes in a major sector of the 

U.S. economy, and estimates of the real 

value of the Gross National Product 

could not be made. The consequences to 

both the Federal and private sectors 

would be far reaching and would have 

serious repercussions on Federal 

government policy and institutions. 

The CPI is seeking to expand the 

number of CPI commodity and services 

prices quotes collected by 50 percent 

beginning in 2011 to improve the 

accuracy of each published index and 

the overall quality of the CPI data. 

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. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Title: Consumer Price Index 

Commodities and Services Survey. 

OMB Number: 1220–0039. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not for profit institutions; and 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Total 

respondents Frequency Total responses 

Average 

time per 

response 

Estimated 

total 

burden 

Pricing .................................................................................. 54,461 8.8531 482,149 0.33 159,109 

Outlet Rotation ..................................................................... 20,809 1 20,809 1.0 20,809 

Total .............................................................................. 75,270 n/a 502,958 n/a 179,918 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0.0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $0.0. 

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 7th day of 

January 2011. 

Kimberley Hill, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2011–474 Filed 1–11–11; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (11–003)] 

NASA Advisory Council; Education 

and Public Outreach Committee; 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–463, as amended, the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

announces a meeting of the Education 

and Public Outreach Committee of the 

NASA Advisory Council (NAC). 

DATES: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Local Time. 

ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, 300 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20546, The 

Glennan Conference Center, Room 

1Q39. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This 

meeting will also take place 

telephonically and via WebEx. Any 

interested person should contact Ms. 

Erika G. Vick, Executive Secretary for 

the Education and Public Outreach 

Committee, National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, Washington, DC, 

at Erika.vick-1@nasa.gov, no later than 4 

p.m., local time, February 4, 2011, to get 

further information about participating 

via teleconference and/or WebEx. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

agenda for the meeting includes the 

following topics: 

• Strategic Review Team Status 

• Education Design Team Status 

• Committee Recommendations 

Status 

• Joint Recommendation with the 

NAC Commercial Space Committee 

• Committee Work Plan 

• Action Item Status 

The meeting will be open to the public 

up to the seating capacity of the room. 

It is imperative that the meeting be held 

on this date to accommodate the 

scheduling priorities of the key 

participants. Visitors will need to show 

a valid picture identification such as a 

driver’s license to enter the NASA 

Headquarters building (West Lobby— 

Visitor Control Center), and must state 

that they are attending the NASA 

Advisory Council Education and Public 

Outreach Committee meeting in the 

Glennan Conference Center, Room 

1Q39, before receiving an access badge. 

All non-U.S citizens must fax a copy of 

their passport, and print or type their 

name, current address, citizenship, 

company affiliation (if applicable) to 

include address, telephone number, and 

their title, place of birth, date of birth, 

U.S. visa information to include type, 

number, and expiration date, U.S. Social 

Security Number (if applicable), and 

place and date of entry into the U.S., fax 

to Erika Vick, NASA Advisory Council 

Education and Public Outreach 

Committee Executive Secretary, FAX: 

(202) 358–4332, by no later than 

Monday, January 31, 2011. To expedite 

admittance, attendees with U.S. 

citizenship can provide identifying 

information 3 working days in advance 

by contacting Erika Vick via e-mail at 

erika.vick-1@nasa.gov or by telephone 

at (202) 358–2209 or fax: (202) 358– 

4332. 

Dated: January 6, 2011. 

P. Diane Rausch, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

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