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Since the petition resulted in a denial 

due to employment, sales and 

production criteria not being met, the 

initial investigation did not pursue this 

line of inquiry and any alleged failure 

to provide customer contact information 

did not influence the determination of 

the case. 

Conclusion 

After 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.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of 

October 2004. 

Elliott S. Kushner, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA-W–55,261] 

Sony Electronics, Inc., AOEM Service 

Center, Farmington Hills, MI; Notice of 

Affirmative Determination Regarding 

Application for Reconsideration 

By application of August 30, 2004, the 

company official requested 

administrative reconsideration of the 

Department of Labor’s Notice of 

Negative Determination Regarding 

Eligibility to Apply for Worker 

Adjustment Assistance, applicable to 

workers of the subject firm. The 

negative determination was issued on 

August 11, 2004. The determination 

Notice was published in the Federal 

Register on September 8, 2004 (69 FR 

54320). A corrected copy of the 

determination was issued on September 

30, 2004 and will soon be published in 

the Federal Register. 

The Department has reviewed the 

request for reconsideration and has 

determined that the petitioner has 

provided additional information 

regarding work performed by the subject 

worker group. 

Conclusion 

After careful review of the 

application, I conclude that the claim is 

of sufficient weight to justify 

reconsideration of the Department of 

Labor’s prior decision. The application 

is, therefore, granted.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day of 

October 2004. 

Elliott S. Kushner, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration 

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 preclearance 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. Currently, the 

Employment Standards Administration 

is soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection for the following 

medical reports: CM–933, 

Roentgenographic Interpretation; CM–

933b, Roentgenographic Quality 

Rereading; CM–988, Medical History 

and Examination for Coal Mine 

Workers’ Pneumoconiosis; CM–1159, 

Report of Arterial Blood Gas Study; and 

CM–2907, Report of Ventilatory Study. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request 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 

December 27, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418, 

fax (202) 693–1451, Email 

bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one 

method of transmission for comments 

(mail, fax, or Email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Black Lung Act Benefits Act of 

1977 as amended, 20 U.S.C. 901 et. seq. 

and 20 CFR 718.102 set forth criteria for 

the administration and interpretation of 

x-rays. When a miner applies for 

benefits, the Division of Coal Mine 

Workers’ Compensation (DCMWC) is 

required to schedule a series of four 

diagnostic tests to help establish 

eligibility for black lung benefits. Each 

of the diagnostic tests has its own form 

that sets forth the medical results. The 

forms are: CM–933, Roentgenographic 

Interpretation; CM–933b, 

Roentgenographic Quality Rereading; 

CM–988, Medical History and 

Examination for Coal Mine Workers’

Pneumoconiosis; CM–1159, Report of 

Arterial Blood Gas Study; and CM–

2907, Report of Ventilatory Study. This 

information collection is currently 

approved for use through April 30, 

2005. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department of Labor is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• 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 submissions 

of responses. 

III. Current Actions 

The Department of Labor seeks the 

approval of this information in order to 

carry out its responsibility to determine 

eligibility for black lung benefits. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Agency: Employment Standards 

Administration. 

Title: CM–933, Roentgenographic 

Interpretation; CM–933b, 

Roentgenographic Quality Rereading; 

CM–988, Medical History and 

Examination for Coal Mine Workers’

Pneumoconiosis; CM–1159, Report of 

Arterial Blood Gas Study; and CM–

2907, Report of Ventilatory Study. 

OMB Number: 1215–0090. 

Agency Number: CM–933, CM–933b, 

CM–988, CM–1159 and CM–2907. 

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Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institution. 

Total Respondents: 17,500. 

Total Annual responses: 17,500.

Form Number of

respondents 

Annual

responses 

Per response

(in minutes) 

Total burden

hours 

CM–933 ........................................................................................................... 3,500 3,500 5 292 

CM–933b ......................................................................................................... 3,500 3,500 3 175 

CM–988 ........................................................................................................... 3,500 3,500 30 1,750

CM–1159 ......................................................................................................... 3,500 3,500 15 875 

CM–2907 ......................................................................................................... 3,500 3,500 20 1,167 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 17,500 17,500 4,259

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,259. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $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 will 

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: October 19, 2004. 

Bruce Bohanon, 

Chief, Branch of Management Review and 

Internal Control, Division of Financial 

Management, Office of Management, 

Administration and Planning, Employment 

Standards Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration 

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 preclearance 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. Currently, the 

Employment Standards Administration 

is soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection: Certification of 

Funeral Expenses (LS–265). A copy of 

the proposed information collection 

request 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 

December 27, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418, 

fax (202) 693–1451, e-mail 

bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one 

method of transmission for comments 

(mail, fax, or e-mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs administers the Longshore 

and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 

The Act provides benefits to workers 

injured in maritime employment on the 

navigable waters of the United States or 

in an adjoining area customarily used by 

an employer in loading, unloading, 

repairing, or building a vessel. The Act 

provides that reasonable funeral 

expenses not to exceed $3,000 shall be 

paid in all compensable death cases. 

The LS–265 has been provided for use 

in submitting the funeral expenses for 

payment. This information collection is 

currently approved for use through 

April 30, 2005. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department of Labor is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• 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 submissions 

of responses. 

III. Current Actions 

The Department of Labor seeks the 

approval of the extension of this 

information collection in order to carry 

out its responsibility to certify the 

amount of funeral expenses incurred in 

the case. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Employment Standards 

Administration. 

Title: Certification of Funeral 

Expenses. 

OMB Number: 1215–0027. 

Agency Number: LS–265. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Total Respondents: 195. 

Total Annual Responses: 195. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 49. 

Time Per Response: 15 minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $78.00. 

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 will 

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: October 19, 2004. 

Bruce Bohanon, 

Chief, Branch of Management Review and 

Internal Control, Division of Financial 

Management, Office of Management, 

Administration and Planning, Employment 

Standards Administration.

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