25944 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 87 / Thursday, May 4, 2000 / Notices

Signed at Washington, DC this 1st day of

May, 2000.

Alexis M. Herman,

Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 00–11154 Filed 5–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–23–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Presidential Task Force on

Employment of Adults With

Disabilities; Notice of Town Hall

Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of Town Hall meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Executive Order

No. 13078, authorizing the Presidential

Task Force on Employment of Adults

with Disabilities (Task Force), notice is

given of a Town Hall Meeting. The

purpose of the Task Force is to create a

‘‘coordinated and aggressive national

policy to bring adults with disabilities

into gainful employment at a rate that is

as close as possible to that of the general

adult population.’’ The purpose of the

Town Hall Meetings is to invite the

public to participate by discussing their

thoughts, concerns, and experiences

with Task Force members. The topics to

be addressed at this Town Hall Meeting

will include expanding employment

opportunities for people with

psychiatric disabilities.

DATES: The Task Force will hold a Town

Hall Meeting on Wednesday, May 24,

2000 from 2:00 p.m. to approximately

7:00 p.m. Registration will begin at

12:00 noon. The date, location, and time

for each subsequent Town Hall Meeting

will be announced in advance in the

Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: The site of this Town Hall

Meeting is the State Capitol, Legislative

Office Building, Hartford, Connecticut.

All interested parties are invited to

attend this Town Hall Meeting. Seating

may be limited and will be available on

a first-come, first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

E. Bennett, Presidential Task Force on

Employment of Adults with Disabilities,

U. S. Department of Labor, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW, Room S–

2220D, Washington, DC 20210. Requests

can be made by e-mail to: bennettpaul@dol.gov; by phone (202) 693–4939;

TTY (202) 693–4920; or fax (202) 693–

4929. These are not toll-free numbers.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Executive Order No. 13078, the

Presidential Task Force on Employment

of Adults with Disabilities (Task Force),

notice is given of a Town Hall Meeting.

The purpose of the Task Force is to

develop a ‘‘coordinated and aggressive

national policy to bring adults with

disabilities into gainful employment at

a rate that is as close as possible to that

of the general adult population.’’ The

purpose of this Town Hall Meeting is to

invite stakeholders to address the

alarming unemployment rate among

Americans with disabilities. The theme

for the meeting is: ‘‘Recovering Our

Dreams: Persons with Psychiatric

Disabilities in Search of Opportunities

and Careers’’. Particular focus is

requested at this meeting on expanding

employment opportunities for people

with psychiatric disabilities.

Appointed by President Clinton, the

membership of the Task Force is as

follows: Secretary of Labor, Chair of the

Task Force; Chair of the President’s

Committee on Employment of People

with Disabilities, Vice Chair of the Task

Force; Secretary of Education; Secretary

of Veterans Affairs; Secretary of Health

and Human Services; Commissioner of

the Social Security Administration;

Secretary of the Treasury; Secretary of

Commerce; Secretary of Transportation;

Director of the Office of Personnel

Management; Administrator of the

Small Business Administration; Chair of

the Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission; Chair of the National

Council on Disability; Commissioner of

the Federal Communications

Commission; Secretary of Agriculture;

Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development; Secretary of the Interior;

the Attorney General; and such other

senior executive branch officials as may

be determined by the Chair of the Task

Force.

Agenda

The Town Hall Meeting is an open

forum where the public is invited to

give testimony and/or make

presentations with a focus on expanding

employment opportunities for people

with psychiatric disabilities.

Public Participation

Members of the public wishing to

present an oral statement to the Task

Force should forward their requests as

soon as possible but no later than May

10, 2000. Requests may be made by

telephone, fax machine, or mail. Time

permitting, the members of the Task

Force will attempt to accommodate all

requests by reserving time for

presentations. The order of persons

making such presentations will be

assigned in the order in which the

requests are received. Members of the

public must limit oral statements to five

minutes, but extended written

statements may be submitted for the

record. Members of the public may also

submit written statements for

distribution to the Task Force members

and inclusion in the public record

without presenting oral statements.

Such written statements should be sent

by mail or fax machine no later than

May 10, 2000.

Information on Town Hall Meetings

and summaries of other documents are

available to the public on the Task

Force’s web site, found on the

Department of Labor’s web site at

www.dol.gov.

Reasonable accommodations will be

available. Persons needing any special

assistance such as sign language

interpretation, or other special

accommodation, are invited to contact

the Task Force as shown above.

Signed at Washington, DC, this first day of

May, 2000.

Rebecca L. Ogle,

Executive Director, Presidential Task Force

on Employment of Adults with Disabilities.

[FR Doc. 00–11152 Filed 5–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–23–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–37,451; TA–W–37,451A]

Cross Creek Apparel, Inc., Mt. Airy,

and Walnut Cove, North Carolina;

Amended Certification Regarding

Eligibility To Apply for Worker

Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the

Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273) the

Department of Labor issued a Notice of

Certification Regarding Eligibility to

Apply for Worker Adjustment

Assistance on April 4, 2000, applicable

to workers of Cross Creek Apparel, Inc.,

Mt. Airy and Walnut Cove, North

Carolina. The notice will be published

soon in the Federal Register.

At the request of the State agency, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. The

workers produce knit apparel. New

information shows that the Department

inadvertently included the workers of

the Mt Airy, North Carolina location of

Cross Creek Apparel in its certification.

Findings show that a previous

certification, TA–W–35,750, was issued

on March 17, 1999, covering the same

worker group, who were engaged in

employment related to the production of

knit apparel. That certification expires

March 17, 2001.

Based on these findings, the

Department is amending the

certification to limit coverage to only

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workers of Cross Creek Apparel, Walnut

Cove, North Carolina.

The intent of the Department’’s

certification is in include all workers of

Cross Creek Apparel, Inc., Walnut Cove,

North Carolina adversely affected by

increased imports.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–37,451 is hereby issued as

follows:

‘‘All workers of Cross Creek Apparel,

Walnut Cove, North Carolina who became

totally or partially separted from employment

on or after February 21, 1999 through April

4, 2002 are eligible to apply for adjustment

assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act

of 1974.’’

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 20th day

of April, 2000.

[FR Doc. 00–11112 Filed 5–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–36,874]

Fahnos Apparel, Inc. El Paso, TX;

Amended Certification Regarding

Eligibility To Apply for Worker

Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the

Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273) the

Department of Labor issued a

Certification of Eligibility to Apply for

Worker Adjustment Assistance on

November 19, 1999 applicable to

workers of Fashions Apparel

Corporation, El Paso, Texas. The notice

was published in the Federal Register

on December 28, 1999 (64 FR 72691).

At the request of the State agency, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. New

findings show that the Department

incorrectly identified the subject firm

name in its entirety. The Department is

amending the certification

determination to correctly identify the

subject firm title name to read ‘‘Fahnos

Apparel, Inc.’’.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–36,874 is hereby issued as

follows:

All workers of Fahnos Apparel, Inc., El

Paso, Texas who became totally or partially

separated from employment on or after

September 10, 1998 through November 19,

2001 are eligible to apply for adjustment

assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act

of 1974.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 20th day

of April 2000.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–11110 Filed 5–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

TA–W–35,196

New Monarch Machine Tool, Inc.

Formerly Known as Monarch Machine

Tool Company Cortland, NY; Amended

Certification Regarding Eligibility To

Apply for Worker Adjustment

Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the

Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273) the

Department of Labor issued a

Certification of Eligibility to Apply for

Worker Adjustment Assistance on

December 2, 1998, applicable to workers

of Monarch Machine Tool Co., Cortland,

New York. The notice was published in

the Federal Register on December 23,

1998 (63 FR 71165).

At the request of the State agency, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. The

workers are engaged in the production

of vertical machining centers. Findings

show that Monarch Machine Tool Co.

was sold in February, 2000 to local

management and is now known as New

Monarch Machine Tool, Inc. The

Department is amending the

certification determination to correctly

identify the new title name to read

‘‘New Monarch Machine Tool, Inc.,

(formerly known as Monarch Machine

Tool Co.)’’, Cortland, New York.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–35,196 is hereby issued as

follows:

All workers of New Monarch Machine

Tool, Inc. (formerly known as Monarch

Machine Tool Co.), Cortland, New York who

became totally or partially separated from

employment on or after October 28, 1997

through December 2, 2000 are eligible to

apply for adjustment assistance under

Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Dated: Signed at Washington, D.C. this

25th day of April, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–11111 Filed 5–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–37,082]

Outboard Marine Corporation, OMC

Evinrude Plant Milwaukee, Wisconsin;

Notice of Negative Determination

Regarding Application for

Reconsideration

By application dated March 24, 2000,

the United Steelworkers of America

(USWA), Local 1302, request

administrative reconsideration of the

Department’s negative determination

regarding worker eligibility to apply for

TAA. The denial notice applicable to

workers of the subject firm located in

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was signed on

March 3, 2000 and published in the

Federal Register on March 17, 2000 (65

14627).

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 misinterpretation of facts or of

the law justified reconsideration of the

decision.

Findings of the initial investigation

show that workers of Outboard Marine

Corporation, OMC Evinrude Plant,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, producing

component parts for outboard motors

were denied eligibility to apply for TAA

based on the finding that the

‘‘contributed importantly’’ criterion of

the worker group eligibility

requirements of Section 222 of the

Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was not

met. Layoffs were attributable to the

company’s decision to consolidate

operations and outsource to U.S.

manufacturers.

The USWA, Local 1302, states that

OMC has entered into an agreement

with Suzuki of Japan for the purchase of

marine power products, and provided

the number of units to be purchased

from that supplier this year. This

information was available to the

Department during the investigation but

not elaborated on in the notice of

negative determination. The subject firm

did not import, nor were there any

scheduled imports, of components like

or directly competitive with those

produced by workers of the firm.