34738 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 105 / Wednesday, May 31, 2000 / Notices

[FR Doc. 00–13469 Filed 5–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–C

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–03791 and NAFTA–3791A]

House of Perfection, Incorporated,

Williston Manufacturing Co. Williston,

SC and Capitol City Manufacturing Co.,

West Columbia, SC; Amended

Certification Regarding Eligibility To

Apply for NAFTA Transitional

Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with section 250(a),

subchapter 2, title II, of the Trade Act

of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2273),

the Department of Labor issued a

Certification of Eligibility to Apply for

NAFTA Transitional Adjustment

Assistance on April 13, 2000, applicable

to workers of House of Perfection,

Incorporated, Williston Manufacturing

Co., Williston, South Carolina. The

notice was published in the Federal

Register on May 11, 2000 (65 FR 30444).

At the request of the company, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. The

workers were engaged in the production

of children’s apparel such as shorts,

tops, blouses and pants for its parent

company, House of Perfection,

Incorporated, West Columbia, South

Carolina. New information shows that

Capitol City Manufacturing Co. is a

division of House of Perfection,

Incorporated. Worker separations will

occur at the subject firm when it closes

in June, 2000. The workers produce

children’s apparel such as shorts tops,

blouses and pants.

Accordingly, the Department is

amending the certification to cover

workers of Capitol City Manufacturing

Co., West Columbia, South Carolina.

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

House of Perfection, Incorporated who

were adversely affected by a shift of

production to Mexico.

The amended notice applicable to

NAFTA–03791 is hereby issued as

follows:

All workers of House of Perfection,

Incorporated, Williston Manufacturing,

Williston, South Carolina (NAFTA–03791)

and Capitol Manufacturing Co., West

Columbia, South Carolina (NAFTA–03791A)

who became totally or partially separated

from employment on or after March 8, 1999

through April 13, 2002 are eligible to apply

for NAFTA–TAA under Section 250 of the

Trade Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, DC this 18th day of

May, 2000.

Grant D. Beale,

Program Manager, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–13470 Filed 5–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

Washington State Standards; Notice of

Approval

1. Background

Part 1953 of Title 29, Code of Federal

Regulations, prescribes procedures

under Section 18 of the Occupational

Safety and Health Act of 1970

(hereinafter called the Act) by which the

Regional Administrator for

Occupational Safety and Health

(hereinafter called Regional

Administrator) under a delegation of

authority from the Assistant Secretary of

Labor for Occupational Safety and

Health (hereinafter called the Assistant

Secretary) (29 CFR 1953.4) will review

and approve standards promulgated

pursuant to a State plan which has been

approved in accordance with section

18(c) of the Act and 29 CFR Part 1902.

On January 26, 1973, notice was

published in the Federal Register (38

FR 2421) of the approval of the

Washington plan and the adoption of

subpart F to part 1952 containing the

decision.

The Washington plan provides for the

adoption of State standards that are at

least as effective as comparable Federal

standards promulgated under section 6

of the Act. Section 1953.20 provides

that where any alteration in the Federal

program could have an adverse impact

on the at least as effective as status of

the State program, a program change

supplement to a State plan shall be

required.

In response to a Federal standard

change, the State submitted by letter

dated November 9, 1994, from Mark O.

Brown, Director, to James W. Lake,

Regional Administrator, a State standard

amendment comparable to 29 CFR

1910.269, Electric Power Generation,

Transmission and Distribution, as

published in the Federal Register on

January 31, 1994, (59 FR 4320), and

subsequent corrections published in the

Federal Register on June 30, 1994 (59

FR 33658). The State standards were

adopted by Administrative Order 94–16

on September 30, 1994, with an

effective date of November 20, 1994. A

review of the standard revealed

discrepancies and the submission was

returned to the State for correction. On

April 22, 1998, the State submitted by

letter from Michael A. Silverstein,

Assistant Director, to Richard S. Terrill,

Regional Administrator, corrections to

the discrepancies. The State standard

amendments were adopted by

Administrative Order 97–17 on March

6, 1998, with an effective date of May

6, 1998. A review of the amendments

revealed new discrepancies and the

submission was returned to the State for

correction. On June 15, 1999, the State

submitted by letter from Michael A.

Silverstein, Assistant Director, to

Richard S. Terrill, Regional

Administrator, the requested

corrections. The corrections were

adopted by Administrative Order 99–04

on April 20, 1999, and became effective

on August 1, 1999. The State standards

are contained in Chapter 296–45 WAC,

Safety Standards for Electrical Workers.

OSHA has determined the following

major differences between the State and

Federal standards: (1) The State

standards did not adopt provisions for

live-line bare-hand work. The State

requires that rubber gloves be only used

on voltages of 5,000 or less between

phases. (2) The State standards contain

numerous supplemental requirements

such as that for underground residential

distribution. The State standards also

incorporate the requirements of the

1997 National Electrical Safety Code

(NESC) (ANSI-C2), Parts (1), (2) and (3)

by reference.

On its own initiative, the State of

Washington has submitted by letter

dated July 27, 1998, from Michael A.

Silverstein, Assistant Director, to

Richard S. Terrill, Acting Regional

Administrator, an amendment to its

Construction Safety standard at WAC

296–155–130 for below the hook

rigging. On December 18, 1998, the

amendment was returned to the State

for clarification of several issues. On

February 22, 1999, in a letter from

Michael A. Silverstein, to Richard S.

Terrill, Regional Administrator,

clarification was submitted and the

standard was found to be comparable to

Federal OSHA standards. The main

difference is the State amendment was

made so the rigging codes would be

easier to follow and be located in one

place in the Construction Safety

standards rather than in various parts.

The State’s submission was adopted by

Washington Administrative Order 96–

20 on June 15, 1998, and became

effective on August 15, 1998.

On its own initiative, the State has

submitted by letter dated March 26,

1999, from Michael A. Silverstein,

Assistant Director, to Richard S. Terrill,