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relevant period, the subject company 

did not import plywood or shift 

production of plywood overseas and 

that the subject company’s only 

customer did not import plywood. 

The Union requests that the 

Department investigate whether the 

subject company or its customers 

imported oriented strand board (OSB), a 

product which is like and directly 

competitive with plywood. 

The Department has carefully 

reviewed the Union’s request for 

reconsideration and has determined that 

the Department will conduct further 

investigation. 

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 12th day of 

September 2006. 

Elliott S. Kushner, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E6–15631 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Proposed Collection of the ETA 205, 

Preliminary Estimates of Average 

Employer Contribution Rates; 

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 a proposed 

continuance for a collection 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 and Training 

Administration is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed extension of 

the ETA 205, Preliminary Estimates of 

Average Employer Contribution Rates. A 

copy of the proposed information 

collection request (ICR) can be obtained 

by contacting the office listed below in 

the addressee section of this notice or by 

accessing: http://www.doleta.gov/ 

Performance/guidance/ 

OMBControlNumber.cfm. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addressee section below on or before 

November 20, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Subri Raman, Office of 

Workforce Security, Employment and 

Training Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room S–4231, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210; telephone number (202) 693–

3058; fax:(202) 693–3229 (these are not 

toll-free numbers) or e-mail: 

raman.subri@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background: The ETA 205 reports 

preliminary information on the taxation 

efforts in states relative to taxable and 

total wages and allows for comparison 

among states. The information is used 

for projecting unemployment insurance 

tax revenues for the Federal budget 

process as well as for actuarial analyses 

of the Unemployment Trust Fund. The 

data is published in several forms and 

is often requested by data users. In 

addition, this report helps to fulfill two 

statutory requirements. Section 

3302(d)(7) of the Federal 

Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) 

requires the Secretary of Labor to 

determine and notify ‘‘the Secretary of 

the Treasury before June 1 of each year, 

on the basis of a report furnished by 

such state to the Secretary of Labor 

before May 1 of such year’’ of certain 

percentages computed according to 

sections 3302(c)(2)(B) and (C) from the 

average tax rates for states with 

outstanding Title XII advances, which 

are then used to calculate the loss of 

FUTA offset credit for these states. In 

addition, the tax schedules are used to 

assure that states are in compliance with 

provisions of the Tax Equity and Fiscal 

Responsibility Act (Pub. L. 97–248), 

section 281. 

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 

clarify 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: 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Employment and Training 

Administration. 

Title: Preliminary Estimates of 

Average Employer Contribution Rates. 

OMB Number: 1205–0228. 

Agency Number: ETA. 

Affected Public: State Governments. 

Cite/Reference/Form/etc: ETA 205. 

Total Respondents: 53. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Total Responses: 53. 

Average Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 14. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0.00. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this comment request 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: September 12, 2006. 

Cheryl Atkinson, 

Administrator, Office of Workforce Security. 

[FR Doc. 06–7909 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

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 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, 


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