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APPENDIX—Continued 

[TAA Petitions Instituted Between 3/5/07 and 3/9/07] 

TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of 

institution 

Date of 

petition 

61061 ........... IBM (Wkrs) ..................................................................................... Hazelwood, MO ......................... 03/05/07 03/01/07 

61062 ........... Logistic Services, Inc. (State) ........................................................ Oklahoma City, OK ................... 03/05/07 02/17/07 

61063 ........... General Motors Metal Fabrication Division (Wkrs) ....................... Mansfield, OH ............................ 03/05/07 03/03/07 

61064 ........... LuMend Inc. (State) ....................................................................... Redwood City, CA ..................... 03/06/07 03/01/07 

61065 ........... Freight Car America (USWA) ........................................................ Johnstown, PA .......................... 03/06/07 03/05/07 

61066 ........... ITW Plastic (Comp) ....................................................................... Shelby Township, MI ................. 03/06/07 02/19/07 

61067 ........... Johnson Controls (Comp) ............................................................. Lancaster, SC ............................ 03/06/07 02/19/07 

61068 ........... Microfibres, Inc (Comp) ................................................................. Pawtucket, RI ............................ 03/06/07 03/05/07 

61069 ........... Quaker Fabric Corporation of Fall River (State) ........................... Fall River, MA ............................ 03/06/07 03/02/07 

61070 ........... Greenfield Research Inc. (Comp) ................................................. Greenfield, OH .......................... 03/06/07 03/02/07 

61071 ........... American Camshaft Specialties, Inc (Comp) ................................ Grand Haven, MI ....................... 03/06/07 03/06/07 

61072 ........... Jefferson City Manufacturing, Inc. (Wkrs) ..................................... Jefferson City, MO .................... 03/06/07 03/06/07 

61073 ........... Bassett Furniture Industries (Comp) ............................................. Bassett, VA ................................ 03/06/07 03/06/07 

61074 ........... Fleetwood Travel Trailers of Kentucky (Wkrs) .............................. Campbellsville, KY .................... 03/07/07 02/28/07 

61075 ........... Emerald Performance Chemical (Wkrs) ........................................ Kalama, WA .............................. 03/07/07 03/06/07 

61076 ........... Durham Manufacturing (Comp) ..................................................... Fort Payne, AL .......................... 03/07/07 03/05/07 

61077 ........... Adias International (27410) ........................................................... Portland, OR .............................. 03/07/07 02/26/07 

61078 ........... U.S. Traffic Corporation a Quixote Company (State) ................... Santa Fe Spring, CA ................. 03/08/07 03/07/07 

61079 ........... Western Union LLC (State) ........................................................... Englewood, CO ......................... 03/08/07 03/07/07 

61080 ........... A.O. Smith Electrical Products Company (Comp) ........................ McMinnville, TN ......................... 03/08/07 03/01/07 

61081 ........... SE Wood Products Inc. (Wkrs) ..................................................... Colville, WA ............................... 03/08/07 03/07/07 

61082 ........... Technicolor Home Entertainment Services (Comp) ...................... Camarillo, CA ............................ 03/09/07 02/22/07 

61083 ........... Intel Corporation (Wkrs) ................................................................ Newark, CA ............................... 03/09/07 02/28/07 

61084 ........... Renfro Corporation (Comp) ........................................................... Mt. Airy, NC ............................... 03/09/07 03/08/07 

61085 ........... Verizon Business (Wkrs) ............................................................... Tulsa, OK .................................. 03/09/07 03/08/07 

61086 ........... Delta Consolidated Inc. (Wkrs) ..................................................... Raleigh, NC ............................... 03/09/07 03/08/07 

61087 ........... Haz-Waste (Union) ........................................................................ St. Louis, MO ............................ 03/09/07 03/08/07 

61088 ........... Evans Rule (Comp) ....................................................................... Charleston, SC .......................... 03/09/07 03/08/07 

[FR Doc. E7–5000 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–60,530] 

Tower Automotive, Inc.; Upper 

Sundusky, OH; Notice of Revised 

Determination on Reconsideration 

By application of February 19, 2007 a 

company official requested 

administrative reconsideration of the 

Department’s negative determination 

regarding eligibility for workers and 

former workers of the subject firm to 

apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

(TAA) and Alternative Trade 

Adjustment Assistance (ATAA). 

The initial investigation resulted in a 

negative determination signed on 

February 1, 2007 was based on the 

finding that imports of automotive 

suspension components and steel 

stampings did not contribute 

importantly to worker separations at the 

subject plant and no shift of production 

to a foreign source occurred. The denial 

was published in the Federal Register 

on February 14, 2007 (72 FR 7088). 

In the request for reconsideration, the 

petitioner provided additional 

information regarding the subject firm’s 

customers and requested an 

investigation relating to secondary 

impact concerning the subject firm as an 

upstream supplier in the production of 

fabric. A review of the new facts 

determined that the workers of the 

subject firm may be eligible for TAA on 

the basis of a secondary upstream 

supplier impact. 

The Department conducted an 

investigation of subject firm workers on 

the basis of secondary impact. It was 

revealed that Tower Automotive, Inc., 

Upper Sandusky, Ohio supplied 

automotive suspension components and 

steel stampings that were used in the 

production of motor vehicles, and a loss 

of business with domestic 

manufacturers (whose workers were 

certified eligible to apply for adjustment 

assistance) contributed importantly to 

the workers separation or threat of 

separation. 

In accordance with Section 246 the 

Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as 

amended, the Department of Labor 

herein presents the results of its 

investigation regarding certification of 

eligibility to apply for alternative trade 

adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older 

workers. 

In order for the Department to issue 

a certification of eligibility to apply for 

ATAA, the group eligibility 

requirements of Section 246 of the 

Trade Act must be met. The Department 

has determined in this case that the 

requirements of Section 246 have been 

met. 

A significant number of workers at the 

firm are age 50 or over and possess 

skills that are not easily transferable. 

Competitive conditions within the 

industry are adverse. 

Conclusion 

After careful review of the facts 

obtained in the investigation, I 

determine that all workers of Tower 

Automotive, Inc., Upper Sandusky, 

Ohio qualify as adversely affected 

secondary workers under Section 222 of 

the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Act, I make the following certification: 

All workers of Tower Automotive, Inc., 

Upper Sandusky, Ohio, who became totally 

or partially separated from employment on or 

after December 5, 2005, through two years 

from the date of this certification, are eligible 

to apply for adjustment assistance under 

Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are 

eligible to apply for alternative trade 

adjustment assistance under Section 246 of 

the Trade Act of 1974. 


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12834 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 52 / Monday, March 19, 2007 / Notices 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of 

March 2007. 

Elliott S. Kushner, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E7–5002 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

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 

‘‘Survey of Occupational Injuries and 

Illnesses.’’ 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 May 18, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. 

Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division 

of Management Systems, Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 

Massachusetts Avenue, NE., 

Washington, DC 20212, 202–691–7628. 

(This is not a toll free number.) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, 

202–691–7628. (See ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 24(a) of the Occupational 

Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires 

the Secretary of Labor to develop and 

maintain an effective program of 

collection, compilation, and analysis of 

statistics on occupational injuries and 

illnesses. The Commissioner of Labor 

Statistics has been delegated the 

responsibility for ‘‘Furthering the 

purpose of the Occupational Safety and 

Health Act by developing and 

maintaining an effective program of 

collection, compilation, analysis and 

publication of occupational safety and 

health statistics.’’ The BLS fulfills this 

responsibility, in part, by conducting 

the Survey of Occupational Injuries and 

Illnesses in conjunction with 

participating State statistical agencies. 

The BLS Survey of Occupational 

Injuries and Illnesses provides the 

Nation’s primary indicator of the 

progress towards achieving the goal of 

safer and healthier workplaces. The 

survey produces the overall rate of 

occurrence of work injuries and 

illnesses by industry which can be 

compared to prior years to produce 

measures of the rate of change. These 

data are used to assess the Nation’s 

progress in improving the safety and 

health of America’s work places; to 

prioritize scarce Federal and State 

resources; to guide the development of 

injury and illness prevention strategies; 

and to support Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration (OSHA) and 

State safety and health standards and 

research. Data are essential for 

evaluating the effectiveness of Federal 

and State programs for improving work 

place safety and health. For these 

reasons, it is necessary to provide 

estimates separately for participating 

States. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the Survey 

of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. 

The survey measures the overall rate of 

occurrence of work injuries and 

illnesses by industry. For the more 

serious injuries and illnesses, those with 

days away from work, the survey 

provides detailed information on the 

injured/ill worker (age, sex, race, 

industry, occupation, and length of 

service), the time in shift, and the 

circumstances of the injuries and 

illnesses classified by standardized 

codes (nature of the injury/illness, part 

of body affected, primary and secondary 

sources of the injury/illness, and the 

event or exposure which produced the 

injury/illness). 

Beginning with survey year 2008, the 

BLS will collect data from State and 

Local government agencies in all States 

to support both State and national 

estimates. Until now, the Survey of 

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses has 

been restricted to producing national 

estimates for the private sector only. 

Consequently, there have been no 

national estimates of workplace injuries 

and illnesses sustained by State and 

local government workers, including 

those in such relatively high hazard and 

high profile occupations as police, 

firefighters, paramedics, and other 

public health workers. The BLS regards 

the collection of these data as a 

significant expansion in its overall 

coverage of the American workplace. 

The BLS will send a letter explaining 

that the survey is voluntary for State 

and local government agencies in States 

that do not require this collection of 

data. The number of extra sample units 

needed for State and local government 

data is approximately 7,000. 

Beginning with the 2008 survey year, 

the BLS will test collection of injury and 

illness cases that require only days of 

job transfer or restriction. In the two 

decades prior to the OSHA 

recordkeeping changes in 2002, 

incidence rates for cases with days away 

from work decreased significantly, 

while incidence rates for cases with 

only restricted work activity increased 

significantly. Since the BLS presently 

collects case and demographic data only 

for cases with days away from work, 

data are not obtained about a growing 

class of injury and illness cases. If the 

test(s) prove successful, the BLS will 

explore implementing this practice for 

additional States beginning with survey 

year 2009. The BLS regards the 

collection of these cases with only job 

transfer or restriction as significant in its 

coverage of the American workforce. 

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 currently 

approved collection. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 


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