47222 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 173 / Monday, September 8, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–1,711]

Lionel Beaver, Labelle, FL;

Investigations Regarding Certifications

of Eligibility To Apply for NAFTA

Transitional Adjustment Assistance:

Correction

This notice corrects the notice for

petition NAFTA-01711 which was

published in the Federal Register of

July 11, 1997 (62 FR 37284). A printing

error concerning the company name and

city location appears in the 7th line of

the first and second column in the

appendix table on page 37284. The

company name should read ‘‘Lionel

Beaver’’ instead of ‘‘D and K

Harvesting’’ and the city location should

read ‘‘Moore Haven, Florida’’ instead of

‘‘Labelle, Florida’’.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 15th day

of August, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–23716 Filed 9–5–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–01562]

Lithonia Lighting, Conyers, GA; Notice

of Revised Determination on

Reconsideration

On July 31, 1997, the Department,

issued a Notice of Affirmative

Determination Regarding Application

for Reconsideration regarding the

petition for workers of the subject firm.

The initial investigation resulted in a

negative determination issued on April

1, 1997, because criteria (3) and (4) of

paragraph (a)(1) of Section 250 of the

Trade Act of 1974, as amended, were

not met. There was no shift of

production from the Conyers, Georgia

plant to Canada or Mexico, nor did

Lithonia Lighting import ‘‘M’’ and

industrial fluorescent lighting fixtures.

The layoffs were attributable to the

transfer of production to another

domestic facility.

New information received by the

Department shows that work performed

by the employees at the subject plant

was not limited to the production of

‘‘M’’ and industrial fluorescent lighting

fixtures. The workers at the Conyers

plant were engaged in employment

related to the production of fluorescent

lighting fixtures.

New findings on reconsideration

reveal that company imports of

fluorescent lighting fixtures from

Mexico and Canada increased from 1995

to 1996, and in the first six months of

1997 compared to the first six months

of 1996.

Conclusion

After careful review of the additional

facts obtained on reconsideration, I

conclude that increased imports of

articles from Canada and Mexico like or

directly competitive with fluorescent

lighting fixtures contributed importantly

to the declines in sales or production

and to the total or partial separation of

workers of Lithonia Lighting, Conyers,

Georgia. In accordance with the

provisions of the Act, I make the

following certification:

All workers of Lithonia Lighting, Conyers,

Georgia, who became totally or partially

separated from employment on or after

March 13, 1996, are eligible to apply for

NAFTA–TAA under Section 250 of the Trade

Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 21st day

of August 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–23704 Filed 9–5–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–01834]

Manpower Temporary Services,

Waynesville, NC; Notice of Termination

of Investigation

Pursuant to Title V of the North

American Free Trade Agreement

Implementation Act (P.L. 103–182)

concerning transitional adjustment

assistance, hereinafter called (NAFTA–

TAA), and in accordance with Section

250(a), Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II,

of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended

(19 USC 2273), an investigation was

initiated on July 24, 1997 in response to

a petition filed on behalf of workers at

Manpower Temporary Services,

Waynesville, North Carolina. Workers

provide administrative support function

services for the production of

automotive parts for Dayco Products,

Incorporated, Waynesville, North

Carolina.

The petitioning group of workers are

covered under an existing NAFTA

certification (NAFTA–01350).

Consequently, further investigation in

this case would serve no purpose, and

the investigation has been terminated.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 15th day

of August 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–23710 Filed 9–5–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–01742]

Yonah Realty Company, Cornelia, GA;

Notice of Termination of Investigation

Pursuant to Title V of the North

American Free Trade Agreement

Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103–182)

concerning transitional adjustment

assistance, hereinafter called (NAFTA–

TAA), and in accordance with Section

250(a), Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II,

of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended

(19 USC 2273), an investigation was

initiated on June 20, 1997 in response

to a petition filed on behalf of workers

at Yonah Realty Company, Cornelia,

Georgia.

This case is being terminated because

all production and production-related

employment at the subject firm ceased

more than one year prior to the date of

the petition. The NAFTA

Implementation Act specifies that no

certification may not apply to any

worker whose last separation occurred

more than one year before the date of

the petition. Consequently further

investigation in this case would serve

no purpose, and the investigation has

been terminated.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 8th day of

August, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Office Director, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–23717 Filed 9–5–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 97–131]

National Environmental Policy Act;

Expansion of Launch Range

Operations at Wallops Flight Facility

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

Draft Environmental Assessment (EA)
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for the expansion of launch range

operations at Goddard Space Flight

Center’s Wallops Flight Facility (WFF).

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

amended (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et

seq.), the Council on Environmental

Quality (CEQ) Regulations for

Implementing the Procedural Provisions

of NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508), and

NASA policy and procedures (14 CFR

Part 1216, Subpart 1216.3), NASA has

prepared a Draft EA for the proposed

expansion of launch range operations at

Goddard Space Flight Center’s WFF,

Wallops Island, Virginia. NASA

proposes to enhance national launch

capabilities through improvements to

infrastructure and the expansion of its

launch range operations at WFF. The

major actions proposed include: (1)

establishment of a Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) licensed

commercial launch site to operate from

WFF under a Use Agreement with

NASA; (2) improvements to real

property necessary to support the

expansion of launch operations; (3)

expansion of operations at WFF to

accommodate twelve orbital launches

per year; and (4) restoration of the

historical level and nature of operations

on the WFF range. The improvements to

infrastructure and the establishment of

a licensed commercial launch site at

WFF would increase the national

capacity for the launching of

commercial satellites and provide

additional capacity for all launch

operations from Wallops Island. If a

decision were to be made to proceed

with the proposed action,

implementation would begin during the

latter part of calendar year 1997.

DATES: Comments on the Draft EA must

be in writing and received by NASA on

or before October 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to Mr. Keith Koehler,

Public Affairs Office, NASA Goddard

Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight

Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia 23337.

The Draft EA may be reviewed at the

following locations:

(a) NASA Headquarters, Library,

Room 1J20, 300 E Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20546 (202–358–0167).

(b) NASA, Goddard Space Flight

Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Public

Affairs Office, Wallops Island, Virginia,

757–824–1579.

(c) Eastern Shore Public Library, PO

Box 360, Accomac, Virginia, 23301

(757–787–3400).

(d) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Visitors

Lobby, Building 249, 4800 Oak Grove

Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 (818–354–

5179).

(e) Spaceport U.S.A., Room 2001,

John F. Kennedy Space Center, FL

32899. Please call Lisa Fowler

Beforehand at 407–867–2497 so that

arrangements can be made.

In addition, the Draft EA may be

reviewed at the following NASA

locations by contacting the pertinent

Freedom of Information Act Office.

(f) NASA, Ames Research Center,

Moffett Field, CA 94035 (415–604–

4190).

(g) NASA, Dryden Flight Research

Center, Edwards, CA 93523 (805–258–

3448).

(h) NASA, Goddard Space Flight

Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771 (301–286–

0730).

(i) NASA, Johnson Space Center,

Houston, TX 77058 (281–483–8612).

(j) NASA, Langley Research Center,

Hampton, VA 23665 (757–864–2497).

(k) NASA, Lewis Research Center,

21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH

44135 (216–433–2222).

(l) NASA, Marshall Space Flight

Center, AL 35812 (205–544–0031).

(m) NASA, Stennis Space Center, MS

39529 (601–688–2164).

A limited number of copies of the

Draft EA are available, on a first request

basis, by contacting the Wallops Flight

Facility Public Affairs Office at the

address or telephone number indicated

herein.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

The Wallops Flight Facility, Public

Affairs Office, Wallops Island, VA (757–

824–1579).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the proposed action is to

enhance national launch capabilities

through improvements to infrastructure

and the expansion of launch range

operations at WFF. An FAA licensed

commercial launch site at WFF would

be established to promote this

expansion of launch capabilities. The

licensed commercial launch site is

necessary to further encourage,

facilitate, and promote a competitive

United States commercial launch site

industry.

This Draft EA identifies potential

impacts that may occur during

implementation of the proposed action.

The Draft EA addresses environmental

impacts associated both with

construction of launch support facilities

and launch operations. The expansion

of launch operations is proposed to

include up to 12 orbital launches per

year, in addition to the historical level

of launches conducted at the WFF

launch range. The minimum proposed

improvements to WFF’s real property

and infrastructure necessary to

accomplish the proposed expansion

include: (1) modifications to existing

launch pad 0–A; (2) modifications to

existing buildings for payload

processing facilities; and (3) the

construction of a new launch pad

designated as pad 0–B. WFF’s proposed

launch range expansion would

accommodate various solid and liquid

(liquid oxygen-hydrogen, liquid oxygenkerosene) rocket motor configurations.

The following alternative locations

are considered alternative sites to the

proposed action: (1) Spaceport Florida,

located adjacent to Cape Canaveral Air

Station on the east coast of Florida; (2)

California Spaceport, located at

Vandenberg Air Force Base, California;

(3) Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak,

Alaska; (4) no action.

Impacts to the human environment

associated with the proposed action—

proposed expansion of launch range

operations at WFF—can be divided into

short-term (construction phase) and

long-term (operational phase) impacts.

The construction phase would last

approximately 12–15 months. The Draft

EA evaluates the environmental

consequences including, but not limited

to, air and water quality, noise, flora and

fauna, threatened and endangered

species, health and safety, solid and

hazardous waste management,

socioeconomics, land use, and wetlands

and floodplain management. The

proposed action would occur in a 100-

year floodplain and result in the

conversion of 1,280 square meters

(about 1⁄3 acre) of wetlands.

After receipt and consideration of

comments on the Draft EA, NASA will

prepare and issue a Final EA for the

proposed expansion of launch range

operations at WFF. The Final EA will be

used to determine whether a finding of

no significant impact will be

appropriate or whether there is a need

to prepare an environmental impact

statement.

Benita A. Cooper,

Associate Administrator for Management

Systems and Facilities.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (97–132)]

NASA Advisory Council, Aeronautics

and Space Transportation Technology

Advisory Committee, Aviation Safety

Reporting System Subcommittee

Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.