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PCA member. Additionally, St. Marys

Cement Company, Detroit, MI should

now be listed as Blue Circle/St. Marys

Cement Company; St. Marys Cement

Corporation, Toronto, CANADA has

been changed to Blue Circle Canada

Inc.; ESSROC Corp, Nazareth, PA

should be listed as Essroc Cement Corp.;

ESSROC Canada, Downsview, Ontario,

CANADA has been changed to Essroc

Canada Inc.; ESSROC Materials Inc.,

Nazareth, PA should be dropped from

the list; and the Southeast Cement

Shippers Association, Salt Lake City,

UT, an Affiliate Member, should be

listed as the Southeastern Cement

Shippers Association.

No other changes have been made in

either the membership, corporate name,

or planned activities of the venture.

On January 7, 1985, PCA filed its

original notification pursuant to Section

6(a) of the Act. The Department of

Justice published a notice in the Federal

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the

Act on February 5, 1985 (50 FR 5015).

The last notification was filed with the

Department on June 2, 1997. A notice

was published in the Federal Register

on July 16, 1997 (62 FR 38121).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993; Project Deeplook

Notice is hereby given that, on

September 18, 1997, pursuant to Section

6(a) of the National Cooperative

Research and Production Act of 1993,

15 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),

Project DeepLook has filed written

notifications simultaneously with the

Attorney General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing (1) the identities

of the parties and (2) the nature and

objectives of the venture. The

notifications were filed for the purpose

of invoking the Act’s provisions limiting

the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to

actual damages under specified

circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b)

of the Act, the identities of the parties

are: BP Exploration & Oil Inc., Houston,

TX; Chevron Petroleum Technology Co.,

Houston, TX; Conoco Inc., Houston, TX;

Mobil Technology Co., Dallas, TX; Shell

Oil Co., Houston, TX; Texaco Group

Inc., Houston, TX; Union Oil Co. of

California, Sugar Land, TX; Landmark

Graphics Corp., Austin, TX;

Schlumberger-Doll Research, Ridgefield,

CT; Western Atlas International, Inc.,

Houston, TX; and CGG American

Services, Inc., Houston, TX. The

objectives of the venture are to

accelerate the development of fluid

imaging tools intended to increase the

recovery factors of hydrocarbon

reservoirs. The venture will strive to

develop technical advances of broad

applicability across a wide segment of

the producing community, drawing on

the resources of both producing

companies and service suppliers.

Participation is open to all interested

parties who execute a participation

agreement and make required

contributions. Information regarding

participation in the Group may be

obtained from Edward T. Stoessel, BP

Exploration & Oil Co., 200 Westlake

Park Blvd., Houston, TX 77079 and

Richard J. Goetsch, Esq., BP America

Inc., 200 Public Sq., 11–C, Cleveland,

OH 44114.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993 Semiconductor Research

Corporation

Notice is hereby given that, on

September 16, 1997, pursuant to Section

6(a) of the National Cooperative

Research and Production Act of 1993,

15 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the

Semiconductor Research Corporation

(‘‘SRC’’) filed written notifications

simultaneously with the Attorney

General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in

membership. The notifications were

filed for the purpose of extending the

Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of

antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages

under specified circumstances.

Specifically, FLIPCHIP Technologies,

L.L.C., Phoenix, AZ has become an

Affiliate Member and Dawn

Technology, Mountain View, CA; Ibis

Technology, Danvers, MA; Hestia

Technology, Sunnyvale, CA; OEA

International, Santa Clara, CA; and

Tyecin Systems, Los Altos, CA are no

longer members.

No other changes have been made in

either the membership, corporate name,

or planned activities of this group

research project. Membership in the

project remains open, and

Semiconductor Research Corporation

intends to file additional written

notifications disclosing all changes in

membership.

On January 7, 1985, the

Semiconductor Research Corporation

filed its original notification pursuant to

Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department

of Justice published a notice in the

Federal Register pursuant to Section

6(b) of the Act on January 30, 1985 (50

FR 4281). The last notification was filed

with the Department on June 11, 1997.

A notice was published in the Federal

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the

Act on August 4, 1997 (62 FR 41976).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations Antitrust Division.

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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 preclearance 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. Currently, the

Employment and Training

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed extension of

the Dislocated Worker Special Project

Report, ETA 9038. 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.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below on or before

December 30, 1997.

The Department of Labor is

particularly interested in comments

which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary
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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

collection; 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.

ADDRESSES: Zenowia Choma, Office of

Worker Retraining and Adjustment

Programs, Office of World-Based

Learning, Employment and Training

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, Room N–5426, 200 Constitution

Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210,

202–219–5577 (this is not a toll-free

number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The collection of the information in

the Dislocated Worker Special Project

Report (DWSPR) is necessary in order to

satisfy the requirements of the

provisions of the Job Training

Partnership Act (JTPA), as amended.

The provisions are related to the

Secretary’s responsibilities and

authority for monitoring performance

and expenditures, and for recordkeeping

and reporting related to JTPA Title III.

II. Current Actions

This is a request for OMB approval of

an extension of an existing collection of

information previously approved by

OMB. The extension will allow the

Department to continue to monitor the

performance of the discretionary

programs under Title III of JTPA, to

report to Congress and the Treasury, and

to prepare annual budget reports.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: Dislocated Worker Special

Project Report.

OMB Number: 1205–0318.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government/Business or other forprofit/not-for-profit institutions.

Total Respondents: 170.

Frequency: Quarterly.

Average Time per Response: 17.5

hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours:

11,870.

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: October 28, 1997.

Peter E. Rell,

Acting Administrator, Office of Work-Based

Learning, Employment and Training

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Job Training Partnership Act, Title III,

Demonstration Program: Labor

Organization Adjustment Assistance

AGENCY: Employment and Training

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds

and solicitation for grant application

(SGA).

SUMMARY: All information required to

submit a proposal is contained in this

announcement. The U.S. Department of

Labor (DOL), Employment and Training

Administration (ETA), announces a

demonstration program to test the

ability of labor organizations to develop

innovative approaches for providing

accelerated skills development and/or

enhancement of job skills already

possessed by affected workers to

increase their prospects of transitioning

to new or related occupational job

opportunities. The program is to be

funded with Secretary’s National

Reserve funds appropriated through

Title III of the Job Training Partnership

Act (JTPA). This notice describes the

process that eligible applicants must use

to apply for demonstration funds, the

subject area for which applications will

be accepted for funding, how grantees

are to be selected, and the

responsibilities of grantees. It is

anticipated that up to $3 million will be

available for funding approximately 6

demonstration projects covered by this

solicitation with no project being

awarded more than $500,000.

DATES: Applications for grant awards

will be accepted commencing October

31, 1997. The closing date for receipt of

applications will be January 7, 1998, at

2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) at the address

below.

ADDRESSES: Applications shall be

mailed to: Division of Acquisition and

Assistance, Attention: Denise Roach,

Reference: SGA/DAA 98–001,

Employment and Training

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, Room S–4203, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Denise Roach, Division of Acquisition

and Assistance, Telephone: (202) 219–

8694 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

announcement consists of five parts.

Part I describes the authorities and

purpose of the demonstration program

and identifies demonstration evaluation

and oversight policy. Part II describes

the application process and provides

detailed guidelines for use in applying

for demonstration grants. Part III

includes the statement of work for the

demonstration projects. Part IV

identifies and defines the selection

criteria which will be used in reviewing

and evaluating applications. Part V

describes the reporting requirements.

Part I. Background

A. Authorities

Section 323(a)(b) of the Job Training

Partnership Act authorizes the use of

funds reserved under part B of Title III

for demonstration programs. The

Department requires that applicants for

grants comply with all Federal and State

laws and regulations in setting up their

programs.

B. Purpose of the Demonstration

As authorized under Title III of JTPA,

the Dislocated Worker Program provides

a wide range of employment and

training services to eligible dislocated

workers to help them find and qualify

for new jobs. Many of these jobs will be

in occupations different from workers’

pre-layoff occupations and require

affected workers to learn new skills and

knowledge where the ‘‘skills gap’’ is

substantial. In other instances the

‘‘skills gap’’ could be minimal and

require only enhancement of workers’

existing skills to increase their

transferability to related occupations.

Strategies which maximize the

utilization of workers’ current skills

and/or reduce the length of training

required for the acquisition of new skills

should not only expand but also

facilitate a more rapid transition to new

employment opportunities.

This demonstration will test whether

labor organizations as institutions

knowledgeable about and focused on

the maintenance of their members’ skills

and/or knowledgeable about emerging

technologies and occupations can be