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worker group because criterion (1) of the

group eligibility requirements of

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

Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was not

met. The level of employment at the

subject firm increased during the time

period relevant to the investigation.

Findings on reconsideration show

that since the NAFTA petition was filed

on behalf of workers producing

commercial aircraft, the Department’s

investigation was not limited to

individual worker groups within the

Long Beach production facility, but

instead, covered all workers at

McDonnell Douglas producing

commercial aircraft.

Other findings on reconsideration

reveal that criteria (3) and (4) of the

group eligibility requirements of

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

Trade Act of 1974, as amended, were

not met for the McDonnell Douglas

workers. There were no company or

customer imports of commercial

aircraft, nor was there a shift in the

production of commercial aircraft from

Long Beach to Mexico or Canada.

Conclusion

After reconsideration, I affirm the

original notice of negative

determination of eligibilily to apply for

adjustment assistance and NAFTA–TAA

for workers and former workers of

McDonnell Douglas, Long Beach,

California.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 10th day

of October 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–28242 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–01849]

Paragon Electric Company, Two

Rivers, Wisconsin; 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 U.S.C. 2273), an investigation was

initiated on August 1, 1997 in response

to a petition filed on behalf of workers

at Paragon Electric Company in Two

Rivers, Wisconsin.

The petitioning organization

requested that the petition be

withdrawn. Consequently, further

investigation in this case would serve

no purpose, and the investigation has

been terminated.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 7th day of

October 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–28251 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards 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 Standards Administration

is soliciting comments concerning the

following information collections: (1)

Application for a Farm Labor Contractor

or a Farm Labor Contractor Employee

Certificate of Registration, Form WH–

530. Copies of the proposed information

collection request 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 23, 1997. 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

clarity 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.

ADDRESSES: Contact Ms. Margaret

Sherrill at the U.S. Department of Labor,

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room

S–3201, Washington, D.C. 20210,

telephone (202) 219–7601. The Fax

number is (202) 219–6592. (These are

not toll-free numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Section 101(a) of the Migrant and

Seasonal Agricultural Protection Act

(MSPA) provides that no person shall

engage in farm labor contracting activity

unless such person has a certificate of

registration from the Secretary of Labor

specifying which farm labor contracting

activities (i.e., recruiting, soliciting,

hiring, employing, furnishing

transportation, or transporting any

migrant or seasonal agricultural worker,

with respect to migrant agricultural

workers, providing housing) such

worker is authorized to perform.

Sections 101(b) of the MSPA provides

that a farm labor contractor shall not

hire, employ, or use any individual to

perform farm labor contracting activities

(i.e., recruiting, soliciting, hiring,

employing, furnishing transportation, or

transporting any migrant or seasonal

agricultural worker) unless such

individual has a certificate of

registration or a certificate of

registration as an employee of a farm

labor contractor employer, which

authorizes the activity for which such

individual is hired, employed, or used.

Form WH–530 is used by the Farm

Labor Contractor applicants to obtain

authorization to engage in farm labor

contracting activities under MSPA and

by Farm Labor Contractor Employee

applicants to be hired, employed, or

used by a farm labor contractor to

perform farm labor contracting activities

under MSPA. The completed form must

be subscribed and sworn to before a

person authorized to administer oaths.

Current Actions: The Department of

Labor (DOL) seeks extension of approval

to collect this information in order to

carry out its responsibility to meet the

statutory requirements of MSPA to file