59890 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 214 / Wednesday, November 5, 1997 / Notices

Total Respondents: 56.

Frequency: Annually.

Total Responses: 56.

Average Time per Response: 10 hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 560.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): 0.

Comments submitted in response to

this comment request will be

summarized and/or included in the

request for the Office of Management

and Budget approval of the information

collection request; they will also

become a matter of public record.

Dated: October 30, 1997.

Peter E. Rell,

Director, Welfare-to-Work Grant Program

Implementation Team.

[FR Doc. 97–29208 Filed 11–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–01683]

Baroid Drilling Fluids, Incorporated, a

Subsidiary of Cimbar Performance

Materials, Potosi, Missouri; 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 3, 1997 in response to

a petition filed on behalf of workers at

Baroid Drilling Fluids, Incorporated in

Potosi, Missouri.

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withdrawn.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, DC, this 28th day of

October 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–29209 Filed 11–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Investigations Regarding Certifications

of Eligibility To Apply for NAFTA

Transitional Adjustment Assistance

Petitions for transitional adjustment

assistance under the North American

Free Trade Agreement-Transitional

Adjustment Assistance Implementation

Act (Pub. L. 103–182), hereinafter called

(NAFTA–TAA), have been filed with

State Governors under Section 250(b)(1)

of Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II, of

the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, are

identified in the Appendix to this

Notice. Upon notice from a Governor

that a NAFTA–TAA petition has been

received, the Acting Director of the

Office Trade Adjustment Assistance

(OTAA), Employment and Training

Administration (ETA), Department of

Labor (DOL), announced the filing of the

petition and takes actions pursuant to

paragraphs (c) and (e) of Section 250 of

the Trade Act.

The purpose of the Governor’s actions

and the Labor Department’s

investigations are to determine whether

the workers separated from employment

of after December 8, 1993 (date of

enactment of Pub. L. 103–182) are

eligible to apply for NAFTA–TAA under

Subchapter D of the Trade Act because

of increased imports from or the shift in

production to Mexico or Canada.

The petitioners or any other persons

showing a substantial interest in the

subject matter of the investigations may

request a public hearing with the Acting

Director of OTAA at the U.S.

Department of Labor (DOL) in

Washington, D.C. provided such request

is filed in writing with the Acting

Director of OTAA not later than

November 17, 1997.

Also, interested persons are invited to

submit written comments regarding the

subject matter of the petitions to the

Acting Director of OTAA at the address

shown below not later than November

17, 1997.

Petitions filed with the Governors are

available for inspection at the Office of

the Acting Director, OTAA, ETA, DOL,

Room C–4318, 200 Constitution

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

Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of

October, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

APPENDIX

Subject firm Location

Date received at

Governor’s

office

Petition No. Articles produced

Frolic Footwear (Wkrs) ........................... Jonesboro, AR ................... 08/22/97 NAFTA–1,898 Footwear.

Remington Apparel (Co.) ........................ Graham, TX ........................ 08/27/97 NAFTA–1,899 Men’s neckwear.

Perfect Circle—Sealed Power Division

(UAW).

Rochester, IN ..................... 08/11/97 NAFTA–1,900 Cylinder liners (piston sleeves).

Ergodyne Corporation (Wkrs) ................. Pence, WI ........................... 08/27/97 NAFTA–1,901 Gloves, tennis elbows and wrist

braces.

General Electric (IUE) ............................. Ft. Wayne, IN ..................... 08/25/97 NAFTA–1,902 Motors, battery track, transformer.

Bassett Walker (Co.) .............................. North Wilkesboro, NC ........ 08/26/97 NAFTA–1,903 T-shirts, sweatsuite.

Thomson Consumer Electronics (IBEW) St. Bloomington, IN ............ 08/11/97 NAFTA–1,904 Television assembly.

Thomas and Betts (Wkrs) ....................... Sanford, ME ....................... 08/26/97 NAFTA–1,905 Terminal blocks and plastic molds.

Prewash and Pressing Services (Co.) ... El Paso, TX ........................ 09/02/97 NAFTA–1,906 Prewash, stone wash and press jeans.

Dana Design Limited (Co.) ..................... Bozeman, MT ..................... 09/02/97 NAFTA–1,907 Backpacks.

Dana Design Limited (Co.) ..................... Livingston, MT .................... 09/02/97 NAFTA–1,907 Backpacks.

Dana Design Limited (Co.) ..................... Lewistown, MT ................... 09/02/97 NAFTA–1,907 Backpacks.

Dana Design Limited (Co.) ..................... Belgrade, MT ...................... 09/02/97 NAFTA–1,907 Backpacks.

Malone Manufacturing (Wkrs) ................ Malone, NY ........................ 09/03/97 NAFTA–1,908 T-shirts and sweat pants.

Union City Body (UAW) .......................... Union City, IN ..................... 09/03/97 NAFTA–1,909 Delivery vans.

Heinz Bakery Products (BCTW) ............. Buffalo, NY ......................... 09/03/97 NAFTA–1,910 Frozen unbaked sweet goods.

Dorn Textiles (Wkrs) ............................... New York, NY .................... 09/03/97 NAFTA–1,911 Woven fabric.

Collegiate Sportswear (Wkrs) ................. Kingston, TN ...................... 09/03/97 NAFTA–1,912 Sports jerseys.

Fisher Rosemount Petroleum (Co.) ........ Statesboro, GA ................... 09/04/97 NAFTA–1,913 Magnetic flow meters.