Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 243 / Thursday, December 18, 1997 / Notices 66387

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Request for Determination of Valid

Existing Rights Within the Wayne

National Forest; Correction

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of decision; correction.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

correction to a November 26, 1997

Federal Register notice (62 FR 63187)

which announced the decision of the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) on a request by

Edward and Madeiline Blaire and

Buckingham Coal Company, Inc.

(Buckingham) for a determination of

valid existing rights (VER) under section

522(e) of the Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA).

The required correction pertains to part

VII. of the notice, entitled ‘‘Appeals.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Peter Michael, Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement,

Appalachian Regional Coordinating

Center, Room 218, Three Parkway

Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15220.

Telephone: (412) 937–2867. E-mail

address: pmichael@osmre.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register notice published on

November 26, 1997 (62 FR 63187), Part

VII in the decision stated:

Any person who is or may be adversely

affected by this decision may appeal to the

Interior Board of Land Appeals under 43 CFR

4.1390 et seq. [1988]. Notice of intent to

appeal must be filed within 30 days from the

date of publication of this notice of decision

in a local newspaper with circulation in

Perry County, Ohio.

However, 43 CFR 4.1391 states, in

relevant part:

The request for review shall be filed within

30 days of the date of publication of notice

in the Federal Register that a determination

has been made for any person who has not

received a copy by certified mail or overnight

delivery service.

Accordingly, any person who is or

may be adversely affected by the VER

decision in this matter may appeal to

the Interior Board of Land Appeals

under 43 CFR 4.1390 et seq. [1988].

Notice of intent to appeal must be filed

within 30 days of the date of publication

of the notice of decision in the Federal

Register, which was on November 26,

1997, by any person who has not

received a copy by certified mail or

overnight delivery service.

Dated: December 12, 1997.

Allen D. Klein,

Regional Director, Appalachian Regional

Coordinating Center.

[FR Doc. 97–33015 Filed 12–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–33,715]

Brandon Apparel Group, Incorporated,

Columbus, Wisconsin; Notice of

Negative Determination on

Reconsideration

On October 31, 1997, the Department

issued an Affirmative Determination

Regarding Application for

Reconsideration for the workers and

former workers of the subject firm. The

petitioner presented new evidence that

the collection of information regarding

company sales and imports was

incomplete for the time period relevant

to the investigation. The notice was

published in the Federal Register on

November 26, 1997 (62 FR 63193).

The Department initially denied TAA

to workers of Brandon Apparel Group,

Columbus, Wisconsin because the

‘‘contributed importantly’’ group

eligibility requirement of Section 222(3)

of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended,

was not met. The workers at the subject

firm were engaged in employment

related to the production of children’s

sports apparel. The layoffs at the

Columbus plant were attributed to the

corporate decision to close the subject

plant and transfer all production to an

affiliated domestic facility. Corporatewide sales, production and imports

increased from 1995 to 1996. Company

imports, however, decreased as a

percentage of company sales during this

time.

On reconsideration, the Department

requested that Brandon Apparel provide

data for the January through July time

periods of 1996 and 1997. Information

provided by the company shows that

corporate-wide sales and production

increased from January through July

1997, compared to the January through

July 1996 time period. During the same

time period company imports declined.

Conclusion

After reconsideration, I affirm the

original notice of negative

determination of eligibility to apply for

worker adjustment assistance for

workers and former workers of Brandon

Apparel Group, Columbus, Wisconsin.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 9th day of

December 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–33023 Filed 12–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Investigations Regarding Certifications

of Eligibility To Apply For Worker

Adjustment Assistance

Petitions have been filed with the

Secretary of Labor under Section 221 (a)

of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and

are identified in the Appendix to this

notice. Upon receipt of these petitions,

the Acting Director of the Office of

Trade Adjustment Assistance,

Employment and Training

Administration, has instituted

investigations pursuant to Section 221

(a) of the Act.

The purpose of each of the

investigations is to determine whether

the workers are eligible to apply for

adjustment assistance under Title II,

Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations

will further relate, as appropriate, to the

determination of the date on which total

or partial separations began or

threatened to begin and the subdivision

of the firm involved.

The petitioners or any other persons

showing a substantial interest in the

subject matter of the investigations may

request a public hearing, provided such

request is filed in writing with the

Acting Director, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, at the address

show below, not later than December

29, 1997.

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments regarding the

subject matter of the investigations to

the Acting Director, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, at the address

shown below, not later than December

29, 1997.

The petitions filed in this case are

available for inspection at the Office of

the Acting Director, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, Employment

and Training Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

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

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 1st day of

December, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.