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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 automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or others forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submissions of responses.

ADDRESSES: Grant D. Beale, Office of

Trade Adjustment Assistance,

Employment and Training

Administration, Department of Labor,

Room C–4318, 200 Constitution

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

202–219–5555 (this is not a toll-free

number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The North American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation

Act amended Chapter 2 of Title II of the

Trade Act of 1974 to add a Subchapter

D—NAFTA Transitional Adjustment

Assistance Program. This program

provides needed adjustment assistance

to workers adversely affected because of

imports from Canada to Mexico or shifts

to production from the United States to

those countries.

Section 250 of the Act authorizes the

Governor of each State to accept

petitions for certification of eligibility to

apply for NAFTA transitional

adjustment assistance. A petition may

be filed by a group of three workers

(including workers in any agricultural

firm or subdivision or an agricultural

firm), their union or other duly

authorized representative including

community-based organizations, or a

company official. Form ETA–9042,

Petition for NAFTA Transitional

Adjustment Assistance, establishes the

format which has been used by the

Governor to facilitate petition filings.

II. Current Actions

This is a request for OMB approval

under [the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] for

renewal of a of collection of information

previously approved and assigned OMB

Control No. 1205–0342. There is a

reduction of 70 burden hours as the

result of a reestimate of the number of

petitions filed.

Type of Review: Extension without

change.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration, Labor.

Title: Petition for NAFTA Transitional

Adjustment Assistance.

OMB Number: 1205–0342.

Agency Number: ETA–9042.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Total Respondents: Estimated 1,000.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Estimated Time Per Response:

Respondents (minutes) ....................... 15

State Review (minutes) ....................... 5

Estimated Total Burden Hours:

Respondents (hours) ........................... 250

State Review (hours) ........................... 80

Total (hours) ................................. 330

Estimated Respondent Cost:

Respondents ........................................ $6,250

State Review ........................................ $1,406

Total .............................................. $7,656

Comments submitted in response to

this notice 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: December 4, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–32290 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Proposed Information Collection

Request Submitted for Public

Comment and Recommendations;

NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment

Assistance, Confidential Data Request

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of labor, as a

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 the 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 renewal of the

information collection of the NAFTA

Transitional Adjustment Assistance

Confidential Data Request, ETA 9043.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request can be obtained by

contacting the employee listed below in

the contact section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before February 10,

1998. Written comments should

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

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technnological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

ADDRESSES: Grant D. Beale, Office of

Trade Adjustment Assistance,

Employment and Training

Administration, Department of Labor,

Room C–4318, 200 Constitution

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

202–219–5555 (this is not a toll-free

number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The North American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation

Act amended Chapter 2 of Title II of the

Trace Act of 1974 to add a Subchapter

D—NAFTA Transitional Adjustment

Assistance Program. This program

provides needed adjustment assistance

to workers adversely affected because of

imports from Canada or Mexico or shifts

of production from the United States to

those countries.

Section 250 of the Act authorizes the

Governor of each State to accept

petitions for certification of eligibility to

apply for adjustment assistance. Once a

petition for NAFTA adjustment

assistance is filed with the Governor in

the State where the firm is located, the

law gives the Governor ten days to make

a preliminary finding of whether the

petition meets the group eligibility

requirements under Subchapter D, and

transmits the finding to the Secretary of

Labor. The NAFTA Confidential Data

Request Form ETA–9043 establishes the

format which has been used by the

Governor for making a preliminary

finding.
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II Current Actions

This is a request for OMB approval

under [the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] for

renewal of a collection of information

assigned OBM Control No. 1205–0339.

This is a reduction of 1,500 burden

hours as the result of a reestimate of the

number of petitions filed.

Type of Review: Extension without

change.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration, Labor.

Title: NAFTA-Confidential Data

Request.

OMB Number: 1205–0339.

Agency Number: ETA–9043.

Affected Public: Businesses and State.

Total Respondents: Estimated 1,000.

Frequency: On occasion.

Average Time per Response:

Respondents=3 hours; State Review=4.5

hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours:

Respondents=3,000; State review=4,500;

Total=7,500.

Estimated Respondent Cost:

Respondents=$53,610; State

review=$79,110; Total=$132,720.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice 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: December 4, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–32291 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Proposed Information Collection

Request Submitted for Public

Comment and Recommendations;

NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment

Assistance Customer Survey Form

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 instructions 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 renewal of the

information collection of the NAFTA

Transitional Adjustment Assistance

Customer Survey Form, ETA 9044.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request can be obtained by

contacting the employee listed below in

the contact section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before February 9, 1998.

Written comments should 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 automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

ADDRESSES: Grant D. Beale, Office of

Trade Adjustment Assistance,

Employment and Training

Administration, Department of Labor,

Room C–4318, 200 Constitution

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

202–219–5555 (this is not a toll-free

number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The North American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation

Act amended Chapter 2 of Title II of the

Trade Act of 1974 to add a Subchapter

D—NAFTA Transitional Adjustment

Assistance Program. This program

provides needed adjustment assistance

to workers adversely affected because of

imports from Canada or Mexico or shifts

of production from the United States to

those countries.

Section 250 of the Act authorizes the

Governor of each State to accept

petitions for certification of eligibility to

apply for NAFTA transitional

adjustment assistance. Once a

preliminary finding is issued by the

Governor, the Secretary must determine

to what extent, if any, increased imports

from Mexico or Canada have impacted

the petitioning workers’ firm selling

market, and thus determine whether the

statutory criteria for worker group

eligibility are met. The customer survey

form establishes the format which has

been by the Secretary to determine the

impact of imports.

II. Current Actions

This is a request for OMB approval

under [the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] for

renewal of a collection of information

previously approved and assigned OMB

Control No. 1205–0337. There is an

addition of 210 burden hours as the

result of a reestimate of the number of

responses and the number of hours

required to complete the form.

Type of Review: Extension without

change.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration, Labor.

Title: Petition For NAFTA

Transitional Adjustment Assistance.

OMB Number: 1205–0337.

Agency Number: ETA–9044.

Affected Public: Businesses.

Total Respondents: Estimated 420.

Frequency: On occasion.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2

hours.

Estimated Total Respondent Cost:

$32,130.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice 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: December 4, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–32292 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–01807; NAFTA–01807X]

Levi Strauss and Company; Goodyear

Cutting Facility and El Paso Field

Headquarters El Paso, Texas and San

Benito, Texas; Amended Certification

Regarding Eligibility to Apply for

NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment

Assistance

In accordance with Section 250(a),

Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II, of the

Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 USC

2273), the Department of Labor issued a