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The subject firm closed in April 2000.

Prior to the closure, the subject firm

experienced declines in production and

employment in 1999 compared to 1998

and in January–April 2000 compared to

the same period in 1999.

U.S. imports of wool women’s and

girls’ coats from Mexico decreased in

the year ending April 2000 compared to

the same period in 1999. In the year

ending April 2000, the ratio of imports

from Canada and Mexico to total world

imports were less than 13%.

The company itself had no imports

from Canada or Mexico of articles that

are like or directly competitive with

articles produced by the subject firm.

Nor does it plan to import such articles

from Canada or Mexico. Also, there was

no shift of production from the subject

firm to Canada or Mexico.

The U.S. Department of Labor

conducted a survey of the manufacturer

for whom the subject firm performed

contract work in 1998 and 1999. The

survey revealed that none of the

customers had any imports of these

products from Canada or Mexico during

the relevant period.

Conclusion

After careful review, I determine that

all workers at Jenny F. Fashions,

Meriden, Connecticut are denied

eligibility to apply for NAFTA–TAA

under Section 250 of the Trade Act of

1974.

As a result of the Department’s denial

for transitional adjustment assistance on

the subject petition, an investigation

will be instituted for Trade Adjustment

Assistance under Section 223 of the

Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2273) to determine

whether increased imports contributed

importantly to worker separations and

declines in sales or production at the

workers’ firm or appropriate subdivision

of the workers’ firm. The petition

number assigned to the TAA

investigation is TA–W–38,025.

Signed in Washington, DC, this 25th day of

July 2000.

Linda G. Poole,

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–30622 Filed 11–30–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA 4132]

Nova Bus, Inc., Roswell, New Mexico;

Notice of Termination of Investigation

Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade

Act of 1974, an investigation was

initiated on September 1, 2000, in

response to a petition filed by the

company on behalf of workers at Nova

Bus, Inc., Roswell, New Mexico.

The petitioner has requested that the

petition be withdrawn. Consequently,

further investigation in this case would

serve no purpose, and the investigation

has been terminated.

Signed in Washington, DC this 20th day of

November, 2000.

Linda G. Poole,

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–30617 Filed 11–30–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards

Administration, Wage and Hour

Division

Minimum Wages for Federal and

Federally Assisted Construction;

General Wage Determination Decisions

General wage determination decisions

of the Secretary of Labor are issued in

accordance with applicable law and are

based on the information obtained by

the Department of Labor from its study

of local wage conditions and data made

available from other sources. They

specify the basic hourly wage rates and

fringe benefits which are determined to

be prevailing for the described classes of

laborers and mechanics employed on

construction projects of a similar

character and in the localities specified

therein.

The determinations in these decisions

of prevailing rates and fringe benefits

have been made in accordance with 29

CFR Part 1, by authority of the Secretary

of Labor pursuant to the provisions of

the Davis-Bacon Act of March 3, 1931,

as amended (46 Stat. 1494, as amended,

40 U.S.C. 276a) and of other Federal

statutes referred to in 29 CFR Part 1,

Appendix, as well as such additional

statutes as may from time to time be

enacted containing provisions for the

payment of wages determined to be

prevailing by the Secretary of Labor in

accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act.

The prevailing rates and fringe benefits

determined in these decisions shall, in

accordance with the provisions of the

foregoing statutes, constitute the

minimum wages payable on Federal and

federally assisted construction projects

to laborers and mechanics of the

specified classes engaged on contract

work of the character and in the

localities described therein.

Good cause is hereby found for not

utilizing notice and public comment

procedure thereon prior to the issuance

of these determinations as prescribed in

5 U.S.C. 553 and not providing for delay

in the effective date as prescribed in that

section, because the necessity to issue

current construction industry wage

determinations frequently and in large

volume causes procedures to be

impractical and contrary to the public

interest.

General wage determination

decisions, and modifications and

supersedes decisions thereto, contain no

expiration dates and are effective from

their date of notice in the Federal

Register, or on the date written notice

is received by the agency, whichever is

earlier. These decisions are to be used

in accordance with the provisions of 29

CFR Parts 1 and 5. Accordingly, the

applicable decision, together with any

modifications issued, must be made a

part of every contract for performance of

the described work within the

geographic area indicated as required by

an applicable Federal prevailing wage

law and 29 CFR Part 5. The wage rates

and fringe benefits, notice of which is

published herein, and which are

contained in the Government Printing

Office (GPO) document entitled

‘‘General Wage Determinations Issued

Under The Davis-Bacon And Related

Acts,’’ shall be the minimum paid by

contractors and subcontractors to

laborers and mechanics.

Any person, organization, or

governmental agency having an interest

in the rates determined as prevailing is

encouraged to submit wage rate and

fringe benefit information for

consideration by the Department.

Further information and selfexplanatory forms for the purpose of

submitting this data may be obtained by

writing to the U.S. Department of Labor,

Employment Standards Administration,

Wage and Hour Division, Division of

Wage Determinations, 200 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Room S–3014,

Washington, D.C. 20210.

Withdrawn General Wage

Determination Decisions

This is to advise all interested parties

that the Department of Labor is

withdrawing, from the date of this

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notice, the following General Wage

Determinations:

ND000027—See ND000029

ND000049—See ND000029

ND000051—See ND000029

ND000052—See ND000029

Contract for which bids have been

opened shall not be affected by this

notice. Also, consistent with 29 CFR

1.6(c)(2)(i)(A), when the opening of bids

is less than ten (10) days from the date

of this notice, this action shall be

effective unless the agency finds that

there is insufficient time to notify

bidders of the change and the finding is

documented in the contract file.

Modifications to General Wage

Determination Decisions

The number of decisions listed in the

Government Printing Office document

entitled ‘‘General Wage Determinations

Issued Under the Davis-Bacon and related

Acts’’ being modified are listed by Volume

and State. Dates of publication in the Federal

Register are in parentheses following the

decisions being modified.

Volume I

New Hampshire

NH000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NH000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NH000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NH000008 (Feb. 11, 2000)

New Jersey

NH000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NH000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume II

Pennsylvania

PA000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

PA000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

PA000025 (Feb. 11, 2000)

PA000026 (Feb. 11, 2000)

PA000031 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume III

Alabama

AL000008 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Florida

FL000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

FL000015 (Feb. 11, 2000)

FL000032 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Georgia

GA0000032 (Feb. 11, 2000)

GA0000033 (Feb. 11, 2000)

GA0000036 (Feb. 11, 2000)

GA0000093 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Kentucky

KY000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000029 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000035 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000049 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume IV

Illinois

IL000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000008 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000015 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000016 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000019 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000022 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000023 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000024 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000025 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000026 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000027 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000028 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000031 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000032 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000037 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000039 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000040 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000041 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000045 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000046 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000048 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000050 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000051 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000056 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000059 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000060 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000062 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000064 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000066 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000068 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000070 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Michigan

MI000030 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000031 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000034 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000046 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000047 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000050 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Minnesota

MN000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000008 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000043 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000045 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000048 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000055 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000058 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000059 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000061 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Ohio

OH000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000008 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000012 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000013 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000014 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000020 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000023 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000027 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000029 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000032 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000034 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Wisconsin

WI000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000009 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000016 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000025 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000027 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000028 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000029 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000032 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000033 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000034 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000036 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000037 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000039 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000049 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000066 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WI000069 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume V

Iowa

IA000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IA000012 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IA000014 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IA000016 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IA000080 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Kansas

KS000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KS000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KS000010 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KS000011 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KS000013 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KS000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KS000019 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KS000021 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KS000023 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KS000026 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KS000029 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KS000035 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KS000061 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Louisiana

LA000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

LA000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

LA000009 (Feb. 11, 2000)

LA000012 (Feb. 11, 2000)

LA000018 (Feb. 11, 2000)

LA000047 (Feb. 11, 2000)

LA000048 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Texas

TX0000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX0000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX0000021 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX0000033 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX0000061 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX0000081 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume VI

North Dakota

ND000029 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume VII

California

CA000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000009 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000027 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000028 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000029 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000030 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000031 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000032 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000033 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000034 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000035 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000036 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000037 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000038 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000039 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000040 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000041 (Feb. 11, 2000)

General Wage Determination

Publication

General wage determinations issued

under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts,

including those noted above, may be

found in the Government Printing Office

(GPO) document entitled ‘‘General Wage

Determinations Issued Under The DavisVerDate 11<MAY>2000 10:59 Nov 30, 2000 Jkt 194001 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM pfrm04 PsN: 01DEN1
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Bacon and Related Acts.’’ This

publication is available at each of the 50

Regional Government Depository

Libraries and many of the 1,400

Government Depository Libraries across

the country.

The general wage determinations

issued under the Davis-Bacon and

related Acts are available electronically

by subscription to the FedWorld

Bulletin Board System of the National

Technical Information Service (NTIS) of

the U.S. Department of Commerce at

1–800–363–2068.

Hard-copy subscriptions may be

purchased from: Superintendent of

Documents, U.S. Government Printing

Office, Washington, DC 20402, (202)

512–1800.

When ordering hard-copy

subscription(s), be sure to specify the

State(s) of interest, since subscriptions

may be ordered for any or all of the

seven separate volumes, arranged by

State. Subscriptions include an annual

edition (issued in January or February)

which includes all current general wage

determinations for the States covered by

each volume. Throughout the remainder

of the year, regular weekly updates are

distributed to subscribers.

Signed at Washington, D.C. This 22nd day

of November 2000.

Terry Sullivan,

Acting Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 00–30226 Filed 11–30–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Federal Economic Statistics Advisory

Committee; Appointment of New

Members

This is to announce the appointment

of two new members to the Federal

Economic Statistics Advisory

Committee (FESAC), established under

the provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, as amended (Public Law

92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 6(c)). These

appointments will fill two positions that

are currently vacant. The names and

institutional affiliations of the new

Committee members are as follows:

Professor Timothy F. Bresnahan,

Stanford University;

Professor Robert M. Groves,

University of Michigan.

The Committee presents advice and

makes recommendations to the

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics and the Department of

Commerce, Bureau of Economic

Analysis and Bureau of the Census (the

Agencies) from the perspective of the

professional economics and statistics

communities. The Committee is a

technical committee composed of

economists, statisticians, and behavioral

scientists who are recognized for their

attainments and objectivity in their

respective fields. Committee members

are called upon to analyze the issues

involved in producing Federal

economic statistics and recommend

practices that will lead to optimum

efficiency, effectiveness, and

cooperation among the Agencies. These

appointments are for one-, two-, or

three-year terms, to provide staggered

three-year terms overall. Professor Ernst

R. Berndt of the Massachusetts Institute

of Technology serves as Committee

Chairperson.

Signed at Washington, DC this 27th day of

November 2000.

Katharine G. Abraham,

Commissioner of Labor Statistics.

[FR Doc. 00–30626 Filed 11–30–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Federal Economic Statistics Advisory

Committee; Notice of Open Meeting

and Agenda

The second meeting of the Federal

Economic Statistics Advisory

Committee will be held on December

14–15, 2000 in the Postal Square

Building, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE.,

Washington, DC.

The Federal Economic Statistics

Advisory Committee is a technical

committee composed of economists,

statisticians, and behavioral scientists

who are recognized for their attainments

and objectivity in their respective fields.

Committee members are called upon to

analyze issues involved in producing

Federal economic statistics and

recommend practices that will lead to

optimum efficiency, effectiveness, and

cooperation among the Department of

Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and the

Department of Commerce, Bureau of

Economic Analysis and Bureau of the

Census.

The meeting will be held in Meeting

Rooms 1 and 2 of the Postal Square

Building Conference Center. The

schedule and agenda for the meeting are

as follows:

Thursday, December 14

9:30 a.m.—Opening Session

1. Introduction of new members and

statements of their research interests

2. Report of working group on

establishment list project

10:00 a.m.—Business Surveys: The response

task and quality of collected data

1:15 p.m.—Expert Practitioner: Employee

stock options

2:45 p.m.—Related issues in compensation

measurement

4:15 p.m.—Priorities for future meetings, Part

I

4:45 p.m.—Conclude (approximate time)

Friday, December 15

9:00 a.m.—Service sector measurement

1. Overview

2. Service sector priorities

3. Challenging cases for service sector price

and output measurement

Noon—Priorities for future meetings, Part II

12:30 p.m.—Conclude (approximate time)

The meeting is open to the public. It is

suggested that persons planning to attend the

meeting as observers contact Margaret

Johnson, Federal Economic Research

Advisory Committee, on Area Code (202)

691–5600. Persons needing special assistance

such as sign language interpretation or other

special accommodations in order to attend

the meeting are asked to contact Ms. Johnson

at least two days prior to the meeting date.

Signed at Washington, D.C. the 27th day of

November 2000.

Katharine G. Abraham,

Commissioner of Labor Statistics.

[FR Doc. 00–30627 Filed 11–30–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR–1218–0238(2000)]

Standard on Portable Fire

Extinguishers; Extension of the Office

of Management and Budget’s (OMB)

Approval of an Information Collection

(Paperwork) Request

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of an opportunity for

public comment.

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments

concerning the proposed increase in,

and extension of, the information

collection requirements contained in

paragraph (e)(3) of the standard on

Portable Fire Extinguishers, 29 CFR

1910.157.

REQUEST FOR COMMENT: The Agency

seeks comments on the following issues:

• Whether the information collection

requirement is necessary for the proper

performance of the Agency’s functions,

including whether the information is

useful;

• The accuracy of the Agency’s

estimate of the burden (time and costs)

of the information collection

requirement, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;