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law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information if the 

collection of information does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The 

DOL obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under OMB 

Control Number 1205–0332. The current 

OMB approval is scheduled to expire on 

June 30, 2012; however, it should be 

noted that existing information 

collection requirements submitted to the 

OMB receive a month-to-month 

extension while they undergo review. 

For additional information, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on January 23, 2012 (77 FR 

3287). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within 30 days of publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB Control Number 1205– 

0332. The OMB is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• 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 submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–ETA. 

Title of Collection: Tax Performance 

System. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0332. 

Affected Public: State, Local, and 

Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 52. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 52. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 90,428. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: June 14, 2012. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14894 Filed 6–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Dominican Republic—Central 

America—United States Free Trade 

Agreement; Notice of Request for 

Public Comments on Submission 

#2011–03 (Dominican Republic) 

AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor 

Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Request for comments from the 

public. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Trade and Labor 

Affairs (OTLA) requests public 

comments and specific information 

related to Submission #2011–03, which 

was accepted for review pursuant to 

Article 16.4.3 of the Dominican 

Republic—Central America—United 

States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA– 

DR). The submission alleges that the 

Government of the Dominican Republic 

(GODR) failed to fulfill its obligations 

under Chapter 16 of the CAFTA–DR (the 

Labor Chapter) through actions or lack 

thereof that denied workers in the sugar 

sector their rights under the laws of the 

Dominican Republic relating to freedom 

of association, the right to organize, 

child labor, forced labor, the right to 

bargain collectively, and acceptable 

conditions of work. The submission is 

posted on the ILAB Web site at http:// 

www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/otla/ 

DRSubmission2011.pdf. 

DATES: Written comments are due no 

later than 5 p.m. July 2, 2012. 

Submission of Comments: Submitters 

of information are requested to provide 

their submission to OTLA in English at 

the email or physical address below by 

5:00 p.m. on July 2, 2012. Information 

may be submitted by any of the 

following methods: 

(1) By email to: 

FRFTADOMINICANREPUBLIC@dol.gov. 

(2) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. The portal 

includes instructions for submitting 

comments. Parties submitting responses 

electronically are encouraged not to 

submit paper copies. 

(3) By facsimile (fax): Joshua Kagan, 

OTLA, at 202–693–4851. 

(4) Mail, Express Delivery, Hand 

Delivery, and Messenger Service: Joshua 

Kagan, U.S. Department of Labor, 

OTLA, Bureau of International Labor 

Affairs, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Room S–5303, Washington, DC 20210. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact Joshua Kagan, OTLA, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room S– 

5303, Washington, DC 20210. Email: 

kagan.joshua.m@dol.gov. Telephone: 

(202) 693–4882. (This is not a toll-free 

number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 

16.4.3 of the Labor Chapter of the 

CAFTA–DR provides for the receipt and 

review of public communications 

(‘‘submissions’’) regarding labor law 

matters in Central America and the 

Dominican Republic. A Federal Register 

notice issued on December 21, 2006, 

informed the public that the OTLA had 

been designated as the office to serve as 

the contact point for implementing the 

CAFTA–DR’s labor provisions. The 

same Federal Register notice informed 

the public of the Procedural Guidelines 

that OTLA would follow for the receipt 

and review of public submissions (71 

FR 76691 (2006)). These Procedural 

Guidelines are available at http:// 

www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/otla/ 

proceduralguidelines.htm. 

On February 22, 2012, Submission 

#2011–03 was accepted for review 

pursuant to Article 16.4.3 of the 

CAFTA–DR, and a Federal Register 

notice announcing this decision was 

published on March 15, 2012 (77 FR 

15397 (2012)). OTLA is now in the 

process of conducting its review of the 

submission to determine its findings on 

the allegations in the submission. As 

part of this review, OTLA has received 

information from stakeholders, visited 

the Dominican Republic, met with 

organizations and individuals, and 

conducted interviews with workers and 

their representatives, management and 

other sugar industry representatives, 

and the government. In addition, OTLA, 

via this notice, seeks information from 

the general public relevant to the 

submission as part of its review process. 

Comments submitted should, to the 

greatest extent possible: 

1. Provide facts relating to the 

enforcement of the GODR’s laws related 

to freedom of association, the right to 

organize, child labor, forced labor, the 

right to bargain collectively, and 

acceptable conditions of work in the 

sugar sector; 

2. Relate to events occurring after 

March 1, 2007; 

3. Include the source of the 

information received, such as a legal 

document, an interview, a report from 

another organization, or if appropriate 

to the facts at hand, personal 

experience; as well as the title, name 


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and date of the source if possible (please 

note the instructions regarding 

information submitted in confidence 

below); 

4. Comments containing allegations of 

labor rights violations should specify: 

(a) which Dominican labor law related 

to freedom of association, the right to 

organize, child labor, forced labor, the 

right to bargain collectively, and 

acceptable conditions of work is alleged 

to have been violated; (b) the location 

and time of the alleged violation; (c) the 

number of workers affected; (d) the 

specific action, or lack thereof, by the 

GODR related to the allegation; and (e) 

if applicable, when and how the GODR 

was notified of the allegation. 

In accordance with Section H of the 

Procedural Guidelines, OTLA solicits 

specific information relevant to the 

review of Submission 2011–3 and the 

GODR’s protection of the specified labor 

rights covered by Article 16.8 of the 

CAFTA–DR from the public in the form 

of written document in Word or Power 

Point in English. Comments submitted 

to OTLA in response to this Notice will 

be posted online and included in the 

public file and thus will become 

publicly accessible. As provided in 

Section E of the Procedural Guidelines, 

information submitted by a person or 

another Party to the OTLA in 

confidence shall be treated as exempt 

from public inspection if the 

information meets the requirements of 5 

U.S.C. 552(b) or as otherwise permitted 

by law. Each person or Party requesting 

such treatment shall clearly mark 

‘‘submitted in confidence’’ on each page 

or portion of a page so submitted and 

furnish an explanation as to the need for 

exemption from public inspection. If the 

material is not accepted in confidence, 

it will be returned promptly to the 

submitter with an explanation for the 

action taken. OTLA will be sensitive to 

the needs of an individual’s 

confidentiality and will make every 

effort to protect such individual’s 

interests. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on June 12, 

2012. 

Carol Pier, 

Acting Deputy Undersecretary for 

International Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14951 Filed 6–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–81,071; TA–W–81,071A] 

II–VI, Inc., Infrared Optics-Saxonburg 

Division, Saxonburg, PA; Leased 

Workers From Adecco, Carol Harris, 

Unlimited Staffing, and Staffmark, 

Working On-Site at II–VI, Inc., Infrared 

Optics-Saxonburg Division, 

Saxonburg, PA; Notice of Revised 

Determination on Reconsideration 

The initial investigation, initiated on 

November 10, 2011, resulted in a 

negative determination, issued on 

February 8, 2012, that was based on the 

findings that the subject firm did not 

experience a decline in sales or 

production nor did the subject firm shift 

production to a foreign country during 

the relevant period. The determination 

was applicable to workers and former 

workers of II–VI, Inc., Infrared OpticsSaxonburg Division, Saxonburg, 

Pennsylvania. The Department’s Notice 

of negative determination was 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 14, 2012 (77 FR 8281). The 

workers’ firm is engaged in activities 

related to the production of infrared and 

CO2 laser optics and related materials. 

The workers of II–VI, Inc., Infrared 

Optics-Saxonburg Division, Saxonburg, 

Pennsylvania, were previously certified 

eligible to apply for TAA under TA–W– 

64,895. The certification did not include 

on-site leased workers from Adecco, 

Carol Harris, Unlimited Staffing, and 

Staffmark. 

To support the request for 

reconsideration, the petitioner supplied 

additional information regarding a shift 

in production to a foreign country to 

supplement that which was gathered 

during the initial investigation. 

Based on information provided during 

the reconsideration investigation, the 

Department determines that worker 

separations at the subject firm are 

related to a shift in the production of 

like or directly competitive articles to a 

foreign country. 

Conclusion 

After careful review of the additional 

facts obtained on reconsideration, I 

determine that workers of II–VI, Inc., 

Infrared Optics-Saxonburg Division, 

Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, who were 

engaged in employment related to 

production of infrared and CO2 laser 

optics and related materials, meet the 

worker group certification criteria under 

Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 

2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 

of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2273, I make the 

following certification: 

All workers of II–VI, Inc., Infrared OpticsSaxonburg Division, Saxonburg, 

Pennsylvania (TA–W–81,071) who became 

totally or partially separated from 

employment on or after January 27, 2011, 

through April 27, 2014, and all workers in 

the group threatened with total or partial 

separation from employment on April 27, 

2012 through April 27, 2014, are eligible to 

apply for adjustment assistance under 

Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, 

as amended; and all leased workers from 

Adecco, Carol Harris, Unlimited Staffing, and 

Staffmark, working on-site at II–VI, Inc., 

Infrared Optics-Saxonburg Division, 

Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, (TA–W–81,071A) 

who became totally or partially separated 

from employment on or after February 13, 

2010, through April 27, 2014, and all workers 

in the group threatened with total or partial 

separation from employment on April 27, 

2012 through April 27, 2014, are eligible to 

apply for adjustment assistance under 

Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, 

as amended. 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 27th day of 

April, 2012. 

Del Min Amy Chen, 

Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14907 Filed 6–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2012–0021] 

Establishing Indicators to Determine 

Whether State Plan Operations Are at 

Least as Effective as Federal OSHA: 

Stakeholder Meeting; Extension of 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration (OSHA) is 

extending the comment period for its 

notice to gather information and ideas 

about establishing definitions and 

measures to determine whether OSHAapproved State Plans for occupational 

safety and health (State Plans) are at 

least as effective as the Federal OSHA 

program as required by the 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970. 

DATES: Submit information or 

comments, or a request to extend the 

comment period, on or before July 6, 

2012. All submissions must bear a 

postmark or provide other evidence of 

the submission date. 


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