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Automotive located in Columbus,

Mississippi, identified fractional H.P.

electric motors as the articles produced.

Information obtained during the

investigation showed that electric

motors for windowlift, ABS, and

windshield wiper applications was the

primary output at the subject plant

during the time period covered by the

petition.

Section 223(b)(1) of the Trade Act of

1974 provides that a trade adjustment

assistance certification may not apply to

a worker whose separation from

employment occurred more than one

year prior to the date the petition was

filed. The Trade Act does not give the

Secretary authority to waive this

statutory limitation. Since the December

1996 layoffs were more than one year

prior to the January 8, 1998 petition

date, the workers producing starter

motors and commercial starter motors at

Columbus cannot be considered in the

TAA petition determination.

Conclusion

After review of the application and

investigative findings, I conclude that

there has been no error or

misinterpretation of the law or of the

facts which would justify

reconsideration of the Department of

Labor’s prior decision. Accordingly, the

application is denied.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 29th day

of April 1998.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 98–12564 Filed 5–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–33,637, TA –W–33,637A, and TA–W–

33,637B]

Universal-Rundle Corporation;

Amendment Certification Regarding

Eligibility To Apply for Worker

Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the

Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273) the

Department of Labor issued a Notice of

Certification Regarding Eligibility to

Apply for Worker Adjustment

Assistance on October 31, 1997,

applicable to workers of UniversalRundle Corporation located in Hondo,

Texas. The notice was published in the

Federal Register on November 7, 1997

(62 FR 60279).

At the request of a company official,

the Department reviewed the

certification for workers of the subject

firm. The company reports that worker

separations have occurred at UniversalRundle Corporation’s production

facility in Monroe, Georgia and at the

corporate headquarters in New Castle,

Pennsylvania. The workers are engaged

in employment related to china sanitary

fixtures (sinks and toilets).

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

Universal-Rundle Corporation who were

affected by increased imports.

Accordingly, the Department is

amending the worker certification to

include the workers of UniversalRundle Corporation, Monroe, Georgia

and New Castle, Pennsylvania.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–33,637 is hereby issued as

follows:

‘‘All workers of Universal-Rundle

Corporation, Hondo, Texas (TA–W–33,637),

Monroe, Georgia (TA–W–33,637A), and New

Castle, Pennsylvania (TA–W–33,637B) who

became totally or partially separated from

employment on or after June 20, 1996

through October 31, 1999, are eligible to

apply for adjustment assistance under

Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.’’

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 28th day

of April 1998.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 98–12565 Filed 5–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR 98–6]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Cadmium in

General Industry, Maritime, and

Agriculture

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 instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently the

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed extension of

the information collection request for

the standards for Cadmium in General

Industry 29 CFR 1910.1027, Cadmium

in the Maritime Industry 1915.1027, and

Cadmium in the Agriculture Industry

1928.1027. A copy of the proposed

information collection request (ICR) can

be obtained by contacting the employee

listed below in the addresses section of

this notice. The Department of Labor is

particularly interested in comments

which:

• 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

clarify 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 submissions

of responses.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted by July 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR 98–6, U.S. Department of Labor,

Room N–2625, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210,

telephone number (202) 219–7894.

Written comments limited to 10 pages

or less in length may also be transmitted

by facsimile to (202) 219–5046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Adrian Corsey, Directorate of Health

Standards Programs, Occuptional Safety

and Health Administration (OSHA),

U.S. Department of Labor, Room N3718,

telephone (202) 219–7075. A copy of the

referenced information collection

request is available for inspection and

copying in the Docket Office and will be

mailed immediately to persons who

request copies by telephoning Adrian

Corsey at (202) 219–7075 extension 105

or Barbara Bielaski at (202) 219–8076

extension 142. For electronic copies of

the Information Collection Request on

Cadmium, contact OSHA’s WebPage on