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request is filed in writing with the

Acting Director, Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance, at the address

shown below, not later than May 22,

1998.

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 May 22,

1998.

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 20th day

of April, 1998.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

APPENDIX

[Petitions Instituted on 4/20/98]

TA–W Subject firm

(petitioners) Location Date ofpetition Product(s)

34,463 ........... Northrop Grumman (Wrks) .......................... Fleetville, PA ............... 04/06/98 Relay Panels, Junction Boxes.

34,464 ........... Walls Industries, Inc (Comp) ....................... Hamilton, TX ............... 03/23/98 Insulated Coveralls, Work Clothing.

34,465 ........... United Industries (IAM) ............................... Beloit, WI ..................... 04/01/98 Stainless Steel Tubing.

34,466 ........... Beloit Corp (IAM) ......................................... Beloit, WI ..................... 04/01/98 Paper Machines.

34,467 ........... Lone Star Cutting (Comp) ........................... El Paso, TX ................. 03/19/98 Garment Cuttings.

34,468 ........... T.L. Edwards, Inc (Comp) ........................... Statesville, NC ............ 04/06/98 Knit Tee Shirts, Tank Tops.

34,469 ........... Grossman and Sons, Inc (UNITE) .............. Passaic, NJ ................. 04/02/98 Headwear.

34,470 ........... SCI Systems, Inc (Wrks) ............................. Augusta, ME ............... 04/03/98 Computer Boards.

34,471 ........... Louisville Manufacturing (UNITE) ............... Louisville, KY .............. 04/07/98 Baseball Caps.

34,472 ........... MagneTek (Comp) ...................................... Prairie Grove, AR ........ 03/25/98 Fractional Horsepower Motors.

34,473 ........... Bugatti New England (Wrks) ....................... Gonic, NH ................... 03/31/98 Leather Accessories.

34,474 ........... Marshall Electric Corp (Comp) .................... Rochester, IN .............. 03/31/98 Automotive Ignition Coils.

34,475 ........... Ocean Beauty Seafood (UFCW) ................. Astoria, OR ................. 04/08/98 Snapper, Salmon and Shrimp.

34,476 ........... Nuclear Components, Inc (Wrks) ................ Greensburg, PA .......... 03/27/98 Refueling Tools.

34,477 ........... Eastman Kodak Co (Wrks) ......................... Rochester, NY ............. 04/08/98 Recordable CD-Rom Discs.

[FR Doc. 98–12563 Filed 5–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–34,219]

Powers Holdings, Incorporated, Curtis

Industries Division, Milwaukee, WI;

Amended 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 April 8, 1998, applicable

to workers of Powers Holdings,

Incorporated located in Milwaukee,

Wisconsin. The notice will soon be

published in the Federal Register.

At the request of the State agency, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. New

findings on review show that there are

two divisions of Powers Holdings

operating at the Milwaukee plant.

Workers, subject of the petition

investigation, producing terminal

blocks, along with some production of

controls, RFI filters, and sockets are

affiliated with the Curtis Industries

Division of the subject firm.

Accordingly, the Department is

amending the worker certification to

reflect this matter.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–34,219 is hereby issued as

follows:

‘‘All workers of Powers Holdings,

Incorporated, Curtis Industries Division,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who became totally

or partially separated from employment on or

after January 15, 1997 through April 8, 2000,

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. 98–12566 Filed 5–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–34,174]

United Technologies Automotive

Columbus, Mississippi; Notice of

Negative Determination Regarding

Application for Reconsideration

By application postmarked April 20,

1998, the International Union of

Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine

and Furniture Workers (IUE), Local 794,

requested administrative

reconsideration of the Department’s

negative determination regarding

eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment

Assistance (TAA), applicable to workers

and former workers of the subject firm.

The denial notice was signed on March

5, 1998, and published in the Federal

Register on March 23, 1998 (63 FR

13878).

Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c)

reconsideration may be granted under

the following circumstances:

(1) If it appears on the basis of facts

not previously considered that the

determination complained of was

erroneous;

(2) if it appears that the determination

complained of was based on a mistake

in the determination of facts not

previously considered; or

(3) if in the opinion of the Certifying

Officer, a misinterpretation of facts or of

the law justified reconsideration of the

decision.

The IUE Local 794 asserts that in

December 1996, the production of

starter motors and commercial starter

motors was shifted from the Columbus,

Mississippi plant to Mexico. The IUE

Local 794 states that as a result of that

shift in production, 225 workers were

separated from employment in

December 1996, and add that the TAA

petition investigation did not include

the workers producing these articles.

The January 8, 1998, petition for TAA

filed with Department on behalf of

workers at United Technologies
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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