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(A) That sales or production, or both, of

such firm or subdivision have decreased

absolutely,

(B) That imports from Mexico or Canada of

articles like or directly competitive with

articles produced by such firm or subdivision

have increased,

(C) That the increase in imports

contributed importantly to such workers’

separations or threat of separation and to the

decline in sales or production of such firm

or subdivision; or

(2) That there has been a shift in

production by such workers’ firm or

subdivision to Mexico or Canada of articles

like or directly competitive with articles

which are produced by the firm or

subdivision.

Negative Determinations NAFTA–TAA

NAFTA–TAA–00374; Boeing of

Portland, Portland, OR

The investigation revealed that

criteria (3) and (4) were not met. There

was no shift of production from Boeing

of Portland to Mexico or Canada during

the period under investigation, neither

did Boeing of Portland import from

Mexico or Canada any articles like or

directly competitive with aircraft parts

manufactured at the Portland facility.

NAFTA–TAA–00375; Schweiger

Industries, Inc., Jefferson Furniture

Manufacturing Facility, Jefferson,

WI

The investigation revealed that

criteria (3) and (4) were not met.

Surveys conducted with customers

revealed an increase in purchases from

domestic firms and that they do not

import a significant proportion of

upholstered furniture from Canada or

Mexico.

NAFTA–TAA–00377; DLCI USA, Van

Buren, ME

The investigation revealed that

criteria (3) and (4) were not met. The

investigation findings revealed that

DLCI USA has not shifted production of

bicycle frames and parts from the Van

Buren, ME facility to Canada or Mexico.

Also disclosed was that all the plant’s

production was shipped to the parent

company located in France. Lost export

sales cannot be used as the basis for

certification under the Trade Act of

1974.

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA–

TAA

NAFTA–TAA–00397; Plastmo, Inc.,

Creswell, OR

A certification was issued covering all

workers at Plastmo, Inc., Creswell, OR

separated on or after March 2, 1994.

NAFTA–TAA–00378; AMSCO

International, Inc., Wilson, NY

A certification was issued covering all

workers at AMSCO International, Inc.,

Wilson, NY separated on or after

February 24, 1994.

NAFTA–TAA–00395; Paul-son Gaming

Supplies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV

A certification was issued covering all

workers at Paul-son Gaming Supplies,

Inc., Las Vegas, NV separated on or after

March 13, 1994.

NAFTA–TAA–00394; Modoc Lumber

Co., Klamath Falls, OR

A certification was issued covering all

workers of Modoc Lumber Co., Klamath

Falls, OR separated on or after March 6,

1994.

NAFTA–TAA–00379 & A; I. Appel Corp,

Forfit Rogers, McMinnville, TN and

Lafayette, TN

A certification was issued covering all

workers of I. Appel Corp., Formit Rogers

facilities in McMinnville and Lafayette,

TN separated on or after February 27,

1994.

I hereby certify that the

aforementioned determinations were

issued during the months of April, 1995.

Copies of these determinations are

available for inspection in Room C–

4318, U.S. Department of Labor, 200

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,

DC 20210 during normal business hours

or will be mailed to persons who write

to the above address.

Dated: April 19, 1995.

Victor J. Trunzo

Program Manager, Policy & Reemployment

Services, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 95–10361 Filed 4–26–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Labor Research Advisory Council;

Notice of Meetings and Agenda

The Spring meetings of committees of

the Labor Research Advisory Council

will be held on May 16, 17 and 18. All

of the meetings will be held in the

Conference Center of the Postal Square

Building (PSB), 2 Massachusetts

Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C.

The Labor Research Advisory Council

and its committees advise the Bureau of

Labor Statistics with respect to technical

matters associated with the Bureau’s

programs. Membership consists of

union research directors and staff

members. The schedule and agenda of

the meetings are as follows:

Tuesday, May 16, 1995

9:30 a.m.—Committee on Employment and

Unemployment Statistics—Meeting Room 2

1. Status reports

a. BLS Budget

b. Contingent Worker Survey

c. Revision of the Standard Industrial

Classification

d. Revision of the Standard Occupational

Classification

2. Discussion:

a. Development of a National Wage Record

Database

b. Restart of the Mass Layoff Statistics

Program

c. American Statistical Association

recommendations for improvement of

the CES and 202 programs

d. Labor Market Information report

e. Current Population Survey—lessons

learned

3. Presentation: understanding recent trends

in labor force participation

1:30 p.m.—Committee on Prices and Living

Conditions—Meeting Room 2

1. Current Consumer Price Index (CPI) issues

and plans

2. Other business

Wednesday, May 17, 1995

9:30–3:00 p.m.—Committee on Occupational

Safety and Health Statistics—Meeting Room

2

1. 1992 and 1993 Bulletins for the Survey of

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

2. User access to data from the Survey of

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

3. The demographics of injured/ill workers

and the circumstances of their injuries

and illnesses as reported in the 1993

Survey

4. Survey of Employer-Provided Training

5. Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping

plans

6. Budget/Appropriations

1:30 p.m.—Committee on Wages and

Industrial Relations—Meeting Rooms 9 and

10

1. An initiative to redesign compensation

statistics

2. Current and future changes to the

Occupational Compensation Survey

Program (OCSP) job list

3. The recent Employee Benefits Survey

bulletin: a general overview

4. Surveys of Employer-Provided Training:

An update

5. Other business

Thursday, May 18, 1995

1:00 p.m.—Committee on Foreign Labor

Statistics—Meeting Room 2

1. Review of recent development in the

Office of Productivity and Technology

2. Chartbook on international labor statistics

comparisons

Committee on Productivity, Technology and

Growth—Meeting Room 2

1. New index number method for industry

labor productivity data

2. New index number method for major

sector labor productivity data

3. Other business

The meetings are open to the public.

Persons planning to attend these meetings as

observers may want to contact Wilhelmina

Abner on (Area Code 202) 606–5970.
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1This takes into account the rate of interest

guaranteed after December 31, 1991, to the Plan by

the Employer.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 21st day of

April 1995.

Katharine G. Abraham,

Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 95–10366 Filed 4–26–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–24–M

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

[Application No. D–09875, et al.]

Proposed Exemptions; Toyota Motor

Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of proposed exemptions.

SUMMARY: This document contains

notices of pendency before the

Department of Labor (the Department) of

proposed exemptions from certain of the

prohibited transaction restriction of the

Employee Retirement Income Security

Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code).

Written Comments and Hearing

Requests

All interested persons are invited to

submit written comments or request for

a hearing on the pending exemptions,

unless otherwise stated in the Notice of

Proposed Exemption, within 45 days

from the date of publication of this

Federal Register Notice. Comments and

request for a hearing should state: (1)

The name, address, and telephone

number of the person making the

comment or request, and (2) the nature

of the person’s interest in the exemption

and the manner in which the person

would be adversely affected by the

exemption. A request for a hearing must

also state the issues to be addressed and

include a general description of the

evidence to be presented at the hearing.

A request for a hearing must also state

the issues to be addressed and include

a general description of the evidence to

be presented at the hearing.

ADDRESSES: All written comments and

request for a hearing (at least three

copies) should be sent to the Pension

and Welfare Benefits Administration,

Office of Exemption Determinations,

Room N–5649, U.S. Department of

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20210. Attention:

Application No. stated in each Notice of

Proposed Exemption. The applications

for exemption and the comments

received will be available for public

inspection in the Public Documents

Room of Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, Room N–5507, 200 Constitution

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

Notice to Interested Persons

Notice of the proposed exemptions

will be provided to all interested

persons in the manner agreed upon by

the applicant and the Department

within 15 days of the date of publication

in the Federal Register. Such notice

shall include a copy of the notice of

proposed exemption as published in the

Federal Register and shall inform

interested persons of their right to

comment and to request a hearing

(where appropriate).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed exemptions were requested in

applications filed pursuant to section

408(a) of the Act and/or section

4975(c)(2) of the Code, and in

accordance with procedures set forth in

29 CFR Part 2570, Subpart B (55 FR

32836, 32847, August 10, 1990).

Effective December 31, 1978, section

102 of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of

1978 (43 FR 47713, October 17, 1978)

transferred the authority of the Secretary

of the Treasury to issue exemptions of

the type requested to the Secretary of

Labor. Therefore, these notices of

proposed exemption are issued solely

by the Department.

The applications contain

representations with regard to the

proposed exemptions which are

summarized below. Interested persons

are referred to the applications on file

with the Department for a complete

statement of the facts and

representations.

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Money

Purchase Pension Plan for Bargaining

Unit Employees (the Plan), located in

Torrance, CA

[Application No. D–09875]

Proposed Exemption

The Department is considering

granting an exemption under the

authority of section 408(a) of the Act

and section 4975(c)(2) of the Code and

in accordance with the procedures set

forth in 29 CFR Part 2570, Subpart B (55

FR 32836, 32847, August 10, 1990). If

the exemption is granted the restrictions

of sections 406(a) and 406 (b)(1) and

(b)(2) of the Act and the sanctions

resulting from the application of section

4975 of the Code, by reason of section

4975(c)(1) (A) through (E) of the Code

shall not apply to the proposed cash

sale by the Plan (the Sale), of group

annuity contract No. GA–4564 (the

GAC) issued by Mutual Benefit Life

Insurance Company (Mutual Benefit),

located in Newark, New Jersey, to

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., a

California corporation, (the Employer), a

party in interest with respect to the

Plan; provided that (1) the Sale is a onetime transaction for cash; (2) the Plan

experiences no loss nor incurs any

expense from the Sale; and (3) the Plan

receives as consideration from the Sale

the greater of either the fair market

value of the GAC as determined by the

trustee of the Plan on the date of the

Sale, or an amount that is equal to the

total funds expended by the Plan in

acquiring and holding the GAC, plus the

amount of interest earned and accrued

by the Plan on the GAC to the date of

the Sale,1 less all withdrawals from the

Plan to the date of the Sale, and less all

advances made to the Plan by the

Employer to the date of the Sale.

Summary of Facts and Representations

1. The Employer is a California

corporation with its corporate

headquarters in Torrance, California and

other facilities located throughout the

United States, including port facilities,

regional sales offices, and parts

distribution centers. The Employer is

primarily engaged in the wholesale

distribution of automobiles, light trucks,

industrial equipment and accessories

throughout the United States (excluding

Hawaii). In addition, the Employer

exports automobiles and related

replacement parts and accessories to

Europe, Asia, and the U.S. Territories.

Also the Employer manufactures certain

automobiles and trucks though its

subsidiaries in the United States.

2. The Plan is a defined contribution

plan that is intended to qualify under

the provisions of section 401(a) of the

Code as a money purchase pension plan

with individual accounts for its

participants. The sponsor of the Plan

and its principal funding source is the

Employer; however, eligible employees

who are participants of the plan may

elect to make additional, voluntary

funding contributions. The Plan is

maintained pursuant to various

collective bargaining agreements

between the Employer and the unions

representing the employees. As of

September 30, 1994, the Plan had 548

active participants and total assets of

$4,468,556.

From April 4, 1986, to October 1,

1987, the named fiduciary of the Plan

was Toyota Body, Inc., and from

October 1, 1987, to August 19, 1994, the

named fiduciary was the Employer.

Since August 19, 1994, the named

fiduciary for the Plan is the Toyota

Employee Benefit Committee (the

Benefit Committee), which consists of 4

or more individuals who are appointed