Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 86 / Thursday, May 3, 2001 / Notices 22265

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

ETA 207, Nonmonetary Determination

Activities Report

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

conducts a pre-clearance 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

Employment and Training

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed extension

collection of the ETA 207, Nonmonetary

Determinations Report.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request (ICR) can be obtained

by contacting the office listed below in

the addressee section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below on or before

July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Diann Lowery, U.S.

Department of Labor, Employment and

Training Administration, Office of

Workforce Security, 200 Constitution

Avenue NW, Frances Perkins Bldg.

Room S–4516, Washington, DC 20210.

Telephone number 202–693–33210 (this

is not a toll-free number). FAX number

202–693–3229.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The ETA 207 Report, Nonmonetary

Determinations, contains State data on

the number and types of issues that

arise and data on the denials of benefits

that may result due to reasons

associated with a claimant’s reason for

separation from work such as voluntary

leaving, or questions of continuing

eligibility such as refusal of suitable

work. These data are used by the Office

of Workforce Security (OWS) to

determine workload counts, to enable

the OWS to evaluate the adequacy and

effectiveness of nonmonetary

determination procedures, and to

evaluate the impact of State and Federal

legislation with respect to

disqualifications.

II. Review Focus

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

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 submissions

of responses.

III. Current Actions

The continued collection of the

information contained on the ETA 207

report is necessary to enable the

national office to continue evaluating

State performance in the nonmonetary

determination area and to continue

using the data as a key input to the

administrative funding process.

Type of Review: Extension without

change.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration (ETA).

Title: Nonmonetary Determinations

Report.

OMB Number: 1205–0150.

Agency Number: ETA 207.

Affected Public: State and Local

Governments.

Total Respondents: 53.

Frequency: Quarterly.

Total Responses: 212.

Average Time per Response: 4.22

hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 896

hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): 0.

Comments submitted in response to

this comment request will be

summarized and/or included in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget approval of the information

collection request; they will also

become a matter of public record.

Dated: April 20, 2001.

Grace A. Kilbane,

Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Workforce Investment Act of 1998

(WIA); Notice of Incentive Funding

Availability

AGENCY: Employment and Training

Administration (ETA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of incentive funding

availability for the Workforce

Investment Act of 1998.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, in

collaboration with the Department of

Education, announces that six States,

(Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Texas, Utah

and Vermont), are eligible to apply for

WIA incentive awards under the WIA

Regulations.

DATE: The six eligible States must

submit their applications for incentive

funding to the Department of Labor by

June 18, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

William Rabung (e-mail:

wrabung@doleta.gov), Office of

Workforce Security, U.S. Department of

Labor, Employment and Training

Administration, 200 Constitution

Avenue NW., Room S–4231,

Washington, DC 20210, telephone: (202)

693–3190 (voice) (This is not a toll-free

number) or 1–800–326–2577 (TDD).

Information may also be found at the

website: http://usworkforce.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Six States

that took the lead on implementing

provisions of the Workforce Investment

Act, (WIA), one year ahead of the full

implementation date, have qualified for

a share of the $10.08 million available

for incentive grant awards. These funds,

authorized by 20 CFR 666.220, are

available for a three year period to

support innovative workforce system

building activities which are eligible

under title I or title II of WIA, or under

the Perkins Act (Perkins III).

In order to qualify for a grant award,

a State must have exceeded performance

levels, agreed to by the Secretaries,

Governor, and State Education Officer,

for outcomes in State operated

employment and adult education

programs. The goals included placement

after training, retention in employment,

and improvement in literacy levels,

among other measures.

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The States eligible to apply for

incentive grant awards, and the amount

they are eligible to receive are Florida,

$2,645,125; Indiana, $1,308,726;

Kentucky, $1,400,631; Texas,

$3,000,000; Utah, $882,167; and

Vermont $843,351. The six eligible

States must submit their applications for

incentive funding to the Department of

Labor by June 18, 2001. As set forth in

the provisions of WIA section 503(b)(2),

and 20 CFR 666.220(b), the application

must include assurances that:

A. The legislature of the State was

consulted with respect to the

development of the application.

B. The application was approved by

the Governor, the eligible agency for

adult education (as defined in section

203 of WIA), and the State agency

responsible for vocational and technical

education programs.

C. The State and the eligible State

agency, as appropriate, exceeded the

State adjusted levels of performance for

WIA title I, and the expected levels of

performance for WIA title II.

In addition, States are requested to

provide a description of the planned use

of incentive grants as part of the

application process, to ensure that the

State’s planned activities are innovative

and are authorized under the WIA Title

I, the Adult Education and Family

Literacy Act, and/or the Perkins Act as

amended, as required by WIA Section

503(a).

These applications may take the form

of a letter from the Governor, or

designee, to the Deputy Assistant

Secretary of Labor, Raymond J. Uhalde,

Attention: William Rabung, 200

Constitution Avenue, Room S–4231,

Washington, DC 20210. The States will

receive their incentive grant awards this

summer.

Signed at Washington, D.C., on April 27,

2001.

Raymond J. Uhalde,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor,

Employment and Training Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–11096 Filed 5–2–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–4618]

Eagle Knits of Stanfield Inc., Norwood,

NC; Notice of Termination of

Investigation

Pursuant to title V of the North

American Free Trade Agreement

Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103–182)

concerning transitional adjustment

assistance, hereinafter called (NAFTA–

TAA), and in accordance with section

250(a), subchapter D, chapter 2, title II,

of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended

(19 U.S.C. 2273), an investigation was

initiated on March 8, 2001, in response

to a petition filed on behalf of workers

at Eagle Knits of Stanfield, Inc.,

Norwood, North Carolina.

The petitioner requested that the

petition for NAFTA–TAA be

withdrawn. Consequently, further

investigation in this case would serve

no purpose, and the investigation has

been terminated.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of

April, 2001.

Linda G. Poole,

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

[FR Doc. 01–11107 Filed 5–2–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–04392]

Unilever-Bestfoods, Lipton, Conopco,

Inc., Dallas, Texas; Amended

Certification Regarding Eligibility To

Apply for NAFTA-Transitional

Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 250(A),

Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II, of the

Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), the

Department of Labor issued a

Certification for NAFTA Transitional

Adjustment Assistance on February 5,

2001, applicable to workers of UnileverBestfoods, Lipton, Dallas, Texas. The

notice was published in the Federal

Register on March 2, 2001 (66 FR

13087).

At the request of the State agency, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. The

workers are engaged in the production

of 50 pound bulk margarine cubes. New

information shows that some workers

separated from employment at UnileverBestfoods, Lipton had their wages

reported under a separate

unemployment insurance (UI) tax

account for Conopco, Inc., a company

established by the subject firm to handle

worker compensation nationwide.

Accordingly, the Department is

amending the certification to properly

reflect this matter.

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

Unilever-Bestfoods, Lipton, who were

adversely affected by a shift of

production of margarine to Canada.

The amended notice applicable to

NAFTA–04392 is hereby issued as

follows:

All workers of Unilever-Bestfoods, Lipton,

Conopco, Inc., Dallas, Texas, who became

totally or partially separated from

employment on or after December 5, 1999,

through February 5, 2003, are eligible to

apply for NAFTA–TAA under Section 250 of

the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of

April, 2001.

Linda G. Poole,

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND

BUDGET

Office of Federal Procurement Policy;

Determination of Executive

Compensation Benchmark Amount

Pursuant to Section 808 of Public Law

105–85

AGENCY: Office of Federal Procurement

Policy, OMB.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) is hereby publishing

the attached memorandum to heads of

agencies concerning the determination

of the maximum ‘‘benchmark’’

compensation that will be allowable

under government contracts during

contractors’ FY 2001—$374,228. This

determination is required to be made

pursuant to section 808 of Pub. L. 105–

85. It applies equally to both defense

and civilian procurement agencies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard C. Loeb, Executive Secretary,

Cost Accounting Standards Board, OFPP

on (202) 395–3254.

Sean O’Keefe,

Deputy Director.

To The Heads of Executive Departments and

Agencies

Subject: Determination of Executive

Compensation Benchmark Amount

Pursuant to Section 808 of Pub. L. 105–85

This memorandum sets forth the

‘‘benchmark compensation amount’’ as

required by section 39 of the Office of

Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act (41

U.S.C. 435), as amended. Under section 39,

the ‘‘benchmark compensation amount’’ is

‘‘the median amount of the compensation

provided for all senior executives of all

benchmark corporations for the most recent

year for which data is available.’’ The

‘‘benchmark compensation amount’’

established as directed by section 39 limits

the allowability of compensation costs under

government contracts. The ‘‘benchmark