Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 102 / Friday, May 25, 2001 / Notices 28929

Dated: May 18, 2001.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–38,768]

Loogootee Manufacturing, Loogootee,

IN; Notice of Termination of

Investigation

Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade

Act of 1974, an investigation was

initiated on March 5, 2001 in response

to a petition filed on behalf of workers

at Loogootee Manufacturing, Loogootee,

Indiana.

The petitioner has requested that the

petition be withdrawn. Consequently,

further investigation in this case would

serve no purpose, and the investigation

has been terminated.

Signed in Washington, DC this 10th day of

May, 2001.

Linda G. Poole,

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–38,766]

SPEC Cast, Dyersville, IA; Notice of

Termination of Investigation

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade

Act of 1974, an investigation was

initiated on March 5, 2001, in response

to a worker petition which was filed on

behalf of workers at Spec Cast,

Dyersville, Iowa.

An active certification covering the

petitioning group of workers at the

subject firm remains in effect (TA–W–

38,714). Consequently, further

investigation in this case would serve

no purpose, and the investigation has

been terminated.

Signed in Washington, DC this 16th day of

May, 2001.

Linda G. Poole,

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Benefits, Timeliness and Quality Data

Collection System; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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 a

provision of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 at 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 of

the Benefits, Timeliness and Quality

(BTQ) data collection system.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request 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 24, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Delores A. Mackall, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Room S–4231,

Washington, DC 20210, 202–693–3183

(this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Secretary of Labor under the

Social Security Act, Title III, Section

302 (42 U.S.C. 502), funds the necessary

cost of proper and efficient

administration of each State

Unemployment Insurance (UI) law. The

BTQ program collects information and

analyses data to do this. The BTQ

measures, which have been

implemented, look at timeliness and

quality of States’ performance, various

administrative actions and

administrative decisions concerning UI

benefit operations.

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

Continued collection of data under

the BTQ system will provide for a

comprehensive evaluation of the overall

UI program. The BTQ program has been,

and will continue to be, one of the

primary means used by UI Regional and

National Office staff to assess

performance levels of individual States

and, as a basis for oversight, to

discharge the Secretary of Labor’s

responsibility for determining proper

and efficient administration. The SESAs

also use the BTQ measures for their

internal program assessment.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: Benefits, Timeliness and

Quality Review.

OMB Number: 1205–0359.

Affected Public: State Government.

Total Respondents: 53.

Frequency: Monthly and Quarterly.

Total Responses: 54,908.

Average Time per Response: 0.7

hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 38,486

hours.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): 0.

Dated: May 17, 2001.

Grace A. Kilbane,

Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.

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