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Total Burden Hours: 2,100.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $0.

Description: The information

collected on the form ETA–9044 is

required for the Secretary of Labor to

make determinations of eligibility for

petitioning workers to apply for

transition adjustment assistance in

accordance with Subchapter D of the

North American Free Trade Agreement

Implementation Act amending the

Trade Act of 1974.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration (ETA).

Title: NAFTA Confidential Data

Request.

OMB Number: 1205–0339.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Frequency: On occasion.

Number of Respondents: 1,000.

Number of Annual Responses: 1,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours

to complete the form ETA 9043 and 4.5

hours for Governors to conduct a State

review.

Total Burden Hours: 7,500.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $0.

Description: Subchapter D of the

North American Free Trade Agreement

Implementation Act amends the Trade

Act of 1974 by requiring business

confidential data in order to make

timely determination as to whether

imports have contributed to worker

separations. The form ETA 9043 is used

by workers to apply for NAFTA

Adjustment Assistance.

Darrin A. King,

Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–14426 Filed 6–7–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

May 30, 2001.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of this

ICR, with applicable supporting

documentation, may be obtained by

calling the Department of Labor. To

obtain documentation contact Darrin

King at (202) 693–4129 or E-Mail KingDarrin@dol.gov.

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ETA, Office

of Management and Budget, Room

10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202)

395–7316), within 30 days from the date

of this publication in the Federal

Register.

The OMB 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 submission of

responses.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration (ETA).

Type of Review: New collection.

OMB Number: 1205–0NEW.

Title: Placement Verification and

Follow-up of Job Corps Participants.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 36,088.

Respondent category Annual responses Frequency

Average time

per response

(minutes)

Burden

hours

Placed Former Enrollees at 90 Days ................................................................. 6,020 One time ..... 15 1,505

Placed Graduated at 90–120 Days .................................................................... 26,400 One time ..... 15 6,600

Non-Placed Former Enrollees at 90 Days ......................................................... 1,330 One time ..... 10 226

Non-Placed Graduates at 12 Months ................................................................ 1,365 One time ..... 10 228

Placed Graduates at 6 Months .......................................................................... 24,640 One time ..... 12 4,928

Placed Graduates at 12 Months ........................................................................ 23,000 One time ..... 10 3,833

Employer/Institution Re-verification .................................................................... 973 On occasion 10 165

Totals .......................................................................................................... 83,728 ..................... ........................ 17,485

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $0.

Description: The Department of Labor

is requesting approval of three data

collection instruments that will be used

to collect follow-up data on individuals

who are no longer actively participating

in Job Corps. The instruments are

comprised of modules that include

questions designed to obtain the

following information: re-verification of

initial job and/or school placements;

employment and educational

experiences; job search activities of

those who are neither working nor in

school; and information about former

participants’ satisfaction with the

services provided by Job Corps.

Darrin A. King,

Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–14427 Filed 6–7–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Notice of Determinations Regarding

Eligibility To Apply for Worker

Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA

Transitional Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with section 223 of the

Trade Act of 1974, as amended, the

Department of Labor herein presents

summaries of determinations regarding

eligibility to apply for trade adjustment

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assistance for workers (TSA–W) issued

during the period of May, 2001.

In order for an affirmative

determination to be made and a

certification of eligibility to apply for

worker adjustment assistance to be

issued, each of the group eligibility

requirements of Section 222 of the Act

must bet met.

(1) that a significant number or

proportion of the workers in the

workers’ firm, or an appropriate

subdivision thereof, have become totally

or partially separated,

(2) that sales or production, or both,

of the firm or subdivision have

decreased absolutely, and

(3) that increases of imports of articles

like or directly competitive with articles

produced by the firm or appropriate

subdivision have contributed

importantly to the separations, or threat

thereof, and to the absolute decline in

sales or production.

Negative Determinations for Worker

Adjustment Assistance

In each of the following cases the

investigation revealed that criterion (3)

has not been met. A survey of customers

indicated that increased imports did not

contribute importantly to worker

separations at the firm.

TA–W–38,854; Troy Laminating and

Coating, Inc., Invex Chargeurs,

Troy, OH

In the following cases, the

investigation revealed that the criteria

for eligibility have not been met for the

reasons specified.

Increased imports did not contribute

importantly to worker separations at the

firm.

TA–W–38,953; Steag Hamatech, Inc.,

Saco, ME

TA–W–39.142; Teamstaff, El Paso, TX

TA–W–39,160; Fraser Papers, Inc., West

Carrollton Mill, West Carrollton, OH

The workers firm does not produce an

article as required for certification under

Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.

TA–W–38,860; Coil Center Corp., Howell

MI

TA–W–38,988; Delta Dental Plan of

Minnesota, Eagan, MN

Affirmative Determinations for Worker

Adjustment Assistance

The following certifications have been

issued; the date following the company

name and location of each

determination references the impact

date for all workers of such

determination.

TA–W–38,961; Hamburg Unifirms,

Hamburg, AR: March 15, 2000.

TA–W–38,991; VF Imagewear (West),

Inc., Formerly Red Kap Industries,

Columbus, MS: March 9, 2000.

TA–W–38,767; The Ohio Art Co., Bryan,

OH: May 23, 2001.

TA–W–39,212; E.I. DuPont, Nylon

Division, Camden, SC: April 23,

2000.

TA–W–38,779; Maxxim Medical, Inc.,

Columbus, MS: February 5, 2000.

TA–W–38,696; Purolator Products,

Elmira, NY: February 2, 2000.

TA–W–38,959; Carlisle Tire and Wheel,

Clinton, TN: March 19, 2000.

Also, 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 as amended, the

Department of Labor presents

summaries of determinations regarding

eligibility to apply for NAFTA–TAA

issued during the month of May, 2001.

In order for an affirmative

determination to be made and a

certification of eligibility to apply for

NAFTA–TAA the following group

eligibility requirements of section 250 of

the Trade Act must be met:

(1) That a significant number or proportion

of the workers in the workers’ firm, or an

appropriate subdivision thereof, (including

workers in any agricultural firm or

appropriate subdivision thereof) have

become totally or partially separated from

employment and either—

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

such firm or subdivision have decreased

absolutely,

(3) That imports from Mexico or Canada of

articles like or directly competitive with

articles produced by such firm or subdivision

have increased, and that the increases in

ports contributed importantly to such

workers’ separations or threat of separation

and to the decline in sales or production of

such firm or subdivision; or

(4) 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

In each of the following cases the

investigation revealed that criteria (3)

and (4) were not met. Imports from

Canada or Mexico did not contribute

importantly to workers’ separations.

There was no shift in production from

the subject firm to Canada or Mexico

during the relevant period.

None

The investigation revealed that the

criteria for eligibility have not been met

for the reasons specified.

None

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA–

TAA

NAFTA–TAA–04858; Blue Cast Denim

Co., Inc., El Paso, TX: May 8, 2000.

NAFTA–TAA–04782; Tyco Electronics,

Harrisonburg, VA: April 20, 2000.

NAFTA–TAA–04731; Meridian

Automotive Systems, Lapeer

Operations, Lapeer, MI: March 26,

2000.

NAFTA–TAA–04702; Renfro Hoisery,

Inc., Riverside Plant, Wepamat

Department, Mount Airy, NC:

March 28, 2000.

NAFTA–TAA–04669; VF Imagewear

(West), Inc., Formerly Red Kap

Industries, Columbus, MS: March 9,

2000.

I hereby certify that the

aforementioned determinations were

issued during the month of May, 2001.

Copies of these determinations are

available for inspection in Room C–

5311, 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: May 25, 2001.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 01–14413 Filed 6–7–01; 8:45 am]

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Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–38,713, et al.]

AgriFrozen Foods, Woodburn, OR, et

al.; Amended Certification Regarding

Eligibility To Apply for Worker

Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with section 223 of the

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

Department of Labor issued a

Certification of Eligibility to Apply for

Worker Adjustment Assistance on April

17, 2001, applicable to workers of

AgriFrozen Foods, Woodburn, Oregon.

The notice was published in the Federal

Register on May 3, 2001 (66 FR 22262).

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 frozen vegetables. New findings show

that worker separations occurred at the

Administrative Office of AgriFrozen

Foods located in Salem, Oregon. The

Salem, Oregon location is the

headquarters office and provides