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indicates the individual was employed 

but there is no corresponding wage 

record, the mechanism for reporting the 

employment on the TAPR is to report 

‘‘yes’’ in field 40, ‘‘employed first 

quarter after exit,’’ and/or field 43, 

‘‘employed third quarter after exit,’’ and 

to report ‘‘0’’ in the corresponding wage 

field. 

3. Exit Date. TEGL 11–00 instructs 

states that there are two ways to 

determine program exit. States are 

required to submit TAPR (OMB number 

1205–0392) information for all 

participants who: 

• Have a date of completion or known 

exit from Trade Act-funded services or, 

if later, from WIA Title I-funded 

services (hard exit); or 

• Do not receive any Trade Actfunded or non-TAA partner services for 

90 days and are not scheduled for future 

services (soft exit). 

In all cases where services are 

provided to the participant by both TAA 

and a partner program, the exit date is 

based on the last service provided by 

either program. This means that if a 

TAA participant completes TAA-funded 

training and then receives services 

provided by WIA, the exit date used for 

reporting the participant on the TAPR is 

the date the individual received the last 

service provided by WIA. It has been 

brought to our attention that some states 

may be exiting participants and 

reporting them on the TAPR while they 

are still receiving services under WIA. 

This inaccurately results in the 

participants being reported as not 

reemployed, even though the 

individuals are still receiving services 

and not necessarily seeking work. 

Consequently, it is essential that the 

date of exit be accurately recorded. 

4. Wrap-around services. 

Accomplishing TAA performance goals 

requires a coordinated approach at the 

state and local level. Coordination will 

ensure that TAA and NAFTA–TAA 

participants not only receive 

appropriate training related to demand 

occupations, but also are provided 

assessment, counseling, and 

reemployment services. These services 

are essential to ensuring the training 

received is appropriate to the individual 

and the local job market and results in 

timely and quality reemployment. 

Ensuring that the Trade Act investment 

in workers is successful requires an 

integrated approach that utilizes all 

available resources for serving 

dislocated workers. 

5. Monitoring. States are expected to 

have program evaluation and 

monitoring systems in place that 

include Trade Act programs and 

reinforce the pursuit of program 

performance goals. As part of program 

evaluation, states should identify and 

ensure appropriate strategies are being 

applied to reemploy TAA participants. 

Ongoing coordination should occur 

between Trade Act and Dislocated 

Worker Unit coordinators to ensure 

TAA and NAFTA–TAA participants 

receive the full range of necessary 

services in a timely manner. When 

technical assistance needs are 

identified, the state should provide 

prompt guidance to local program 

coordinators to quickly resolve any 

issues, whether related to service 

strategies or to data collection and 

reporting. 

7. Funding Formula. As described in 

TEGL 6–03, accomplishment of 

performance goals may be included as 

an element in the funding allocation 

formula in future years. A workgroup of 

federal, state, and local representatives 

is discussing methodologies for 

distributing TAA training funds, 

including how performance might be 

factored into the formula. Therefore, 

each state’s performance status in FY 

2005 may affect their funding in future 

years. 

8. Performance Measures for FY 2006. 

For FY 2006, ETA is proposing changes 

to the reporting requirements for the 

Trade Act programs to incorporate a set 

of common performance measures as 

well as capture information related to 

the Trade Act of 2002. The common 

measures will be applied to certain 

federally-funded employment and 

training programs with similar strategic 

goals. The value of implementing 

common measures is the ability to 

describe in a similar manner the core 

purposes of the workforce system—how 

many people found jobs; whether 

people stay employed; and whether 

their earnings increased. 

Multiple sets of performance 

measures have burdened states and 

grantees as they are required to report 

performance outcomes based on varying 

definitions and methodologies for 

different programs. By minimizing the 

different reporting and performance 

requirements, common performance 

measures can facilitate the integration of 

service delivery, reduce barriers to 

cooperation among programs, and 

enhance the ability to assess the 

effectiveness and impact of the 

workforce investment system. 

The changes are proposed for FY 

2006, and of note are changes to the 

retention measure and the earnings 

change measure. The retention measure 

will compare those who were employed 

in the first, second, and third quarters 

after program exits. The earnings change 

measure will be calculated and reported 

as a dollar amount, comparing earnings 

in the second and third quarters prior to 

the date of participation with earnings 

in the second and third quarters 

following program exit. 

9. Action. States should make all 

appropriate staff aware of the contents 

of this TEGL and take appropriate 

measures to improve program 

performance and ensure full and 

accurate reporting of reemployment 

outcomes. 

10. Inquiries. Inquiries regarding these 

instructions should be directed to the 

appropriate Regional Office. 

11. Attachment. WRIS State Contacts. 

[FR Doc. E5–6396 Filed 11–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. ICR–1218–0196(2006)] 

Marine Terminals Standards and 

Safety and Health Regulations for 

Longshoring; Extension of the Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

Approval of Information Collection 

(Paperwork) Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comment concerning its request for an 

extension of the information collection 

requirements contained in the 

Standards on Marine Terminals (29 CFR 

part 1917) and Safety and Health 

Regulations for Longshoring (29 CFR 

part 1918). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted by 

the following dates: 

Hard copy: Your comments must be 

submitted (postmarked or received) by 

January 20, 2006. 

Facsimile and electronic 

transmission: Your comments must be 

received by January 20, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OSHA Docket No. ICR–

1218–0196(2006), by any of the 

following methods: 

Regular mail, express delivery, hand 

delivery, and messenger service: Submit 

your comments and attachments to the 

OSHA Docket Office, Room N–2625, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2350 

(OSHA’s TTY number is (877) 889–

5627). OSHA Docket Office and 

Department of Labor hours are 8:15 a.m. 

to 4:45 p.m., ET. 

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Facsimile: If your comments are 10 

pages or fewer in length, including 

attachments, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Electronic: You may submit 

comments through the Internet at http:// 

ecomments.osha.gov. Follow 

instructions on the OSHA Web page for 

submitting comments. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read or download comments or 

background materials, such as the 

complete Information Collection 

Request (ICR) (containing the 

Supporting Statement, OMB–83–I Form, 

and attachments), go to OSHA’s Web 

page at http://www.OSHA.gov. In 

addition, the ICR, comments and 

submissions are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office 

at the address above. You may also 

contact Theda Kenney at the address 

below to obtain a copy of the ICR. For 

additional information on submitting 

comments, please see the ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ heading in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, 

Directorate of Standards and Guidance, 

OSHA, Room N–3609, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, 

telephone: (202) 693–2222. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background 

The Department of Labor, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, 

conducts a preclearance consultation 

program to provide the public with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and continuing information collection 

requirements in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

This program ensures that 

information is in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and costs) is 

minimal, collection instruments are 

clearly understood, and OSHA’s 

estimate of the information collection 

burden is accurate. The Occupational 

Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act) 

(29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes 

information collection by employers as 

necessary or appropriate for 

enforcement of the Act or for developing 

information regarding the causes and 

prevention of occupational injuries, 

illnesses, and accident (29 U.S.C. 657). 

The Standards on Marine Terminals 

and Safety and Health Regulations for 

Longshoring contain a number of 

collections of information which are 

used by employers to ensure that 

employees are informed properly about 

the safety and health hazards associated 

with marine terminals and longshoring 

operations. OSHA uses the records 

developed in response to the collection 

of information requirements to find out 

if the employer is complying adequately 

with the provisions of the standards. 

II. Special Issues for Comment 

OSHA has a particular interest in 

comments on the following issues: 

• Whether the proposed information 

collection requirements are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

Agency’s functions, including whether 

the information is useful; 

• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of 

the burden (time and costs) of the 

information collection requirements, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden on 

employers who must comply; for 

example, by using automated or other 

technological information collection 

and transmission techniques. 

III. Proposed Actions 

OSHA is requesting that OMB 

approve the collection of information 

(paperwork) requirements necessitated 

by the Marine Terminals Standard (29 

CFR part 1917) and the Safety and 

Health Regulations for Longshoring (29 

CFR part 1918). The Agency will 

include this summary in its request to 

OMB to extend the approval of these 

collection of information requirements. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection requirements. 

Title: Marine Terminals Standards (29 

CFR part 1917) and Safety and Health 

Regulations for Longshoring (29 CFR 

part 1918). 

OMB Number: 1218–0196. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits; Not-for-profit organizations; 

Federal Government; State, Local or 

Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 750. 

Frequency: Varies (Initially, Annually, 

On occasion, Monthly, Weekly). 

Average Time Per Response: Varies 

from one minute (.02 hour) to 1.08 

hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

35,960. 

Estimated Cost (Operation and 

Maintenance): $0. 

IV. Public Participation—Submission of 

Comments on This Notice and Internet 

Access to Comments and Submissions 

You may submit comments and 

supporting materials in response to this 

notice by (1) hard copy, (2) FAX 

transmission (facsimile), or (3) 

electronically through the OSHA 

Webpage. Because of security-related 

problems, there may be a significant 

delay in the receipt of comments by 

regular mail. Please contact the OSHA 

Docket Office at (202) 693–2350 (TTY 

(877) 889–5627) for information about 

security procedures concerning the 

delivery of submissions by express 

delivery, hand delivery and courier 

service. 

All comments, submissions and 

background documents are available for 

inspection and copying at the OSHA 

Docket Office at the above address. 

Comments and submissions posted on 

OSHA’s Webpage are available at 

http://www.OSHA.gov. Contact the 

OSHA Docket Office for information 

about materials not available through 

the OSHA Webpage and for assistance 

using the Webpage to locate docket 

submissions. 

Electronic copies of this Federal 

Register notice as well as other relevant 

documents are available on OSHA’s 

Webpage. Since all submissions become 

public, private information such as 

social security numbers should not be 

submitted. 

V. Authority and Signature 

Jonathan L. Snare, Acting Assistant 

Secretary of Labor for Occupational 

Safety and Health, directed the 

preparation of this notice. The authority 

for this notice is the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 

et seq.), and Secretary of Labor’s Order 

No. 5–2002 (67 FR 65008). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on November 

14, 2005. 

Jonathan L. Snare, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor. 

[FR Doc. 05–23000 Filed 11–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M 

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION 

ADMINISTRATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission to OMB for 

Revision to a Currently Approved 

Information Collections; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: National Credit Union 

Administration (NCUA). 

ACTION: Request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The NCUA intends to submit 

the following information collections to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).