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Site, including all real property, 

machinery, and equipment, for a cash 

payment of $3 million. Under the 

Stipulation, the Trustee will disburse 

the $3 million in sale proceeds as 

follows: EPA will receive $1.25 million, 

in full settlement of its administrative 

claim; the State of New York will 

receive $40,000; HSBC Bank will 

receive $750,000; the Town of Wallkill 

and County of Orange will collectively 

receive $275,000; Eleanor Koch will 

receive $62,500; Rider, Weiner, Frankel 

& Calhelha, PC, will receive $41,750, 

with the remainder to be released to the 

Trustee to pay administrative expenses 

as authorized by the Court. The 

Stipulation also provides that, in 

consideration of the payments made 

pursuant to the Stipulation, the United 

States on behalf of EPA covenants not 

to bring a civil action or take 

administrative action against the 

Debtor’s estate, the Trustee, and/or 

HSBC Bank pursuant to Sections 106 

and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 

9607, relating to the Westwood Site. The 

Stipulation also provides to the Debtor’s 

estate, the Trustee, and/or HSBC Bank 

protection from contribution actions or 

claims as provided by CERCLA Section 

113(f)(2), 42 U.S.C. 9613(f)(2), for 

matters addressed in the Stipulation. In 

addition, the Debtor’s Estate, the 

Trustee, and HSBC Bank covenant not 

to sue or assert causes of action against 

the United States with respect to the 

Westwood Site. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of this publication comments 

relating to the Stipulation. Comments 

should be addressed to the Assistant 

Attorney General, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 

7611, U.S. Department of Justice, 

Washington, DC 20044–7611, and 

should refer to In re Westwood 

Chemical Corporation, and/or Banner v. 

HSBC Bank, National Association, et al., 

D.J. Ref. 90–11–2–08602. 

The Stipulation may be examined at 

the Office of the United States Attorney, 

86 Chambers Street, 3rd Floor, New 

York, New York 10007, and at U.S. EPA 

Region II, 290 Broadway, New York, 

New York 10007. During the public 

comment period, the Stipulation may 

also be examined on the following 

Department of Justice Web site http:// 

www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 

Stipulation may also be obtained by 

mail from the Consent Decree Library, 

P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of 

Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611 or 

by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia 

Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), 

fax no. (202) 514–0097, phone 

confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In 

requesting a copy from the Consent 

Decree Library, please enclose a check 

in the amount of $4.75 (25 cents per 

page reproduction cost) payable to the 

U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, 

forward a check in that amount to the 

Consent Decree Library at the stated 

address. 

Ronald G. Gluck, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–542 Filed 2–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Request Submitted for 

Public Comment and 

Recommendations; Form ETA–232, the 

Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage 

Report, and Form ETA–232A, Wage 

Survey Interview Record 

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 the 

proposed and/or continuing collection 

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. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 9, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Brian 

Pasternak, Chief, Division of Policy 

Analysis and Technical Assistance, 

Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room C–4312, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210–

0001, 202–693–3010 (this is not a tollfree number), fax 202–693–2768. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Isabel D. Jean-Pierre, Temporary 

Programs Manager, Office of Foreign 

Labor Certification, Employment and 

Training Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room C–4312, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 202–693–3010 (this is not a toll-free 

number), fax 202–693–2768. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background. The Wagner-Peyser 

Act, as amended, provides that the State 

Workforce Agencies throughout the 

country shall assist the Office of Foreign 

Labor Certification in promoting 

uniformity in its administrative and 

Statistical procedures, furnishing and 

publishing information as to 

opportunities for employment and other 

information of value in the operation of 

its system, and maintaining a system for 

clearing labor between the states. 

Pursuant to the Wagner-Peyser Act, 

the U.S. Department of Labor has 

established regulations at 20 CFR 

653.500 covering the processing of 

agricultural intrastate and interstate job 

orders. Section 563.501 provides that 

the wage offered by employers must not 

be less than the prevailing wage or the 

applicable Federal or state minimum 

wage; whichever is higher. Also, the 

regulations for the temporary 

employment of H–2A alien agricultural 

and H–2 logging workers in the United 

States, 20 CFR, Part 655, Subpart B and 

C implementing relevant sections of the 

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 

1986, requires farmers and other 

agricultural employers to pay workers 

the adverse effect wage rate, the 

prevailing wage rate, or the legal Federal 

or State minimum wage rate; whichever 

is highest. 

The prevailing wage rate is used to 

implement these regulations covering 

intrastate and interstate recruitment of 

farmworkers. The vehicle for 

establishing the prevailing wage rate is 

Form ETA–232, The Domestic 

Agricultural In-Season Wage Report, 

and Form ETA–232–A, Wage Survey 

Interview Record. The ETA–232 Report 

contains the prevailing wage finding 

based on survey data collected from 

employers and reported by the States on 

Form ETA–232–A. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments. 

Currently, the Employment and 

Training Administration is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

request to extend the expiration date of 

the collection request to: 

• 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; 


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• 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 required 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. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request (ICR) can be obtained 

by contacting the office listed above in 

the addressee section of this notice. 

III. Current Actions. Activity covered 

by regulations at 20 CFR 653.500 and 20 

CFR 655 (B)(C), particularly the H–2A 

program, continues to expand, further 

increasing the need for accurate and 

timely wage information on which to 

base prevailing agricultural wage 

determinations. There is no similar 

wage information which is available or 

can be used for these determinations 

which apply to a specific crop or 

livestock activity, in a specific 

agricultural wage reporting area for a 

specific period of time during the peak 

harvest season. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

Approved Collection. 

Agency: Employment and Training 

Administration. 

Title: Domestic Agricultural In-Season 

Wage Report, Form ETA–232 and Wage 

Survey Interview Record, Form ETA–

232–A. 

OMB Number: 1205–0017. 

Cite/Reference/Form/etc: ETA–232 

and ETA 232–A. 

• Total Respondents: 38,855. 

• Frequency: Annually. 

• Total Responses: 39,405. 

• Average Time Per Response: 11 

hours (ETA Form 232); 15 minutes (ETA 

Form 232A). 

Form/activity Total 

respondents Frequency Total responses 

Average time 

per response 

(hours) 

Burden 

(hours) 

ETA–232 ................................................................................. 50 Annually ...... 600 11 6600 

ETA–232–A ............................................................................ 38,805 Annually ...... 38,805 1⁄4 9,701 

Totals ............................................................................... 38,855 ..................... 39,405 ........................ 16,301 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

-0- 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): -0- 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice 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. 

Signed at Washington, DC., this 31st day of 

January 2007. 

William L. Carlson, 

Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor 

Certification, Employment and Training 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 07–553 Filed 2–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Implementation of the Senior 

Community Service Employment 

Program (SCSEP) Performance 

Measures Under Public Law 109–365 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: On October 17, 2006, 

President Bush signed into law the 

Older Americans Act Amendments of 

2006 (OAA–2006). Title V of OAA–2006 

authorizes the Senior Community 

Service Employment Program (SCSEP). 

The law calls for the Department of 

Labor (DOL) to establish and implement 

new SCSEP measures of performance by 

Program Year (PY) 2007 (which begins 

July 1, 2007) after consultation with 

stakeholders. DOL is publishing this 

notice to solicit public input on 

implementation of the performance 

indicators. 

Key Dates: To ensure consideration of 

comments in light of the compressed 

statutory timeline, please submit 

comments on or before February 22, 

2007. DOL will consider comments 

submitted after that date to the extent 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by 

e-mail to older.americans@dol.gov. 

Comments can also be mailed or hand 

carried to the Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of Workforce 

Investment, Division of Adult Services, 

Room S–4209, 200 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20210. A 

summary of all comments received will 

be made available to the public on the 

SCSEP Web site at http:// 

www.doleta.gov/seniors. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Judith Gilbert via e-mail at 

gilbert.judith@dol.gov or via telephone 

at (202) 693–3758. This is not a toll free 

number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

SCSEP provides useful part-time 

training opportunities in community 

service activities for persons with low 

incomes who are 55 years of age or older 

and assists older workers in 

transitioning to unsubsidized 

employment. 

In 2000, statutory amendments 

established program-specific measures 

to monitor the performance of each 

grantee. Public Law 106–501, section 

513(b). 

These measures were: 

1. The number of persons served, with 

particular consideration given to 

individuals with greatest economic 

need, greatest social need, or poor 

employment history or prospects, and 

individuals who are over the age of 60; 

2. Community services provided; 

3. Placement into and retention in 

unsubsidized public or private 

employment; 

4. Satisfaction of the enrollees, 

employers, and their host agencies with 

their experiences and the services 

provided; and 

5. Any additional indicators of 

performance that the Secretary 

determines to be appropriate. 

In addition, grantees were asked to 

report on three common performance 

measures that generally apply to 

federally-funded employment and job 

training programs. Currently, the 

common measures are: 

1. Entered employment; 

2. Retention in employment; and 

3. Average earnings. 

The OAA–2006 Amendments, found 

at Public Law 109–365, call for several 

specific changes to the existing 

performance accountability system, and 

require that DOL establish and 

implement the new SCSEP performance 

measures after consultation with 

stakeholders by PY 2007. Specifically, 


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