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with comments and other pertinent 

information. That motion was granted 

on December 12, 2007. The Counsel was 

provided with the business confidential 

information from the initial 

administrative record as well as with 

the material generated in the 

reconsideration/remand investigation. 

While the investigator contacted 

Plaintiff’s Counsel to remind him of his 

opportunity, the Department received 

no substantive input. SAR 68–70. 

In addition, in accordance with 

section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 

amended, the Department herein 

presents the results of its remand 

investigation regarding certification of 

eligibility to apply for ATAA. 

In order for the Department to issue 

a certification of eligibility to apply for 

ATAA, the subject worker group must 

be certified as eligible to apply for TAA. 

Since the workers have been denied 

certification for TAA, they cannot be 

certified for ATAA. 

Conclusion 

After careful review of the findings of 

the remand investigation, I affirm the 

original notice of negative 

determination of eligibility to apply for 

trade adjustment assistance for workers 

and former workers of Hutchinson 

Technology, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 18th day of 

January 2008. 

Elliott S. Kushner, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–1826 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Proposed Collection, Comment 

Request 

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. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed extension of 

the Quarterly Census of Employment 

and Wages Program. A copy of the 

proposed information collection request 

(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the 

individual listed below in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

Addresses section of this notice on or 

before April 1, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. 

Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division 

of Management Systems, Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 

Massachusetts Avenue, NE., 

Washington, DC 20212, 202–691–7628. 

(This is not a toll free number.) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, 

202–691–7628. (See ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Quarterly Census of Employment 

and Wages (QCEW) program, a Federal/ 

State cooperative effort, produces 

monthly employment and quarterly 

wage information. It is a by-product of 

quarterly reports submitted to State 

Workforce Agencies (SWAs) by 

employers subject to State 

Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws. 

The collection of these data is 

authorized by 29 U.S.C. 1, 2. The QCEW 

data, which are compiled for each 

calendar quarter, provide a 

comprehensive business name and 

address file with employment and wage 

information for employers subject to 

State UI laws. Similar data for Federal 

Government employers covered by the 

Unemployment Compensation for 

Federal Employees program also are 

included. These data are submitted to 

the BLS by all 50 States, the District of 

Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 

Islands. The BLS summarizes these data 

to produce totals for all counties, 

Metropolitan Statistical Areas, the 

States, and the nation. The QCEW 

program provides a virtual census of 

nonagricultural employees and their 

wages, with about 51 percent of the 

workers in agriculture covered as well. 

The QCEW program is a 

comprehensive and accurate source of 

data on the number of establishments, 

monthly employment, and quarterly 

wages, by industry, at the six-digit 

North American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) level, and at the 

national, State, Metropolitan Statistical 

Area, and county levels. The QCEW 

series has broad economic significance 

in measuring labor trends and major 

industry developments, in time series 

analyses and industry comparisons, and 

in special studies such as analyses of 

establishments, employment, and wages 

by size of establishment. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the 

Quarterly Census of Employment and 

Wages (QCEW) program. 

The QCEW program is the only 

Federal statistical program that provides 

information on establishments, wages, 

tax contributions and the number of 

employees subject to State UI laws and 

the Unemployment Compensation for 

Federal Employees program. The 

consequences of not collecting QCEW 

data would be grave to the Federal 

statistical community. The BLS would 

not have a sampling frame for its 

establishment surveys; it would not be 

able to publish as accurate current 

estimates of employment for the U.S., 

States, and metropolitan areas; and it 

would not be able to publish quarterly 

census totals of local establishment 

counts, employment and wages. The 

Bureau of Economic Analysis would not 

be able to publish as accurate personal 

income data in a timely manner for the 

U.S., States, and local areas. Finally, the 

Employment Training Administration 

would not have the information it needs 

to administer the Unemployment 

Insurance Program. 

III. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• 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. 

• 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. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

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6216 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 22 / Friday, February 1, 2008 / Notices 

Title: Quarterly Census of 

Employment and Wages (QCEW) 

Program. 

OMB Number: 1220–0012. 

Affected Public: State Government. 

Total Respondents: 53. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Total Responses: 212. 

Average Time Per Response: 5,122 

hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

1,085,760 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $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 also 

will become a matter of public record. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of 

January 2008. 

Kimberley Hill, 

Acting Chief, Division of Management 

Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. E8–1803 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (08–012)] 

Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel; 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting; correction. 

Federal Register Citation of Previous 

Announcement: 73 FR 4641, Notice 

Number 08–009, January 25, 2008. 

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration published a 

document in the Federal Register of 

January 25, 2008, announcing a meeting 

of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel 

(ASAP). The document did not 

announce the meeting date. 

Correction: Date of ASAP meeting is 

Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 1 p.m. 

to 3 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Kathy Dakon, Aerospace Safety 

Advisory Panel Executive Director, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration, Washington, DC 20546, 

(202) 358–0732. 

Dated: January 28, 2008. 

P. Diane Rausch, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–1912 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory 

Committee #13883; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory 

Committee (#13883) meeting: 

Date and Time: February 11–12, 2008, 8:30 

a.m.–5 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, Room 

1235, Stafford I Building, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, VA 22230. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Dr. G. Wayne Van Citters, 

Director, Division of Astronomical Sciences, 

Suite 1045, National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. 

Telephone: 703–292–4908. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and 

recommendations to the National Science 

Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration (NASA) and the 

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on issues 

within the field of astronomy and 

astrophysics that are of mutual interest and 

concern to the agencies. 

Agenda: To hear presentations of current 

programming by representatives from NSF, 

NASA, DOE and other agencies relevant to 

astronomy and astrophysics; to discuss 

current and potential areas of cooperation 

between the agencies; to formulate 

recommendations for continued and new 

areas of cooperation and mechanisms for 

achieving them. 

Reason for Late Notice: Scheduling 

conflicts and staff travel prevented the 

meeting notice to be posted earlier. 

Dated: January 29, 2008. 

Susanne E. Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–1837 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[EA–07–111,114,117] 

In the Matter of: Wackenhut Nuclear 

Services, Inc.; Confirmatory Order 

(Effective Immediately) 

I 

Wackenhut Nuclear Services, Inc. 

(WNS) provides security related services 

to the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant 

(Turkey Point), operated by Florida 

Power & Light Company (FPL or 

Licensee). FPL holds License Nos. DPR–

31 and DPR–41, issued by the Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC or 

Commission) on July 19, 1972, and 

April 10, 1973, respectively, pursuant to 

10 CFR Part 50. The license authorizes 

the operation of Turkey Point, Units 3 

and 4, in accordance with the 

conditions specified therein. Turkey 

Point is located on the Licensee’s site in 

Florida City, Florida. 

II 

On February 24, 2006, the Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC) 

completed an on-site inspection of 

security-related matters at FPL’s Turkey 

Point Nuclear Plant. During the 

inspection, an investigation was 

initiated by the NRC’s Office of 

Investigations (OI), which was 

subsequently completed on August 23, 

2006. The purpose of the investigation 

was to determine whether WNS security 

personnel rendered contingency 

response weapons non-functional and 

whether information in FPL documents 

was inaccurate or incomplete in some 

respect material to the Commission. The 

results of the OI investigation and 

additional in-office inspection activity 

were documented in a letter to WNS 

dated May 25, 2007, which identified 

three apparent violations involving the 

activities of WNS employees. The three 

apparent violations included: 

A. In August 2005, a broken firing pin 

from a contingency response weapon 

was discovered at FPL’s Turkey Point 

facility. Based on an investigation, the 

NRC’s OI determined that a WNS 

security officer deliberately removed 

and broke a firing pin from a 

contingency response weapon, 

rendering the weapon non-functional. 

This activity caused FPL’s Turkey Point 

Nuclear Plant to be in apparent 

violation of its Physical Security Plan, 

sections 4.1 and 5.4, Revision 0b, and 

Security Force Instruction (SFI) 2404, 

section 2.3, Revision 21, and caused 

WNS to be in apparent violation of 10 

CFR 50.5. 

B. In April of 2004, a WNS employee 

deliberately removed the firing pins 

from two contingency response 

weapons, rendering the weapons nonfunctional. These actions caused FPL to 

be in apparent violation of a February 

25, 2002, NRC Order and Interim 

Compensatory Measures, section B.4(f) , 

and caused WNS to be in apparent 

violation of 10 CFR 50.5. 

C. On or about October 2004, the 

WNS Project Manager assigned to FPL’s 

Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, provided 

the licensee with information in 

Condition Report (CR) 2004–13573, 

related to a damaged firing pin event, 

which was not complete or accurate in 

some respect material to the NRC. The 

CR was provided by FPL to NRC 

inspectors during a February 2006 

inspection at Turkey Point, and was 

used to inform the NRC’s inquiry 

regarding additional actions necessary 

to address serious security concerns. 

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