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Office on behalf of workers at SB 

Acquisition, LLC, d/b/a Saunders 

Brothers, Fryeburg, Maine. 

The petitioner has requested that the 

petition be withdrawn. Consequently, 

the investigation has been terminated. 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 29th day of 

July 2008. 

Linda G. Poole, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–18167 Filed 8–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–62,864] 

Ametek, Inc., Measurement and 

Calibration Technology Division, 

Sellersville, PA; Notice of Revised 

Determination on Reconsideration 

On June 16, 2008, the Department 

issued an Affirmative Determination 

Regarding Application for 

Reconsideration applicable to workers 

and former workers of the subject firm. 

The notice was published in the Federal 

Register on June 25, 2008 (73 FR 36119). 

The previous investigation initiated 

on February 21, 2008, resulted in a 

negative determination issued on April 

18, 2008. The decision was based on the 

finding that the number of workers 

separated from the subject did not 

constitute a significant number or 

proportion of the subject worker group 

(at least 5 percent) and there was no 

threat of future separations. The denial 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register on May 2, 2008 (73 FR 24318). 

To support the request for 

reconsideration, the petitioner supplied 

additional information regarding 

employment at the subject firm and 

indicated that a sufficient number of 

employees have been separated from the 

subject firm during November 2007. 

It was subsequently revealed by the 

company official, that the subject firm 

separated a significant number of 

workers during the relevant period and 

there was a threat of future separations. 

Upon further investigation it was 

determined that Ametek, Inc., 

Measurement and Calibration 

Technology Division, Sellersville, 

Pennsylvania supplied gauge 

component parts, including electrical 

cord reels, constant force springs, 

mechanical reels, and power springs 

that were used in the production of 

electronic instrumentation and gauges, 

and a loss of business with domestic 

manufacturers (whose workers were 

certified eligible to apply for adjustment 

assistance) contributed importantly to 

the workers’ separation or threat of 

separation. The parts supplied were 

related to the articles that were the basis 

of certification. 

In accordance with Section 246 the 

Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as 

amended, the Department of Labor 

herein presents the results of its 

investigation regarding certification of 

eligibility to apply for alternative trade 

adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older 

workers. 

In order for the Department to issue 

a certification of eligibility to apply for 

ATAA, the group eligibility 

requirements of Section 246 of the 

Trade Act must be met. The Department 

has determined in this case that the 

requirements of Section 246 have been 

met. 

A significant number of workers at the 

firm are age 50 or over and possess 

skills that are not easily transferable. 

Competitive conditions within the 

industry are adverse. 

Conclusion 

After careful review of the additional 

facts obtained on reconsideration, I 

determine that workers of Ametek, Inc., 

Measurement and Calibration 

Technology Division, Sellersville, 

Pennsylvania qualify as adversely 

affected secondary workers under 

Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 

amended. In accordance with the 

provisions of the Act, I make the 

following certification: 

All workers of Ametek, Inc., Measurement 

and Calibration Technology Division, 

Sellersville, Pennsylvania, who became 

totally or partially separated from 

employment on or after February 8, 2007, 

through two years from the date of this 

certification, are eligible to apply for 

adjustment assistance under Section 223 of 

the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible 

to apply for alternative trade adjustment 

assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act 

of 1974. 

Signed in Washington, DC this 30th day of 

July 2008. 

Elliott S. Kushner, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–18166 Filed 8–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[SGA/DFA–PY 08–04] 

Solicitation for Grant Applications 

(SGA); Technology-Based Learning 

(TBL) Initiative 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice: Amendment to SGA/ 

DFA–PY 08–04. 

SUMMARY: The Employment and 

Training Administration published a 

document in the Federal Register on 

June 20, 2008, announcing the 

availability of funds and solicitation for 

grant applications (SGA) under the TBL 

Initiative to be awarded through a 

competitive process. This notice is a 

third amendment to the SGA and it 

amends ‘‘Part III. Eligibility 

Information,’’ under the specific 

heading ‘‘Eligible Applicants.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Stockton, Grant Officer, Division 

of Federal Assistance, at (202) 693–

3335. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

CORRECTION: In the Federal Register of 

June 20, 2008, in FR Doc. E8–13967. On 

page 35158 under the second (2nd) 

paragraph, is amended to add a subparagraph to read: ‘‘A Workforce 

Investment Board, in partnership with 

representatives from the education and 

training community and industry in 

high-growth/high demand fields.’’

EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice is efective 

August 7, 2008. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of 

August, 2008. 

James W. Stockton, 

Grant Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–18172 Filed 8–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–63,632] 

Luxmovera, dba Uplinkearth, 

Somerset, NJ; Notice of Termination of 

Investigation 

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade 

Act of 1974, as amended, an 

investigation was initiated on July 1, 

2008, in response to a worker petition 

filed on behalf of workers at Luxmovera, 

dba Uplinkearth, Somerset, New Jersey. 


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1Alternatives are analyzed in the EA in the order 

that they are addressed in the HMC Environmental 

Report (Bridges and Meyer, 2007) for consistency. 

Alternative A is the No Action Alternative, 

Alternative B is the Proposed Action, and 

Alternatives C and D are alternate evaporative pond 

locations. 

The petitioners have requested that 

the petition be withdrawn. 

Consequently, the investigation has 

been terminated. 

Signed at Washington, DC this 1st day of 

August 2008. 

Elliott S. Kushner, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–18162 Filed 8–6–08; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 40–8903; License No. 

SUA–1471] 

Environmental Assessment and 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

Related to the Issuance of a License 

Amendment for Construction of a 

Third Evaporation Pond, Homestake 

Mining Company of California Grants, 

New Mexico Project 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Summary of environmental 

assessment and finding of no significant 

impact. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Buckley, Division of Waste Management 

and Environmental Protection, Office of 

Federal and State Materials and 

Environmental Management Programs, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Mail Stop: T8F5, Washington, DC 

20555–0001. Telephone: (301) 415–

6607; e-mail: john.buckley@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1.0 Introduction 

Below is a summary of the 

Environmental Assessment (EA). The 

complete EA is available in Agencywide Documents Access Management 

System (ADAMS), at Accession No.: 

ML080920594. 

1.1 Background 

Homestake Mining Corporation 

(HMC), through a variety of partnerships 

and joint venture associations, operated 

a uranium milling operation in Cibola 

County, New Mexico, beginning in 

1958, and continuing through 1990. The 

site is north of the City of Grants in 

Section 26, Township 12 North, Range 

10 West. Since 1990, the site has been 

in reclamation. Site reclamation 

includes facility decommissioning, 

tailings impoundment area restoration, 

groundwater restoration and 

monitoring, and post-closure care and 

monitoring. The site is licensed under 

NRC License SUA–1471. During 

operations, approximately 22 million 

tons of ore were milled at the site, using 

a conventional alkaline leach process 

(NRC, 1993). From 1993 to 1995, the 

mill was decommissioned and 

demolished. After the mill was 

demolished, final surface reclamation 

commenced in accordance with the 

amended U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) requirements (NRC, 

2006). Surface reclamation is nearly 

complete, with final reclamation and 

stabilization to be completed after 

groundwater restoration is completed. 

Groundwater contamination from past 

mill activities remains, and groundwater 

restoration is the primary activity 

occurring at the site. Once groundwater 

quality restoration is complete and 

approved, the site will be transferred to 

the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 

which will have the responsibility for 

long-term site care and maintenance. 

HMC currently manages a 

groundwater restoration program, as 

defined by NRC License SUA–1471, and 

New Mexico Environment Department 

(NMED) Discharge Plan (DP), DP–200 

and DP–725 (HMC, 2007b). The current 

groundwater restoration program is also 

under the oversight of the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

Region VI Superfund Program. The 

restoration program is a dynamic 

ongoing strategy based on a 

groundwater reclamation plan, which 

began in 1977. Additional evaluation of 

the groundwater restoration program 

recently has identified the need to 

extend the program, by approximately 

four years, to 2017 to finish cleanup 

objectives. HMC’s long-term goal is to 

restore the groundwater aquifer system 

in the area, as close as practicable, to the 

up-gradient groundwater quality 

background levels. The restoration 

program is designed to remove target 

contaminants from the groundwater 

through use of injection and collection 

systems, utilizing deep-well supplied 

fresh water or water produced from the 

reverse osmosis (RO) plant. A 

groundwater collection area has been 

established and is hydraulically 

bounded by a down-gradient perimeter 

of injection and infiltration systems 

comprising groundwater wells and 

infiltration lines (NRC, 2007b). The RO 

plant has operated at the site since late 

1999 to augment groundwater clean-up 

activities. A series of collection wells is 

used to collect the contaminated water, 

which is pumped to the RO plant for 

treatment or, alternatively, pumped to a 

series of evaporation ponds. 

HMC seeks NRC approval to increase 

its evaporation and storage capacity to 

increase the rate of groundwater 

restoration by constructing a third 

evaporation pond (EP3). To construct 

EP3, an amendment to the NRC License 

SUA–1471 is required. The amendment 

request addresses the construction of 

EP3 and site boundary expansion 

associated with locating EP3 north of 

the mill tailings impoundment and 

north of County Road 63. The site is 

regulated by the NRC pursuant to the 

requirements of title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations part 40 (10 CFR part 

40), ‘‘Domestic Licensing of Source 

Material.’’ The EA was prepared in 

accordance with NRC requirements in 

10 CFR 51 and with the associated 

guidance in NRC report NUREG–1748, 

‘‘Environmental Review Guidance for 

Licensing Actions Associated with 

NMSS Programs.’’ The EA assesses the 

likely impacts to the environment from 

HMC’s proposal to expand the current 

licensed boundary and to construct EP3 

for groundwater reclamation. 

1.2 The Proposed Action (Alternative 

B) 1

The proposed action is to amend 

Source Material License SUA–1471 to 

permit the expansion of the permitted 

operations boundary and to permit 

construction of EP3 for groundwater 

reclamation activities. The NRClicensed boundary would be expanded 

by approximately 185 acres (HMC, 

2006b). 

The proposed amendment to 

SUA–1471 would allow HMC to 

construct EP3 on HMC property north of 

the large tailings impoundment at a 

location in sections 22 and 23, 

approximately 1,800 feet north of 

County Road 63. A 50-foot wide access 

corridor would be constructed to access 

the proposed pond and to locate piping 

and associated infrastructures to the 

proposed pond area. The proposed area 

of impact for EP3 is approximately 33 

acres, including the service corridor and 

earthen containment dike. The 

evaporative surface area of the proposed 

pond is approximately 26.5 acres. The 

pond would be constructed as an atgrade facility, with cut and fill designed 

to be in rough balance. Therefore, no 

significant quantities of soil would be 

imported or exported from the site. The 

pond would have a double High Density 

Polyethylene (HDPE) liner with a leak 

detection/collection system. After 

groundwater remediation is complete, 

the pond would be removed and the 

area reclaimed (HMC, 2006b). 


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