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APPENDIX—Continued 

[TAA petitions instituted between 8/18/08 and 8/22/08] 

TA–W Subject firm (Petitioners) Location Date of 

institution 

Date of 

petition 

63885 ........... Cochrane Furniture Company (Comp) .................................... Lincolnton, NC ........................ 08/18/08 08/15/08 

63886 ........... Geo Specialty Chemicals (State) ............................................. Gibbsboro, NJ ......................... 08/18/08 08/15/08 

63887 ........... Sun Microsystems, Inc. (State) ................................................ Broomfield, CO ....................... 08/18/08 08/15/08 

63888 ........... JCIM (Wkrs) ............................................................................. Franklin, TN ............................ 08/18/08 08/07/08 

63889 ........... Harris Stratex (Wkrs) ............................................................... San Jose, CA .......................... 08/18/08 08/05/08 

63890 ........... New Process Gear (Wkrs) ....................................................... East Syracuse, NY ................. 08/18/08 08/14/08 

63891 ........... Fluid Routing Solutions (UAW) ................................................ Detroit, MI ............................... 08/18/08 08/14/08 

63892 ........... Display Pack, Inc. (Wkrs) ......................................................... Grand Rapids, MI ................... 08/19/08 08/12/08 

63893 ........... Ingersoll-Rand/Harrow Products (State) .................................. New Haven, CT ...................... 08/19/08 08/18/08 

63894 ........... Unicord International, LLC (State) ........................................... Guntown, MS .......................... 08/19/08 08/11/08 

63895 ........... Sewall Gear Manufacturing (State) .......................................... St. Paul, MN ........................... 08/19/08 08/18/08 

63896 ........... Neoconix (State) ...................................................................... Sunnyvale, CA ........................ 08/19/08 08/11/08 

63897 ........... IACNA (Comp) ......................................................................... Canton, OH ............................. 08/19/08 08/18/08 

63898 ........... Magna Services of America, Inc. (State) ................................. Troy, MI ................................... 08/19/08 08/18/08 

63899 ........... Hughes Hardwood International, Inc. (Comp) ......................... Collinwood, TN ....................... 08/19/08 08/18/08 

63900 ........... Berne Furniture Company (Wkrs) ............................................ Berne, IN ................................. 08/19/08 08/15/08 

63901 ........... Southern Motion, Inc. (Comp) .................................................. Pontotoc, MS .......................... 08/19/08 08/18/08 

63902 ........... Belden (Wkrs) .......................................................................... Richmond, IN .......................... 08/19/08 06/18/08 

63903 ........... Gramercy Jewelry Manufacturing Corp (Comp) ...................... New York, NY ......................... 08/19/08 08/19/08 

63904 ........... Nestaway, LLC (UAW) ............................................................. Cleveland, OH ........................ 08/20/08 08/19/08 

63905 ........... ConAgra Foods (Wkrs) ............................................................ Omaha, NE ............................. 08/20/08 08/18/08 

63906 ........... Bel Power, Inc. (Comp) ............................................................ Westboro, MA ......................... 08/20/08 08/19/08 

63907 ........... Rayloc (Wkrs) ........................................................................... Williamsport, MD ..................... 08/20/08 08/19/08 

63908 ........... Becker, Inc., Manufacturing (IAMAW) ..................................... Kenosha, WI ........................... 08/20/08 08/15/08 

63909 ........... Auxora, Inc. (State) .................................................................. Baldwin Park, CA .................... 08/20/08 07/24/08 

63910 ........... Magna Services of America, Inc. (Magna Int’l) (State) ........... Greenville, MI .......................... 08/20/08 08/18/08 

63911 ........... Cypress Semiconductor (Texas), Inc. (Comp) ........................ Round Rock, TX ..................... 08/20/08 08/19/08 

63912 ........... Harley-Davidson Motor Co. (Wkrs) .......................................... York, PA .................................. 08/20/08 08/13/08 

63913 ........... Five Rivers Electronic Innovations, LLC (Comp) ..................... Greeneville, TN ....................... 08/21/08 08/19/08 

63914 ........... Less Labor, Inc. (Comp) .......................................................... Hopkinsville, KY ...................... 08/21/08 08/20/08 

63915 ........... Thermo King of Puerto Rico (State) ........................................ Arecibo, PR ............................. 08/21/08 08/13/08 

63916 ........... Walker Bay Boats (Comp) ....................................................... Yakima, WA ............................ 08/21/08 08/19/08 

63917 ........... Materials Management, Inc. (Comp) ....................................... Easley, SC .............................. 08/22/08 08/21/08 

63918 ........... Atlantic Wire Company (State) ................................................ Branford, CT ........................... 08/22/08 08/21/08 

63919 ........... Varian, Inc. (Wkrs) ................................................................... Walnut Creek, CA ................... 08/22/08 08/21/08 

63920 ........... Sealy Mattress Company (Comp) ............................................ Clarion, PA .............................. 08/22/08 08/21/08 

63921 ........... Nobel Automative TN, LLC (Wkrs) .......................................... Paris, TN ................................. 08/22/08 08/15/08 

63922 ........... Kongsberg Automotive, Inc. (Comp) ........................................ Selmer, TN .............................. 08/22/08 08/21/08 

63923 ........... Vanguard Furniture (Comp) ..................................................... Conover, NC ........................... 08/22/08 08/21/08 

[FR Doc. E8–20343 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–63,235] 

Southprint, Inc., Reidsville Division, 

Reidsville, NC; Notice of Negative 

Determination on Reconsideration 

On July 31, 2008, the Department 

issued an Affirmative Determination 

Regarding Application for 

Reconsideration for the workers and 

former workers of the subject firm. The 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register on August 7, 2008 (73 FR 

46037). 

The initial investigation resulted in a 

negative determination based on the 

finding that imports of screen-printing 

for apparel did not contribute 

importantly to worker separations at the 

subject firm and no shift of production 

to a foreign source occurred. 

In the request for reconsideration the 

petitioner alleged that business at the 

subject firm declined because the 

subject firm’s customers shifted screenprinting for apparel to foreign facilities. 

The petitioner provided an additional 

list of customers and alleged that these 

customers are importing screen-printing 

for apparel. 

On reconsideration the Department of 

Labor surveyed these declining 

customers regarding their purchases of 

products like or directly competitive 

with screen-printing for apparel during 

2006, 2007 and January through March, 

2008 over the corresponding 2007 

period. The survey revealed that the 

customers did not import products like 

or directly competitive with screenprinting for apparel during the relevant 

period. 

The fact that the subject firm’s 

customers are shifting their production 

abroad is not relevant to this 

investigation. According to section 

(a)(2)(B) of the Trade Act, in order to be 

eligible for TAA on the basis of a shift 

in production abroad, the shift in 

production must be implemented by the 

subject firm or its subdivision. 

In this case, the subject firm did not 

import screen-printing for apparel nor 

was there a shift in production from 

subject firm abroad during the relevant 

period. 

Conclusion 

After reconsideration, I affirm the 

original notice of negative 

determination of eligibility to apply for 

worker adjustment assistance for 

workers and former workers of 

Southprint, Inc., Reidsville Division, 

Reidsville, North Carolina. 


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Signed at Washington, DC this 26th day of 

August, 2008. 

Elliott S. Kushner, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–20346 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–63,668] 

R.D. Reeves Construction, Inc., 

Employed On-Site at Longview Timber, 

Longview, WA; Notice of Termination 

of Investigation 

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade 

Act of 1974, as amended, an 

investigation was initiated on July 10, 

2008, in response to a worker petition 

filed by an AFL–CIO official on behalf 

of workers of R.D. Reeves Construction, 

Inc. employed on-site at Longview 

Timber, Longview, Washington. 

The petitioner is not an authorized 

representative of the group of workers 

covered by this petition, rendering this 

petition invalid. Consequently, further 

investigation in this case would serve 

no purpose, and the investigation has 

been terminated. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of 

August 2008. 

Richard Church, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–20350 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

[TA–W–63,718] 

Martinrea Heavy Stamping Division, 

Shelbyville, KY; Notice of Termination 

of Investigation 

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade 

Act of 1974, as amended, an 

investigation was initiated on July 21, 

2008 in response to a petition filed by 

a One-Stop office on behalf of workers 

of Martinrea, Heavy Stamping Division, 

Shelbyville, Kentucky. 

The Department determined that the 

petitioner was not a One-Stop operator 

or partner but rather a former worker. A 

petition filed by workers must be 

completed and signed by three affected 

workers. Accordingly, the petition is 

deemed invalid and the investigation 

under this petition is terminated. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of 

August, 2008 

Linda G. Poole, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–20342 Filed 9–2–08; 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 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. 

Currently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

(BLS) is soliciting comments concerning 

the proposed extension of the ‘‘Local 

Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) 

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 below on or before 

November 3, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol 

Rowan, 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: 

Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The BLS has been charged by 

Congress (29 U.S.C. 1 and 2) with the 

responsibility of collecting and 

publishing monthly information on 

employment, the average wage received, 

and the hours worked by area and 

industry. The process for developing 

residency-based employment and 

unemployment estimates is a 

cooperative Federal-State program 

which uses employment and 

unemployment inputs available in State 

Workforce Agencies. 

The labor force estimates developed 

and issued in this program are used for 

economic analysis and as a tool in the 

implementation of Federal economic 

policy in such areas as employment and 

economic development under the 

Workforce Investment Act and the 

Public Works and Economic 

Development Act, among others. 

The estimates also are used in 

economic analysis by public agencies 

and private industry, and for State and 

area funding allocations and eligibility 

determinations according to legal and 

administrative requirements. 

Implementation of current policy and 

legislative authorities could not be 

accomplished without collection of the 

data. 

The reports and manual covered by 

this request are integral parts of the 

LAUS program insofar as they insure 

and/or measure the timeliness, quality, 

consistency, and adherence to program 

directions of the LAUS estimates and 

related research. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for an 

extension of the information collection 

request that makes up the LAUS 

program. All aspects of the program are 

automated. All data are entered directly 

into BLS-provided systems. 

The BLS, as part of its responsibility 

to develop concepts and methods by 

which States prepare estimates under 

the LAUS program, developed a manual 

for use by the States. The manual 

explains the conceptual framework for 

the State and area estimates of 

employment and unemployment, 

specifies the procedures to be used, 

provides input information, and 

discusses the theoretical and empirical 

basis for each procedure. This manual is 

updated on a regular schedule. The 

LAUS program implemented a major 

program redesign in January 2005. The 

Redesign was announced in the Federal 

Register on November 8, 2004. 

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; 


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