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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] 

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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 

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• 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; and 

• 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. 

Title: Local Area Unemployment 

Statistics (LAUS) Program. 

OMB Number: 1220–0017. 

Affected Public: State government. 

Total respondents Frequency Total responses 

Average time 

per response 

(hours) 

Estimated total 

burden 

(hours) 

LAUS 3040 ............................................................... 7277 13 94601 1.5 141902 

LAUS 8 ..................................................................... 52 11 572 1 572 

LAUS 15 ................................................................... 52 .12 6 2 12 

LAUS 16 ................................................................... 52 1 52 1 52 

Totals ................................................................ .......................... ............................ 95231 .......................... 142538 

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 27th day of 

August 2008. 

Cathy Kazanowski, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. E8–20320 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION 

BOARD 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection 

AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection 

Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA, 44 

U.S.C. 3501) the U.S. Merit Systems 

Protection Board (MSPB) has forwarded 

an information collection request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. This is 

a new information collection activity. 

This ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection and its estimated 

burden and cost. 

DATES: On June 4, 2008 (Federal 

Register, Volume 73, Number 108, pages 

31890–31891), MSPB sought public 

comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 

CFR 1320.8(d). MSPB received no 

comments. MSPB is submitting an ICR 

to OMB for review and approval 

according to the procedure prescribed in 

5 CFR 1320.12. Additional comments on 

this ICR should be submitted on or 

before October 3, 2008 to Brenda 

Aguilar at baguilar@omb.eop.gov, or fax 

at (202)–395–6974. 

ADDRESSES: You may also submit 

comments to Dr. Dee Ann Batten by 

mail: Office of Policy and Evaluation, 

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, 

1615 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20419 or by e-mail: 

deeann.batten@mspb.gov (please put 

‘‘Employee Survey’’ in the subject line 

of the message). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Dee Ann Batten by phone at (202) 653– 

6772, ext. 1411, or by e-mail to 

deeann.batten@mspb.gov (please put 

‘‘Employee Survey’’ in the subject line 

of the message). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Project: MSPB Survey on 

Federal Telework. The MSPB is asking 

for approval to collect information to 

support its study on Federal Telework. 

Federal employees will be asked to 

complete a survey(s) about their 

experiences with and perceptions of 

Telework and other related topics about 

their organizations and careers. This 

study is being conducted under MSPB’s 

statutory authority to ‘‘conduct, from 

time to time, special studies relating to 

the civil service and to other merit 

systems in the executive branch, and 

report to the President and to the 

Congress as to whether the public 

interest in a civil service free of 

prohibited personnel practices is being 

adequately protected.’’ (Section 1204 

Title 5 U.S.C.) In addition, the Code of 

Federal Regulations also describes the 

role of MSPB’s Office of Policy and 

Evaluation as responsible for carrying 

out ‘‘the Board’s statutory responsibility 

to conduct special reviews and studies 

of the civil service and other merit 

systems in the Executive Branch, as well 

as oversight reviews of the significant 

actions of the Office of Personnel 

Management.’’ 

Burden Statement 

Per respondent/participant: The 

reporting burden for the collection of 

information on this request is estimated 

to vary from 15 minutes to 30 minutes, 

with an average of 20 minutes for each 

participant, including time for 

reviewing instructions and completing 

and reviewing the collection of 

information. 

Respondents/participants/affected 

entities: Participants will be selected via 

stratified random sampling to facilitate 

representative samples of employees 

(including supervisory employees). 

Estimated number of respondents: We 

plan to survey up to 24,000 Federal 

employees. 

Frequency of response per 

participant: One response per 

participant. 

Estimated total annual hour burden: 

We estimate the response rate to be 60 

percent (14,400 total responses) 

resulting in an annual reporting burden 

of 4800 hours (.33 hours × 14,400). 

Dated: August 28, 2008. 

Timothy Korb, 

Acting Clerk of the Board. 

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