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Devices for Connecting Computers via 

Telephone Lines, Inv. No. 337–TA–360, 

USITC Pub. No. 2843 (December 1994) 

(Commission Opinion). 

If the Commission contemplates some 

form of remedy, it must consider the 

effects of that remedy upon the public 

interest. The factors the Commission 

will consider include the effect that an 

exclusion order and/or cease and desist 

orders would have on (1) The public 

health and welfare, (2) competitive 

conditions in the U.S. economy, (3) U.S. 

production of articles that are like or 

directly competitive with those that are 

subject to investigation, and (4) U.S. 

consumers. The Commission is 

therefore interested in receiving written 

submissions that address the 

aforementioned public interest factors 

in the context of this investigation. 

If the Commission orders some form 

of remedy, the U.S. Trade 

Representative, as delegated by the 

President, has 60 days to approve or 

disapprove the Commission’s action. 

See Presidential Memorandum of July 

21, 2005, 70 FR 43251 (July 26, 2005). 

During this period, the subject articles 

would be entitled to enter the United 

States under bond, in an amount 

determined by the Commission and 

prescribed by the Secretary of the 

Treasury. The Commission is therefore 

interested in receiving submissions 

concerning the amount of the bond that 

should be imposed if a remedy is 

ordered. 

Written Submissions: The parties to 

the investigation are requested to file 

written submissions on the issues 

identified in this notice. Parties to the 

investigation, interested government 

agencies, and any other interested 

parties are encouraged to file written 

submissions on the issues of remedy, 

the public interest, and bonding. Such 

submissions should address the 

recommended determination by the ALJ 

on remedy and bonding. Complainants 

and the IA are also requested to submit 

proposed remedial orders for the 

Commission’s consideration. 

Complainants are also requested to state 

the dates that the patents expire and the 

HTSUS numbers under which the 

accused products are imported. The 

written submissions and proposed 

remedial orders must be filed no later 

than close of business on Monday, 

October 27, 2008. Reply submissions 

must be filed no later than the close of 

business on Monday, November 3, 2008. 

No further submissions on these issues 

will be permitted unless otherwise 

ordered by the Commission. 

Persons filing written submissions 

must file the original document and 12 

true copies thereof on or before the 

deadlines stated above with the Office 

of the Secretary. Any person desiring to 

submit a document to the Commission 

in confidence must request confidential 

treatment unless the information has 

already been granted such treatment 

during the proceedings. All such 

requests should be directed to the 

Secretary of the Commission and must 

include a full statement of the reasons 

why the Commission should grant such 

treatment. See 19 CFR 210.6. Documents 

for which confidential treatment by the 

Commission is sought will be treated 

accordingly. All nonconfidential written 

submissions will be available for public 

inspection at the Office of the Secretary. 

The authority for the Commission’s 

determination is contained in section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in 

sections 210.42–46 and 210.50 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 210.42–46 and 

210.50). 

Issued: October 9, 2008. 

By order of the Commission. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–24553 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of International Labor Affairs; 

Request for Information on Forced/ 

Indentured Child Labor Pursuant to 

Executive Order 13126 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor. 

ACTION: Request for information on 

forced child labor in the production of 

bricks, coal, foundry products, 

chemicals, cotton, grape products, toys, 

and fireworks in China. 

SUMMARY: This notice is a request for 

information to assist the Department of 

Labor in conducting a review of a 

submission on forced child labor in the 

production of bricks, coal, foundry 

products, chemicals, cotton, grape 

products, toys, and fireworks in China. 

This review is being conducted 

pursuant to Executive Order 13126 

(‘‘Prohibition of Acquisition of Products 

Produced by Forced or Indentured Child 

Labor’’) and the ‘‘Procedural Guidelines 

for Maintenance of the List of Products 

Requiring Federal Contractor 

Certification as to Forced or Indentured 

Child Labor’’ at 48 CFR Subpart 22.15. 

The Department anticipates that 

written information regarding forced 

child labor in the above products in 

China will aid it in determining, in 

consultation with the Departments of 

State and Homeland Security, whether 

these products, and their originating 

country, should be added to the 

Executive Order list. 

DATES: Submitters of information are 

requested to provide two (2) copies of 

their written submission to the Office of 

Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human 

Trafficking (OCFT) at the address below 

by 5 p.m., December 15, 2008. 

To Submit Information, or for Further 

Information, Contact: OCFT, Bureau of 

International Labor Affairs, U.S. 

Department of Labor at (202) 693–4843 

(this is not a toll free number). 

Information may be submitted by the 

following methods: 

• Facsimile (fax): OCFT at 202–693– 

4830. 

• Mail, Express Delivery, Hand 

Delivery, and Messenger Service: 

Brandie Sasser at U.S. Department of 

Labor, OCFT, Bureau of International 

Labor Affairs, 200 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Room S–5317, Washington, DC 

20210. 

• E-mail: EO13126@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Executive Order No. 13126, which 

was published in the Federal Register 

on June 16, 1999 (64 FR 32383–32385), 

declared that it was ‘‘the policy of the 

United States Government’’ that the 

executive agencies shall take 

appropriate actions to enforce the laws 

prohibiting the manufacture or 

importation of good, wares articles, and 

merchandise mined, produced or 

manufactured wholly or in part by 

forced or indentured child labor.’’ 

Pursuant to the Executive Order, and 

following public notice and comment, 

the Department of Labor published in 

the January 18, 2001, Federal Register, 

a final list of products (the ‘‘List’’), 

identified by their country of origin, that 

the Department, in consultation and 

cooperation with the Departments of 

State and Treasury [relevant 

responsibilities now within the 

Department of Homeland Security], had 

a reasonable basis to believe might have 

been mined, produced or manufactured 

with forced or indentured child labor 

(66 FR 5353). In addition to the List, the 

Department also published on January 

18, 2001, ‘‘Procedural Guidelines for 

Maintenance of the List of Products 

Requiring Federal Contractor 

Certification as to Forced or Indentured 

Child Labor,’’ which provide for 

maintaining, reviewing, and, as 

appropriate, revising the list of products 

required by Executive Order 13126 (66 

FR 5351). The List can be accessed on 

the Internet at http://www.dol.gov/ilab 


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or can be obtained from: Office of Child 

Labor, Forced Labor and Human 

Trafficking, Bureau of International 

Labor Affairs, Room S–5317, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; 

telephone: (202) 693–4843; fax (202) 

693–4830. A copy of the Procedural 

Guidelines is also available from OCFT. 

Pursuant to Section 3 of the Executive 

Order, the Federal Acquisition 

Regulatory Councils published a final 

rule in the Federal Register on January 

18, 2001, providing that federal 

contractors who supply products that 

appear on the List issued by the 

Department of Labor must certify to the 

contracting officer that the contractor, 

or, in the case of an incorporated 

contractor, a responsible official of the 

contractor, has made a good faith effort 

to determine whether forced or 

indentured child labor was used to 

mine, produce or manufacture any 

product furnished under the contract 

and that, on the basis of those efforts, 

the contractor is unaware of any such 

use of child labor. The regulation also 

imposes other requirements with 

respect to contracts for products on the 

Department of Labor’s List. See 48 CFR 

Subpart 22.15. 

II. China Executive Order Submission 

The Department of Labor accepted for 

review a submission under Executive 

Order 13126 regarding the use of forced 

child labor in the production of bricks, 

coal, foundry products, chemicals, 

cotton, grape products, toys, and 

fireworks in China. Since accepting the 

submission for official review, OCFT 

has been collecting and assessing 

additional information on the topic from 

a variety of sources. 

III. Definition of Forced/Indentured 

Child Labor 

Under Section 6(c) of Executive Order 

13126: 

‘‘Forced or indentured child labor’’ 

means all work or service— 

(1) Exacted from any person under the 

age of 18 under the menace of any 

penalty for its nonperformance and for 

which the worker does not offer himself 

voluntarily; or 

(2) Performed by any person under 

the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the 

enforcement of which can be 

accomplished by process or penalties. 

Information Sought 

The Department is requesting 

information about forced child labor in 

the production of bricks, coal, foundry 

products, chemicals, cotton, grape 

products, toys, and/or fireworks in 

China, as well as information on efforts 

made by the Government of China to 

address these problems. This notice is a 

general solicitation of comments from 

the public. All submitted comments will 

be made a part of the record of the 

review referred to above and will be 

available for public inspection. 

Signed at Washington, DC this 9th day of 

October 2008. 

Marcia Eugenio, 

Director, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor 

and Human Trafficking. 

[FR Doc. E8–24410 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment Standards Administration 

Proposed Extension of the Approval of 

Information Collection Requirements 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a preclearance 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. Currently, the 

Employment Standards Administration 

is soliciting comments concerning its 

proposal to extend OMB approval of the 

information collection: Request to be 

Selected as Payee (CM–910). A copy of 

the proposed information collection 

request can be obtained by contacting 

the office 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 

December 15, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418, 

fax (202) 693–1451, E-mail 

bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one 

method of transmission for comments 

(mail, fax, or E-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background: The Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977, as 

amended, 30 U.S.C. 901, provides for 

the payment of benefits by the 

Department of Labor (DOL) to miners 

who are totally disabled due to 

pneumoconiosis and to certain 

survivors of the miner. If a beneficiary 

is incapable of handling his or her 

affairs, the person or institution 

responsible for their care is required to 

apply to receive the benefit payments on 

the beneficiary’s behalf. The CM–910 is 

the form completed by the 

representative payee applicants. The 

payee applicant completes the form and 

mails it for evaluation to the district 

office that has jurisdiction over the 

beneficiary’s claim file. Regulations 

20 CFR 725.505–513 require the 

collection of this information. This 

information collection is currently 

approved for use through April 30, 

2009. 

II. Review Focus: The Department of 

Labor is particularly interested in 

comments which: 

• 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; 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. 

III. Current Actions: The Department 

of Labor seeks the approval for the 

extension of this currently approved 

information collection in order to carry 

out its responsibility to evaluate an 

applicant’s ability to be a representative 

payee. If the Program were not able to 

screen representative payee applicants 

the beneficiary’s best interest would not 

be served. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Employment Standards 

Administration. 

Title: Request to be Selected as Payee. 

OMB Number: 1215–0166. 

Agency Number: CM–910. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for profit; 

Not-for-profit institutions. 

Average Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Total Respondents: 2,500. 


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