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APPENDIX—Continued 

TAA petitions instituted between 5/4/09 and 5/8/09 

TA–W Subject firm 

(petitioners) Location Date of institution 

Date of 

petition 

65895 .......... Clarion Sintered Metals (IAM) .............................................................. Ridgway, PA ............... 05/06/09 04/26/09 

65896 .......... North River Boats (Wkrs) ..................................................................... Roseburg, OR ............. 05/06/09 04/09/09 

65897 .......... Mipox International (Comp) .................................................................. Hayward, CA ............... 05/06/09 05/05/09 

65898 .......... American and Efird, Inc. (Wkrs) ........................................................... Mount Holly, NC .......... 05/07/09 05/01/09 

65899 .......... John Maneely Company (Wheatland Tube Co.) (USWA) ................... Sharon, PA .................. 05/07/09 05/05/09

65900 .......... Biederlack of America Corporation (Comp) ......................................... Cumberland, MD ......... 05/07/09 05/05/09 

65901 .......... VWR International, LLC (State) ........................................................... West Chester, PA ....... 05/07/09 04/29/09 

65902 .......... Noranda Aluminum, Inc. (USW) ........................................................... New Madrid, MO ......... 05/07/09 05/06/09 

65903 .......... Mountain Skyliners, Inc. (Wkrs) ........................................................... Leavenworth, WA ........ 05/08/09 05/06/09 

65904 .......... Grand Rapids Controls (State) ............................................................. Rockford, MI ................ 05/08/09 04/08/09 

65905 .......... Umicore Autocat USA, Inc. (UAW) ...................................................... Catoosa, OK ............... 05/08/09 05/07/09 

65906 .......... Arrow Electronics (Wkrs) ...................................................................... Melville, NY ................. 05/08/09 04/18/09 

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BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Investigations Regarding Certifications 

of Eligibility To Apply for Worker 

Adjustment Assistance and Alternative 

Trade Adjustment Assistance 

Petitions have been filed with the 

Secretary of Labor under Section 221(a) 

of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and 

are identified in the Appendix to this 

notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, 

the Director of the Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance, Employment 

and Training Administration, has 

instituted investigations pursuant to 

Section 221(a) of the Act. 

The purpose of each of the 

investigations is to determine whether 

the workers are eligible to apply for 

adjustment assistance under Title II, 

Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations 

will further relate, as appropriate, to the 

determination of the date on which total 

or partial separations began or 

threatened to begin and the subdivision 

of the firm involved. 

The petitioners or any other persons 

showing a substantial interest in the 

subject matter of the investigations may 

request a public hearing, provided such 

request is filed in writing with the 

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance, at the address shown below, 

not later than June 26, 2009. 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written comments regarding the 

subject matter of the investigations to 

the Director, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance, at the address 

shown below, not later than June 26, 

2009. 

The petitions filed in this case are 

available for inspection at the Office of 

the Director, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance, Employment 

and Training Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room N–5428, 

200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20210. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of 

May 2009. 

Linda G. Poole, 

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

Appendix 

TAA PETITIONS INSTITUTED BETWEEN 5/11/09 AND 5/15/09 

TA–W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of 

institution 

Date of 

petition 

65907 ......................... Tecumseh Products (Wkrs) .......................... Verona, MS .................................................. 05/11/09 05/07/09 

65908 ......................... DJ Fashions, LLC (Comp) ........................... New York, NY ............................................... 05/11/09 05/08/09 

65909 ......................... Northwest Metals, Inc. (Wkrs) ...................... Okolona, OH ................................................. 05/11/09 05/06/09 

65910 ......................... Jeld Wen/Ben Fab (Wkrs) ............................ Klamath Falls, OR ........................................ 05/11/09 05/04/09 

65911 ......................... Wall Printing Company (Comp) ................... High Point, NC ............................................. 05/12/09 05/11/09 

65912 ......................... L and L Products (Wkrs) .............................. Romeo, MI .................................................... 05/12/09 05/09/09 

65913 ......................... Performance Powder Coating, LLC (Wkrs) Kokomo, IN ................................................... 05/12/09 05/08/09 

65914 ......................... Alliance Machine Systems International 

(Wkrs).

Spokane Valley, WA .................................... 05/13/09 04/24/09 

65915 ......................... Bauhaus USA, Inc. (Comp) .......................... Saltillo, MS ................................................... 05/13/09 05/12/09 

65916 ......................... Paramount Apparel Industries (Wkrs) .......... Winona, MO ................................................. 05/13/09 04/16/09 

65917 ......................... BonaKemi USA, Inc. (Comp) ....................... Monroe, NC .................................................. 05/14/09 05/13/09 

65918 ......................... Wabash Alloys, LLC (Wkrs) ......................... Tipton, IN ...................................................... 05/14/09 05/13/09 

65919 ......................... Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (Wkrs) .... Lexington, KY ............................................... 05/14/09 05/11/09 

65920 ......................... Toyal America, Inc. (Comp) ......................... Lockport, IL ................................................... 05/15/09 05/14/09 

65921 ......................... Newport Corporation (Comp) ....................... Irvine, CA ...................................................... 05/15/09 05/15/09 

65922 ......................... Seton Identifiction Products, Inc. (Wkrs) ...... Branford, CT ................................................. 05/15/09 05/11/09 

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[FR Doc. E9–14073 Filed 6–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Disability Employment Policy 

[SGA 09–03] 

Registered Apprenticeship for Youth 

and Young Adults With Disabilities 

Initiative; Solicitation for Cooperative 

Agreements. 

Announcement Type: New Notice of 

Availability of Funds and Solicitation 

for Grant Applications (SGA) for 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: SGA 

09–03. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 17.720. 

DATES: Key Date: Applications must be 

received thirty (30) days after the 

publication date in the Federal Register. 

Executive Summary: The U.S. 

Department of Labor (‘‘DOL’’ or 

‘‘Department’’), Office of Disability 

Employment Policy (ODEP) and the 

DOL’s Employment and Training 

Administration’s (ETA) Office of 

Apprenticeship (OA) announce the 

availability of approximately $400,000 

to fund cooperative agreements to 

conduct two pilot projects to develop 

models to improve systems capacity to 

provide inclusive Registered 

Apprenticeship training and preapprenticeship training to youth and 

young adults with disabilities with a 24- 

month period of performance, and the 

possibility of up to 3 additional option 

years of funding at the discretion of the 

Department depending on the 

availability of funds and satisfactory 

performance. Under this initiative, 

funding will be awarded through a 

competitive process to two consortia to 

research, test, and evaluate innovative 

systems models for providing inclusive 

integrated apprentice training in a highgrowth industry to youth and young 

adults with disabilities, including those 

with the most significant disabilities, 

between the ages of 16 and 27. To be 

considered for an award, consortium 

applying for the grant must have 

representation from each of the 

following four organization types: 

1. A Registered Apprenticeship 

Program (RAP) sponsor in a high-growth 

industry sector; 

2. A community-based organization 

(CBO) with demonstrated experience 

securing job training services from 

established training institutions such as 

community colleges, and providing 

placement and support services to 

apprentices in high-growth industries; 

3. A public/private non-profit or forprofit organization, which may be faithbased, with demonstrated experience 

providing employment and training 

services and employment related 

support services to people with 

disabilities; and 

4. An educational institution. 

This solicitation provides background 

information, describes the application 

submission requirements, outlines the 

process that eligible entities must use to 

apply for funds covered by this 

solicitation, and outlines the evaluation 

criteria used as a basis for selecting the 

grantees. 

Application and submission 

information is explained in detail in 

Part IV of this SGA. There will be a 

Prospective Applicant Webinar held for 

this grant competition. The date and 

access information for this Prospective 

Applicant Webinar will be posted on 

ODEPs Web site at http://www.dol.gov/ 

odep. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

solicitation consists of eight parts: 

• Part I provides a description of this 

funding opportunity. 

• Part II describes the size and nature 

of the anticipated awards. 

• Part III describes eligibility 

information. 

• Part IV provides information on the 

application and submission process. 

• Part V describes the criteria against 

which applications will be reviewed 

and explains the proposal review 

process. 

• Part VI provides award 

administration information. 

• Part VII contains DOL agency 

contact information. 

• Part VIII lists additional resources 

of interest to applicants and other 

information. 

Part I. Funding Opportunity 

Description 

1. Background 

The Office of Disability Employment 

Policy provides national leadership by 

developing and influencing disabilityrelated employment policies and 

practices. A five-year strategic plan 

guides ODEP in achieving its mission by 

identifying long-term strategic and 

outcome goals as well as shorter-term 

intermediate and performance goals. In 

addition to measuring agency 

performance, as required by the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA), the strategic plan sets forth 

a road map for prioritizing the 

formulation and dissemination of 

innovative employment policies and 

practices to service delivery systems 

and employers. 

ODEP’s annual goal is to build 

knowledge and advance disability 

employment policy that affects and 

promotes systems change. The agency’s 

long- and short-term goals focus efforts 

on initiatives that bring about this level 

of change. In short, ODEP develops 

policies and strategies that will: 

• Enhance the capacity of service 

delivery systems to provide appropriate 

and effective services and supports to 

youth and adults with disabilities. 

• Increase planning and coordination 

within service delivery systems to 

develop and improve systems, 

processes, and services. 

• Improve individualization of 

services to better assist youth and adults 

with disabilities in seeking, obtaining, 

and retaining employment or selfemployment. 

• Increase employer access to 

supports and services to meet their 

employment needs. 

• Increase the quality of competencybased training for service delivery 

systems. 

• Increase the adoption of universal 

strategies for service provision. 

• Develop partnerships with and 

among critical stakeholders to 

effectively leverage available resources 

and facilitate implementation of 

practices and policies that increase 

employment and self-employment 

opportunities and the recruitment, 

retention, and promotion of youth and 

adults with disabilities. 

As required by the Government 

Performance and Results Act, the 

following three output measures inform 

ODEP of its progress in meeting its 

annual goal of building knowledge and 

advancing disability employment 

policy: 

1. The number of policy-related 

documents. 

2. The number of formal agreements. 

3. The number of effective practices. 

These performance measures generate 

results that in turn support the 

achievement of the following outcome 

goals: Increased Awareness/Knowledge 

Transfer; Adoption/Implementation of 

Policies and/or Effective Practices; and 

Customer Satisfaction with ODEP’s 

Products and Services. Achievement of 

these outcome goals will eventually lead 

to the creation of Most Significant 

Changes (MSCs) in systems and entities 

affecting employment opportunities for 

people with disabilities. 

Developing the talents, skills and 

capabilities of the workforce has always 

played an important part in our nation’s 

economic strength. The 21st century 

economic landscape is rapidly changing 

as technology and globalization alter the 

nature of work and the skills and 

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