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limited relief against a respondent

found in default unless, after

consideration of public interest factors,

it finds that such relief should not issue.

If the Commission decides to issue a

limited exclusion order, it must

consider what the amount of the bond

should be during the Presidential

review period.

In connection with the final

disposition of this investigation, the

only potential remedy is a limited

exclusion order that would result in the

exclusion of sprinklers manufactured by

Watex from entry into the United States.

Accordingly, the Commission is

interested in receiving written

submissions that address the scope of

such an order. If a party seeks exclusion

of an article from entry into the United

States for purposes other than entry for

consumption, it should so indicate and

provide information establishing that

activities involving other types of entry

either are adversely affecting it or likely

to do so. For background, see In the

Matter of Certain Devices for Connecting

Computers via Telephone Lines, Inv.

No. 337–TA–360, USITC Pub. No. 2843

(December 1994) (Commission

Opinion).

If the Commission contemplates a

remedy, it must consider the effects of

that remedy upon the public interest.

The factors the Commission will

consider in this investigation include

the effect that a limited exclusion order

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 issues a limited

exclusion order, the President has 60

days to approve or disapprove the

Commission’s action. During this

period, the subject articles would be

entitled to enter the United States under

a 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.

Written Submissions

The parties to the investigation,

interested government agencies, and any

other interested parties are encouraged

to file written submissions on remedy,

the public interest, and bonding.

Complainant and the Commission

investigative attorney are also requested

to submit proposed limited exclusion

orders for the Commission’s

consideration. The written submissions

and proposed remedial orders must be

filed no later than close of business on

January 11, 2002. Reply submissions, if

any, must be filed no later than the close

of business on January 18, 2002. No

further submissions on these issues will

be permitted unless otherwise ordered

by the Commission.

Persons filing written submissions

must file with the Office of the Secretary

the original document and 14 true

copies thereof on or before the deadlines

stated above. Any person desiring to

submit a document (or portion thereof)

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 § 201.6 of the

Commission’s rules of practice and

procedure, 19 CFR 201.6. 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.

This action is taken under the

authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act

of 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and § 210.16 of

the Commission’s rules of practice and

procedure, 19 CFR 210.16.

Issued: December 11, 2001.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–30924 Filed 12–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Disability Employment Policy;

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Proposed collection;

Comment request; Employer

Assistance Referral Network (EARN)

AGENCY: Office of Disability

Employment Policy, Department of

Labor.

ACTION: Notice of proposed collection.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

conducts a preclearence consultation

process 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

process helps ensure that requested data

can be provided in the desired format,

reporting burdens are minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently the Office

of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

is soliciting comments concerning the

proposed data collection for the

following Employer Assistance Referral

Network (EARN) forms: EARN Provider

Enrollment Form; EARN Employer

Enrollment Form; EARN Employer and

Provider Surveys. A copy of the

proposed information collection request

(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the

office listed below in the address

section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office shown in the

address section below on or before

February 12, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Catherine Breitenbach, U.s.

Department of Labor, Office of Disability

Employment Policy, 1331 F Street, NW,

Third Floor, Washington, DC 20004.

Telephone: (202) 376–6200. This is not

a toll-free number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Catherine Breitenbach, telephone: (202)

376–6200, e-mail: Breitenbachcatherine@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Employer Assistance Referral

Network (EARN) is a new nationwide

service designed to provide employers

with a technical, educational, and

informational resource to simplify and

encourage the hiring of qualified

workers. Historically, disability

programs required employers to do

much of the work in the finding and

hiring of people with disabilities. The

Office of Disability Employment Policy

(ODEP) of the Department of Labor has

designed EARN to alleviate these

barriers and do much of the work for the

employer.

EARN is a new service from the Office

of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

of the Department of Labor. This referral

service links employers with providers

who refer appropriate candidates with

disabilities. The service is provided by

means of a nationwide toll-free Call

Center.

EARN is a service of the Office of

Disability Employment Policy which

was established pursuant to section 1(a)

(1) of the Consolidated Appropriations

Act, 2001 (Pub. L. 106–554) (enacting

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H.R. 5656, see Title I, ‘‘Departmental

Management’’) 29 U.S.C. 551 et seq.; 5

U.S.C. 301; and Executive Order 13187,

‘‘The President’s Disability Employment

Partnership Board (PDEPB) (January 10,

2001).

This service, and the data collection

component is authorized pursuant to

Pub. L. 106–554 which direct the Office

of Disability Policy to provides

initiatives such as EARN to ‘‘further the

objective of eliminating employment

barriers to the training and employment

of people with disabilities’’.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

The Department 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 Action

This proposed ICR covers four forms:

EARN Provider Enrollment Form, EARN

Employer Enrollment Form, EARN

Employer Survey and EARN Provider

Survey. The enrollment forms

(Employer Enrollment and Provider

Enrollment) will be used to enroll

provider and employers who wish to

participate and use this service. The

surveys (Employer Survey and Provider

Survey) will collect quantitative data on

participants’ levels of satisfaction with

individual service elements and their

satisfaction with the service as a whole.

The surveys will also solicit free-text

comments from participants regarding

the service.

Agency: U.S. Department of Labor,

Office of Disability Employment Policy.

Titles: EARN Provider Enrollment

Form, EARN Employer Enrollment

Form, EARN Employer Survey, EARN

Provider Survey.

OMB Number: 

Frequency: Once.

Affected Public: Participating

Employer and Service Providers.

Number of Respondents: EARN

Provider Enrollment Form—6,000,

EARN Employer Enrollment Form—

7,500, EARN Employer Survey—300,

EARN Provider Survey—300.

Estimated Time Per Respondent:

EARN Provider Enrollment Form—20

minutes, EARN Employer Enrollment

Form—20 minutes, EARN Employer

Survey—20 minutes, EARN Provider

Survey—20 minutes.

Total Burden Hours:

EARN Provider Enrollment Form—

1,980 hours, EARN Employer

Enrollment Form—2,475 hours, EARN

Employer Survey—100 hours, EARN

Provider Survey—100 hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0

for all.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): 0 for all.

Description: These surveys are

designed to collect data from service

providers and employers. For each

provider, we will collect Point of

Contact (POC) information and

information about the types of clients

the provider serves. We also request

information about the size of the

provider organization, whether a fee is

charged for placement services, and

employer references. For each employer,

we will collect information about the

number of employees, geographic

location, industry, specific jobs offered,

and Point of Contact (POC) information.

The Employer Survey and Provider

Survey will collect quantitative data on

participants’ levels of satisfaction with

individual service elements and their

satisfaction with the service as a whole.

The surveys will also solicit free-text

comments from participants regarding

the service. We will present survey data

in the aggregate for all Employers and

Providers. We will combine survey data

with system-generated data reports

containing demographic data for the

sample groups as well as performance

data for the Call Center.

Signed at Washington, DC this 9th day of

November, 2001.

William J. Mea,

Deputy Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–30854 Filed 12–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–23–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

December 6, 2001.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of each

individual ICR, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Department of

Labor. To obtain documentation contact

Marlene Howze at (202) 693–4158 or Email Howze-Marlene@dol.gov.

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, Office

of Management and Budget, Room

10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202)

395–7316), within 30 days from the date

of this publication in the Federal

Register.

The OMB 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 submission of

responses.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics

(BLS).

Title: BLS/OSHS Federal/State

Cooperative Agreement (Application

Package).

OMB Number: 1220–0149.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 57.

Number of Annual Responses: 285.

Estimated Time Per Response and

Total Burden Hours: