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BILLING CODE 4410-15-M DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-54,242 and TA-W-54,242A] Badger Paper Mills, Inc., Pestigo, WI, and Oconto Falls, WI; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a split determination regarding workers' eligibility to apply for benefits available under the Trade Adjustment Assistance

(TAA)Program. On March 22, 2004, the Department certified workers of Badger Paper Mills, Inc., Peshtigo, Wisconsin as eligible to apply for TAA but not Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA). The Department's Notice was published in the **Federal Register** on May 24, 2004 (69 FR 29578). On May 25, 2004, a Revised Determination on Reconsideration regarding the workers' eligibility to apply for ATAA was issued. The Department's Notice was published in the **Federal Register** on June 8, 2004 (69 FR 32046). At the request of a company official, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The company official stated that the petition was intended to cover workers at the Peshtigo and Oconto Falls, Wisconsin facilities. Information provided by the company official reveals that a significant proportion of workers at the Oconto Falls, Wisconsin facility were separated or threatened with separation during the relevant period and that the two Badger Paper Mills facilities operate as one manufacturing unit producing paper products. Further, new information provided by the company official reveal that a significant portion of workers at the Oconto Falls, Wisconsin facility are age fifty years or older, that workers possess skills which are not easily transferable to other jobs in the local area, and that conditions in the industry are adverse. Based on these findings, the Department is amending this certification to include employees of Badger Paper Mills, Inc., Oconto Falls, Wisconsin. The amended notice applicable to TA-W-54,242 is hereby issued as follows: All workers of Badger Paper Mills, Inc., Peshtigo, Wisconsin (TA-W-54,242) and Badger Paper Mills, Inc., Oconto Falls, Wisconsin (TA-W-54,242A) who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after February 9, 2003, through March 22, 2006, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, are also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974. Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of March 2006. Richard Church, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-4139 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-53,321] Charter Fabrics, Inc., New York, NY; Notice of Revised Determination of Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on Remand On February 14, 2006, the U.S. Court of International Trade (USCIT) granted the Department's motion for voluntary remand in *Former Employees of Charter Fabrics, Inc.* v. *United States Secretary of Labor* , Court No. 05-00652. A negative determination regarding the subject workers' eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

(ATAA)was issued on September 7, 2005. The determination stated that the investigation revealed that the skills of the worker group were easily transferable to other positions in the local commuting area. During the remand investigation, the Department contacted the human resources official at the subject firm for information related to the ATAA investigation. Information provided by this company official revealed that there were few available jobs in the local area and in the industry at the time of separation. At least five percent of the workforce at the subject firm is at least fifty years of age. Workers possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse. Conclusion After careful review of the additional facts obtained on reconsideration, I conclude that the requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, have been met for workers at the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification: “All workers of Charter Fabrics, Inc., New York, New York, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after September 29, 2002 through December 31, 2005, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.” Signed in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of March 2006. Elliott S. Kushner, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-4135 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-58,745] Duffy Tool & Stamping, LLC., Muncie, IN; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on January 30, 2006 in response to a worker petition filed by the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), Local 3054 on behalf of workers of Duffy Tool & Stamping, LLC., Muncie, Indiana. The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated. Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of March, 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-4128 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-58,883] Harris Bank, Chicago, IL; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on February 22, 2006, in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Harris Bank, Chicago, Illinois. The Department has determined that this petition is a photocopy of petition number TA-W-58,814, which was received on February 9, 2006. That petition investigation resulted in a negative determination issued on February 17, 2006, regarding the eligibility for workers of Harris N.A., Wire Transfer Department, a subsidiary of The Bank of Montreal Financial Group, Chicago, Illinois, to apply for worker adjustment assistance and alternative trade adjustment assistance. Consequently, further investigation would serve no purpose, and the investigation has been terminated. Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of March, 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-4126 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-58,671] Healthcare & Hospitality Products, Inc.; Sebastian Furniture Co. Division, Barling, AR; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on January 19, 2006 in response to a worker petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of workers at Healthcare & Hospitality Products, Inc., Sebastian Furniture Division, Barling, Arkansas. The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated. Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of February, 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-4127 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-58,773] Perfection Tool and Mold Corp Dayton, OH; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on February 1, 2006 in response to a worker petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Perfection Tool & Mold Corp., Dayton, Ohio. The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated. Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of March 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-4129 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-58,792] Staffing Solutions, El Paso, TX; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on February 6, 2006, in response to a worker petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Staffing Solutions, El Paso, Texas. The petition has been deemed invalid. The petitioner is not considered a company official. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated. Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of March 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-4131 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance for workers (TA-W) number and alternative trade adjustment assistance

(ATAA)by (TA-W) number issued during the periods of February 2006. In order for an affirmative determination to be made and a certification of eligibility to apply for directly-impacted (primary) worker adjustment assistance to be issued, each of the group eligibility requirements of section 222(a) of the Act must be met. I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following must be satisfied: A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated; B. The sales or production, or both, of such firm or subdivision have decreased absolutely; and C. Increased imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to the decline in sales or production of such firm or subdivision; or II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the following must be satisfied: A. A significant number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated; B. There has been a shift in production by such workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign county of articles like or directly competitive with articles which are produced by such firm or subdivision; and C. One of the following must be satisfied: 1. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of the articles is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States; 2. The country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of the articles to a beneficiary country under the Andean Trade Preference Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act; or 3. There has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of articles that are like or directly competitive with articles which are or were produced by such firm or subdivision. Also, in order for an affirmative determination to be made and a certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as an adversely affected secondary group to be issued, each of the group eligibility requirements of section 222(b) of the Act must be met.

(1)Significant number or proportion of the workers in the workers' firm or an appropriate subdivision of the firm have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated;

(2)The workers' firm (or subdivision) is a supplier or downstream producer to a firm (or subdivision) that employed a group of workers who received a certification of eligibility to apply for trade adjustment assistance benefits and such supply or production is related to the article that was the basis for such certification; and

(3)Either—

(A)The workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it supplied for the firm (or subdivision) described in paragraph

(2)accounted for at least 20 percent of the production or sales of the workers' firm; or

(B)A loss or business by the workers' firm with the firm (or subdivision) described in paragraph

(2)contributed importantly to the workers' separation or threat of separation. Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance The following certifications have been issued; the date following the company name and location of each determination references the impact date for all workers of such determination. The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of (a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of section 222 have been met. *TA-W-58,619; Woodard Furniture, LLC, Owosso, MI: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Formerly Westpoint Stevens, Inc., Corporate Office, West Point, GA: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623A; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Management Information Center, West Point, GA: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623B; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Management Information Center, Abbeville, AL: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623D; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Alamance Division Office, Burlington, NC: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623E; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Clemson Centre, Clemson, SC: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623H; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Opelika Division Office, Opelika, AL: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623I; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Engineering Office, Valley, AL: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623J; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Towel Operations Building, Valley, AL: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623K; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Wagram Division Office, Wagram, NC: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623L; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, New York, NY: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623M; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Atlanta, GA: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623N; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Chicago, IL: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623P; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Elkin, NC: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623Q; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Harrisburg, NC: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623S; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Minneapolis, MN: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623T; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Narragansett, RI: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623U; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Noblesville, IN: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623V; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Plano, TX: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623W; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Rogers, AR: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623X; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Roswell, GA: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623Y; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Clemson Centre, Clemson, SC: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623Z; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Clemson Centre, Abbeville, AL: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,640; Gamco Products, Henderson, KY: January 14, 2005.* *TA-W-58,697; Maxine Swim Group, Commerce, CA: January 4, 2005.* *TA-W-58,737; Plymouth Rubber Co., Canton, MA: January 27, 2005.* *TA-W-58,782; Ametek, Inc., Commercial Motors Division, Kent, OH: January 31, 2005.* *TA-W-58,787; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina, Including On Site Leased Workers of Job Seekers, Scottsboro, AL: January 27, 2005.* *TA-W-58,801; Sony Electronics, Inc., Projection CRT Division, Leased Workers of Aerotek & Staffmark, Mt. Pleasant, PA: February 7, 2005.* *TA-W-58,395; Boeing Company (The), Long Beach Division, Long Beach, CA: November 18, 2004.* *TA-W-58,625; Cadence Innovation, Formerly Known as New Venture Industries, Grand Blanc, MI: January 11, 2005.* *TA-W-58,522; DMB Hosiery, Inc., Fort Payne, AL: December 13, 2004.* *TA-W-58,702; Kim Fai, Inc., San Francisco, CA: January 19, 2005.* The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of (a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of section 222 have been met. *TA-W-58,573; Cardell Corporation, dba Molex Automotive, Auburn Hills, MI: December 21, 2004.* *TA-W-58,626; Nutone, Inc., Cincinnati, OH: January 11, 2005.* *TA-W-58,758; Sony Electronics, Inc., Sony Direct View Set Assembly Division, On-Site Leased Workers Aerotek & Staffmark, Mt. Pleasant, PA: January 31, 2005.* *TA-W-58,806; Intier Automotive Seating of America, Inc., Romech Division, Red Oak, IA: February 7, 2005.* *TA-W-58,834; Morgan Advanced Technologies, USA, Exeter, RI: January 30, 2005.* *TA-W-58,657; Young Stuff Apparel Group, New York, NY: January 13, 2005.* *TA-W-58,666; TYK America, Inc., Irvona, PA: January 18, 2005.* *TA-W-58,720; Kentucky Derby Hosiery Co., Inc., Plant 2, Including Leased Workers of Ablest Staffing, Mount Airy, NC: January 23, 2005.* The following certification has been issued. The requirement of supplier to a trade certified firm has been met. *TA-W-58,601; Gould Electronics, Inc., Div. of Nikko Materials Ltd, Chandler, AZ: January 9, 2005.* *TA-W-58,708; Cortina Fabrics, Inc., Swepsonville, NC: November 4, 2005.* The following certification has been issued. The requirement of downstream producer to a trade certified firm has been met. *None.* Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified. The investigation revealed that criterion (a)(2)(A)(I.A) and (a)(2)(B)(II.A) (no employment decline) has not been met. *TA-W-58,549; Vision Knit Technology, Inc., Gastonia, NC.* *TA-W-58,623AA; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Clemson Centre, Calhoun Falls, SC.* *TA-W-58,623C; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Biddeford Plant, Biddeford, ME.* *TA-W-58,623F; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Daleville, IN.* *TA-W-58,623G; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Longview Plant, Hickory, NC.* *TA-W-58,623O; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Daleville, IN.* *TA-W-58,623R; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Middletown, IN.* The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.B.)(Sales or production, or both, did not decline) and (a)(2)(B) (II.B) (shift in production to a foreign country) have not been met. *TA-W-58,777; JDS Uniphase, Inc., Agility Communications, Leased Workers From Spherion, Allentown, PA.* *TA-W-58,793; Sirenza Microdevices, Inc., Broomfield, CO.* The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B) (II.B) (No shift in production to a foreign country) have not been met. *TA-W-58,559; T and H Sewing Co., San Francisco, CA.* *TA-W-58,600; Tex-Tenn Corporation, Gray, TN.* *TA-W-58,604; Cohn Athletic Mfg. and Service Company, St. James, MO.* *TA-W-58,637; Carolina Mills, Inc., Dye and Finishing Group, Plant No. 9, Valdese, NC.* The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (Increased imports and

(B)(II.C) (has shifted production to a foreign country) have not been met. *None.* The workers firm does not produce an article as required for certification under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. *TA-W-58,808; Lexmark International, Inc., Supply Chain Workforce, Printing Solutions $ Services Div., Lexington, KY.* The investigation revealed that criteria

(2)has not been met. The workers firm (or subdivision) is not a supplier or downstream producer to trade-affected companies. *None.* Affirmative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance In order for the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance to issued a certification of eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

(ATAA)for older workers, the group eligibility requirements of section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act must be met. The following certifications have been issued; the date following the company name and location of each determination references the impact date for all workers of such determinations. In the following cases, it has been determined that the requirements of section 246(a)(3)(ii) have been met. I. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50 years of age or older. II. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are not easily transferable. III. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry ( *i.e.* , conditions within the industry are adverse). *TA-W-58,619; Woodard Furniture, LLC, Owosso, MI: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Formerly WestPoint Stevens, Inc., Corporate Office, WestPoint, GA: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623A; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Management Information Center, West Point, GA: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623B; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Management Information Center, Abbeville, AL: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623D; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Alamance Division Office, Burlington, NC: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623E; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Clemson Centre, Clemson, SC: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623H; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Opelika Division Office, Opelika, AL: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623I; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Engineering Office, Valley, AL: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623J; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Towel Operations Building, Valley, AL: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623K; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Wagram Division Office, Wagram, NC: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623L; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, New York, NY: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623M; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Atlanta, GA: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623N; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Chicago, IL: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623P; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Elkin, NC: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623Q; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Harrisburg, NC: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623S; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Minneapolis, MN: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623T; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Narragansett, RI: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623U; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Noblesville, IN: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623V; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Plano, TX: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623W; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Rogers, AR: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623X; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Roswell, GA: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623Y; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Clemson Centre, Clemson, SC: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,623Z; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Clemson Centre, Abbeville, AL: January 12, 2005.* *TA-W-58,640; Gamco Products, Henderson, KY: January 14, 2005.* *TA-W-58,737; Plymouth Rubber Co., Canton, MA: January 27, 2005.* *TA-W-58,782; Ametek, Inc., Commercial Motors Division, Kent, OH: January 31, 2005.* *TA-W-58,787; CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina, Including On Site Leased Workers of Job Seekers, Scottsboro, AL: January 27, 2005.* *TA-W-58,801; Sony Electronics, Inc., Projection CRT Division, Leased Workers of Aerotek & Staffmark, Mt. Pleasant, PA: February 7, 2005.* *TA-W-58,395; Boeing Company (The), Long Beach Division, Long Beach, CA: November 18, 2004.* *TA-W-58,625; Cadence Innovation, Formerly Known as New Venture Industries, Grand Blanc, MI: January 11, 2005.* *TA-W-58,522; DMB Hosiery, Inc., Fort Payne, AL: December 13, 2004.* *TA-W-58,702; Kim Fai, Inc., San Francisco, CA: January 19, 2005.* *TA-W-58,573; Cardell Corporation, dba Molex Automotive, Auburn Hills, MI: December 21, 2004.* *TA-W-58,626; Nutone, Inc., Cincinnati, OH: January 11, 2005.* *TA-W-58,758,; Sony Electronics, Inc., Sony Direct View Set Assembly Division, On-Site Leased Workers Aerotek & Staffmark, Mt. Pleasant, PA: January 31, 2005.* *TA-W-58,806; Intier Automotive Seating of America, Inc., Romech Division, Red Oak, IA: February 7, 2005.* *TA-W-58,657; Young Stuff Apparel Group, New York, NY: January 13, 2005.* *TA-W-58,666; TYK America, Inc., Irvona, PA: January 18, 2005.* *TA-W-58,720; Kentucky Derby Hosiery Co., Inc., Plant 2, Including Leased Workers of Ablest Staffing, Mount Airy, NC: January 23, 2005.* *TA-W-58,601; Gould Electronics, Inc., Div. of Nikko Materials Ltd., Chandler, AZ: January 9, 2005.* *TA-W-58,708; Cortina Fabrics, Inc., Swepsonville, NC: November 4, 2005.* Negative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance In order for the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance to issued a certification of eligibility to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

(ATAA)for older workers, the group eligibility requirements of section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act must be met. In the following cases, it has been determined that the requirements of section 246(a)(3)(ii) have not been met for the reasons specified. Since the workers are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA. . *TA-W-58,549; Vision Knit Technology, Inc., Gastonia, NC.* *TA-W-58,623AA; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Clemson Centre, Calhoun Falls, SC.* *TA-W-58,623C; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Biddeford Plant, Biddeford, ME.* *TA-W-58,623F; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Daleville, IN.* *TA-W-58,623G; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Longview Plant, Hickory, NC.* *TA-W-58,623O; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Daleville, IN.* *TA-W-58,623R; WestPoint Homes, Inc., Sales and Marketing Office, Middletown, IN.* *TA-W-58,777; JDS Uniphase, Inc., Agility Communications, Leased Workers From Spherion, Allentown, PA.* *TA-W-58,559; T and H Sewing Co., San Francisco, CA.* *TA-W-58,600; Tex-Tenn Corporation, Gray, TN.* *TA-W-58,604; Cohn Athletic Mfg. and Service Company, St. James, MO.* *TA-W-58,793; Sirenza Microdevices, Inc., Broomfield, CO.* *TA-W-58,808; Lexmark International, Inc., Supply Chain Workforce, Printing Solutions $ Services Div., Lexington, KY.* The Department as determined that criterion

(1)of section 246 has not been met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older. *None.* The Department as determined that criterion

(2)of Section 246 has not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily transferable. *TA-W-58,834; Morgan Advanced Technologies, USA, Exeter, RI.* *TA-W-58,697; Maxine Swim Group, Commerce, CA.* The Department has determined that criterion

(3)of section 246 has not been met. Competition conditions within the workers' industry are not adverse. *None.* I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the month of February 2006. Copies of these determinations are available for inspection in Room C-5311, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 during normal business hours or will be mailed to persons who write to the above address. Dated: March 6, 2006. Erica R. Cantor, Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-4141 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Notice of a Change in Status of an Extended Benefit

(EB)Period for Louisiana This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility under the EB Program for Louisiana. *Summary:* The following change has occurred since the publication of the last notice regarding the State's EB status: • Louisiana's 13-week insured unemployment rate for the week ending February 4, 2006, fell below the 5.0 percent threshold causing Louisiana's EB period that began October 30, 2005, to trigger “off” effective February 25, 2006. Information for Claimants The duration of benefits payable in the EB Program, and the terms and conditions on which they are payable, are governed by the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, as amended, and the operating instructions issued to the states by the U.S. Department of Labor. In the case of a state ending an EB period, the State Workforce Agency will furnish a written notice to each individual who is currently filing a claim for EB of the forthcoming end of the EB period and its effect on the individual's rights to EB (20 CFR 615.13 (c)(4)). Signed at Washington, DC, on March 3, 2006. Emily Stover DeRocco, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training. [FR Doc. E6-4124 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). ACTION: Request for comment. SUMMARY: The NCUA intends to submit the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This information collection is published to obtain comments from the public. DATES: Comments will be accepted until May 22, 2006. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to NCUA Clearance Officer: Clearance Officer: Mr. Neil McNamara, National Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3428, E-mail: *mcnamara@ncua.gov* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or a copy of the information collection request, should be directed to Tracy Sumpter at the National Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3428, or at

(703)518-6444. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal for the following collection of information: *OMB Number:* 3133-0138. *Form Number:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired. *Title:* Community Development Revolving Loan Program for Credit Union Application for Funds. *Description:* NCUA requests this information from credit unions to assess financial ability to repay the loans and to ensure that the funds are used to benefit the institution and the community it serves. The respondents are financial institutions that serve specific membership groups. *Estimated No. of Respondents/Recordkeepers:* 375. *Estimated Burden Hours Per Response:* 8 hours. *Frequency of Response:* Reporting, on occasion. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 200 hours. *Estimated Total Annual Cost:* $0. By the National Credit Union Administration Board on March 17, 2006. Mary Rupp, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-4130 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7535-01-P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Meetings of Humanities Panel AGENCY: The National Endowment for the Humanities, NFAH. ACTION: Notice of meetings. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meetings of Humanities Panels will be held at the Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael McDonald, Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC 20506; telephone

(202)606-8322. Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter may be obtained by contacting the Endowment's TDD terminal on

(202)606-8282. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed meetings are for the purpose of panel review, discussion, evaluation and recommendation on applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, including discussion of information given in confidence to the agency by the grant applicants. Because the proposed meetings will consider information that is likely to disclose trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential and/or information of a personal nature the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, pursuant to authority granted me by the Chairman's Delegation of Authority to Close Advisory Committee meetings, dated July 19, 1993, I have determined that these meetings will be closed to the public pursuant to subsections

(c)(4), and

(6)of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code. 1. *Date:* April 3, 2006. *Time:* 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. *Room:* 415. *Program:* This meeting will review applications for Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations, submitted to the Division of Public Programs at the February 6, 2006 deadline. 2. *Date:* April 7, 2006. *Time:* 8:30 to 5:30 p.m. *Room:* 415. *Program:* This meeting will review applications for Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives, submitted to the Division of Public Programs at the February 6, 2006 deadline. 3. *Date:* April 10, 2006. *Time:* 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. *Room:* 415. *Program:* This meeting will review applications for Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations, submitted to the Division of Public Programs at the February 6, 2006 deadline. 4. *Date:* April 19, 2006. *Time:* 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. *Room:* 315. *Program:* This meeting will review applications for Summer Seminars and Institutes for School Teachers, submitted to the Division of Education Programs at the March 1, 2006 deadline. 5. *Date:* April 20, 2006. *Time:* 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. *Room:* 315 *Program:* This meeting will review applications for Summer Seminars and Institutes for School Teachers, submitted to the Division of Education Programs at the March 1, 2006 deadline. 6. *Date:* April 21, 2006. *Time:* 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. *Room:* 315. *Program:* This meeting will review applications for Summer Seminars and Institutes for College and University Teachers, submitted to the Division of Education Programs at the March 1, 2006 deadline. 7. *Date:* April 21, 2006. *Time:* 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. *Room:* 421. *Program:* This meeting will review applications for Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations, submitted to the Division of Public Programs at the February 6, 2006 deadline. 8. *Date:* April 24, 2006. *Time:* 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. *Room:* 315. *Program:* This meeting will review applications for Summer Seminars and Institutes for School Teachers, submitted to the Division of Education Programs at the March 1, 2006 deadline. 9. * Date:* April 24, 2006. *Time:* 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. *Room:* 421. *Program:* This meeting will review applications for Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations, submitted to the Division of Public Programs at the February 6, 2006 deadline. 10. *Date:* April 25, 2006. *Time:* 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. *Room:* 315. *Program:* This meeting will review applications for Summer Seminars and Institutes for College and University Teachers, submitted to the Division of Education Programs at the March 1, 2006 deadline. 11. *Date:* April 25, 2006. *Time:* 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. *Room:* 415. *Program:* This meeting will review applications for We the People, submitted to the Office of Challenge Grants at the February 1, 2006 deadline. 12. *Date:* April 26, 2006. *Time:* 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. *Room:* 315. *Program:* This meeting will review applications for Summer Seminars and Institutes for School Teachers, submitted to the Division of Education Programs at the March 1, 2006 deadline. 13. *Date:* April 27, 2006. *Time:* 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. *Room:* 315. *Program:* This meeting will review applications for Summer Seminars and Institutes for College and University Teachers, submitted to the Division of Education Programs at the March 1, 2006 deadline. 14. *Date:* April 28, 2006. *Time:* 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. *Room:* 315. *Program:* This meeting will review applications for Summer Seminars and Institutes for College and University Teachers, submitted to the Division of Education Programs at the March 1, 2006 deadline. 15. *Date:* April 28, 2006. *Time:* 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. *Room:* 421. *Program:* This meeting will review applications for Humanities Projects in Media, submitted to the Division of Public Programs at the February 6, 2006 deadline. Michael McDonald, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E6-4093 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7536-01-P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board Public Service Award Committee; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following meeting: *Date and Time:* Thursday, March 23, 2006, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. est (teleconference meeting) *Place:* National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia. *Type of Meeting:* Closed. *Contact Person:* Mrs. Susan E. Fannoney, Executive Secretary, National Science Board Office, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: 703-292-8096. *Purpose of Meeting:* To provide advice and recommendations in the selection of the NSB Public Service Award recipients. *Agenda:* To review and evaluate nominations as part of the selection process for awards. *Reason for Late Notice:* Time and date of meeting were not established until March 14, 2006. *Reason for Closing:* The nominations being reviewed include information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute unwarranted invasions of personal privacy. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act. Dated: March 16, 2006. Susanne Bolton, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 06-2741 Filed 3-21-06; 8:45 am]

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