Notices. Notice of open stakeholder meeting and Webcast
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BILLING CODE 4410-15-M DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-59,936] C-Tech Industries Inc., Calumet, MI; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on August 22, 2006, in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at C-Tech Industries Inc., Calumet, Michigan. The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of September, 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-15080 Filed 9-12-06; 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 and Alternative Trade 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 period of August 21 through August 25, 2006. In order for an affirmative determination to be made for workers of a primary firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, 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 country 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 for secondarily affected workers of a firm and a certification issued regarding eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance, 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. 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. 1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50 years of age or older. 2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are not easily transferable. 3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry ( *i.e.* , conditions within the industry are adverse). 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 Section 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) of the Trade Act have been met. *None.* The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) of the Trade Act have been met. *TA-W-59,703; Demers Leather Sales, Lewiston, ME: July 11, 2005. * *TA-W-59,891; Ner Data Products, Inc., Denver, CO: August 11, 2005. * *TA-W-59,648; Adecco Staffing, Working On-Site at Sheaffer Mfg., Ft. Madison, IA: June 27, 2005.* The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA) of the Trade Act have been met. *None.* The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) of the Trade Act have been met. *None.* Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade 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 Section 222(a)(2)(A) (increased imports) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met. *TA-W-59,753; Noveon Corporation, Division of Lubrizol, Linden, NJ: July 19, 2005. * *TA-W-59,767; Cooper Standard Automotive, NVH Division, El Dorado, AR: August 24, 2006. * *TA-W-59,795; Handy and Harman Tube Company, Norristown, PA: July 26, 2005. * *TA-W-59,805; Stone Transport, Working On-Site at General Motors, Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.* *TA-W-59,806; Securitas Security Services USA, Automotive Division Services, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.* *TA-W-59,808; Quaker Chemical Corp., Working On-Site at General Motors, Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.* *TA-W-59,809; HSS, LLC, Working On-Site At General Motors, Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.* *TA-W-59,811; Comprehensive Logistics, Working On-Site At General Motors Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005. * *TA-W-59,814; Aerotek, A Subsidiary of Allegis Group, Lansing, MI: July 19, 2005.* *TA-W-59,834; Hamrick's, Inc., Plant 8, Asheboro, NC: August 1, 2005.* *TA-W-59,895; Affinia Brake Parts, Inc., Formerly Known as Dana Brake Parts, Division of Affinia, Inc., Litchfield, IL: August 11, 2005.* *TA-W-59,905; Shelby Group Manufacturing, Inc., Shelby Specialty Glove Div., Glenwood, AR: August 14, 2005.* *TA-W-59,568; East Palestine China Co., East Palestine, OH: June 13, 2005.* *TA-W-59,666; Berkline Benchcraft, LLC, Baldwyn Facility Plant 7, Baldwyn, MS: July 3, 2005.* *TA-W-59,715; Salisbury Manufacturing Corp., Salisbury, NC: June 28, 2005.* *TA-W-59,774; Cranston Print Works Co., Webster, MA: July 20, 2005.* *TA-W-59,802; New Haven Copper Co., Olin Corporation, Seymour, CT: July 26, 2005.* *TA-W-59,801; Shirts by Astro, LLC, Doyle, TN: July 21, 2005.* *TA-W-59,879; Fashion Avenue Knits, Inc., New York, NY: August 9, 2005.* The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(a)(2)(B) (shift in production) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met. *TA-W-59,658; Sanmina-SCI Corp., Personal Computer Mfg. Division, Plant 1474, Durham, NC: February 11, 2006.* *TA-W-59,658A; Sanmina-SCI Corp., Personal Computer Mfg. Division, Plant 1475, Durham, NC: February 11, 2006.* *TA-W-59,670; Preformed Line Products, Inc., Rogers, AR: July 5, 2005.* *TA-W-59,708; Capital Mercury Apparel, Ltd., Mar Bax Shirt Company, Gassville, AR: August 23, 2006.* *TA-W-59,786; United Plastics Group, Inc., Leased Workers of Select Temporary Services, Anaheim, CA: July 13, 2005.* *TA-W-59,869; Molson Coors Brewing Company, Memphis Division, Memphis, TN: August 8, 2005.* *TA-W-59,890; Markar Architectural Products, Inc., A Subsidiary of Adams Rite Mfg. Co., Lancaster, NY: August 10, 2005.* *TA-W-59,694; Telect, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA: August 1, 2006.* *TA-W-59,793; Jarvis Pemco, Kalamazoo, MI: July 25, 2005.* *TA-W-59,804; Carroll Industries, Inc., Boone, NC: July 27, 2005.* *TA-W-59,902; Electronic Data Systems Corp., Leased Workers On-Site at Affinia Brake Parts, McHenry, IL: August 11, 2005.* The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(b) (supplier to a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met. *TA-W-59,873; JC TEC Industries, Inc., Annville, KY: August 7, 2005.* *TA-W-59,900; Eaton Corporation, Torque Control Products Division, Marshall, MI: August 14, 2005.* The following certifications have been issued. The requirements of Section 222(b) (downstream producer for a firm whose workers are certified eligible to apply for TAA based on increased imports from or a shift in production to Mexico or Canada) and Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act have been met. *None.* Negative Determinations for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance In the following cases, it has been determined that the requirements of 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) have not been met for the reasons specified. The Department has determined that criterion
(1)of Section 246 has not been met. Workers at the firm are 50 years of age or older. *TA-W-59,648; Adecco Staffing, Working On-Site at Sheaffer Mfg., Ft. Madison, IA.* The Department has determined that criterion
(2)of Section 246 has not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily transferable. *TA-W-59,703; Demers Leather Sales, Lewiston, ME.* *TA-W-59,891; Ner Data Products, Inc., Denver, CO.* The Department has determined that criterion
(3)of Section 246 has not been met. Competition conditions within the workers' industry are not adverse. *None.* Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the eligibility criteria for worker adjustment assistance have not been met for the reasons specified. Since the workers of the firm are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA. The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.A.) and (a)(2)(B)(II.A.) (employment decline) have not been met. *TA-W-59,725; Agilent Technologies, Little Falls Site, Wilmington, DE.* *TA-W-59,807; RSDC of Michigan, LLC, Holt, MI.* *TA-W-59,810; EDS, Lansing, MI.* 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-59,789; Allied Air Enterprises, A Subsidiary of Lennox International, Bellevue, OH.* *TA-W-59,830; Phoenix Salmon U.S. Inc., A Division of Horton's of Maine, Inc., Eastport, ME.* The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.B.) (shift in production to a foreign country) have not been met. *TA-W-59,242; Brown City Casting, dba Yale Industries, Yale, MI.* *TA-W-59,527; MAG, Inc., El Paso, TX.* *TA-W-59,623; Hexcel Corporation, Composites Division, Livermore, CA.* *TA-W-59,702; Automatic Products International, LTD, St. Paul, MN.* *TA-W-59,782; Metal Powder Products Co., Ford Road Division, St. Mary's, PA.* *TA-W-59,794; Dacco, Inc., A Division of Jordan Industries, Inc., Huntland, TN.* *TA-W-59,825; High Country Forest Products, A Division of C and R Milling, Wellington, UT.* *TA-W-59,835; Heritage American Homes, Division of Patriot Homes, Sikeston, MO.* *TA-W-59,847; Label World, Inc., Rochester, NY.* The investigation revealed that the predominate cause of worker separations is unrelated to criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C.) (increased imports) and (a)(2)(B)(II.C) (shift in production to a foreign country). *TA-W-59,696; Metrobility Optical Systems, Div. of Telco Systems Inc., Merrimack, NH.* *TA-W-59,756; Volex, Inc., Power Cord Products Division, Clinton, AR* . *TA-W-59,817; Synthron, Inc., Morganton, NC.* The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. *TA-W-59,667; Acro Service Corporation, Livonia, MI.* *TA-W-59,693; Bowne of Cleveland, Inc., Cleveland, OH* . *TA-W-59,705; Computer Sciences Corp., Global Transformation Group, Los Angeles, CA.* *TA-W-59,705A; Computer Sciences Corp., Global Transformation Group, Simi Valley, CA.* *TA-W-59,720; MacDermid, Inc., Waterbury, CT.* *TA-W-59,791; General Motors Corp., Service Parts Operation, Beaverton, OR.* *TA-W-59,812; Canteen Services, Inc., Working On-Site at General Motors Lansing Metal Center, Belmont, MI.* *TA-W-59,813; Bartech Technical Services, LLC, Working On-Site at General Motors Lansing Metal Center, Lansing, MI.* *TA-W-59,858; Cardsmart, A Division of Paramount Cards Holding Co., Pawtucket, RI.* *TA-W-59,871; Agilent Technologies, Global Infrastructure Organization, Andover, MA.* The investigation revealed that criteria of Section 222(b)(2) has not been met. The workers' firm (or subdivision) is not a supplier to or a downstream producer for a firm whose workers were certified eligible to apply for TAA. *None.* I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued during the month of August 21 through August 25, 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: September 5, 2006. Erica R. Cantor, Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-15081 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-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 September 25, 2006. 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 September 25, 2006. 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 C-5311, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Signed at Washington, DC this 7th day of September 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. Appendix.—TAA Petitions Instituted Between 8/28/06 and 9/1/06 TA-W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of institution Date of petition 59960 Fibre Metal Products Co.
(Comp)Concordville, PA 08/28/06 08/17/06 59961 Agilent Technologies (State) Santa Rosa, CA 08/28/06 08/25/06 59962 Elbeco City Shirt Company (Union) Frackville, PA 08/28/06 08/25/06 59963 COBE Cardiovascular, Inc.
(Comp)Arvada, CO 08/28/06 08/23/06 59964 Gerald Smith Hosiery
(Comp)Fort Payne, AL 08/28/06 08/25/06 59965 Jones Apparel of Texas II, Ltd.
(Comp)El Paso, TX 08/28/06 08/21/06 59966 ABB, Inc. (Union) Lewisburg, WV 08/28/06 08/28/06 59967 GAC Chemical Corp.
(Wkrs)Searsport, ME 08/28/06 08/16/06 59968 Teamlinden
(Comp)Linden, TN 08/29/06 08/03/06 59969 Burke E. Parker Machinery Co., USA
(Comp)Grand Rapids, MI 08/29/06 08/22/06 59970 TDE Group, Inc.
(Wkrs)Somerset, KY 08/29/06 08/28/06 59971 Mar/Tron, Inc. (State) Flippin, AR 08/29/06 08/28/06 59972 National Apparel
(Wkrs)San Francisco, CA 08/29/06 08/28/06 59973 Camel Manufacturing (State) Pioneer, TN 08/29/06 08/28/06 59974 Delphi
(Wkrs)New Brunswick, NJ 08/29/06 08/29/06 59975 Timberland—The OIUtdoor Footwear Company (State) Isabela, PR 08/29/06 08/29/06 59976 Briggs and Stratton Corp. (State) Rolla, MO 08/29/06 08/28/06 59977 Central Penn Sewing Machine Co., Inc.
(Comp)Bloomsburg, PA 08/29/06 08/29/06 59978 Umicore Cobalt Products
(Comp)Maxton, NC 08/29/06 08/28/06 59979 Vital Performance, LLC
(Wkrs)Beaverton, OR 08/30/06 08/29/06 59980 M and J Industries, LLC
(Comp)Lucasville, OH 08/30/06 08/18/06 59981 Moeller Electric Corp. (State) Lincoln Park, NJ 08/30/06 08/29/06 59982 Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC
(USW)Oklahoma City, OK 08/30/06 08/29/06 59983 Ruggiero Seafood, Inc.
(Wkrs)Newark, NJ 08/30/06 08/24/06 59984 Schmald Tool and Die, Inc.
(Comp)Burton, MI 08/30/06 08/29/06 59985 River City Trucking
(COMP)Old Town, ME 08/31/06 08/28/06 59986 Crane Valve North America
(COMP)Washington, IA 08/31/06 08/30/06 59987 Nypro Inc.
(COMP)Hazard, KY 08/31/06 08/30/06 59988 Smith Die & Mold, Inc.
(COMP)Port Huron, MI 08/31/06 08/29/06 59989 Canam Metal Products, Inc. (State) Colton, CA 09/01/06 08/30/06 59990 Honeywell International, Inc. (State) Syosset, NY 09/01/06 08/30/06 59991 Sparta Manufacturing
(Comp)Sparta, WI 09/01/06 08/29/06 59992 Aimsworth Engineered (State) Bemidji, MN 09/01/06 08/31/06 59993 Fenton Gift Shops, Inc.
(Comp)Williamstown, WV 09/01/06 08/31/06 59994 Ortech
(Wkrs)Kirksville, MO 09/01/06 08/30/06 59995 Bess Manufacturing Co.
(Wkrs)Bensalem, PA 09/01/06 08/24/06 59996 Federal Mogul Products, Inc.
(Wkrs)St. Louis, MO 09/01/06 08/26/06 59997 Whirlpool Corporation
(Wkrs)Lavergne, TN 09/01/06 08/18/06 59998 Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp.
(Wkrs)Milwaukee, WI 09/01/06 08/24/06 59999 Paxar Americas, Inc.
(Wkrs)Huger Heights, OH 09/01/06 08/31/06 60000 Dyer Specialty Co., Inc.
(Comp)Lake Havasu City, AZ 09/01/06 08/15/06 [FR Doc. E6-15106 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-59,889] Kirin Cutting Service, Inc., San Francisco, CA; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on August 11, 2006 in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Kirin Cutting Service, Inc., San Francisco, California. The petition has been deemed invalid. Two of the three petitioners were separated from employment more than one-year prior to the date of the petition (August 11, 2006). Consequently, the investigation has been terminated. Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of August 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-15078 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-59,924] Mountain Surf, Inc., Friendsville, MD; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on August 18, 2006 in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Mountain Surf Inc., Friendsville, Maryland. The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated. Signed in Washington, DC, this 6th day of September, 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-15079 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-59,987] Nypro-Kentucky, Hazard Division, Hazard, KY; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on August 31, 2006, in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Nypro-Kentucky, Hazard Division, Hazard, Kentucky. The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated. Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day of September, 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-15110 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-56,985A and TA-W-56,985C] Oneida Ltd., Sales Office, Oneida, NY, Including an Employee of Oneida Ltd., Sales Office, Oneida, NY, Located in Lawrenceville, GA; 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 Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on May 27, 2005, applicable to workers of Oneida Ltd., Sales Office, Oneida, New York. The notice was published in the **Federal Register** on June 28, 2005 (70 FR 37117). At the request of a petitioner, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. New information shows that a worker was separated involving an employee of the Sales Office, Oneida, New York facility of Oneida Ltd. located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Ms. Rebecca Carlson, Regional Service Manager, provided support services for the production of stainless steel, silver plated and sterling silver flatware at the Sherrill, New York facility of Oneida Ltd. Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification to include an employee of the Sales Office, Oneida, New York facility of Oneida Ltd., located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The intent of the Department's certification is to include all workers employed at Oneida Ltd., Sales Office, Oneida, New York who were adversely affected by increased company imports. The amended notice applicable to TA-W-56,985 is hereby issued as follows: “All workers of Oneida Ltd., Main Plant, Sherrill, New York (TA-W-56,985), Oneida Ltd., Sales Office, Oneida, New York (TA-W-56,985A), including an employee of Oneida Ltd., Sales Office, Oneida, New York located in Lawrenceville, Georgia (TA-W-56,985C) who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after April 1, 2005, through May 27, 2007, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.” And “All workers of Oneida Ltd., Main Plant, Sherrill, New York (TA-W-56,985), Oneida Ltd., Sales Office, Oneida, New York (TA-W-56,985A), Oneida Ltd., Distribution Facility, Sherrill, New York (TA-W-56,985B) and including an employee of Oneida Ltd., Sales Office, Oneida, New York located in Lawrenceville, Georgia (TA-W-56,985C) who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after April 6, 2004, through May 27, 2007, are eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.” Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of August 2006. Elliott S. Kushner, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-15077 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION U.S. Chief Financial Officer Council; Grants Policy Committee Meeting ACTION: Notice of open stakeholder meeting and Webcast. SUMMARY: This notice announces the first of a series of open Webcast stakeholder meetings sponsored by the Grants Policy Committee of the U.S. Chief Financial Officer Council. DATES: The Committee will hold an open stakeholder meeting and Webcast on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room B-180 of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development at 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410. Seating is limited—the first 80 people to respond can be part of the live audience. To reserve your seat, contact Charisse Carey-Nunes National Science Foundation. Telephone:
(703)292-5056. E-mail: *ccarney@nsf.gov.* All who have reserved seating, must arrive at the HUD building fifteen minutes prior to broadcast, arrive on the North side of the building, you must have photo ID to gain access and will have to go to the security screening. Organizations are encouraged to send only one representative in person to the meeting in order to allow room for maximum representation of diverse groups. The Committee encourages organizations to invite their staffs and members to participate via Webcast. This will be a live Webcast, allowing interaction and involvement by a substantial number of participants. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charisse Carney-Nunes, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone:
(703)292-5056. E-mail: *ccarney@nsf.gov.* Information about this meeting and Webcast will be posted on the Web site of the Grants Streamlining Initiative at *http://www.grants.gov/aboutgrants/streamlining_initiatives.jsp.* Please note that a sign-language interpreter for the hearing-impaired will be provided. *Comments Submission Information:* You may submit comments during the Webcast via phone or e-mail: phone 202-708-0095 and e-mail *HUDTV@hud.gov.* After the Webcast, a link to its recording will be posted on the Web site of the Grants Streamlining Initiative at *http://www.grants.gov/aboutgrants/streamlining_initiatives.jsp* for at least two additional weeks. Comments on issues pertaining to the meeting will be reviewed on an ongoing basis up until November 8, 2006—two weeks after the conclusion of the meeting. Please submit all post-meeting comments to: *PL106107@hhs.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Purpose of the Meeting:* The purpose of the meeting is to update and inform the broad community of Public Law (Pub. L.) 106-107 stakeholders about the Grant Policy Committee's (GPC's) past and ongoing activities related to the Federal Grants Streamlining Initiative (FGSI). Additionally, the meeting will serve as an opportunity to receive feedback and clarify any issues of concern to interested stakeholders. Finally, the meeting will assist the Committee as it undertakes planning and agenda setting for future Pub. L. 106-107 stakeholder meetings. The Committee seeks stakeholder input as it frames these upcoming meetings to assist the Committee in attaining its objective to ensure that the government's initiative streamlines and simplifies the grants and cooperative agreements administrative process, while maintaining the highest level customer service satisfaction, efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of the Federal process in a manner cognizant of currently available resources. *Meeting structure and agenda:* The October 25th Webcast meeting will have the following structure and agenda:
(1)Welcome by the host agency;
(2)Overview of the Grants Policy Committee by the Committee co-chair;
(3)Updates and status reports from work group chairs: pre-award work group; post-award group; and audit oversight work group; and
(4)Community input, discussion, questions and comments. The meeting organizers have reserved 60-75 minutes for the community input section. Please note that this agenda and any amendments will be posted on the Web site of the Grants Streamlining Initiative at *http://www.grants.gov/aboutgrants/streamlining_initiatives.jsp.* *Background:* Federal programs providing financial assistance comprise a large and diverse enterprise with widely varying purposes and recipient communities. Twenty-six Federal grant making agencies administer approximately $526 billion in grant funds through over 900 programs. The programs stimulate or support a wide variety of public purposes in areas such as health, social services, law enforcement, agriculture, housing, community and regional development, education and training, and research. The main goal of grants management is to ensure that Federal dollars are effectively spent in accordance with their intended purpose. To achieve this there must be accountability at the Federal level, the grantee level, and even at the sub-grantee level where applicable. A second, sometimes conflicting, goal is to avoid excessive or cumbersome regulation of individual grantees and minimize administrative burden throughout the process. Public Law 106-107 requires the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)to direct, coordinate, and assist Executive Branch departments and agencies in establishing an interagency process to streamline and simplify Federal financial assistance procedures for non-Federal entities. The law also requires executive agencies to develop, submit to the Congress, and implement a plan for that streamlining and simplification. Twenty-six Executive Branch agencies jointly submitted a plan to the Congress in May 2001. The plan described the interagency process through which the agencies would review current policies and practices and seek to streamline and simplify them. The process involved interagency work groups under the auspices of the Grants Management Committee of the Chief Financial Officers Council. The plan also identified substantive areas in which the interagency work groups had begun their review. One of the substantive areas that the agencies identified in the plan was a need to streamline and simplify Federal grant reporting requirements and procedures and associated business processes to reduce unnecessary burdens on recipients and to improve the timeliness, completeness and quality of the information collected. Through the leadership of the GPC of the U.S. Chief Financial Officer Council, the FGSI was developed to implement the provisions of the Federal Financial Assistance Improvement Management Act of 1999 Public Law 106-107 and to further the Expanded Electronic Government initiative set forth in the President's Management Agenda as it pertains to simplifying grants management. The FGSI is a coordinated, multi-year grant simplification and streamlining program that will improve the management of Federal financial assistance awards by: • Improving the framework of grant policy; • Simplifying Federal programs' administrative requirements; • Exploring electronic processing options; • Streamlining the delivery of payments; and • Furthering audit and oversight policy. With the leadership of the GPC, all Federal grant-making agencies are participating in the FGSI. Important Information for Webcast Participation This Webcast will be hosted by and broadcast from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, located at 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC Room B-180. Satellite coordinates for viewing the Webcast can be found on HUD's Web site: *http://www.hud.gov/webcasts/satcoord.cfm.* The call-in number and e-mail address available for participants during this Webcast to ask questions/make comments are as follows: phone 202-708-0095 and e-mail *HUDTV@hud.gov.* This information may only be used DURING the live Webcast. Participants wishing to comment after the meeting must submit their comments to *PL106107@hhs.gov.* If you would like to test your computer to make sure you can use the HUD Webcasting software on it, go to *http://www.hud.gov/webcasts/index.cfm.* Dated: September 8, 2006. Thomas N. Cooley, Chair, Grants Policy Committee of the U.S. Chief Financial Officer Council. [FR Doc. 06-7614 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am]
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