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BILLING CODE 4310-55-M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Extension of the Absaloka Coal Mine on the Crow Indian Reservation, Big Horn County, MT AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA)and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality
(MDEQ)as joint Lead Agencies, with the Crow Tribe of Indians, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as Cooperating Agencies, intend to gather information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS)for the proposed Extension of the Absaloka Coal Mine on the Crow Indian Reservation, Montana. The proposed BIA action, taken under the Indian Mineral Development Act, is the approval of a coal lease by the Crow Tribe to Westmoreland Resources Inc.
(WRI)and associated approval of allotted Indian and Crow tribal surface estate use agreements. In addition, the OSMRE will use this EIS to support a decision on the application for a surface mining permit to be filed by WRI involving the same acreage, commonly known as the Absaloka Mine “South Extension;” the MDEQ will use it in considering approval of permit revisions to facilitate mining of coal adjacent to the South Extension that is presently under the Absaloka Mine, which MDEQ administers; and the EPA may use the EIS in considering issuance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits for any point source water discharges on the Reservation. The purpose of this project is to extend the operating life of the Absaloka Mine and continue to provide an economic base for the Crow Tribe, while providing an energy source for the generation of electricity at distant power plants. This notice also announces a public scoping meeting to identify potential issues and alternatives to be considered in the EIS. DATES: Written comments concerning the scope and implementation of the proposed action must arrive by December 26, 2006. The public scoping meeting will be held Thursday, December 14, 2006, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., or until all those who wish to make statements have been heard. ADDRESSES: You may mail, hand carry or telefax written comments to either
(1)Rick Stefanic, Supervisory Environmental Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky Mountain Regional Office, 316 N. 26th St., Billings, Montana 59101, telefax
(406)247-7976; or
(2)Edward Lone Fight, Superintendent, Crow Agency, P.O. Box 69, Crow Agency, Montana 59022, telefax
(406)638-2380. The public scoping meeting will be held in room 301 of the Big Horn County Courthouse, 121 W. 3rd Street, Hardin, Montana. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Stefanic (BIA),
(406)247-7911; or Greg Halsten (MDEQ),
(406)444-3276. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Absaloka Mine is a surface coal mine located at Sarpy Creek in Big Horn County, Montana, about 32 miles east northeast of Hardin, Montana. This location is in the Crow Ceded Area north of and adjacent to the Crow Indian Reservation, on what is known as the Tract 3 Coal Lease. The mine is owned by WRI, an 80 percent subsidiary of Westmoreland Coal Company. The 20 percent minority owner is Washington Group International, which is also the mining contractor. The coal is held in trust by the United States for the Crow Tribe, which receives substantial income on royalties and taxes on production at the mine. A majority of mine employees are Crow tribal members. Mining operations began in 1974 and have continued to the present. The current production rate is 6 to 7 million tons per year. All mining infrastructure is in place. No new roads (other than haul roads), railroads, load out facilities, administration facilities or power sources will be constructed. There would not, therefore, be any foreseeable additional impacts from infrastructure development. All mining and related disturbance to date has been within the Tract III coal lease area and associated State of Montana section (Section 36, T. 1N, R. 37E.), hence has been within the scope of the original FES 76-64 (see reference below). Remaining mineable and marketable coal reserves on Tract III are limited, so without additional reserves, the mine would be forced to close by 2011 at the latest. In 2004, WRI entered into an Exploration and Option to Lease Agreement with the Crow Tribe for a coal reserve area encompassing approximately 3,100 acres on the Crow Indian Reservation south of and adjacent to the Tract 3 Coal Lease. The mineral estate of the subject acreage is owned entirely by the Crow Tribe. The surface estate is owned by non-Indian fee owners (57%), allotted Indian owners (35%), and the Crow Tribe (8%). Exploration drilling programs were conducted in 2004 and 2005, and tonnage and quality of coal have been confirmed. The results of this exploration indicate sufficient mineable reserves of coal in the Rosebud and McKay seams are present to extend the mine life for an additional 9 to 10 years until approximately 2021. Based on these findings, WRI exercised its lease option in June 2006, and expects to file a mine permit application with the OSMRE in late 2006. Approximately 1,600 acres would be mined on the Reservation, along with an additional 375 acres on adjacent areas on Tract III. Because the Absaloka Mine has operated for 32 years, impacts of past and current operations are well documented through the leasing and permitting processes, associated environmental documents and monitoring studies. Documents that have been prepared in conjunction with coal leasing and permit decisions at Absaloka Mine include the following: • USDI BIA FES 76-64; *Crow Ceded Area Coal Lease Tracts II and III Westmoreland Resources* , December 15, 1976. • USDI U.S. Geological Survey FES 77-17; *Proposed 20-year Plan of Mining and Reclamation, Westmoreland Resources Tract III, Crow Ceded Area, Montana;* May 31, 1977. • USDI OSM-EIS-16; *Westmoreland Resources; Absaloka Mine Revised Plan* , December, 1984. • MDEQ EA; *Continued Mining and Relocation of Big Horn County Road No. 55* , January 31, 1994. • MDEQ EA; *Vella Redding Life Estate Amendment* , October 18, 2005. • MDEQ EA; *Application No. 00170 Tract 3 South Extension* , June 16, 2006. It is the intent of the BIA that this EIS will rely to the extent possible on earlier documents for background information, and focus on issues and impacts specific to the proposed mine extension. Although Absaloka Mine has been the subject of these National Environmental Policy Act and Montana Environmental Policy Act documents, an EIS rather than an Environmental Assessment is warranted for BIA approval of the lease and related actions for the following reasons: • The Crow Reservation South Extension area lies outside of the area addressed in earlier federal and state actions, therefore has not been analyzed in an earlier environmental document covering the specific lease or mining activity. • The projected area to be mined is approximately 1,600 acres, which exceeds the threshold of 1,280 acres considered to constitute a major action. • The projected annual production rate is 6 to 7 million tons, which exceeds the threshold of 5 million tons considered to be a major action. In addition to the foregoing, the following significant changes in circumstances relevant to analysis of environmental and socio-economic impacts have occurred since 1976: • The projected production rate of 15 million tons per year from Tract III has not materialized due to market limitations. The highest annual production realized was just over 7 million tons in 1999. The current and projected production rate is 6 to 7 million tons annually. • Tract II was not developed due to market limitations, and was relinquished to the Crow Tribe in 1981. • The Crow Tribe successfully challenged application by the State of Montana of its severance and gross proceeds taxes to production of Indian coal, and as a consequence, equivalent production taxes are now paid to the Crow Tribe. • The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) established uniform national standards for reclamation and environmental protection from the adverse effects of surface coal mining. • Although regulation of surface coal mining on Tract III is regulated jointly by MDEQ and OSM under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding, 30 CFR part 750 establishes OSM as the regulatory authority on the Crow Indian Reservation where the south extension will take place. • More rigorous standards for identification and protection of cultural resources were established under 30 CFR part 800 in 1986. Environmental baseline studies including geology, hydrology, soils, vegetation, wildlife, cultural resources and air quality are either complete or well underway. These resources, and subcomponents thereof, will be addressed in the EIS, as well as, but not limited to, socio-economics, aesthetics, noise, paleontology, and environmental justice. Public Comment Availability Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the BIA address shown in the ADDRESSES section, during business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by the law. We will not, however, consider anonymous comments. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. Authority This notice is published in accordance with section 1503.1 of the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508) implementing the procedural requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.* ), the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 1-6), and is in the exercise of authority delegated to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8. Dated: November 3, 2006. Michael D. Olsen, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. E6-20152 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-W7-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Notice of Cancellation of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Reconstruction of BIA Route 27 on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA)intends to cancel work on the Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS)for the proposed reconstruction of BIA Route 27 near Wounded Knee, South Dakota, and instead, prepare an Environmental Assessment for the proposed action. The Notice of Intent to prepare the EIS, which included a description of the proposed action, was published in the **Federal Register** on August 22, 2005 (70 FR 48972). DATES: This cancellation is effective December 27, 2006. Written comments must arrive by December 26, 2006. ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry written comments to Marilyn Bercier, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Regional Office, 115 4th Avenue SE, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Bercier,
(605)226-7656. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIA is canceling work on this EIS because scoping and analysis completed to date, including a public scoping meeting held September 13, 2005, in Manderson, South Dakota, and consultation under section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, have shown that the proposed action would have no significant impact on the environment. The EIS is therefore being converted to an Environmental Assessment (EA). A Notice of Availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact, which will include information on how to obtain a copy of the EA, will be published and/or posted in the same places (except the **Federal Register** ) as the Notice of Intent to prepare the EIS and will be sent to all parties on any mailing list relating to the EIS process for this project. Public Comment Availability Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the mailing address shown in the ADDRESSES section during regular business hours, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. We will not, however, consider anonymous comments. All submissions from organizations or businesses and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. Authority This notice is published in accordance with section 1503.1 of the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508) implementing the procedural requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.* ), the Department of Interior Manual (516 DM 1-6), and is in the exercise of authority delegated to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8. Dated: November 3, 2006. Michael D. Olsen, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. E6-20153 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-W7-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [WY-040-1320-EL, WYW160394] Notice of Availability of the Pit 14 Coal Lease-By-Application Final Environmental Impact Statement, Wyoming AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)announces the availability of the Pit 14 Coal Lease By Application
(LBA)FEIS. The tract is being considered for sale as a result of coal lease application received from Black Butte Coal Company
(BBCC)operating the adjacent mine in southwestern Wyoming. DATES: The FEIS will be available for a 30 calendar-day review period effective the date that the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)publishes their Notice of Availability
(NOA)of the FEIS in the **Federal Register** . ADDRESSES: The FEIS is available at *http://www.wy.blm.gov/nepa/rsfodocs/pit14* on the internet. In addition, copies are available at the following BLM offices: • BLM-Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009. • BLM-Rock Springs Field Office, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901. Written comments may be submitted to: Bureau of Land Management, Rock Springs Field Office, *Attn:* Pit 14 LBA Project, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, WY 82901. The public may submit comments electronically at: *Pit_14_LBA_WYMail@blm.gov.* Please note that any comments submitted to this FEIS including names and street addresses of respondents will be made available for public review at the Rock Springs Field Office, at the address listed above, during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street address or both from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions from organizations, businesses and individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the NEPA aspect of the project, please call Teri Deakins at 307-352-0211. For information on coal leasing, please call Joanna Nara-Kloepper, Project Leader, at 307-352-0321. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 24, 2004, BBCC filed an LBA with the BLM, to access Federal coal reserves adjacent to their existing Black Butte Mine in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The LBA tract is approximately 28 miles southeast of Rock Springs, Wyoming, and comprises the following public lands: T. 17 N., R. 101 W., 6th PM, Wyoming sec. 2: Lots 3, 4, SW 1/4 NW 1/4 ; sec. 4: Lots 1, 2, S 1/2 NE 1/4 , SE 1/4 NW 1/4 , NE 1/4 SW 1/4 , S 1/2 SW 1/4 , SE 1/4 ; sec. 10: NW 1/4 , N 1/2 SW 1/4 ; T. 18 N., R. 101 W., 6th PM, Wyoming sec. 34: E 1/2 , E 1/2 NW 1/4 , SW 1/4 . Containing 1,399.48 acres, more or less. The Black Butte Coal Mine started operations in the late 1970s and continues to operate today. Additional mineable coal reserves are needed to meet the growing regional demand for electricity, including electricity supplied by the Jim Bridger Power Plant. BBCC estimates that approximately 34.6 million tons of in-place coal reserves are present in the Upper Cretaceous Almond Formation within the project area. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) is a cooperating agency in the preparation of this Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). If the tract is leased as a maintenance tract, the new lease must be incorporated into the existing mining and reclamation plan for the adjacent mine. The Secretary of the Interior must approve the revision to the Mineral Leasing Act
(MLA)mining plan before the Federal coal can be mined. If the tract is leased, OSMRE is the Federal agency that would be responsible for recommending approval, approval with conditions, or disapproval of the revised MLA mining plan to the Secretary of the Interior. On January 7, 2005, the BLM published its Notice of Intent
(NOI)to prepare an EIS for the Pit 14 Coal LBA (WYW160394) in the **Federal Register** . On March 24, 2006, both the BLM and the EPA published NOAs of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS)for the Pit 14 Coal LBA project for a 60-day comment and review period. Under the provisions of Federal coal regulations at 43 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR)3425.4, a public hearing was held at 2 p.m. on May 10, 2006, at the BLM Rock Springs Field Office, Rock Springs, WY. The purpose of the hearing was to solicit comments on the DEIS, fair market value, and the maximum economic recovery of the Federal coal. Seven comment letters on the DEIS were received during the review and comment period, and two statements were recorded during the public coal hearing (of which one statement was subsequently submitted as a comment letter). The FEIS analyzes two alternatives in detail: 1. The Proposed Action. This alternative analyzes the impacts of leasing Federal coal and the impacts associated with surface mining. 2. The No Action Alternative. This alternative would reject the coal lease application as submitted. BLM's preferred alternative is the Proposed Action. The Proposed Action is in conformance with the Green River Resource Management Plan (1997). A Record of Decision
(ROD)will be prepared after the close of the comment period for the FEIS. Comments received on the FEIS will be considered during preparation of the ROD. Dated: September 22, 2006. Robert A. Bennett, State Director. [FR Doc. E6-20045 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-22-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [UT-110-1320-EL, UTU 081895] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and To Initiate Scoping for a Federal Coal Lease Application Filed by Alton Coal Development LLC, Utah AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS)and to initiate scoping for a Federal Coal Lease Application
(LBA)Fielded by Alton Coal Development LLC, near Alton, Utah. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102
(C)of the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Kanab Field Office announces its intent to prepare an EIS and is soliciting public comments regarding issues and resource information on the potential impacts of a proposal to primarily surface mine Federal coal in the vicinity of Alton, Utah as requested by Alton coal Development LLC (Alton LLC) in LBA case number UTU 081895 and in conformance with the provisions of 43 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR)3425.1. DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process. Comments and resource information should be submitted within 90 days of publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** . The BLM will host public scoping meetings in the following locations: Alton, Kanab, Panguitch, Cedar City, and Salt Lake City, Utah. Times and dates of these meetings will be announced through the Utah BLM Web site ( *http://www.ut.blm.gov* ), press releases, local newspapers, and other media. At the scoping meetings, the public is invited to submit comments and resource information, and identify issues or concerns to be considered in the LBA process. The BLM will announce public meetings and other opportunities to submit comments on this project at least 15 days prior to the event. ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments or concerns to the BLM Kanab Field Office, Attn: Keith Rigtrup, 318 North 100 East, Kanab, Utah 84741. Written comments or resource information may also be hand-delivered to the BLM Kanab Field Office or sent by facsimile to the attention of Keith Rigtrup at 435-644-4620. Comments may be sent electronically to *UT_Kanab_Altoncoal@blm.gov* ; please put Alton Coal Lease/Keith Rigtrup in the subject line. Members of the public may examine documents pertinent to this proposal by visiting the Kanab Field Office during its business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Rigtrup, BLM Kanab Field Office, 318 North 100 East, Kanab, Utah 84741 or by telephone at 435-644-4600. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An application to lease Federal coal near the Town of Alton, Utah was filed with BLM on November 12, 2004, by Alton LLC. The Utah State Office Solid Minerals Branch reviewed this lease application, delineated the boundaries of the tract, and recommended that the BLM process it. This LBA is called the Alton Tract and is currently delineated to include approximately 46 million tons of in-place Federal coal underlying the following lands in Kane County, Utah: T. 39 S., R. 5 W., SLM, Utah sec. 7, SE 1/4 SW 1/4 , S 1/2 SE 1/4 ; sec. 18, lots 3 and 4, E 1/2 , E 1/2 W 1/2 ; sec. 19, lots 1 through 4, NE 1/4 , E 1/2 W 1/2 , N 1/2 SE 1/4 , SE 1/4 SE 1/4 ; sec. 20, lots 4 and 5, N 1/2 SW 1/4 ; sec. 30, lots 2 through 4, SW 1/4 NE 1/4 , SE 1/4 NW 1/4 , E 1/2 SW 1/4 , W 1/2 SE 1/4 ; sec. 31, lots 1 through 3, NE 1/4 , E 1/2 NW 1/4 , NE 1/4 SW 1/4 , N 1/2 SE 1/4 ; T. 39 S., R. 6 W., SLM, Utah sec. 12, SW 1/4 , W 1/2 SE 1/4 ; sec. 13, NW 1/4 NE 1/4 , N 1/2 NW 1/4 , SE 1/4 NW 1/4 , SE 1/4 ; sec. 24, NE 1/4 , N 1/2 NW 1/4 , SE 1/4 NW 1/4 , E 1/2 SW 1/4 , N 1/2 SE 1/4 , SE 1/4 SE 1/4 ; sec. 25, E 1/2 NE 1/4 , SW 1/4 NE 1/4 , SE 1/4 . Containing 3,581.27 acres more or less. The Office of Surface Mining
(OSM)will be a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EIS. If the Alton Tract is leased, the OSM is the Federal agency that would prepare the documentation for the Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management decision to approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the Mining Plan. The BLM will provide interested parties the opportunity to submit comments or relevant information or both. This information will help BLM identify issues to be considered in preparing a draft EIS for the Alton Tract. Specific issues that have been identified at this time include: potential impacts in the vicinity of the tract to city and county facilities and occupied residences; livestock grazing, big game herds and hunting, sage grouse, listed threatened and endangered species, alluvial valley floors; potential health issues related to blasting operations conducted by the mines to remove overburden and coal; site-specific and cumulative impacts on air and water quantity/quality; and the need to consider the cumulative impacts of coal leasing decisions combined with other existing and proposed development in the affected areas. The area included within this lease application was part of a larger area analyzed in response to a petition filed under Section 522 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to have federal lands declared unsuitable for all types of surface coal mining operations. The petition sought to have the lands declared unsuitable for coal mining because of impacts to air quality, visual resources, fish and wildlife resources, geologic features within Bryce Canyon National Park, and hydrology. The petitioners also questioned whether the lands could be reclaimed after mining. After an extensive evaluation, which included input from the public and a combined petition evaluation and environmental impact statement, the Secretary of the Interior, on December 16, 1980, determined that the coal lands included in this lease application were not unsuitable for surface coal mining operations. The Secretary's decision is documented in a secretarial decision document entitled, “Petition to Designate Certain Federal Lands in Southern Utah Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining” (OSM Reference No: 79-5-001). Alton LLC has applied for a permit with the State of Utah to mine fee coal on private lands adjacent to this federal tract. That permit application is in progress and this federal tract, if approved, would be a continuation of that mining operation. Your response is important and will be considered in the EIS process. If you respond, the BLM will keep you informed of the availability of environmental documents that address impacts that might occur from this proposal. Please note that comments and information submitted regarding this project including names, electronic mail addresses, and street addresses of the respondents will be available for public review and disclosure at the Kanab Field Office. If you comment as a private individual in your personal capacity, you may ask us to withhold personal identifying information from the public. You must do so prominently in writing at the beginning of your comments and must tell us precisely what you want us to withhold. You also must explain in detail why releasing that personal identifying information to the public would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy. Individuals may request confidentiality. General assertions that are not supported by specific facts will not meet that burden. We will withhold personal identifying information from release to the public in response to your request only where, in our judgment, you present sufficient factual justification for our doing so under current laws, regulations, and court decisions. Typically, notwithstanding your request, in all but the most exceptional circumstances, we will release to the public all of the personal identifying information that you submit. If you comment as or on behalf of an organization or business, we will release your comments to the public in their entirety, including all personal identifying information. We will not consider a request from an organization or business, or anyone commenting on behalf of an organization or business, that we withhold any personal identifying information from release to the public. Rex Smart, Kanab Field Manager. [FR Doc. E6-20044 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-$$-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [WY-957-07-1910-BJ-5RKC] Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Wyoming AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of survey, Wyoming. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)is scheduled to file the plat of survey of the lands described below thirty
(30)calendar days from the date of this publication in the BLM Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This survey was executed at the request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and is necessary for the management of these lands. The lands surveyed are: The plat and field notes representing the dependent resurvey of a portion of the subdivisional lines and the survey of the subdivision of section 22, and the metes and bounds surveys of Parcels A and B, section 22, Township 42 North, Range 95 West, of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming, was accepted November 9, 2006. The plat and field notes representing the dependent resurvey of a portion of the south boundary of the Wind River Indian Reservation and subdivisional lines, and the survey of the subdivision of section 20, and the metes and bounds survey of certain lots in section 20, Township 2 South, Range 1 West, Wind River Meridian, Wyoming, was accepted November 9, 2006. The plat and field notes representing the dependent survey of portions of the north boundary, subdivisional lines, subdivision of sections and certain tracts, and the survey of the subdivision of section 11, and the metes and bounds surveys of certain parcels, Township 3 North, Range 2 East, of the Wind River Meridian, Wyoming, was accepted November 17, 2006. Copies of the preceding described plat and field notes are available to the public at a cost of $1.10 per page. Dated: November 20, 2006. John P. Lee, Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Support Services. [FR Doc. E6-20087 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4467-22-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Minerals Management Service Notice of Minerals Management Service Production Data Workshop AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of public workshop. SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service
(MMS)is announcing an opportunity for producers to participate in a production data workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to gather comments and input from a variety of stakeholders and the public. Information about the workshop, registration, and the agenda is available on our Web site at *http://www.mrm.mms.gov/ReportingServices/ETFormProd.htm.* DATE: Tuesday, December 5, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. central time. ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Minerals Revenue Management office, 4141 N. Sam Houston Parkway East, Suite 202, Houston, Texas. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorraine Corona, Minerals Management Service, Minerals Revenue Management, P.O. Box 25165, MS 350B1, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165, telephone
(303)231-3671, FAX
(303)462-9889, or e-mail *lorraine.corona@mms.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The availability of accurate and current oil and gas production data from Federal and Indian leases is an ongoing issue of concern to MMS, the Bureau of Land Management, and the oil and gas industry. This workshop will provide an opportunity for discussion of options for streamlining and/or improving the process of collecting and disseminating oil and gas production data. The reporting of production and shut-in statistics during hurricanes will also be discussed. The workshop will include breakout sessions to identify and facilitate discussion of short/mid/long-term possible solutions. Attendees will be able to comment on the scope, proposed action, and possible alternatives MMS should consider. We will post the workshop minutes and comments on our Web site at *http://www.mrm.mms.gov.* Due to security requirements, attendees will need a picture ID to be admitted into Suite 202. The site for the public workshop is accessible to individuals with physical impairments. If you need a special accommodation to participate in the workshop (e.g., interpretive service, assistive listening device, or materials in alternative format), please notify Ms. Corona no later than 2 weeks prior to the scheduled workshop. Although we will make every effort to accommodate requests received, it may not be possible to meet every request. Dated: November 1, 2006. Lucy Querques Denett, Associate Director for Minerals Revenue Management. [FR Doc. E6-20042 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service National Park System Advisory Board; Meeting AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix, that the National Park System Advisory Board will meet December 14-15, 2006, in Washington, DC. On December 14, the Board will tour National Park sites in the National Capital Region and will be briefed by park officials regarding environmental, education and partnership programs. The Board will convene its business meeting on December 15 at 8:30 a.m., EST, at the Jurys Washington Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036, telephone 202-483-6000. The Board will be addressed by National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and will receive the reports of its Committee on Health and Recreation, Committee on Philanthropy, Education Committee, National Landmarks Committee, National Parks Science Committee, and Partnerships Committee. The business meeting will be adjourned at 5 p.m. National Historic Landmark and National Natural Landmark matters will be considered during the afternoon session. Other officials of the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior may address the Board, and other miscellaneous topics and reports may be covered. The order of the agenda may be changed, if necessary, to accommodate travel schedules or for other reasons. The Board meeting will be open to the public. Space and facilities to accommodate the public are limited and attendees will be accommodated on a first-come basis. Anyone may file with the Board a written statement concerning matters to be discussed. The Board also may permit attendees to address the Board, but may restrict the length of the presentations, as necessary to allow the Board to complete its agenda within the allotted time. Anyone who wishes further information concerning the meeting or who wishes to submit a written statement may contact Ms. Jennifer Lee, Office of the Director, National Park Service; 1849 C Street, NW., Room 3147; Washington, DC 20240; telephone 202-219-1689. Draft minutes of the meeting will be available for public inspection about 12 weeks after the meeting, in room 7252, Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC. Dated: November 17, 2006. Bernard Fagan, Deputy Chief, Office of Policy. [FR Doc. E6-20136 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-EE-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions Nominations for the following properties being considered for listing or related actions in the National Register were received by the National Park Service before November 11, 2006. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60 written comments concerning the significance of these properties under the National Register criteria for evaluation may be forwarded by United States Postal Service, to the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., 2280, Washington, DC 20240; by all other carriers, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye St., NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC 20005; or by fax, 202-371-6447. Written or faxed comments should be submitted by December 13, 2006. John W. Roberts, Acting Chief, National Register/National Historic Landmarks Program. CALIFORNIA Stanislaus County Walton, Dr. Robert and Mary, House, 417 Hogue Dr., Modesto, 06001133 MISSOURI Phelps County Community Theater, 117 First St., Newburg, 06001134 St. Louis County Maplewood Commercial Historic District at Manchester and Sutton, Roughly bounded by Manchester, Marietta, Marshall and Sutton, Maplewood, 06001135 MONTANA Lewis and Clark County Montana State Fairgrounds Racetrack, 98 W. Custer Ave., Helena, 06001136 NEW YORK Broome County Conklin Town Hall, 1271 Conklin Rd., Conklin, 06001146 Essex County Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Station, (Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS), Hurricane Mountain Summit, Keene, 06001145 Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway Complex, NY 431, New York, 06001147 Nassau County North Hempstead Town Hall, 220 Plandome Rd., Manhasset, 06001143 Rockland County Sloat, Jacob, House, 15 Liberty Rock Rd., Village of Sloatsburg, 06001144 NORTH CAROLINA Catawba County Lyerly Full Fashioned Mill, (Hickory MRA), 56 Third St., SE, Hickory, 06001137 Craven County Barber, J.T., School, 1700 Cobb St., New Bern, 06001139 Davidson County Grace Episcopal Church, 419 S. Main St., Lexington, 06001138 Henderson County Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase), (Hendersonville MPS), Roughly N. Main St., Second Ave. W., W. Allen St., N. Washington and First Ave. E., Hendersonville, 06001140 Mecklenburg County Seifart, Fritz, House, 421 Hemptead Place, Charlotte, 06001141 Rutherford County West Main Street Historic District, 121 Cool Springs Dr., 343-499 W. Maine St., 121 Memorial Dr., Forest City, 06001142 PENNSYLVANIA Bucks County Chalfont Historic District, Roughly bounded by Chestnut St., Park Ave., Main St., Butler Ave., and Sunset Ave., Chalfont, 06001148 Sheard, Levi, Mill, 8308 Covered Bridge Rd., East Rockhill Township, 06001149 Montgomery County Whitpain Public School, 799 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell, 06001150 RHODE ISLAND Kent County Greenwich Mills, 42 Ladd St., Warwick, 06001151 TEXAS Gray County McLean Commercial Historic District, (Route 66 in Texas MPS), Roughly bounded by Railroad, Rowe, Second and Gray Sts., McLean, 06001153 Presidio County Fort D.A. Russell Historic District, Roughly bounded by Ridge, El Paso, Kelly Sts, U.S. 67 and FM 2810, Marfa, 06001152 WISCONSIN Burnett County Daniels Town Hall, 9602 WI 70, Daniels, 06001154 Vernon County Apfel, George, Round Barn, 11314 Cty Hwy P, Clinton, 06001155 A request for REMOVAL has been made for the following resource: PENNSYLVANIA Monroe County Henryville House, Jct. of PA 191 and 715, Henryville, 86003572 [FR Doc. E6-20037 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-51-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation Folsom Dam Safety and Flood Damage Reduction (DS/FDR) Action—Sacramento, El Dorado, and Placer Counties, CA AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) and notice of public hearings. SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), CEQ NEPA Regulations (40 CFR 1502.9[c][1]), and Public Resources Code, sections 21000-21177 of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA)and the California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15088.5 of the CEQA Guidelines, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the lead Federal agency; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), a cooperating Federal agency; the Reclamation Board of the State of California, the lead State agency; and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA), the local sponsor, have made available for public review and comment a Draft EIS/EIR for the Folsom DS/FDR Action. The Folsom DS/FDR Draft EIS/EIR describes five action alternatives which include numerous features that address previously identified and ongoing dam safety, flood damage reduction, and security issues by modifying Folsom Dam and Appurtenant Structures (the Folsom Facility). The alternatives include features that would address Reclamation's dam safety objectives and the Corps' flood damage reduction objectives jointly, as well as features or increments that would exclusively address dam safety, security, or flood damage reduction objectives and would be constructed and authorized by the respective agencies. Engineering, economic, and environmental studies have been conducted to help determine reasonable design alternatives and their impacts. The no action alternative is also included in these analyses. As part of the NEPA process, two public hearing sessions will be held to provide interested individuals and organizations with an opportunity to comment verbally and in writing on the Folsom DS/FDR Draft EIS/EIR. The first hour of each public hearing session will allow time to review information stations and displays, ask questions, and provide written comments on comment forms; the formal hearing will be held for one hour and be extended to two hours if needed. Information gathered from the EIS/EIR review process will be used in conjunction with technical and economic principles to determine the preferred alternative. DATES: Comments on the Folsom DS/FDR Draft EIS/EIR should be submitted on or before Monday, January 22, 2007 to Mr. Shawn Oliver at the address below. Two public hearings will be held: • Tuesday, January 9, 2007, 2 to 4 p.m. (to be extended 1 additional hour, if needed), Sacramento, CA. • Wednesday, January 10, 2007, 7 to 9 p.m. (to be extended 1 additional hour, if needed), Folsom, CA. ADDRESSES: The public hearings will be held at: • Sacramento at the Sacramento Library Galleria, 828 I Street, Sacramento, CA. • Folsom at Folsom Community Center, 52 Natoma Street, Folsom, CA. Send written comments on the Folsom DS/FDR Draft EIS/EIR to Mr. Shawn Oliver, Bureau of Reclamation, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630 (e-mail: *soliver@mp.usbr.gov* ). Send requests for a compact disk or a bound copy of the Draft EIS/EIR to Ms. Rosemary Stefani, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825, telephone:
(916)978-5309, or e-mail: *rstefani@mp.usbr.gov.* The Folsom DS/FDR Draft EIS/EIR will also be available on the Web at: *http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=1808* Copies of the Folsom DS/FDR Draft EIS/EIR are available for public review at the following locations: • Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Building 67, Room 167, Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver, CO 80225. • Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Regional Office Library, 2800 Cottage Way, W-1825, Sacramento, CA 95825-1898. • El Dorado County Library, 345 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667-5699. • Folsom Public Library, 300 Persifer Street, Folsom, CA 95630. • Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Main Interior Building, Washington, DC 20240-0001. • Roseville Public Library, 311 Vernon Street, Roseville, CA 95678. • Sacramento Central Library, 828 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-2589. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Shawn Oliver at
(916)989-7256, TDD
(916)978-5608; e-mail *soliver@mp.usbr.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Folsom Facility consists of 12 structures (dams and dikes), which impound the American River forming the Folsom Reservoir. Both Reclamation and the Corps share in the responsibility of ensuring that the Folsom Facility is maintained and operated under their respective agency dam safety regulations and guidelines, as defined by Congress. As a part of their responsibilities, Reclamation and the Corps have determined that the Folsom Facility requires structural improvements to increase overall public safety above existing conditions by improving the facilities' ability to reduce flood damages and address dam safety issues posed by hydrologic (flood), seismic (earthquake), and static (seepage) events. While these events have a low probability of occurrence in a given year, due to the large population downstream of Folsom Dam, modifying the facilities is prudent and required to improve public safety above current baseline conditions. Reclamation has identified the need for expedited action to reduce hydrologic, static, and seismic risks under its Safety of Dams Program. The Corps in partnership with the Reclamation Board/DWR and SAFCA have identified the need to reduce the risk of flooding in the Sacramento area. These agencies have combined their efforts resulting in common solutions to be phased-in for the structural and functional concerns of the Folsom Facility. The Folsom DS/FDR Draft EIS/EIR discusses the project background, purpose and need, project description and alternatives, and related projects. The Draft EIS/EIR addresses the impacts of project construction on aquatic resources, terrestrial vegetation and wildlife, hydrology, water quality, groundwater, water supply, hydropower resources, socioeconomics, soils, minerals, geological resources, visual resources, agricultural resources, transportation and circulation, noise, cultural resources, land use, planning and zoning, recreation resources, public services and utilities, air quality, population and housing, public health and safety, public services and utilities, environmental justice, and Indian trust assets. Additional Information If special assistance is required at the public hearings, please contact Mr. Shawn Oliver, Bureau of Reclamation, at
(916)989-7256. Please notify Mr. Oliver as far in advance of the hearings as possible to enable Reclamation to secure the needed services. If a request cannot be honored, the requestor will be notified. Comments received in response to this notice will become part of the administrative record and are subject to public inspection. Our practice is to make comments, including names, home addresses, home phone numbers, and email addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their names and/or home addresses, etc., but if you wish us to consider withholding this information, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. In addition, you must present a rationale for withholding this information. This rationale must demonstrate that disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy. Unsupported assertions will not meet this burden. In the absence of exceptional, documentable circumstances, this information will be released. We will always make submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. Frank Michny, Acting Assistant Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region. [FR Doc. E6-20155 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MN-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request November 21, 2006. The Department of Labor
(DOL)has submitted the following public information collection request
(ICR)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 this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-Mail: *Mills.Ira@dol.gov* , or by accessing *http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.* Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number), 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. *Agency:* Employment and Training Administration. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Title:* Reporting and Performance Standards System for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs under Title I, Section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). *OMB Number:* 1205-0425. *Frequency:* Quarterly. *Affected Public:* State, Local, or Tribal Government and Not-for-profit institutions. *Type of Response:* Recordkeeping and Reporting. *Number of Respondents:* 53. *Annual Responses:* 29,871. *Average Response Time:* 60.25 hours. *Total Annual Burden Hours:* 70,562. *Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs:* 0. *Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services):* 0. *Description:* This information collection relates to the operation of employment and training programs for Migrants and Seasonal Farmworkers under Title I, section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). It also collects the information necessary for the common performance measures system for WIA section 167 grantees, used for program oversight, evaluation, and performance assessment. Ira L. Mills, Departmental Clearance Officer/Team Leader. [FR Doc. E6-20043 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-60,285] Air System Components, LP, Richardson, TX; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on October 24, 2006 in response to a worker petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Air System Components, LP, Richardson, Texas. The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated. Signed at Washington, DC this 17th day of November 2006. Richard Church, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-20061 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-59,789] Allied Air Enterprises, A Subsidiary of Lennox International, Inc., Bellevue, Ohio; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(C) an application for administrative reconsideration was filed with the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance for workers at Allied Air Enterprises, A Subsidiary of Lennox International, Inc., Bellevue, Ohio. The application did not contain new information supporting a conclusion that the determination was erroneous, and also did not provide a justification for reconsideration of the determination that was based on either mistaken facts or a misinterpretation of facts or of the law. Therefore, dismissal of the application was issued. *TA-W-59,789; Allied Air Enterprises, A Subsidiary of Lennox International, Inc., Bellevue, Ohio (November 15, 2006).* Signed at Washington, DC this 21st day of November 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-20057 Filed 11-27-06; 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 November 13 through November 17, 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 issue 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. *None.* 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. *TA-W-60,392; Carolina Toll Manufacturing Inc., Baton Rouge, LA: November 8, 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) 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-60,225; Illinois Tool Workers—Paslode, Nails Unit Division, Augusta, AR: October 9, 2005.* *TA-W-60,234; Maytag Corporation, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Whirlpool Corp., Searcy, AR: October 11, 2005.* *TA-W-60,252; Shogren Hosiery Mfg. Co., Inc., Concord, NC: October 17, 2005.* *TA-W-60,288; Pulaski Furniture Corp., Pulaski, VA: October 23, 2005.* *TA-W-60,290; TF Global Gasket, LLC, Gordonsville, TN: October 24, 2005.* *TA-W-60,307; Dal Tile International, Manufacturing Division, Olean, NY: October 20, 2005.* *TA-W-60,353; Rice Mills, Inc., Belton, SC: October 23, 2005.* *TA-W-60,133; Rosboro Lumber, Springfield Plant, Springfield, OR: September 23, 2005.* *TA-W-60,208; Bauhaus USA, Inc., Sherman Division, Sherman, MS: October 4, 2005.* *TA-W-60,233; Cencorp, LLC, Longmont, CO: October 11, 2005.* *TA-W-60,237; Woodsmiths Company (The), Lenoir, NC: October 4, 2005.* *TA-W-60,251; Canvas Products, Detroit, MI: October 16, 2005.* *TA-W-60,257; Benchmark Electronics, Hudson, NH: October 16, 2005.* *TA-W-60,267; Guide Louisiana, LLC, Monroe, LA: November 19, 2006.* *TA-W-60,297; Craft Tool and Mold, Inc., South Bend, IN: October 24, 2005.* *TA-W-60,326; Paxar Corporation, Fair Lawn, NJ: October 27, 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-60,220; Ferrero, Inc., Caguas, PR: October 2, 2005.* *TA-W-60,263; Freedom Industries, Liberty, MS: October 18, 2005.* *TA-W-60,321; Meridian Automotive Systems, Plant 7, Grand Rapids, MI: October 23, 2005.* *TA-W-60,343; Welch Allyn, Inc., San Diego, CA: October 27, 2005.* *TA-W-60,394; Airtomic, Jeffersonville, IN: October 19, 2005.* *TA-W-60,199; Airtex Products, LP, Fairfield, IL: October 3, 2005.* *TA-W-60,299; Philips Lighting Co., A Subsidiary of Phillips Electronics North American Corp., Bath, NY: October 16, 2005.* *TA-W-60,386; Willamette Dental Group, P.C., Dental Lab, Crown & Bridge Dept., Vancouver, WA: November 6, 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-60,314; Arrow Acme, Inc., A Subsidiary of Arrow Acme Acquisition, Webster City, IA: October 26, 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-60,392; Carolina Toll Manufacturing Inc., Baton Rouge, LA.* The Department has determined that criterion
(2)of Section 246 has not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily transferable. The Department has determined that criterion
(3)of Section 246 has not been met. Competition conditions within the workers' industry are not adverse. 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. Because the workers of the firm are not eligible 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-60,273; Micro Motions, Inc., A Division of Emerson Electric, Boulder, CO.* 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-60,315; Ferrero USA, Somerset, NJ. 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-60,133A; Rosboro Lumber, Vaughn Plant, Vaughn, OR.* *TA-W-60,140; TAP Holdings, LLC, Los Angeles, CA.* *TA-W-60,270; Beard Hosiery Co., Lenoir, NC.* 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 under a free trade agreement or a beneficiary country under a preferential trade agreement, or there has been or is likely to be an increase in imports). *None.* The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. *TA-W-60,112; Stroheim and Romann, Long Island City, NY.* *TA-W-60,310; Ford Motor Company, Ford Payroll Services, Dearborn, MI.* 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 period of November 13 through November 17, 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: November 21, 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-20056 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-59,977] Central Penn Sewing Machine Company, Inc., Bloomsburg, PA; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration By application dated October 1, 2006, petitioners requested administrative reconsideration of the Department's negative determination regarding eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), applicable to workers and former workers of the subject firm. The denial notice was signed on September 14, 2006 and published in the **Federal Register** on September 26, 2006 (71 FR 56172). Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c) reconsideration may be granted under the following circumstances:
(1)If it appears on the basis of facts not previously considered that the determination complained of was erroneous;
(2)If it appears that the determination complained of was based on a mistake in the determination of facts not previously considered; or
(3)If in the opinion of the Certifying Officer, a misinterpretation of facts or of the law justified reconsideration of the decision. The petition for the workers of the Central Penn Sewing Machine Company, Inc., Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania engaged in production of industrial sewing machines was denied because the “contributed importantly” group eligibility requirement of Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, was not met, nor was there a shift in production from that firm to a foreign country in 2004, 2005 or January through August, 2006. The “contributed importantly” test is generally demonstrated through a survey of the workers' firm's customers. The survey revealed no imports of sewing machines during the relevant period. The subject firm did not import sewing machines nor did it shift production to a foreign country during the relevant period. The petitioner states that the affected workers lost their jobs as a direct result of a loss of customers in the apparel industry. The petitioner alleges that major declining customers of the subject firm increased imports of apparel or were negatively impacted by imports of apparel. As a result, they decreased their purchases of sewing machines from the Central Penn Sewing Machine Company, Inc., Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The petitioner also states that several of the subject firm's customers were certified eligible for TAA based on an increase in imports of various apparel products. The petitioner concludes that because industrial sewing machines are used to manufacture apparel and sales and production of industrial sewing machines at the subject firm have been negatively impacted by increasing presence of foreign imports of apparel on the market, workers of the subject firm should be eligible for TAA. In order to establish import impact, the Department must consider imports that are like or directly competitive with those produced at the subject firm. The Department conducted a survey of the subject firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of industrial sewing machines. The survey revealed that the declining customers did not increase their imports of industrial sewing machines during the relevant period. Imports of apparel cannot be considered like or directly competitive with industrial sewing machines produced by Central Penn Sewing Machine Company, Inc., Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and imports of apparel are not relevant in this investigation. The fact that subject firm's customers are importing or were import impacted is relevant to this investigation if determining whether workers of the subject firm are eligible for TAA based on the secondary upstream supplier of trade certified primary firm impact. For certification on the basis of the workers' firm being a secondary upstream supplier, the subject firm must produce a component part of the article that was the basis for the customers' TAA certification. In this case, however, the subject firm does not act as an upstream supplier, because industrial sewing machines do not form a component part of apparel and other textile products. Thus the subject firm workers are not eligible under secondary impact. Conclusion After review of the application and investigative findings, I conclude that there has been no error or misinterpretation of the law or of the facts which would justify reconsideration of the Department of Labor's prior decision. Accordingly, the application is denied. Signed at Washington, DC, day 20th of November, 2006. Elliott S. Kushner, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-20059 Filed 11-27-06; 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 December 8, 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 December 8, 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 20th day of November 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. Appendix [TAA petitions instituted between 11/13/06 and 11/17/06] TA-W Subject firm (petitioners) Location Date of institution Date of petition 60397 Dana Corporation Thermal Products Division
(Comp)Sheffield, PA 11/13/06 11/09/06 60398 Western Industries (Union) Chilton, WI 11/13/06 11/08/06 60399 Customized Manufacturing, Inc.
(Comp)McKenzie, TN 11/13/06 11/08/06 60400 Unum Provident
(Wkrs)Portland, ME 11/13/06 11/07/06 60401 Pimalco Inc.
(Wkrs)Chandler, AZ 11/13/06 11/09/06 60402 Hayes Products, LLC
(Wkrs)Buena Park, CA 11/13/06 11/07/06 60403 Metolius Mountain Products
(Comp)Bend, OR 11/13/06 11/09/06 60404 Dickten Masch Plastics (Union) Hattiesburg, MS 11/13/06 11/09/06 60405 Employment Solutions (State) Fort Collins, CO 11/13/06 11/10/06 60406 A.O. Smith Electrical Products Co.
(Comp)Scottsville, KY 11/13/06 11/09/06 60407 Shoreline Industries
(Wkrs)Benton Harbor, MI 11/13/06 11/07/06 60408 Textram, Inc.
(Wkrs)Charlotte, NC 11/14/06 11/08/06 60409 Davis International
(Wkrs)Okolona, MS 11/14/06 11/08/06 60410 Ames True Temper (IAMAW) Delaware, OH 11/14/06 11/10/06 60411 Littelfuse, Inc.
(Comp)Des Plaines, IL 11/14/06 11/09/06 60412 Kwikset Corporation
(Comp)Denison, TX 11/14/06 10/25/06 60413 Bendix (Union) Frankfort, KY 11/14/06 11/10/06 60414 Print, Inc.
(Wkrs)Gilbert, AZ 11/14/06 11/13/06 60415 United Healthcare
(Wkrs)Hartford, CT 11/14/06 11/10/06 60416 Moore's Machine Company of Fayetteville, Inc.
(Comp)Fayetteville, NC 11/14/06 11/09/06 60417 Whirlpool Corporation (IUECWA) Evansville, IN 11/14/06 11/07/06 60418 Vesuvius USA
(Comp)Fisher, IL 11/14/06 11/10/06 60419 I&W Industries, LLC
(Comp)Traverse City, MI 11/14/06 11/09/06 60420 Mesick Precision Co., Inc.
(Wkrs)Mesick, MI 11/14/06 10/29/06 60421 Fisher & Company, Inc.
(Comp)St. Clair Shores, MI 11/14/06 10/11/06 60422 Ahlstrom LLC
(Wkrs)Mt. Holly Springs, PA 11/14/06 10/26/06 60423 3M
(Comp)Columbia, MO 11/14/06 11/13/06 60424 Creative Engineered Products, LLC
(Wkrs)Akron, OH 11/14/06 11/07/06 60425 Steed Sales Company, Inc.
(Comp)Bowdon, GA 11/14/06 11/13/06 60426 Haldex Brakes Products Corp. (Union) Paris, TN 11/14/06 11/13/06 60427 RBC Tyson Bearing
(Wkrs)Glasgow, KY 11/14/06 10/02/06 60428 Boc Edwards
(Wkrs)Philadelphia, PA 11/14/06 11/06/06 60429 Xyron Inc.
(Wkrs)Garden Grove, CA 11/14/06 10/26/06 60430 JP Morgan Chase
(Comp)Louisville, KY 11/14/06 11/13/06 60431 Jackson, Tennessee Plant
(Comp)Jackson, TN 11/15/06 11/06/06 60432 Visteon Systems LLC North Penn Plant
(UAW)Lansdale, PA 11/15/06 11/14/06 60433 Moll Industries/Fort Smith Div.
(Comp)Fort Smith, AR 11/15/06 10/30/06 60434 Hi Specialty America
(Comp)Irwin, PA 11/15/06 11/07/06 60435 Ford Motors
(Wkrs)St. Paul, MN 11/15/06 11/14/06 60436 Watts Regulator
(Wkrs)Spindale, NC 11/15/06 11/10/06 60437 Euclid Industries, Inc.
(Comp)Bay City, MI 11/15/06 11/13/06 60438 Graphic Electronics Inc.
(Wkrs)Tulsa, OH 11/15/06 11/14/06 60439 Freudenberg
(Comp)Scottsburg, IN 11/15/06 11/14/06 60440 Excelsior AEP, Inc.
(Wkrs)Yonkers, NY 11/15/06 11/14/06 60441 ITW Tomco
(Comp)Bryan, OH 11/15/06 11/13/06 60442 Northern Hardwoods
(Comp)South Range, MI 11/15/06 11/14/06 60443 Vacumet Corporation
(Comp)Wayne, NJ 11/16/06 11/14/06 60444 Thermo Fisher Scientific—RMSI
(Comp)Santa Fe, NM 11/16/06 11/13/06 60445 Manchester Tool Company
(USWA)Akron, OH 11/16/06 11/14/06 60446 Vollrath Company
(Wrks)Oconomowoc, WI 11/16/06 11/09/06 60447 Honeywell Aerospace (State) Phoenix, AZ 11/16/06 11/06/06 60448 VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership
(Comp)Winston Salem, NC 11/16/06 11/14/06 60449 Cambridge Lee Industries, LLC
(Comp)Reading, PA 11/16/06 11/09/06 60450 Richards Apex, Inc.
(Wrks)Morgantown, PA 11/16/06 11/08/06 60451 Kester, Inc.
(Comp)Des Plaines, IL 11/16/06 10/19/06 60452 Coleman Cable
(Comp)Siler City, NC 11/16/06 11/15/06 60453 Black and Decker
(Comp)Fayetteville, NC 11/17/06 11/16/06 60454 Forest City Technologies—Wixom
(Wkrs)Wixom, MI 11/17/06 11/16/06 60455 Malabar Manufacturing, Inc.
(Comp)Hudson, MI 11/17/06 11/16/06 60456 American Wood Dryers, Inc. (Union) Clackamas, OR 11/17/06 11/14/06 [FR Doc. E6-20065 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-60,296] Eaton Aerospace—Aurora, Aurora, CO; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on October 26, 2006 in response to a worker petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Eaton Aerospace—Aurora, Aurora, Colorado. The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated. Signed at Washington, DC this 17th day of November 2006. Richard Church, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-20063 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-59,898] Fenton Art Glass Company, Williamstown, West Virginia; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(C) an application for administrative reconsideration was filed with the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance for workers at Fenton Art Glass Company, Williamstown, West Virginia. The application did not contain new information supporting a conclusion that the determination was erroneous, and also did not provide a justification for reconsideration of the determination that was based on either mistaken facts or a misinterpretation of facts or of the law. Therefore, dismissal of the application was issued. *TA-W-59,898; Fenton Art Glass Company, Williamstown, West Virginia (November 17, 2006).* Signed at Washington, DC this 21st day of November 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-20058 Filed 11-27-06; 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 November 6 through November 10, 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 issue 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. *None.* 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-60,298; Newell Rubbermaid, Sanford Division, Madison, WI: October 23, 2005.* *TA-W-60,301; D-M-C Company, Charlevoix Plant, Charlevoix, MI: October 25, 2005.* *TA-W-60,308; Lakeland Industries, Woven Products Division, St. Joseph, MO: July 1, 2006.* *TA-W-60,209; Cowan Plastics, LLC, Providence, RI: October 4, 2005.* *TA-W-60,210; Gutmann Leather, LLC, Chicago, IL: October 4, 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-60,266; Hanesbrands, Inc., Marion, NC: October 13, 2005.* *TA-W-60,266A; Hanesbrands, Inc., Lumberton, NC: October 13, 2005.* *TA-W-60,316; Eaton Hydraulics, Fluid Power Division, Gainesboro, TN: October 25, 2005.* *TA-W-60,351; Gyrus ACMI Corporation, Racine, WI: October 31, 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. *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) 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. *None.* The Department has determined that criterion
(2)of Section 246 has not been met. Workers at the firm possess skills that are easily transferable. *None.* 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. Because the workers of the firm are not eligible 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. *None.* 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-60,213; InkCycle, Inc., Lenexa, KS.* *TA-W-60,287; IBM Corporation, Rochester, MN.* 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-60,142; PPG Industries, Fiberglass Division, Lexington, NC.* 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 under a free trade agreement or a beneficiary country under a preferential trade agreement, or there has been or is likely to be an increase in imports). *None.* The workers' firm does not produce an article as required for certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. *TA-W-60,175; Terrisol Corporation, dba Karsten America, Troutman, NC.* *TA-W-60,175A; Terrisol Corporation, dba Karsten America, New York, NY.* The investigation revealed that criteria of Section 222(b)(2) have 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 period of November 11 through November 10, 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: November 21, 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-20066 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-60,074] Rebtex Company, Inc., East Greenwich, RI; Dismissal of Application for Reconsideration Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(C) an application for administrative reconsideration was filed with the Director of the Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance for workers at Rebtex Company, Inc., East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The application did not contain new information supporting a conclusion that the determination was erroneous, and also did not provide a justification for reconsideration of the determination that was based on either mistaken facts or a misinterpretation of facts or of the law. Therefore, dismissal of the application was issued. TA-W-60,074; Rebtex Company, Inc., East Greenwich, Rhode Island (November 15, 2006). Signed at Washington, DC this 21st day of November 2006. Linda G. Poole, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-20060 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-60,311] Techweld International, Inc., Troy, MI; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on October 27, 2006 in response to a petition file on behalf of workers of Techweld International, Inc., Troy, Michigan. The Department has been unable to locate company officials of the subject firm or to obtain the information necessary to reach a determination on worker group eligibility. Consequently, further investigation in this case would serve no purpose, and the investigation has been terminated. Signed at Washington, DC this 21st day of November 2006. Richard Church, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-20064 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-60,293] Waterloo Industries, Inc., A Subsidiary of Fortune Brands, Inc., Pocahontas, Arkansas; Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on October 25, 2006 in response to a petition filed by a State Workforce Representative on behalf of workers at Waterloo Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Fortune Brands, Inc., Pocahontas, Arkansas. The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated. Signed at Washington, DC this 16th day of November, 2006. Elliott S. Kushner, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E6-20062 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE Notice of Meetings AGENCY: U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). SUMMARY: The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science is holding an open business meeting to discuss Commission programs and administrative matters. Commissioners will review programs related to the Commission's strategic initiatives. Each of the Commission's task forces will share progress reports and the Commission will discuss future directions and activities. Topics will include:
(1)American Corners;
(2)Initiatives (Consumer Health Update, Battle of the Books, Family Literacy, Appraisal/Assessment, Aging); and
(3)Policy Issues (Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response, Digitization). *Date and Time:* NCLIS Business Meeting—December 11, 2006, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; December 12, 2006, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. ADDRESSES: Dining Room A (December 11); Large Conference Room 642 (December 12) (Madison Building), Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20540-1099. *Status:* Open meeting. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The business meeting is open to the public, subject to space availability. To make special arrangements for physically challenged persons, contact Madeleine McCain, Director of Operations, 1800 M Street, NW., Suite 350 North Tower, Washington, DC 20036, e-mail: *mmccain@nclis.gov,* fax 202-606-9203 or telephone 202-606-9200. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeleine McCain, Director of Operations, U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, 1800 M Street, NW., Suite 350 North Tower, Washington, DC 20036, e-mail: *mmccain@nclis.gov* , fax 202-606-9203 or telephone 202-606-9200. Dated: November 20, 2006. Madeleine C. McCain, NCLIS Director of Operations. [FR Doc. 06-9431 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am]
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