General wage determination decisions of the Secretary of Labor are issued in accordance with applicable law and are based on the information obtained by the Department of Labor from its study of local wage conditions and data made available from other sources. They specify the basic hourly wage rates and fringe benefits which are determined to

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment Standards Administration

December 20, 2000.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public information requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 10413, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of each individual ICR, with applicable supporting

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Labor Department

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

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, an investigation was initiated on October 4, 2000 in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Dearborn Brass, 21st Century Companies, Inc., Media, Pennsylvania.

The petition verification stage of the investigation revealed the petitioning group of workers are

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

By application dated December 1, 2000, the petitioners request 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 November 3, 2000, and published in the

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

Pursuant of section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, an investigation was initiated on November 27, 2000 in response to a petition which was filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Johnson and Johnson Medical, Inc. in El Paso, Texas.

The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, further

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

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 Paris Accessories, Inc., Belt Division, Allentown, Pennsylvania. The application contained no new substantial information which would bear importantly on the

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on May 30, 2000, applicable to workers of Rugged Sportswear, Siler City, North Carolina. The notice was published in
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, an investigation was initiated on October 23, 2000 in response to a worker petition which was filed by a company official on October 17, 2000 on behalf of workers at STAEG Hamatech, Inc., Saco, Maine.

The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently,

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, an investigation was initiated on November 20, 2000 in response to a worker petition which was filed on behalf of workers at Staples Business Advantage, Staples Inc., Canton, Michigan.

The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, further

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

Pursuant to title V of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103182) concerning transitional adjustment assistance, hereinafter called NAFTATAA and in accordance with section 250(a), subchapter D, chapter 2, title II, of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 USC 2331), an investigation was initiated on November 14,

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

In accordance with section 250(a), Subchapter 2, Title II, of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2273), the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for NAFTA Adjustment Assistance on May 30, 2000, applicable to workers of Rugged Sportswear, Siler City, North Carolina. The notice was published in the Federal

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

In accordance with section 250(a), subchapter D, chapter 2, title II, of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration regarding eligibility to apply for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance, on December 8, 2000, applicable to workers of Samsonite

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

Petitions for transitional adjustment assistance under the North American Free Trade AgreementTransitional Adjustment Assistance Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103182), hereinafter called (NAFTATAA), have been filed with State governors under section 250(b)(1) of subchapter D, Chapter 2, title II, of the Trade Act of 1974, as

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

Pursuant to Title V of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103182) concerning transitional adjustment assistance, hereinafter called (NAFTATAA), and in accordance with Section 250(a), Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II, of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 USC 2273), an investigation was initiated on November

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

In accordance with Section 250(A), Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II, of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor issued a Certification for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance on October 6, 2000, applicable to workers of United States Leather, Lackawanna Leather, El Paso, Texas. The notice was published in the Federal

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

This notice revises our (MSHA Approval and Certification Center (A&CC)) user fees. Fees compensate us for the costs that we incur for testing, evaluating, and approving certain products for use in underground mines. We based the 2001 fees on our actual expenses for fiscal year 2000. The fees reflect changes both in our approval processing

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Mine Safety and Health Administration

Notice is hereby given of the date and location of the next meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH), established under Section 15 of Executive Order 12196 on February 6, 1980, published in the Federal Register, February 27, 1980 (45 FR 1279). FACOSH will meet on January 11, 2001, starting at 1:30

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Occupational Safety and Health Administration

This document contains a final rule that promulgates a National Medical Support Notice to be issued by State agencies as a means of enforcing the health care coverage provisions in a child support order, and to be treated by plan administrators of group health plans as a qualified medical child support order under section 609(a) of Title I of the

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Western Area Power Administration

December 20, 2000.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for reveiw and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 10413, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of each individual ICR, with applicable supporting

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Labor Department

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

In notice document 00-32018 beginning on page 79124 in the issue of Monday, December 18, 2000, make the following correction.

On page 79133, Appendix ACOVERSHEET, on the second line Application for funding under SGA/DFA110 ``Community Audits''. This should be changed to Application for funding under SGA/DFA 01101 ``Youth

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment and Training Administration

General wage determination decisions of the Secretary of Labor are issued in accordance with applicable law and are based on the information obtained by the Department of Labor from its study of local wage conditions and data made available from other sources. They specify the basic hourly wage rates and fringe benefits which are determined to

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employment Standards Administration

In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and after consultation with General Services Administration (GSA), I have determined that renewal of the Labor Research Advisory Council is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Department of Labor.

The Council will advise

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Labor Department