NOTICES: Fishing vessels—; EXCEPTION,
Published: 2003-12-31
Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on November 12, 2003 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of F/V Exception, Homer, Alaska.
The petition regarding the investigation has been deemed invalid.
In order to establish a valid worker group, there must
NOTICES: PATRICIA DIANN,
Published: 2003-12-31
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on November 3, 2003, in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Fishing Vessel (F/V) Patricia Diann, Cordova, Alaska.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm did not separate
or threaten to separate a
NOTICES: Harting, Inc. of North America,
Published: 2003-12-31
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 March 5, 2003, applicable to
workers of Harting, Inc. of North America, Elgin, Illinois. The notice
was published in the Federal Register on March 19, 2003 (68 FR
NOTICES: L.S. Starrett Co., Inc.,
Published: 2003-12-31
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on October 24, 2003 in response to a
petition filed on behalf of workers of L.S. Starrett Company, Inc., Alum Bank, Pennsylvania.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm did not separate
or threaten to separate a significant number or
NOTICES: Paper Converting Machine Co.,
Published: 2003-12-31
In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and
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under section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, the Department
of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on
September 11, 2003, applicable to workers of
NOTICES: Paradise Fisheries,
Published: 2003-12-31
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 Paradise Fisheries, Kodiak,
Alaska. The application contained no new substantial information which
would bear importantly on the Department's determination. Therefore,
dismissal
NOTICES: Tietex International, Ltd.,
Published: 2003-12-31
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on October 28, 2003 in response to a worker
petition filed on behalf of workers at Tietex International, LTD, Rocky Mount Plant, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Further review of the petition and information provided by one of
the petitioners, finds
NOTICES: Weidmann Systems International, Inc.,
Published: 2003-12-31
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, an investigation
was initiated on November 7, 2003 in response to a worker petition
which was filed on behalf of workers at Weidmann Systems International, Inc., St, Johnsbury, Vermont.
An active certification covering the petitioning group of workers
is already in effect (TAW42,222A, as
NOTICES: York International Corp.,
Published: 2003-12-31
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 October 30, 2003, applicable
to workers of York International Corporation located in York,
Pennsylvania. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
November
NOTICES: Workforce investment Act—; Indian and Native American Employment and Training Programs,
Published: 2003-12-31
Announcement Type: New. Notice of final designation procedures for grantees.
Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA04100.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 17.265.
Key Dates: Deadline for Notice of Intent Part AJanuary 30, 2004. I. Funding Opportunity Description
Section 166 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
Part III: Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
Published: 2003-12-31
OSHA is revoking ``Respiratory Protection for M.
Tuberculosis'' (29 CFR 1910.139) which is simply a recodification of
OSHA's 1971 General Industry Respiratory Protection standard that was
revised in 1998. At the time of the revision of the 1971 standard, OSHA
decided that, because its proposed standard for occupational exposure
to TB, published
PROPOSED RULES: 2-methoxyethanol, 2-ethoxyethanol, and acetates (glycol ethers); occupational exposure; withdrawn,
Published: 2003-12-31
OSHA is withdrawing its proposed standard on Occupational
Exposure to 2Methoxyethanol (2ME), 2Ethoxyethanol (2EE), and their
Acetates (2MEA, 2EEA) (four glycol ethers). Production and use of the
four glycol ethers either have ceased or are virtually limited to
``closed systems'' where exposure levels more than 10 years ago already
were at or below
Part III: Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
Published: 2003-12-31
OSHA is withdrawing its 1997 proposed standard on Occupational
Exposure to Tuberculosis (TB). Because of a broad range of Federal and
community initiatives, the rate of TB has declined steadily and
dramatically since OSHA began work on the proposal in 1993. Hospitals,
which are the settings where workers are likely to have the highest
risk of
NOTICES: Litigation settlement-related plan transactions,
Published: 2003-12-31
This document contains a final class exemption from certain
prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and from certain taxes imposed
by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). The
exemption permits transactions engaged in by a plan, in connection with
the
NOTICES: Allegheny Ludlum Corp.,
Published: 2003-12-31
Notice of Termination of Investigation Pursuant to Section 221 of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on
November 17, 2003 in response to a petition filed by a company official
on behalf of workers at Allegheny Ludlum Corporation, Brackenridge Works, Brackenridge, Pennsylvania.
The petitioning group of workers
NOTICES: EHV-Weidmann Industries, Inc., et al.,
Published: 2003-12-31
In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2273) the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on
November 25, 2002, applicable to workers of EHVWeidmann Industries,
Inc., a subsidiary of Wicor Americas, St. Johnsbury, Vermont. The
notice was
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2003-12-30
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)
NOTICES: Mining products; testing, evaluation, and approval; user fee adjustments,
Published: 2003-12-30
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 2004 fees on our actual expenses for
fiscal year 2003. The fees reflect changes both in our approval
processing
NOTICES: Fishing Vessels—; Bad Betty,
Published: 2003-12-29
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 Fishing Vessel (F/V) Bad Betty,
Homer, Alaska. The application contained no new substantial information
which would bear importantly on the Department's determination.
Therefore,
NOTICES: Gentry Mills, Inc., et al.,
Published: 2003-12-29
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
NOTICES: Martens Manufacturing, LLC,
Published: 2003-12-29
By letter of November 6, 2003, a petitioner requested
administrative reconsideration of the Department of Labor's Notice of
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance, applicable to workers of the subject firm. The
Department's determination notice was signed on October 10, 2003 and
published in the
NOTICES: Nortel Networks Corp. et al.,
Published: 2003-12-29
By application of August 15, 2003, a petitioner requested
administrative reconsideration regarding the Department's Negative
Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, applicable to the workers of the subject firm.
The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination
issued on July 22, 2003, based
NOTICES: TCI Machinery, Inc., et al.,
Published: 2003-12-29
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 (TAW) number and alternative trade
adjustment assistance (ATAA) by (TAW) number issued during the periods
of November
NOTICES: Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions,
Published: 2003-12-29
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 be
NOTICES: AK Steel Corp.,
Published: 2003-12-29
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 AK Steel Corporation, Rockport
Works, Shipping, Receiving and Packaging Department, Rockport, Indiana.
The application contained no new substantial information which would
bear