NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2005-12-30
December 22, 2005.
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. 10413, 44 U.S.C chapter 35). A copy of
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation,
Part VII: Labor Department, Mine Safety and Health Administration,
Published: 2005-12-30
This final rule amends an existing safety standard to allow
the use of low and mediumvoltage dieselpowered electrical generators
as an alternative means of powering electrical equipment in underground
coal mines. The final rule eliminates the need for mine operators to
file petitions for modification to use these portable generators to
power
Part VII: Labor Department, Mine Safety and Health Administration,
Published: 2005-12-30
We (MSHA) are revising certain provisions of our regulations
addressing the training and retraining of miners. This final rule
removes the training exclusion for shaft and slope construction
workers. Shaft and slope construction workers will now receive training
for new miners, training for experienced miners, task training, annual
refresher
NOTICES: Mining products; testing, evaluation, and approval; user fee adjustments,
Published: 2005-12-30
This notice revises MSHA's Approval and Certification Center
(A&CC) user fees for services provided pursuant to part 5 of Title 30
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) during 2006. Fees compensate
MSHA for the costs that the agency incurs for testing and evaluating
equipment and materials manufactured for use in the mining industry.
The fees
Part IV: Labor Department,
Published: 2005-12-29
1. Purpose. To delegate to the Solicitor of Labor the authority
conferred on the Secretary of Labor under (a) the Federal Tort Claims
Act, (b) section 157(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and
(c) the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964.
2. Directives Affected. Secretary's Order 2476 is hereby
cancelled.
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2005-12-29
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: Labor Research Advisory Council,
Published: 2005-12-29
The Secretary of Labor has determined that reestablishment of the
Labor Research Advisory Council to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(LRAC) is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed upon the Commissioner of Labor Statistics
by 29 U.S.C. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9. The purpose of the Council is to
RULES: Roll-over protective structures,
Published: 2005-12-29
In 1996, OSHA published a technical amendment revising the
construction and agriculture standards that regulate testing of roll
over protective structures (``ROPS'') used to protect employees who
operate wheeltype tractors. This revision removed the original ROPS
standards and replaced them with references to national consensus
standards for
NOTICES: Wachovia Corp.,
Published: 2005-12-28
This document contains exemptions issued by the Department of
Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction
restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code).
A notice was published in the Federal Register of the pendency
before the Department of
NOTICES: Midas International Corp.,
Published: 2005-12-28
By application of November 4, 2005, United Steelworkers of America, Local
[[Page 76891]]
2152 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
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2005-12-28
December 20, 2005.
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. 10413, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation,
NOTICES: Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
Published: 2005-12-28
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on November 22, 2005 in response to a
worker petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at GeorgiaPacific Corporation, Old Town, Maine.
The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn.
Consequently, the investigation has
NOTICES: Pendleton Woolen Mills, Inc.,
Published: 2005-12-28
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on December 7, 2005 in response to a worker
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Pendleton
Woolen Mills, Inc., Corporate headquarters, Portland Oregon; Menswear
Distribution Center, Milwaukie, Oregon; Bellevue Plant, Bellevue,
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2005-12-28
December 19, 2005.
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. 10413,44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation,
NOTICES: Kimberly-Clark Corp.,
Published: 2005-12-28
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on November 14, 2005 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Kimberly
Clark Corporation, Ballard Medical Products Division, Draper, Utah.
The petitioning group of workers is covered by an active
certification
NOTICES: Rug Barn,
Published: 2005-12-28
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on November 15, 2005 in response to a
worker petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at The Rug Barn, Abbeville, South Carolina.
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The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn.
Consequently, the
NOTICES: Teradyne, Inc.,
Published: 2005-12-28
In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2273), and section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, (26 U.S.C. 2813), as
amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance on March 10, 2005, applicable to workers of
NOTICES: Magna International,
Published: 2005-12-28
Pursuant to section 221 of the November 17, 2005 in response to a
worker petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Magna International, Red Oak, Iowa.
The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of December
NOTICES: Pennsylvania Institute of Neurological Disorders, Inc.,
Published: 2005-12-28
This document contains notices of pendency before the
Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from
certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code).
Written Comments and Hearing Requests
All interested
NOTICES: Petitions for safety standards modification; summary of affirmative decisions,
Published: 2005-12-28
The following parties have filed petitions to modify the
application of existing safety standards under section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
1. RS&W Coal Company, Inc.
[Docket No. M2005079C]
RS&W Coal Company, Inc., 207 Creek Road, Klingerstown, Pennsylvania
17941 has filed a petition to modify the application of
NOTICES: Conopco, Inc.,
Published: 2005-12-28
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on November 14, 2005 in response to a
worker petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Conopco, Inc., a subsidiary of Unilever U.S., Asheboro, North Carolina.
The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn.
NOTICES: Leggett & Platt, et al.,
Published: 2005-12-28
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
NOTICES: United States Sugar Corp.,
Published: 2005-12-28
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on November 25, 2005 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at United States Sugar Corporation, Bryant Mill, Bryant, Florida.
The petitioner has requested that the petition be withdrawn.
Consequently, the
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2005-12-27
OSHA solicits public comment concerning its request for an
extension of the information collection requirements contained in the
Temporary Labor Camps Standard (29 CFR 1910.142).
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2005-12-21
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA
95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Department of Labor (the Department)
conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general
public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing collections of information. This program helps to ensure
that