Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on November 17, 2006 in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of American Wood Dryers Incorporated, Clackamas, Oregon.

The petition regarding the investigation has been deemed invalid. The petitioner was not a company official, but was one dislocated worker. A petition filed by workers requires three (3) signatures. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of November, 2006. Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E620839 Filed 12706; 8:45 am]
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Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, an investigation was initiated on November 14, 2006 in response to a petition filed by the Paper, AlliedIndustrial, Chemical, & Energy Workers International Union, Local 5532 on behalf of workers of Bendix C.V.S. LLC, Air Compressor Products, Frankfort, Kentucky.

The workers are covered by an active certification (TAW56,215), which expires on January 26, 2007. Consequently, further investigation in this case would serve no purpose, and the investigation has been terminated.

Dated: November 30, 2006.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E620836 Filed 12706; 8:45 am]
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Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on November 28, 2006, in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Hipwell Manufacturing Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The petition dated November 27, 2006 regarding the investigation has been deemed invalid. In order for employees to establish a valid petition, there must be at least three petitioners that were terminated no more than one year from the petition date. On further review, it became apparent that one petitioner was terminated on August 12, 2005, more than one year from the date on the petition. Consequently, the investigation has been terminated.

Dated: December 1, 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E620840 Filed 12706; 8:45 am]
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Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on November 7, 2006, in response to a worker petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at International Truck and Engine, Warrenville, Illinois.

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

Dated: November 22, 2006.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E620835 Filed 12706; 8:45 am]
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By application of October 24, 2006 a company official requested administrative reconsideration of the Department's negative determination regarding eligibility for workers and former workers of the subject firm to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA).

The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination signed on September 26, 2006 was based on the finding that imports of elastic yarn did not contribute importantly to worker separations at the subject plant and no shift of production to a foreign source occurred. The denial notice was published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2006 (71 FR 60763).

In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner provided additional information regarding the subject firm's customers and requested an investigation relating to secondary impact concerning the subject firm as an upstream supplier in the production of fabric. A review of the new facts determined that the workers of ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20834 Fri, Dec 8 2006 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20838

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on November 15, 2006 in response to a petition filed by a Company Official and on behalf of workers at Moll Industries, Fort Smith Division, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

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

Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of November, 2006. Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E620838 Filed 12706; 8:45 am]
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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 be ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20841 Fri, Dec 8 2006 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20833

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 24, 2006, applicable to workers of Water Pik, Inc., Personal Healthcare Products, including onsite leased workers of AppleOne, Loveland, Colorado. The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 12, 2006 (71 FR 18772).

At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are engaged in the production of water treatment filtration and shower heads.

New information shows that in August 2006, the leased workers of AppleOne, employed onsite at the Loveland, Colorado location of Water Pik, Inc., Personal Healthcare Products, became employees of Employment Solutions due to a change in contracting firms.

Accordin ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20833 Fri, Dec 8 2006 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20832

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 period of November 20 through November 24, 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 de ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20832 Fri, Dec 8 2006 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20837

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, an investigation was initiated on November 14, 2006, in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Xyron Inc., Garden Grove, California. The workers produced adhesive coated liners.

This petitioning group of workers is covered by an earlier petition (TAW60,355) filed on November 2, 2006, that is the subject of an ongoing investigation for which a determination has not yet been issued. Accordingly, further investigation in this case would serve no purpose and this investigation has been terminated.

Dated: November 29, 2006.
Linda G. Poole,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E620837 Filed 12706; 8:45 am]
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Sections 3302(c)(2) and 3302(d)(3) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) provide that employers in a state that has an outstanding balance of advances under Title XII of the Social Security Act on January 1 of two or more consecutive years are subject to a reduction in credits otherwise available against the FUTA tax for a calendar year, if a balance of advances remains on November 10 of that year. Because the account of Missouri in the Unemployment Trust Fund had a balance of advances on January 1 of 2004, 2005, and 2006, and still had a balance of advances on November 10, 2006, Missouri employers were potentially liable for a reduction in their FUTA offset credit for 2006.

Section 3302(g) of FUTA provides that a state may avoid credit reduction for a year by meeting certain criteria. Missouri applied for avoidance of the 2006 credit reduction under this section. Pursuant to delegation of authority to me under Secretary's Order 475, I have determined that Missouri meets all of the ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20910 Fri, Dec 8 2006 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20922 http://www.dol.gov/dol/foia/ (See link for ``Agency Plan and Report'').

Background: On June 14, 2006, the Department submitted its FOI ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20922 Fri, Dec 8 2006 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-06-9608 ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-06-9608 Fri, Dec 8 2006 11:00:00 GMT