82_FR_6664 82 FR 6652 - Investigations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

82 FR 6652 - Investigations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 12 (January 19, 2017)

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FR Document2017-01210

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6652-6653]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01210]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Investigations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker 
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 Office 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, 
Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, no 
later than January 30, 2017.
    Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding 
the subject matter of the investigations to the Director, Office of 
Trade Adjustment Assistance, at the address shown below, not later than 
January 30, 2017.

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    The petitions filed in this case are available for inspection at 
the Office of the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, 
Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room 
N-5428, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of January 2017.
Hope D. Kinglock,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.

Appendix

                            17 TAA Petitions Instituted Between 12/19/16 and 12/30/16
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                                                                                      Date of         Date of
           TA-W             Subject firm (petitioners)           Location           institution      petition
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92497....................  Marge Carson (State/One-      Pomona, CA.............        12/19/16        12/16/16
                            Stop).
92498....................  IPS Penn Coil (Union).......  Glassport, PA..........        12/19/16        12/18/16
92499....................  HealthSmart Benefit           Charleston, WV.........        12/20/16        12/20/16
                            Solutions Inc (Workers).
92500....................  Projectplace a Planview       Austin, TX.............        12/21/16        12/20/16
                            Company (State/One-Stop).
92501....................  Paoli Inc (Workers).........  Orleans, IN............        12/22/16        12/19/16
92502....................  Interlectric Corporation      Warren, PA.............        12/22/16        12/21/16
                            (Workers).
92503....................  Asurion Services LLC (State/  Nashville, TN..........        12/22/16        12/22/16
                            One-Stop).
92504....................  Optum (Company).............  Colorado Springs, CO...        12/27/16        12/23/16
92505....................  Batesville Casket Company     Batesville, MS.........        12/27/16        12/23/16
                            (Company).
92506....................  Weyerhaeuser (State/One-      Kalispell, MT..........        12/27/16        12/22/16
                            Stop).
92507....................  Halliburton (State/One-Stop)  Tulsa, OK..............        12/27/16        12/22/16
92508....................  Thermo Fisher Scientific      Pittsburgh, PA.........        12/28/16        12/27/16
                            (State/One-Stop).
92509....................  Omak Forest Products, LLC     Omak, WA...............        12/28/16        12/23/16
                            (State/One-Stop).
92510....................  Magnetic Metals Corporation   Camden, NJ.............        12/29/16        12/28/16
                            (State/One-Stop).
92511....................  Source One Technologies       San Jose, CA...........        12/29/16        12/28/16
                            (State/One-Stop).
92512....................  Uroboros Glass (State/One-    Portland, OR...........        12/29/16        12/28/16
                            Stop).
92513....................  Trinity Industries (Workers)  Cartersville, GA.......        12/30/16        12/28/16
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                                                  that are eligible to receive funds from                 of workforce development program                         Frequency: Annual for each form.
                                                  Adult and Dislocated Worker programs                    performance.                                             Total Estimated Annual Responses:
                                                  authorized under title I of WIOA (also                    This information collection is subject               38,216,056.
                                                  known as ‘‘eligible training providers’’                to the PRA. A Federal agency generally                   Estimated Average Time per
                                                  or ETPs) must report data on outcomes                   cannot conduct or sponsor a collection                 Response: Varies.
                                                  achieved under those programs to the                    of information, and the public is                        Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                                  State(s) in which they are listed on the                generally not required to respond to an                Hours: 9,863,065 hours.
                                                  State ETP list. States then report the                  information collection, unless it is                     Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
                                                  information submitted by ETPs to DOL.                   approved by the OMB under the PRA                      Burden: $30,957,760.
                                                  The information collection requirements                 and displays a currently valid OMB                     Portia Wu,
                                                  applicable to ETPs are also contained in                Control Number. In addition,                           Assistant Secretary for Employment and
                                                  the ‘‘Workforce Innovation and                          notwithstanding any other provisions of                Training, Department of Labor.
                                                  Opportunity Act (WIOA) Common                           law, no person shall generally be subject              Johan Uvin,
                                                  Performance Reporting’’ ICR.                            to penalty for failing to comply with a                Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of
                                                     Section 116(d)(1) of WIOA mandates                   collection of information that does not                Career, Technical, and Adult Education,
                                                  that the Secretaries of Labor and                       display a valid Control Number. See 5                  Department of Education.
                                                  Education develop a template for                        CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.                              Sue Swenson,
                                                  performance reports to be used by                         Interested parties are encouraged to                 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special
                                                  States, Local Boards, and ETPs for                      provide comments to the contact shown                  Education and Rehabilitative Services,
                                                  reporting on outcomes achieved by                       in the ADDRESSES section. In order to                  delegated the authority to perform the
                                                  participants in the six core programs.                  help ensure appropriate consideration,                 functions and duties of the Assistant
                                                  Corresponding regulations for these data                comments should mention Workforce                      Secretary for Special Education and
                                                                                                          Innovation and Opportunity Act                         Rehabilitative Services.
                                                  collection requirements, including
                                                                                                          (WIOA) Common Performance                              [FR Doc. 2017–01069 Filed 1–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  which primary performance indicators
                                                  apply for each core program, have been                  Reporting, OMB control number 1205–                    BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P

                                                  issued jointly by the Departments. See                  0526.
                                                  81 FR 55792 (Aug. 19, 2016). The WIOA                     The DOL is particularly interested in
                                                                                                          comments that:                                         DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                                                  regulations became effective on October
                                                  18, 2016. These joint performance                         • Evaluate whether the proposed                      Employment and Training
                                                  regulations can be found at: (1) 20 CFR                 collection of information is necessary                 Administration
                                                  part 677 (which covers the Adult and                    for the proper performance of the
                                                  Dislocated Worker programs (20 CFR                      functions of the agency, including                     Investigations Regarding Eligibility To
                                                  part 680), the Youth program (20 CFR                    whether the information will have                      Apply for Worker Adjustment
                                                  part 681), and the Wagner-Peyser Act                    practical utility;                                     Assistance
                                                  Employment Service program (20 CFR                        • Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                                  part 652)); (2) 34 CFR part 463, subpart                agency’s estimate of the burden of the                   Petitions have been filed with the
                                                  I (which covers the AEFLA program);                     proposed collection of information,                    Secretary of Labor under Section 221 (a)
                                                  and (3) 34 CFR part 361, subpart E                      including the validity of the                          of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and
                                                  (which covers the VR program).                          methodology and assumptions used;                      are identified in the Appendix to this
                                                                                                            • Enhance the quality, utility, and                  notice. Upon receipt of these petitions,
                                                     The data collection instruments                                                                             the Director of the Office of Trade
                                                  covered in this ICR are necessary to                    clarity of the information to be
                                                                                                          collected; and                                         Adjustment Assistance, Employment
                                                  meet the requirements of sec. 116 of                                                                           and Training Administration, has
                                                  WIOA. These information collection                        • Minimize the burden of the
                                                                                                          collection of information on those who                 instituted investigations pursuant to
                                                  instruments were developed jointly by                                                                          Section 221 (a) of the Act.
                                                  the Departments, and include: (1) The                   are to respond, including through the
                                                                                                                                                                   The purpose of each of the
                                                  Joint Participant Individual Record                     use of appropriate automated,
                                                                                                                                                                 investigations is to determine whether
                                                  Layout (PIRL), which provides a                         electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                                                                                                                                 the workers are eligible to apply for
                                                  standardized set of data elements,                      technological collection techniques or
                                                                                                                                                                 adjustment assistance under Title II,
                                                  definitions, and reporting instructions                 other forms of information technology,
                                                                                                                                                                 Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations
                                                  for use by States and local entities                    e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                                                                                                                                                 will further relate, as appropriate, to the
                                                  administering WIOA core programs; (2)                   responses.
                                                                                                                                                                 determination of the date on which total
                                                  the Statewide Performance Report                          Agency: DOL–ETA.                                     or partial separations began or
                                                  Template, to be used for the reporting of                 Type of Review: Revision.                            threatened to begin and the subdivision
                                                  data by State entities that administer                    Title of Collection: Workforce                       of the firm involved.
                                                  WIOA core programs; (3) the Local Area                  Innovation and Opportunity Act                           The petitioners or any other persons
                                                  Performance Report Template, to be                      (WIOA) Common Performance                              showing a substantial interest in the
                                                  used for the reporting of data by local                 Reporting.                                             subject matter of the investigations may
                                                  entities that administer WIOA core                        Forms: WIOA Statewide and Local                      request a public hearing, provided such
                                                  programs; (4) the ETP Performance                       Performance Report Template, ETA                       request is filed in writing with the
                                                  Report specifications and definitions, to               9169; WIOA PIRL, ETA 9170; ETP                         Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
                                                  be used for the reporting of data by                    Definitions, ETA 9171.                                 Assistance, at the address shown below,
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                                                  eligible providers of training services                   OMB Control Number: 1205–0526.                       no later than January 30, 2017.
                                                  under WIOA title I Adult and Dislocated                   Affected Public: State, Local, and                     Interested persons are invited to
                                                  Worker programs; and (5) the Annual                     Tribal Governments; Private Sector—                    submit written comments regarding the
                                                  Statewide Performance Report                            businesses or other for-profits and not-               subject matter of the investigations to
                                                  Narrative, a new information collection                 for-profit institutions.                               the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
                                                  requirement to be used for providing                      Estimated Number of Respondents:                     Assistance, at the address shown below,
                                                  information on the status and progress                  19,113,825.                                            not later than January 30, 2017.


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                                                    The petitions filed in this case are                              Labor, Room N–5428, 200 Constitution                                  Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of
                                                  available for inspection at the Office of                           Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.                                   January 2017.
                                                  the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment                                                                                                Hope D. Kinglock,
                                                  Assistance, Employment and Training                                                                                                     Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
                                                  Administration, U.S. Department of                                                                                                      Assistance.
                                                                                                                                                                                          Appendix

                                                                                                17 TAA PETITIONS INSTITUTED BETWEEN 12/19/16 AND 12/30/16
                                                                                                          Subject firm                                                                                         Date of       Date of
                                                      TA–W                                                                                                                      Location
                                                                                                          (petitioners)                                                                                       institution    petition

                                                  92497   ...........   Marge Carson (State/One-Stop) ..............................................             Pomona, CA ...........................           12/19/16     12/16/16
                                                  92498   ...........   IPS Penn Coil (Union) ..............................................................     Glassport, PA ..........................         12/19/16     12/18/16
                                                  92499   ...........   HealthSmart Benefit Solutions Inc (Workers) ..........................                   Charleston, WV .......................           12/20/16     12/20/16
                                                  92500   ...........   Projectplace a Planview Company (State/One-Stop) ..............                          Austin, TX ...............................       12/21/16     12/20/16
                                                  92501   ...........   Paoli Inc (Workers) ..................................................................   Orleans, IN ..............................       12/22/16     12/19/16
                                                  92502   ...........   Interlectric Corporation (Workers) ............................................          Warren, PA .............................         12/22/16     12/21/16
                                                  92503   ...........   Asurion Services LLC (State/One-Stop) ..................................                 Nashville, TN ..........................         12/22/16     12/22/16
                                                  92504   ...........   Optum (Company) ....................................................................     Colorado Springs, CO ............                12/27/16     12/23/16
                                                  92505   ...........   Batesville Casket Company (Company) ..................................                   Batesville, MS .........................         12/27/16     12/23/16
                                                  92506   ...........   Weyerhaeuser (State/One-Stop) ..............................................             Kalispell, MT ...........................        12/27/16     12/22/16
                                                  92507   ...........   Halliburton (State/One-Stop) ....................................................        Tulsa, OK ................................       12/27/16     12/22/16
                                                  92508   ...........   Thermo Fisher Scientific (State/One-Stop) ..............................                 Pittsburgh, PA .........................         12/28/16     12/27/16
                                                  92509   ...........   Omak Forest Products, LLC (State/One-Stop) ........................                      Omak, WA ..............................          12/28/16     12/23/16
                                                  92510   ...........   Magnetic Metals Corporation (State/One-Stop) .......................                     Camden, NJ ............................          12/29/16     12/28/16
                                                  92511   ...........   Source One Technologies (State/One-Stop) ...........................                     San Jose, CA ..........................          12/29/16     12/28/16
                                                  92512   ...........   Uroboros Glass (State/One-Stop) ............................................             Portland, OR ...........................         12/29/16     12/28/16
                                                  92513   ...........   Trinity Industries (Workers) ......................................................      Cartersville, GA .......................         12/30/16     12/28/16



                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–01210 Filed 1–18–17; 8:45 am]                            A. This Order is issued pursuant to                              recent order of succession of officers to
                                                  BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P                                              Executive Order 13755 (replacing                                    act as Secretary of Labor in periods of
                                                                                                                      Executive Order (E.O.) 13245, December                              vacancy was set forth in Secretary’s
                                                                                                                      18, 2001); the Federal Vacancies Reform                             Order 4–2008 (August 4, 2008), which
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                                                 Act of 1998 (the FVRA) (codified                                    was issued under the authority of E. O.
                                                                                                                      generally at 5 U.S.C. 3345, et seq.); 29                            13245 (December 18, 2001). On
                                                  [Secretary’s Order 1–2017]                                          U.S.C. 551 et seq.; Reorganization Plan                             December 23, 2016, E.O. 13755 revoked
                                                                                                                      No. 6 of 1950; Reorganization Plan No.                              E.O. 13245 and provided a new order of
                                                  Order of Succession to the Secretary                                1 of 1958; Reorganization Plan No. 1 of                             succession to the position of Secretary
                                                  of Labor in Periods of Vacancy,                                     1973; Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950                             of Labor.
                                                  Continuity of Executive Direction,                                  as amended; Robert T. Stafford Disaster                                The Department’s plan for continuity
                                                  Repositioning and Devolution of                                     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,                                of operations in the event of a need for
                                                  Departmental Governance, and                                        42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq., as amended; 5                               relocation involves movement of
                                                  Emergency Planning Under                                            USC 301; 31 U.S.C. 1531 and 1533;                                   Emergency Response Group to a
                                                  Circumstances of Extreme Disruption                                 Executive Order 12656, as amended;                                  Continuity Site. The Department’s plan
                                                                                                                      and Executive Order 12148, as                                       for devolution was established by
                                                    1. Purpose. To provide for succession                             amended.
                                                  to act as, or on behalf of, the Secretary                                                                                               Secretarial Memorandum dated
                                                                                                                         National Security Presidential                                   December 20, 2006, wherein the
                                                  of Labor in case of death or resignation                            Directive 51/Homeland Security
                                                  of the Secretary, or if the Secretary is                                                                                                Secretary selected Dallas, Texas as the
                                                                                                                      Presidential Directive 20 (NSPD–51/                                 National Office, Department of Labor
                                                  otherwise unable to perform the                                     HSPD–20) National Continuity Policy
                                                  functions and duties of the office,                                                                                                     devolution site (the ‘‘Devolution Site’’).
                                                                                                                      (May 2007); National Continuity Policy
                                                  including in case of absence or sickness;                           Implementation Plan (NCPIP) (Aug                                       4. Order of Governance. In accordance
                                                  to provide lines of succession for                                  2007); Federal Continuity Directive 1                               with E.O. 13755 and the FVRA, in case
                                                  executive continuity within the                                     (FCD–1) Federal Executive Branch                                    of absence due to death, resignation, or
                                                  Department and its Agencies during                                  National Continuity Program and                                     if the official is otherwise unable to
                                                  vacancies arising in a period of national                           Requirements (October 2012); Office of                              perform the functions and duties of the
                                                  emergency or in the course of business;                             Personnel Management, Handbook on                                   office, the functions and duties of the
                                                  to provide for the repositioning and                                Pay and Leave Benefits for Federal                                  officers of the Department of Labor and
                                                  devolution of Departmental governance                               Employees Affected by Severe Weather                                their respective responsibilities for
                                                  under circumstances of extreme                                      Conditions or Other Emergency                                       operational management will be
                                                  disruption; and to identify the first                               Situations (June 2008).                                             performed in an acting capacity or on
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                                                  assistant to those officers of the                                     B. Secretary’s Order 4–2008 (August                              behalf thereof by the incumbents of the
                                                  Department whose appointment to                                     4, 2008) is hereby superseded and                                   positions designated in the following
                                                  office is required to be made by the                                canceled, and all agency delegations in                             orders:
                                                  President, including those whose                                    conflict with this Order and/or its                                 A. Succession to the Secretary of Labor
                                                  appointment is subject to the advice and                            Attachment are hereby superseded.
                                                  consent of the Senate.                                                 3. Background. Pursuant to the 1998                                Sequence for identifying the Acting
                                                    2. Authority and Directives.                                      Federal Vacancies Reform Act, the most                              Secretary of Labor, who shall have all of


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