Termination of classification.

(a) Basic procedure. The Assistant Secretary shall terminate the classification of a civil jurisdiction as a labor surplus area after any year in which the Assistant Secretary determines that the criteria established under § 654.5 (a) are no longer met. (b) Procedure for exceptional circumstances. The Assistant Secretary shall terminate the classification of a civil jurisdiction classified as a labor surplus area pursuant to the provisions of § 654.5(b) after any year in which the Assistant Secretary determines that the exceptional circumstances criteria of that paragraph are no longer met. [44 FR 1689, Jan. 5, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 15616, Apr. 12, 1983]