[Federal Register: March 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 45)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
20 CFR Part 655
RIN 1205-AB36
Post-Adjudication Audits of H-2B Petitions in All Occupations
Other Than Excepted Occupations in the United States; Re-Opening and
Extension of Comment Period
AGENCIES: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening and extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: This document informs the public that the comment period for
the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Post-Adjudication Audits of H-2B
Petitions in All Occupations Other Than Excepted Occupations in the
United States is re-opened and extended.
DATES: The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking
published January 27, 2005 (70 FR 3993), has been extended until April
8, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Regulatory
Information Number (RIN) 1205-AB36, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the Web site instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: Comments may be submitted by e-mail to
H2B.Comments@dol.gov. Include RIN 1205-AB36 in the subject line of the
message.
U.S. Mail: Submit written comments to the Assistant
Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room C-4312, Washington, DC 20210,
Attention: William Carlson, Chief, Division of Foreign Labor
Certification. Because of security measures, mail directed to
Washington, DC, is sometimes delayed. We will only consider comments
postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or other delivery service on or
before the deadline for comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the RIN 1205-
AB36 for this rulemaking. Receipt of submissions will not be
acknowledged because DOL continues to experience occasional delays in
receiving postal mail in the Washington, DC, area; commenters using
mail are encouraged to submit any comments early.
Comments will be available for public inspection during normal
business hours at the address listed above for mailed comments. Persons
who need assistance to review the comments will be provided with
appropriate aids such as readers or print magnifiers. Copies of this
proposed rule may be obtained in alternative formats (e.g., large
print, Braille, audiotape, or disk) upon request. To schedule an
appointment to review the comments and/or to obtain the proposed rule
in an alternative format, contact the Division of Foreign Labor
Certification at (202) 693-3010 (this is not a toll-free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Carlson, Chief, Division of
Foreign Labor Certification, Employment and Training Administration,
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room C-4312, Washington, DC 20210,
telephone: (202) 693-3010 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An H-2B nonimmigrant is admitted temporarily
to the United States to perform temporary nonagricultural labor or
services. On January 27, 2005, the Department of Labor's Employment and
Training Administration (DOL or ETA) and the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) simultaneously published in the Federal Register
proposed rules to change the procedures for the issuance of H-2B visas.
70 FR 3984 and 3993. Under DOL's proposed rule, H-2B petitions filed
with DHS, with the exception of workers in logging, the entertainment
industry, or professional athletics, will require employers to satisfy
specific attestations concerning labor market issues. These
attestations have been developed by the DOL and are included in DOL's
proposed rule and incorporated in the DHS proposed regulation. In
addition, under the proposed rule, the DOL will receive information on
petitions that have been approved and received final adjudication from
the DHS. The DOL will be conducting post-adjudication audits of
attestations submitted in support of selected approved H-2B petitions
received from the DHS. Given the complexity of the proposed rule and
the intense level of interest, the comment period is being re-opened
and extended.
DOL published its notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal
Register of January 27, 2005 (FR Doc. 05-1222), at 70 FR 3993. The
notice invited interested persons to submit written comments on the
proposed rule on or before February 28, 2005. This document re-opens
and extends the comment period through April 8, 2005.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of March 2005.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-4534 Filed 3-8-05; 8:45 am]
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