[Federal Register: December 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 235)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Employment Standards Administration
Announcement of Public Briefings on Using the New H-2A Temporary
Agricultural Labor Certification Program
AGENCIES: Employment and Training Administration; Wage and Hour
Division, Employment Standards Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) in the
Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration (ETA) has
been re-engineering several of its programs, including the H-2A foreign
agricultural worker labor certification program. The Wage and Hour
Division (WHD) of the Employment Standards Administration (ESA) has
been amending contractual obligations applicable to employers of
workers subject to Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA). The Department published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
to redesign the H-2A agricultural labor certification program on
February 13, 2008. The Department is currently reviewing public
comments on this proposed rule and intends to publish final regulations
before the end of the calendar year. In addition, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) has published an NPRM to amend its H-2A
regulations and intends to publish a final rule before the end of the
calendar year as well.
Pursuant to the Department of Labor final rule, changes to
information collection and regulatory requirements will affect the
application forms. The H-2A program will no longer use the Form ETA 750
(OMB control number 1205-0015). Instead the program will utilize the
new Form ETA 9142 (OMB control number 1205-0466). The new regulations
also federalize the prevailing wage determination process in the H-2A
program.
ETA and ESA are issuing this notice to announce that they will
offer at least two public briefings to educate stakeholders, program
users, and other interested members of the public on using the re-
engineered program and new form. Representatives from DHS will also be
joining the Department of Labor at the briefing sessions. As currently
planned, the two briefings will take place in late 2008 in Atlanta and
Denver. This notice provides the public with locations, dates, and
registration information regarding the briefings. However, these
briefings are subject to change and/or cancellation without further
notice in the Federal Register. In the event of a change participants
who have registered will be notified.
Time and Dates
1. Friday, December 12, 2008, Atlanta, Georgia.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
2. Monday, December 15, 2008, Denver, Colorado.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting locations are:
1. Atlanta--Marriott Marquis, 265 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE, Atlanta,
Georgia 30303.
2. Denver--Hyatt Regency Denver, 650 15th Street, Denver, Colorado,
80202.
To Register: To register for a briefing session please complete the
registration process on-line, by visiting http://www.dtiassociates.com/
oflcbriefings. For questions regarding the registration process, please
call (703) 299-1623 (this is not a toll-free number). Due to space
considerations, attendance will be limited to those who register
online. In the event of cancellation or change, participants will be
notified.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding
ETA's portion of the briefing, contact William Carlson, Ph.D.,
Administrator, Office 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). For further information regarding ESA's portion of the
briefing, contact James Kessler, Farm Labor Team Leader, Wage and Hour
Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-3510, Washington, DC 20210;
Telephone (202) 693-0070 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The registration information should be used
by any member of the public planning to attend a briefing session. The
agenda assumes publication of both Department of Labor and Department
of Homeland Security final rules.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 1st day of December 2008.
Brent R. Orrell,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
Alexander J. Passantino,
Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-28847 Filed 12-4-08; 8:45 am]
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