ETA Unified Agenda - [Completed Actions]

RIN: 1205-AB54

Publication ID: Spring 2009 

Title: Labor Certification for the Temporary Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States 

Abstract: This Final Rule is designed to initiate a redesign of the process by which U.S. employers seek labor certification from the Department of Labor as an initial step to hire temporary non-agricultural labor under the H-2B visa program. The re-engineering of the program includes streamlining of the application process and strengthening of program integrity. 

Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) 

Priority: Other Significant 

RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda

Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 

Major: No 

Unfunded Mandates: No 

CFR Citation: 22 CFR 655 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) 

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b); 8 USC 1184 

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/22/2008	73 FR 29942
NPRM Comment Period End	07/07/2008
Final Rule	12/19/2008	73 FR 78020
Final Rule Effective	01/18/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No 

Government Levels Affected: Federal 

Small Entities Affected: Businesses 

Federalism: No 

Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 

RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 

Agency Contact:
Dr. William Carlson
Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
FP Building, Room C-4312, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-3010
Email: carlson.william@dol.gov