ETA Unified Agenda - [Final Rule Stage]

Title: Modernizing the Labor Certification Process and Enforcement for Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Aliens in the United States 

Abstract: This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 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 agricultural labor under the H-2A visa program. The re-engineering of the program would include 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: Final Rule Stage 

Major: No 

Unfunded Mandates: No 

CFR Citation: 20 CFR 655 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) 

Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a); 8 USC 1188 

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	02/13/2008	73 FR 8538
NPRM Comment Period End	03/31/2008
NPRM Comment Period Extended	04/14/2008	73 FR 16243
Final Action	11/00/2008

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No 

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 

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