1205-AB61 201110 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1205 Employment and Training Administration ETA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Wage Methodology for the Temporary Nonagricultural Employment H-2B Program Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6) 20 CFR 655.10 8 USC 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) 8 USC 1184(c) Judicial Final 01/18/2011 The U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ordered the Department to promulgate a new rule on the calculation of the prevailing wage no later than January 18, 2011. On June 15, 2011, the court issued a subsequent ruling in the CATA litigation that invalidated the January 1, 2012, effective date and ordered the Department to announce a new effective date for the rule within 45 days from June 15, 2011. No NPRM 10/05/2010 75 FR 61578 NPRM Extension of Comment Period 11/03/2010 75 FR 67662 NPRM Comment Period End 11/04/2010 NPRM Extension of Comment Period End 11/12/2010 Final Rule 01/19/2011 76 FR 3452 NPRM 06/28/2011 76 FR 37686 NPRM Comment Period End 07/08/2011 Final Action 08/01/2011 76 FR 45667 Notice of Postponement of Effective Date 09/28/2011 76 FR 59896 Final Action Effective 09/30/2011 76 FR 45667 Guidance 09/30/2011 76 FR 60720 Guidance Effective 09/30/2011 Final Rule-Delay of Effective Date 01/29/2011 76 FR 73508 Guidance 11/29/2011 76 FR 73509 Final Rule-Delay of Effective Date 12/30/2011 Final Rule Effective 10/01/2012 Guidance 12/30/2011 76 FR 82116 Guidance Effective 12/30/2011 No Businesses State No No No Yes William Carlson L. Ph.D. 1205 Employment and Training Administration ETA 202 693-3010 carlson.william@dol.gov FP Building, Room C-4312, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington DC 20210