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DOL/ETA RIN: 1205-AC18 Publication ID: Spring 2024 
Title: ●Exercise of Time-Limited Authority to Increase the Numerical Limitation for FY 2024 for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking To Change 
Abstract:

DHS, in consultation with DOL, is exercising time-limited Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 authority and increasing the total number of noncitizens who may receive an H-2B nonimmigrant visa by up to 64,716 for the entirety of FY 2024.  These supplemental visas will be distributed in several allocations.  20,000 visas made available in this rule will be reserved for nationals of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador, or Costa Rica.  All visas will be available only to businesses that are suffering or will suffer impending irreparable harm, as attested by the employer.  In addition, DHS is again providing temporary portability flexibility.

 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214.2(h)    8 CFR 274a12.12    20 CFR part 655, subpart A    29 CFR part 503     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 6 U.S.C. 202(4)    8 U.S.C. secs. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b), 1101(a)(3), 1184(c)(1), (c)(14), and 1324a    1357(a)(1)    Section 303, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division O, Title III, Pub. L. 117-328 (Dec. 29, 2022)    extended by sections 101(6) and 106 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act, Division A, Pub. L. 118-15 (Sep. 30, 2023)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Temporary Final Rule  11/17/2023  88 FR 80394   
Temporary Final Rule Effective   11/17/2023 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related Agencies: Joint: DHS/USCIS; 
Agency Contact:
Brian Pasternak
Administrator
Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Office of Foreign Labor Certification; Room N-5311, FP Building,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-8200
Email: pasternak.brian@dol.gov