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OMB Control No: 1205-0509	ICR Reference No: 202602-1205-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202204-1205-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: H-2B Application for Temporary Employment Certification
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/25/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2026
Responses	445,871	299,551
Time Burden (Hours)	128,851	86,586
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,771,920	994,413

Abstract: This ICR supports Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security regulations that contain information collections under the H-2B labor certification program.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 113 - 76 113 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014
   US Code: 8 USC 1184(c) Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
   US Code: 8 USC 1011(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 12827	03/17/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 38456	06/25/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
H-2B Employer Registration	ETA-9155
H-2B Employer-Provided Survey Attestation	ETA-9165
H-2B Program	ETA 9142B, ETA-9142B	,
H-2B Seafood Worker Requirements-Attestation Presentation	ETA-9142B

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	445,871	299,551	146,598	-278
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	128,851	86,586	42,382	-117
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,771,920	994,413	777,507	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The Department estimates an increase to the number of respondents from the prior estimate of 88,193 to a new estimate of 106,925 annual respondents based on a review of filing data. Similarly, the Department estimates an increase in the number of H-2B filings with responses increasing from 299,551 to 445,871 annually. The data reflect a 68 percent increase in H-2B program application filings since the prior Supporting Statement estimates. With the increase in application filings, the Department estimates a 59 percent increase in employers using the H-2B program to submit H-2B application filings. While the total annual cost estimates have increased, the cost increase for this Supporting Statement is based on a lower HR specialist rate, rather than the HR manager rate in the previous estimate. This is due to a decrease in the BLS cost adjustment factor used to calculate benefits and other compensation for HR managers. The HR manager rate used for the previous Supporting Statement was $83.59 and the new HR specialist rate used for this Supporting Statement is $54.43. For the HR specialist rate calculations, the benefits factor increased from a prior factor of 1.292 for an HR manager rate in the prior Supporting Statement to a factor of 1.42 for the HR specialist in this Supporting Statement. Furthermore, while Form ETA-9142B filings have increased in comparison with the estimates that were submitted in connection with past requests, the Department’s proposal to eliminate the Form ETA-9155, will remove the estimated burden associated with completion of that form. Specifically, the Department estimates that the elimination of the Form ETA-9155 and its instructions would result in an estimated decrease from the prior burden estimates of 20,810 annual responses, and given the estimated one hour to complete the Form ETA-9155, would result in a reduction in the number of hours for the total burden of 20,810 hours. The elimination of the Form ETA-9155 results in an estimated decrease of $83,713.34 to the total cost burden.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,436,566

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Patrice Gibson 202 693-0158 gibson.patrice.a@dol.gov

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