1205-AB55 200904 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1205 Employment and Training Administration ETA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Modernizing the Labor Certification Process and Enforcement for Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Aliens in the United States Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 20 CFR 655 8 USC 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) 8 USC 1188 No 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 12/18/2008 73 FR 77110 Final Action Effective 01/17/2009 Notice of Proposed Suspension 03/17/2009 74 FR 11408 NPRM Comment Period End 03/27/2009 Final Action 05/00/2009 On April 16, 2009, the Department published an IFR to amend the December 18, 2008, H-2A Final Rule to extend the transition period of the application filing procedures currently in effect for all H-2A employers with a date of need on or before July 1, 2009. This includes all employers with a date of need on or before January 1, 2010, and is effective April 16, 2009. No Businesses Federal State No No No No 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