1205-AB91 201910 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1205 Employment and Training Administration ETA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Modernizing Recruitment Requirements Under the H-2B Program

The United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration and the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are jointly amending regulations regarding the H-2B non-immigrant visa program at 20 CFR part 655, subpart A.  The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) will include necessary technical improvements, which will eliminate print newspaper advertisements and modernize the requirements employers must meet for advertising job opportunities to U.S. workers.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 20 CFR 655, subpart A 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6) 8 U.S.C. 1184 8 U.S.C. 1103 No NPRM 11/09/2018 83 FR 55977 NPRM Comment Period End 12/10/2018 NPRM Comment Period End Extension to 12/28/2018 12/10/2018 83 FR 63430 Final Rule 12/00/2019 Undetermined Businesses Undetermined No Undetermined No Yes Thomas Dowd M. Deputy Assistant Secretary 1205 Employment and Training Administration ETA 202 513-7350 Room N4641, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Washington DC 20210