1205-AC02 202210 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1205 Employment and Training Administration ETA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing

The Department proposed to revise the Wagner-Peyser Act regulations regarding Employment Services (ES) staffing to require that states use state merit staff to provide ES services, including Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker (MSFW) services, and to improve service delivery.

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The Department identified areas of the regulation that changed to create a uniform standard of ES services provision for States.

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The Department is undertaking this rulemaking pursuant to its authority under section 12 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49k).

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Two alternatives will be considered, and the public had the opportunity to comment on these alternatives during the comment period of the NPRM.

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The proposed rule was estimated to have one-time rule familiarization costs of $4,205 in 2020 dollars, as well as unknown transition costs. The proposed rule also estimated the rule to have annual transfer payments of $9.6 million for three of the five States that currently have non-State merit staff providing some labor exchange services; transfer payments are monetary payments from one group to another, such as wages shifting from one employer to another, that do not affect total resources available to society. The transfer payments for this proposed rule were the estimated wage cost increases to the States associated with employee wages and fringe benefits. In the NPRM, the Department l solicited comments from stakeholders and the public on the unknown transition costs, plus transfer payments that would be incurred by any States with some non-State merit staff providing labor exchange services.

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This action does not affect the public health, safety, or the environment.

]]> NPRM 04/20/2022 87 FR 23700 NPRM Comment Period End 06/21/2022 Final Rule 06/00/2023 Undetermined State No Undetermined No No Kimberly Vitelli Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment 1205 Employment and Training Administration ETA 202 693-3980 vitelli.kimberly@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room C-4526, Washington DC 20210