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RIN: 1215-AB09

Publication ID: Spring 1999

Title: Labor Condition Applications and Requirements for Employers Using Nonimmigrants on H-1B Visas in Specialty Occupations and as Fashion Models
Abstract: This proposed rule is a republication for notice and public comment of various provisions of the Department's final rule implementing provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act as it relates to the temporary employment in the United States of nonimmigrants admitted under H-1B visas. As part of the DOL regulatory reinvention efforts, Regulations, 29 CFR part 507 which duplicate 20 CFR part 655, subparts H and I, have been removed from title 29. (See 61 FR 51013.) In addition, amendments are proposed to implement the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (Title IV, Public Law 105-277, October 21, 1998; 112 Stat. 2681).
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 655, subparts H & I (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) 8 USC 1182(n) 8 USC 1184 29 USC 49 et seq PL 102-232

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	10/31/1995	60 FR 55339
NPRM Comment Period End	11/30/1995
NPRM	01/05/1999	64 FR 628
NPRM Comment Period End	02/04/1999	64 FR 628
Final Action	04/00/1999

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: John R. Fraser Deputy Administrator (WHD) Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Room S3502, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-0051 Fax:202 693-1432