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DOL/ETA RIN: 1205-AB54 Publication ID: Fall 2007 
Title: ●Labor Certification for the Temporary Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States 
Abstract: The NPRM is designed to initiate a redesign of the H-2B application process by which employers seek temporary nonagricultural labor. Under a redesigned H-2B program, employers seeking to use H-2B workers, except for applications filed for employment in Guam or in logging, will file directly with the National Processing Centers of the Employment and Training Administration, instead of with the State Workforce Agency, as under the current regulation. Each employer will be required to conduct recruitment before filing its application. The application will include a number of attestations concerning labor market and related issues. DOL will audit selected applications and supervise additional recruitment where it is determined to be necessary. Employers will be expected to have documentation available to support their attestations and to provide such documentation to DOL immediately upon request. DOL retains a debarment authority in selected cases after notice to the employer and opportunity for a hearing. 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 22 CFR 655   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)    8 USC 1184   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
William L. Carlson Ph.D.
Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
FP Building, Room C-4312, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-3010
Email: carlson.william@dol.gov