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DOL/ETA RIN: 1205-AB91 Publication ID: Fall 2018 
Title: ●Modernizing Recruitment Requirements Under the H-2B Program 
Abstract:

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.

 
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: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 655, subpart A    8 CFR 214.2 (h)(6)     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1184    8 U.S.C. 1103   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/00/2018 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
William W. Thompson, II
Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Box # 12-200,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 513-7350