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which special procedures for wages
have been established pursuant to 8
U.S.C. 1188 and 20 CFR 655.102) for
which temporary H–2A certifications
are being sought will be the annual
average of combined crop and livestock
workers’ wages applicable for each State
as reported by the USDA FLS reports.
The Department’s regulations at 20
CFR 655.120(c) require the Office of
Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) to
publish at least once in each calendar
year the AEWR for each State as a
Notice in the Federal Register.
Accordingly, the 2010 AEWRs for
agricultural work performed by U.S. and
H–2A workers hired pursuant to an
H–2A application subject to the 2010
Rule on and/or after the effective date of
this Notice are set forth in the table
below:
TABLE—2010 ADVERSE EFFECT WAGE
RATES
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State
Alabama ....................................
Arizona ......................................
Arkansas ...................................
California ...................................
Colorado ...................................
Connecticut ...............................
Delaware ...................................
Florida .......................................
Georgia .....................................
Hawaii .......................................
Idaho .........................................
Illinois ........................................
Indiana ......................................
Iowa ..........................................
Kansas ......................................
Kentucky ...................................
Louisiana ..................................
Maine ........................................
Maryland ...................................
Massachusetts ..........................
Michigan ...................................
Minnesota .................................
Mississippi ................................
Missouri ....................................
Montana ....................................
Nebraska ..................................
Nevada .....................................
New Hampshire ........................
New Jersey ...............................
New Mexico ..............................
New York ..................................
North Carolina ..........................
North Dakota ............................
Ohio ..........................................
Oklahoma .................................
Oregon ......................................
Pennsylvania ............................
Rhode Island ............................
South Carolina ..........................
South Dakota ............................
Tennessee ................................
Texas ........................................
Utah ..........................................
Vermont ....................................
Virginia ......................................
Washington ...............................
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$9.11
9.71
9.10
10.25
10.06
10.16
9.94
9.20
9.11
11.45
9.90
10.51
10.51
10.86
10.66
9.71
9.10
10.16
9.94
10.16
10.57
10.57
9.10
10.86
9.90
10.66
10.06
10.16
9.94
9.71
10.16
9.59
10.66
10.51
9.78
10.85
9.94
10.16
9.11
10.66
9.71
9.78
10.06
10.16
9.59
10.85
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TABLE—2010 ADVERSE EFFECT WAGE D. Maximum Travel Subsistence
Expense
RATES—Continued
The regulations at 20 CFR 655.122(h)
establish that the minimum daily travel
subsistence expense, for which a worker
West Virginia ............................
9.71
is entitled to reimbursement, is
Wisconsin .................................
10.57
equivalent to the employer’s daily
Wyoming ...................................
9.90
charge for three meals or, if the
employer makes no charge, the amount
C. Allowable Meal Charges
permitted under 20 CFR 655.173. The
regulation is silent about the maximum
The Department’s regulations at 20
amount to which a qualifying worker is
CFR 655.122(g) require the employer to
entitled.
provide each worker with three meals a
The Department based the maximum
day (for which it is permitted to charge
meals component on the standard
the workers) or free and convenient
Continental United States (CONUS) per
cooking and kitchen facilities. When the
diem rate established by the General
employer provides meals to its workers,
Services Administration (GSA) and
it must state in the job offer the meal
published at 41 CFR part 301, Appendix
charge, if any, the employer will impose A. The CONUS meal component is now
on the workers for the meals provided.
$46.00 per day.
The amount of the meal charges, if any,
Workers who qualify for travel
is governed by 20 CFR 655.173.
reimbursement are entitled to
reimbursement up to the CONUS meal
The 2010 Final Rule at 20 CFR
rate for related subsistence when they
655.173 sets the maximum allowable
provide receipts. In determining the
amount that an H–2A agricultural
appropriate amount of subsistence
employer may charge its U.S. and
reimbursement, the employer may use
foreign workers for providing three
the GSA system under which a traveler
meals per day. This section of the 2010
qualifies for meal expense
Final Rule also provides for annual
reimbursement at 75 percent of the
adjustments of the previous year’s
subsistence for the first partial day of
allowable charges based upon the
travel and 75 percent of the subsistence
12-month percentage change for the
for the last partial day.
Consumer Price Index for Urban
If a worker has no receipts, the
Consumers for Food (CPI–U for Food)
employer is not obligated to reimburse
between December of the year just
above the minimum stated at 20 CFR
concluded and December of the year
655.173(a) as specified above.
prior to that.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 12th day of
Under 20 CFR 655.173(a) an H–2A
February 2010.
employer may charge workers no more
Jane Oates,
than the maximum amount set forth in
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
that paragraph, unless the employer
Training Administration.
petitions the Certifying Officer and
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receives a favorable decision under 20
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CFR 655.173(b) to charge a higher
amount. The Department’s H–2A
regulations require the OFLC
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
Administrator to publish a Notice in the
ADMINISTRATION
Federal Register each calendar year,
announcing annual adjustments in
Sunshine Act; Notice of Agency
allowable meal charges applicable to
Meeting
H–2A employers who provide three
TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Thursday,
meals per day to their U.S. and
February 18, 2010.
nonimmigrant foreign workers. The
2009 rates were published in the
PLACE: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room
Federal Register at 74 FR 26016, May
7047, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA
29, 2009.
22314–3428.
STATUS: Open.
The Department has determined the
percentage change between December of MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Board Briefing. Interim Final
2008 and December of 2009 for the
Rule—Section 701.34 of NCUA’s Rules
CPI–U for Food was 1.8 percent.
and Regulations, Secondary Capital
Accordingly, the maximum allowable
Accounts for Low-Income Credit
charge under 20 CFR 655.173 was
Unions.
adjusted using this percentage change,
2. Insurance Fund Report.
and the new permissible charge for 2010
will be no more than $10.64 per day.
RECESS: 11 a.m.
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TIME AND DATE: 11:15 a.m., Thursday,
February 18, 2010.
PLACE: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room
7047, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA
22314–3428.
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Consideration of Supervisory
Activities. Closed pursuant to
Exemptions (8), (9)(A)(ii) and 9(B).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Rupp, Secretary of the Board,
Telephone: 703–518–6304.
Mary Rupp,
Board Secretary.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory
Committee #13883; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, as amended), the National Science
Foundation announces the following
meeting:
Name: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Advisory Committee (#13883).
Date and Time: March 4, 2010, 12 p.m.–2
p.m. EST.
Place: Teleconference. National Science
Foundation, Room 320, Stafford I Building,
4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Dr. Craig B. Foltz, Acting
Division Director, Division of Astronomical
Sciences, Suite 1045, National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington,
VA 22230. Telephone: 703–292–4908.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and
recommendations to the National Science
Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) and the
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on issues
within the field of astronomy and
astrophysics that are of mutual interest and
concern to the agencies.
Agenda: To discuss the Committee’s draft
annual report due 15 March 2009.
Susanne E. Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY
CORPORATION
Submission of Information Collection
for OMB Review; Comment Request;
Administrative Appeals
AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
ACTION: Notice of request for extension
of OMB approval.
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SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation (PBGC) is requesting that
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) extend approval, under the
Paperwork Reduction Act, of a
collection of information under Part
4003 of its regulations relating to
Administrative Appeals (OMB control
number 1212–0061, expires February
28, 2010). This notice informs the
public of PBGC’s request and solicits
public comment on the collection of
information.
DATES: Comments should be submitted
by March 22, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,
via electronic mail at
OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov or by fax
to 202–395–6974. A copy of PBGC’s
request may be obtained without charge
by writing to the Disclosure Division of
the Office of the General Counsel of
PBGC at the above address or by visiting
that office or calling 202–326–4040
during normal business hours. (TTY and
TDD users may call the Federal relay
service toll free at 1–800–877–8339 and
ask to be connected to 202–326–4040.)
The request is also available at https://
www.reginfo.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald F. McCabe, Attorney, Legislative
and Regulatory Department, Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005–
4026, 202–326–4024. (TTY and TDD
users may call the Federal relay service
toll-free at 1–800–877–8339 and ask to
be connected to 202–326–4024.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBGC’s
regulation on Rules for Administrative
Review of Agency Decisions (29 CFR
part 4003) prescribes rules governing
the issuance of initial determinations by
PBGC and the procedures for requesting
and obtaining administrative review of
initial determinations. Certain types of
initial determinations are subject to
administrative appeals, which are
covered in subpart D of the regulation.
Subpart D prescribes rules on who may
file appeals, when and where to file
appeals, contents of appeals, and other
matters relating to appeals.
Most appeals filed with PBGC are
filed by individuals (participants,
beneficiaries, and alternate payees) in
connection with benefit entitlement or
amounts. A small number of appeals are
filed by employers in connection with
other matters, such as plan coverage
under ERISA section 4021 or employer
liability under ERISA sections
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4062(b)(1), 4063, or 4064. Appeals may
be filed by hand, mail, commercial
delivery service, fax or e-mail. For
appeals of benefit determinations, PBGC
has optional forms for filing appeals and
requests for extensions of time to
appeal.
OMB has approved the administrative
appeals collection of information under
control number 1212–0061 through
February 28, 2010. PBGC is requesting
that OMB extend its approval of this
collection of information for three years.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
PBGC estimates that an average of 900
appellants per year will respond to this
collection of information. PBGC further
estimates that the average annual
burden of this collection of information
is 0.71 hours and $52 per appellant,
with an average total annual burden of
643 hours and $46,680.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 12th day of
February 2010.
Catherine B. Klion,
Manager, Regulatory and Policy Division,
Legislative and Regulatory Department,
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
National Council on Federal LaborManagement Relations Meeting
AGENCY: Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The National Council on
Federal Labor-Management Relations
will hold its initial meeting on February
26, 2010, at the time and location shown
below. The Council is an advisory body
composed of representatives of Federal
employee organizations, Federal
management organizations and senior
government officials. The Council was
established by Executive Order 13522,
entitled, ‘‘Creating Labor-Management
Forums to Improve Delivery of
Government Services,’’ which was
signed by the President on November 9,
2009. Along with its other
responsibilities, the Council will assist
in the implementation of Labor
Management Forums throughout the
government and will make
recommendations to the President on
innovative ways to improve delivery of
services and products to the public
while cutting costs and advancing
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
Sunshine Act; Notice of Agency Meeting
Time and Date: 10 a.m., Thursday, February 18, 2010.
Place: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room 7047, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria,
VA 22314-3428.
Status: Open.
Matters to be Considered:
1. Board Briefing. Interim Final Rule--Section 701.34 of NCUA's
Rules and Regulations, Secondary Capital Accounts for Low-Income Credit
Unions.
2. Insurance Fund Report.
Recess: 11 a.m.
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Time and Date: 11:15 a.m., Thursday, February 18, 2010.
Place: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room 7047, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria,
VA 22314-3428.
Status: Closed.
Matters to be Considered:
1. Consideration of Supervisory Activities. Closed pursuant to
Exemptions (8), (9)(A)(ii) and 9(B).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Rupp, Secretary of the Board,
Telephone: 703-518-6304.
Mary Rupp,
Board Secretary.
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