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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 174 / Friday, September 7, 2018 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission
[F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No.
8–18]
Sunshine Act Meeting
The Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission, pursuant to its regulations
(45 CFR part 503.25) and the
Government in the Sunshine Act (5
U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in
regard to the scheduling of open
meetings as follows:
Tuesday, September 18, 2018: 9:30
a.m.—Issuance of Proposed Decisions in
claims against Iraq.
10:30 a.m.—Issuance of Proposed
Decisions under the Guam World War II
Loyalty Recognition Act, Title XVII,
Public Law 114–328.
STATUS: Open.
All meetings are held at the Foreign
Claims Settlement Commission, 601 D
Street NW, Suite 10300, Washington,
DC. Requests for information, or
advance notices of intention to observe
an open meeting, may be directed to:
Patricia M. Hall, Foreign Claims
Settlement Commission, 601 D Street
NW, Suite 10300, Washington, DC
20579. Telephone: (202) 616–6975.
Brian M. Simkin,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2018–19550 Filed 9–5–18; 11:15 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection;
Request for Comments; H–2B
Temporary Non-Agricultural Labor
Certification Program Forms (OMB
Control Number 1205–0509)
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its effort to streamline
information collection, clarify statutory
and regulatory requirements, and
provide greater transparency and
oversight of the H–2B labor certification
program, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
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information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
program helps ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. In accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA),
ETA, within DOL, is providing the
public notice and opportunity to
comment on proposed revisions to the
H–2B Foreign Labor Certification
Program information collection.
The information collection for each
existing form was approved on
December 31, 2015 and expires
December 31, 2018. A copy of the
proposed information collection request
can be obtained by contacting the office
listed below in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
November 6, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted by the following methods:
• Email (encouraged):
ETA.OFLC.Forms@dol.gov.
• Mail: William W. Thompson II,
Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor
Certification, Box PPII 12–200,
Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210.
• Fax: 202–513–7395.
Instructions: Comments which are
related to specific forms should identify
that form or form instruction using the
form number, e.g., Form ETA–9142B or
Form ETA–9165, etc., and should
identify the particular area of the form
for comment. A copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR) can
be obtained by contacting the Office of
Foreign Labor Certification as listed
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William W. Thompson II,
Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor
Certification, 202–513–7350 (this is not
a toll-free number), or for individuals
with hearing or speech impairments, 1–
877–889–5627 (this is the TTY toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service
number), Box PPII 12–200, Employment
and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The information collection is required
by Sections 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) and
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214(c) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C.
1011(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) and 1184(c)), as
well as 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6), 20 CFR 655,
Subpart A, and 29 CFR 503. The H–2B
program enables employers to bring
nonimmigrant foreign workers to the
United States to perform nonagricultural work of a temporary or
seasonal nature as defined in 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b). The Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) consults with
DOL with respect to the H–2B program,
and DOL provides advice on whether
U.S. workers capable of performing the
temporary services or labor are
available. See 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(1), INA
Section 214(c)(1) (providing for DHS to
consult with ‘‘appropriate agencies of
the Government’’). Under DHS
regulations, an H–2B petition for
temporary employment must be
accompanied by an approved temporary
labor certification from DOL, which
serves as DOL’s consultative advice to
DHS regarding whether a qualified U.S.
worker is available to fill the petitioning
H–2B employer’s job opportunity and
whether a foreign worker’s employment
in the job opportunity will adversely
affect the wages or working conditions
of similarly employed U.S. workers. See
8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(iii)(A), (iv)(A). DHS
and DOL jointly promulgated
regulations establishing the processes by
which an employer must obtain a
prevailing wage and temporary labor
certification from DOL, and the rights
and obligations of workers and
employers. 20 CFR 655, Subpart A;
8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(iii)–(iv).
This ICR, OMB Control No. 1205–
0509, includes the collection of
information related to the use of
employer-provided surveys for
determining prevailing wages and the
temporary labor certification process in
the H–2B program. The Form ETA–
9165, Employer-Provided Survey
Attestations to Accompany H–2B
Prevailing Wage Determination Request
Based on a Non-OES Survey, is used to
collect information that permits ETA to
determine whether an employerprovided survey can be used to establish
H–2B prevailing wages in the
occupational classification in lieu of
prevailing wages available under the
Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational
Employment Statistics (OES) program.
The information contained in the
application Form ETA–9142B, H–2B
Application for Temporary Employment
Certification, and corresponding
appendices serve as the basis for the
Secretary’s determination that qualified
U.S. workers are not available to
perform the services or labor needed by
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
[F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No. 8-18]
Sunshine Act Meeting
The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, pursuant to its
regulations (45 CFR part 503.25) and the Government in the Sunshine Act
(5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of
open meetings as follows:
Tuesday, September 18, 2018: 9:30 a.m.--Issuance of Proposed
Decisions in claims against Iraq.
10:30 a.m.--Issuance of Proposed Decisions under the Guam World War
II Loyalty Recognition Act, Title XVII, Public Law 114-328.
Status: Open.
All meetings are held at the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission,
601 D Street NW, Suite 10300, Washington, DC. Requests for information,
or advance notices of intention to observe an open meeting, may be
directed to: Patricia M. Hall, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission,
601 D Street NW, Suite 10300, Washington, DC 20579. Telephone: (202)
616-6975.
Brian M. Simkin,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2018-19550 Filed 9-5-18; 11:15 am]
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