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notifications were filed for the purpose
of extending the Act’s provisions
limiting the recovery of antitrust
plaintiffs to actual damages under
specified circumstances. Specifically,
Tormach, Inc., Waunakee, WI, has
withdrawn as a party to this venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open and RIC-Americas
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On April 30, 2014, RIC-Americas filed
its original notification pursuant to
Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department
of Justice published a notice in the
Federal Register pursuant to Section
6(b) of the Act on June 9, 2014 (79 FR
32999).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on February 6, 2020. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on February 27, 2020 (85 FR 11393).
Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit,
Antitrust Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—UHD Alliance, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on March
10, 2020, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), UHD Alliance, Inc.
(‘‘UHD Alliance’’) filed written
notifications simultaneously with the
Attorney General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, Kaleidescape, Inc.,
Mountain View, CA have been added as
a party to this venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open and UHD Alliance
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On June 17, 2015, UHD Alliance filed
its original notification pursuant to
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Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department
of Justice published a notice in the
Federal Register pursuant to Section
6(b) of the Act on July 17, 2015 (80 FR
42537).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on January 2, 2020. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on January 27, 2020(85 FR 4705).
Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit,
Antitrust Division.
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Employment and Training
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Labor Certification Process for the
Temporary Employment of H–2A and
H–2B Foreign Workers in the United
States: Annual Update to Allowable
Charges for Agricultural Workers’
Meals and for Travel Subsistence
Reimbursement, Including Lodging
Notice.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Labor’s (DOL) Employment and
Training Administration (ETA) is
issuing this annual notice to announce
the updated allowable charges
employers of H–2A workers, in
occupations other than herding or
production of livestock on the range,
may charge these workers when the
employer provides three meals per day.
This notice also announces the
maximum travel subsistence meal
reimbursement a worker with receipts
may claim, under the H–2A and H–2B
programs. In addition, this notice
includes a reminder regarding
employers’ obligations with respect to
overnight lodging costs as part of
required subsistence.
APPLICABLE: This notice is effective on
March 20, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Pasternak, Acting Administrator,
Office of Foreign Labor Certification,
Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, by telephone 202–513–7350 (this
is not a toll-free number) or, for
individuals with hearing or speech
impairments, TTY 1–877–889–5627
(this is not a toll-free number), or by
email at ETA.OFLC.Forms@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services of
the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security will not approve an employer’s
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petition for the admission of H–2A or
H–2B nonimmigrant temporary workers
in the United States unless the
petitioner has received from DOL an H–
2A or H–2B labor certification. See 8
CFR 214.2(h)(5) and (h)(6). H–2A and
H–2B labor certifications generally
provide that: (1) There are not sufficient
U.S. workers who are qualified and who
will be available to perform the labor or
services involved in the petition; and (2)
the employment of the foreign worker(s)
in such labor or services will not
adversely affect the wages and working
conditions of workers in the U.S.
similarly employed. See 20 CFR 655.1(a)
and 655.100.
Allowable Meal Charge
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H–2A agricultural employers of
workers in occupations other than
herding or production of livestock on
the range must offer and provide each
worker three meals per day or provide
the workers free and convenient cooking
facilities.1 See § 655.122(g). Where the
employer provides the meals, the job
offer must state the charge, if any, to the
worker for such meals. Id. The amount
of meal charges is governed by
§ 655.173.
By regulation, DOL has established
the methodology for determining the
maximum amount that H–2A
agricultural employers may charge
workers for providing them with three
meals per day. See § 655.173(a). This
methodology allows for annual
adjustments of the previous year’s
maximum allowable charge based on
the updated Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers for Food (CPI–U
for Food), not seasonally adjusted. Id.
The maximum amount employers may
charge workers for providing meals is
adjusted annually by the 12-month
percentage change in the CPI–U for
Food for the prior year (i.e., between
December of the year just concluded
and December of the prior year). Id. The
Office of Foreign Labor Certification
(OFLC) Certifying Officer may also
permit an employer to charge workers a
higher amount for providing them with
three meals a day if the higher amount
is justified and sufficiently documented
by the employer, as set forth in
§ 655.173(b).
The percentage change in the CPI–U
for Food between December 2018 and
December 2019 was 1.8 percent.2 Thus,
1 H–2A employers must provide workers engaged
in herding or the production of livestock on the
range meals or food to prepare meals without
charge or deposit charge. See 20 CFR 655.210(e).
2 Consumer Price Index—December 2019,
published January 14, 2020 at https://www.bls.gov/
news.release/cpi.nr0.htm.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--UHD Alliance, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on March 10, 2020, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), UHD Alliance, Inc. (``UHD
Alliance'') filed written notifications simultaneously with the
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in
its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of
extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust
plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances.
Specifically, Kaleidescape, Inc., Mountain View, CA have been added as
a party to this venture.
No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group
research project remains open and UHD Alliance intends to file
additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
On June 17, 2015, UHD Alliance filed its original notification
pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice
published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of
the Act on July 17, 2015 (80 FR 42537).
The last notification was filed with the Department on January 2,
2020. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to
Section 6(b) of the Act on January 27, 2020(85 FR 4705).
Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-05780 Filed 3-19-20; 8:45 am]
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