80 FR 25633 - Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the Herding or Production of Livestock on the Open Range in the United States; Extension of Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 86 (May 5, 2015)

Page Range		25633-25634
FR Document		2015-10464

The Department of Labor (Department) issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register of April 15, 2015 [FR Doc. 2015-08505], concerning proposed amendments to its regulations governing certification of the employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal agricultural employment under the H-2A program to codify certain procedures for employers seeking to hire foreign temporary agricultural workers for job opportunities in sheepherding, goat herding and production of livestock on the open range. This notice extends the comment period for 15 days, from May 15 to June 1, 2015. Multiple commenters requested additional time to develop their comments concerning the proposed rulemaking. The Department is therefore extending the comment period in order to give all interested persons the opportunity to comment fully.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

20 CFR Part 655

RIN 1205-AB70


Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the 
Herding or Production of Livestock on the Open Range in the United 
States; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department) issued a proposed rule in 
the Federal Register of April 15, 2015 [FR Doc. 2015-08505], concerning 
proposed amendments to its regulations governing certification of the 
employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal 
agricultural employment under the H-2A program to codify certain 
procedures for employers seeking to hire foreign temporary agricultural 
workers for job opportunities in sheepherding, goat herding and 
production of livestock on the open range. This notice extends the 
comment period for 15 days, from May 15 to June 1, 2015. Multiple 
commenters requested additional time to develop their comments 
concerning the proposed rulemaking. The Department is therefore 
extending the comment period in order to give all interested persons 
the opportunity to comment fully.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on April 15, 
2015 (80 FR 20300) is extended. Interested persons are invited to 
submit written comments on the proposed rule, identified by RIN 1205-
AB70, on or before June 1, 2015

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Regulatory 
Information Number (RIN) 1205-AB70, by any one of the following 
methods:
     Federal e-Rulemaking Portal www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the Web site instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail or Hand Delivery/Courier: Please submit all written 
comments (including disk and CD-ROM

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submissions) to Adele Gagliardi, Administrator, Office of Policy 
Development and Research, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-5641, 
Washington, DC 20210.
    Please submit your comments by only one method and within the 
designated comment period. Comments received by means other than those 
listed above or received after the comment period has closed will not 
be reviewed. The Department will post all comments received on http://www.regulations.gov without making any change to the comments, 
including any personal information provided. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is the Federal e-rulemaking portal and all 
comments posted there are available and accessible to the public. The 
Department cautions commenters against including personal information 
such as Social Security Numbers, personal addresses, telephone numbers, 
and email addresses in their comments as such information will become 
viewable by the public on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. It 
is the commenter's responsibility to safeguard his or her information. 
Comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov will not include 
the commenter's email address unless the commenter chooses to include 
that information as part of his or her comment. Postal delivery in 
Washington, DC, may be delayed due to security concerns. Therefore, the 
Department encourages the public to submit comments through the http://www.regulations.gov Web site.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov. The Department will also make all the comments it 
receives available for public inspection during normal business hours 
at the Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) Office of Policy 
Development and Research at the above address. If you need assistance 
to review the comments, the Department will provide you with 
appropriate aids such as readers or print magnifiers. The Department 
will make copies of the rule available, upon request, in large print 
and as an electronic file on computer disk. The Department will 
consider providing the proposed rule in other formats upon request. To 
schedule an appointment to review the comments and/or obtain the rule 
in an alternate format, contact the ETA Office of Policy Development 
and Research at (202) 693-3700 (VOICE) (this is not a toll-free number) 
or 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William W. Thompson, II, Acting 
Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, ETA, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room C-4312, 
Washington, DC 20210; Telephone (202) 693-3010 (this is not a toll-free 
number). Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the 
telephone number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice extends the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register proposed rule of April 15, 
2015. In that notice the Department proposed amendments to its 
regulations governing certification of the employment of nonimmigrant 
workers in temporary or seasonal agricultural employment under the H-2A 
program to codify certain procedures for employers seeking to hire 
foreign temporary agricultural workers for job opportunities in 
sheepherding, goat herding and production of livestock on the open 
range. The Department is hereby extending the comment period, which was 
set to end on May 15, 2015 to June 1, 2015.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 
proposed rule of April 15, 2015. If you have questions, consult the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

List of Subjects in 20 CFR Part 655

    Administrative practice and procedure, Foreign workers, Employment, 
Employment and training, Enforcement, Forest and forest products, 
Fraud, Health professions, Immigration, Labor, Passports and visas, 
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Unemployment, 
Wages, Working conditions.

Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
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Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services this document. Secretary.
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at the Washington, DC 20426, 202–502–6523, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Christy.Walsh@ferc.gov.
Employment and Training
information on the availability of this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Take Administration
material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. notice that the Commission staff is
Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 28, issuing a memorandum seeking public 20 CFR Part 655
2015. comment on whether the existing
Michael Kaszycki, regulations concerning the Uniform RIN 1205–AB70
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane Systems of Accounts prescribed for oil Temporary Agricultural Employment of
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. pipeline companies and hydropower H–2A Foreign Workers in the Herding
[FR Doc. 2015–10316 Filed 5–4–15; 8:45 am] prefiling requirements, and a or Production of Livestock on the
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P requirement imposed in 2001 that Open Range in the United States;
Western public and non-public utilities Extension of Comment Period
offer available real-time electric energy
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY capacity into the markets and post the AGENCY: Employment and Training
availability on their Web sites and the Administration, Labor.
Federal Energy Regulatory WSPP Web site, warrant a formal public ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
Commission review. The memorandum is being comment period.
issued pursuant to the November 8,
18 CFR Part 352 2011 Plan for Retrospective Analysis of SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
Existing Rules prepared in response to (Department) issued a proposed rule in
[Docket No. AD12–6–001] the Federal Register of April 15, 2015
Executive Order 13579, which requested
independent regulatory agencies issue [FR Doc. 2015–08505], concerning
Retrospective Analysis of Existing
plans for periodic retrospective analysis proposed amendments to its regulations
Rules
of their existing regulations. governing certification of the
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory employment of nonimmigrant workers
The Staff Memorandum is being
Commission, DOE. in temporary or seasonal agricultural
placed in the record in the above-
ACTION: Notice of staff memorandum. employment under the H–2A program
referenced administrative docket. The
to codify certain procedures for
Staff Memorandum will also be
SUMMARY: In this document, the employers seeking to hire foreign
available on the Commission’s Web site
Commission is seeking public comment temporary agricultural workers for job
at http://www.ferc.gov.
on whether the existing regulations opportunities in sheepherding, goat
concerning the Uniform Systems of Comments on the Staff Memorandum herding and production of livestock on
Accounts prescribed for oil pipeline should be filed within 30 days of the the open range. This notice extends the
companies and hydropower prefiling issuance of this document. The comment period for 15 days, from May
requirements, and a requirement Commission encourages electronic 15 to June 1, 2015. Multiple commenters
imposed in 2001 that Western public submission of comments in lieu of requested additional time to develop
and non-public utilities offer available paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// their comments concerning the
real-time electric energy capacity into www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file proposed rulemaking. The Department
the markets and post the availability on electronically should submit an original is therefore extending the comment
their Web sites and the WSPP Web site, of the comment to the Federal Energy period in order to give all interested
warrant a formal public review. Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street persons the opportunity to comment
DATES: Comments are due by May 26, NE., Washington, DC 20426. fully.
2015. All filings in this docket are DATES: The comment period for the
ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by accessible on-line at http:// proposed rule published on April 15,
docket number, may be filed in the www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 2015 (80 FR 20300) is extended.
following ways: There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Interested persons are invited to submit
• Electronic Filing through http:// Web site that enables subscribers to written comments on the proposed rule,
www.ferc.gov. Documents created receive email notification when a identified by RIN 1205–AB70, on or
electronically using word processing document is added to a subscribed before June 1, 2015
software should be filed in native docket. For assistance with any FERC ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
applications or print-to-PDF format and Online service, please email identified by Regulatory Information
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not in a scanned format. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call Number (RIN) 1205–AB70, by any one
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call of the following methods:
to file electronically may mail or hand- (202) 502–8659. • Federal e-Rulemaking Portal
deliver comments to: Federal Energy Questions regarding this document www.regulations.gov. Follow the Web
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the should be directed to: Christy Walsh, site instructions for submitting
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Office of the General Counsel, Federal comments.
Washington, DC 20426. Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 • Mail or Hand Delivery/Courier:
Instructions: For detailed instructions First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Please submit all written comments
on submitting comments and additional 202–502–6523, Christy.Walsh@ferc.gov. (including disk and CD–ROM

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
Dates		The comment period for the proposed rule published on April 15, 2015 (80 FR 20300) is extended. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed rule, identified by RIN 1205- AB70, on or before June 1, 2015
Contact		William W. Thompson, II, Acting Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, ETA, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room C-4312, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone (202) 693-3010 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
FR Citation		80 FR 25633
RIN Number		1205-AB70
CFR Associated		Administrative Practice and Procedure; Foreign Workers; Employment; Employment and Training; Enforcement; Forest and Forest Products; Fraud; Health Professions; Immigration; Labor; Passports and Visas; Penalties; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Unemployment; Wages and Working Conditions

80 FR 25633 - Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the Herding or Production of Livestock on the Open Range in the United States; Extension of Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF LABOREmployment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 86 (May 5, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration