83 FR 63456 - Modernizing Recruitment Requirements for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the United States; Extension of Comment Period
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 236 (December 10, 2018)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 236 (December 10, 2018)
| Page Range | 63456-63457 | |
| FR Document | 2018-26766 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 236 (Monday, December 10, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 63456-63457] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-26766] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration 20 CFR Part 655 RIN 1205-AB90 Modernizing Recruitment Requirements for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the United States; Extension of Comment Period ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document extends the period for submitting written comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled Modernizing Recruitment Requirements for the Temporary Employment of H- 2A Foreign Workers in the United States. The comment period ends on December 10, 2018. The Department of Labor (Department) is taking this action to provide interested parties additional time to submit comments in response to requests for an extension of the commenting period. DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on November 9, 2018, at 83 FR 55985, is extended. Comments should be received on or before December 28, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket No. ETA-2018- 0002 or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1205-AB90, by any of the following methods: --Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the website instructions for submitting comments (under ``Help'' > ``How to use Regulations.gov''). --Mail and Hand Delivery/Courier: Submit written comments and any additional material to Adele Gagliardi, Administrator, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-5641, Washington, DC 20210. Instructions: Label all submissions with DOL RIN 1205-AB90. Please submit your comments by only one method. Please be advised that the Department will post all comments received that relate to this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on http://www.regulations.gov without making any change to the comments or redacting any information. The http://www.regulations.gov website is the Federal e-rulemaking portal, and all comments posted there are available and accessible to the public. Therefore, the Department recommends that commenters remove personal information (either about themselves or others) such as Social Security Numbers, personal addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses included in their comments, as such information may become easily available to the public via the http://www.regulations.gov website. It is the responsibility of the commenter to safeguard personal information. Also, please note that, due to security concerns, postal mail delivery in Washington, DC may be delayed. Therefore, the Department encourages the public to submit comments on http://www.regulations.gov. Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov website (search using RIN 1205-AB90 or Docket No. ETA-2018-0002). The Department also will make all the comments it receives available for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the above address. If you need assistance to review the comments, the Department will provide appropriate aids, such as readers or print magnifiers. The Department will make copies of this proposed rule available, upon request, in large print and electronic file on computer disk. To schedule an appointment to review the comments and/or obtain the proposed rule in an alternative format, contact the Office of Policy Development and Research at [[Page 63457]] (202) 693-3700 (this is not a toll-free number). You may also contact Adele Gagliardi, Administrator, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N- 5641, Washington, DC 20210. Comments under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA): In addition to filing comments with ETA, persons wishing to comment on the information collection (IC) aspects of this rule may send comments to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Fax: (202) 395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), email: [email protected]. See Paperwork Reduction Act section of this proposal for particular areas of interest. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas M. Dowd, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, Box #12-200, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 513-7350 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone numbers above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 9, 2018, the Department published an NPRM in the Federal Register at 83 FR 55985, proposing regulatory revisions that would modernize the recruitment an employer seeking H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural workers must conduct when applying for a temporary labor certification. In particular, the Department is proposing to replace the print newspaper advertisements that its regulations currently require with electronic advertisements posted on the internet, which the Department believes will be a more effective and efficient means of disseminating information about job openings to U.S. workers. The NPRM requested public comments on the NPRM on or before December 10, 2018. The Department has received a request to extend the comment period to allow the public to provide input on the proposed changes. In light of the request, the Department has extended the period for submitting public comment to December 28, 2018. Molly E. Conway, Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2018-26766 Filed 12-6-18; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 4510-FP-P
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(d) Exception to annual privacy notice Appendices to Privacy of Consumer 0002 or Regulatory Information Number
requirement. (1) You are not required to Financial Information—Amendment To (RIN) 1205–AB90, by any of the
deliver an annual privacy notice if you: Conform Regulations to the Fixing following methods:
(i) Provide nonpublic personal America’s Surface Transportation —Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://
information to nonaffiliated third Act—Commission Voting Summary and www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Chairman’s Statement website instructions for submitting
parties only in accordance with the
provisions of §§ 160.13 through 160.15 Appendix 1—Commission Voting comments (under ‘‘Help’’ > ‘‘How to
and any other exceptions adopted by the Summary use Regulations.gov’’).
—Mail and Hand Delivery/Courier:
Commission pursuant to section 504(b)
On this matter, Chairman Giancarlo and Submit written comments and any
of the GLB Act; and
Commissioners Quintenz, Behnam, Stump, additional material to Adele
(ii) Have not changed your policies and Berkovitz voted in the affirmative. No Gagliardi, Administrator, Office of
and practices with regard to disclosing Commissioner voted in the negative. Policy Development and Research,
nonpublic personal information from Appendix 2—Statement of Chairman J. U.S. Department of Labor, 200
the policies and practices that were Christopher Giancarlo Constitution Avenue NW, Room N–
disclosed to the customer under 5641, Washington, DC 20210.
§ 160.6(a)(2) through (5) and This proposal will revise Commission
regulation 160.5’s privacy notice
Instructions: Label all submissions
§ 160.6(a)(9) in the most recent privacy requirements to implement the Fixing with DOL RIN 1205–AB90. Please
notice sent to the customer pursuant to America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) submit your comments by only one
this part. Act’s December 2015 statutory amendment to method. Please be advised that the
(2) Delivery of annual privacy notice the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). In Department will post all comments
proposing to implement what is now almost received that relate to this notice of
after you no longer meet requirements
a three-year-old statutory requirement, this proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on http://
for exception. If you have been excepted proposal is a good demonstration of this
from delivering an annual privacy www.regulations.gov without making
Commission’s commitment to supporting any change to the comments or
notice pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) of good governance.
redacting any information.
this section and change your policies or [FR Doc. 2018–26523 Filed 12–7–18; 8:45 am] The http://www.regulations.gov
practices in such a way that you no BILLING CODE 6351–01–P website is the Federal e-rulemaking
longer meet the requirements for that portal, and all comments posted there
exception, you must comply with are available and accessible to the
paragraph (d)(2)(i) or (ii) of this section, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR public. Therefore, the Department
as applicable. recommends that commenters remove
(i) Changes preceded by a revised Employment and Training personal information (either about
privacy notice. If you no longer meet the Administration themselves or others) such as Social
requirements of paragraph (d)(1) of this Security Numbers, personal addresses,
section because you change your 20 CFR Part 655 telephone numbers, and email addresses
policies or practices in such a way that RIN 1205–AB90 included in their comments, as such
§ 160.8 requires you to provide a revised information may become easily
privacy notice, you must provide an Modernizing Recruitment available to the public via the http://
annual privacy notice in accordance Requirements for the Temporary www.regulations.gov website. It is the
with the timing requirements in Employment of H–2A Foreign Workers responsibility of the commenter to
in the United States; Extension of safeguard personal information.
paragraph (a) of this section, treating the
Comment Period Also, please note that, due to security
revised privacy notice as an initial
concerns, postal mail delivery in
privacy notice. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; Washington, DC may be delayed.
(ii) Changes not preceded by a revised extension of comment period. Therefore, the Department encourages
privacy notice. If you no longer meet the the public to submit comments on
requirements of paragraph (d)(1) of this SUMMARY: This document extends the http://www.regulations.gov. Docket: To
section because you change your period for submitting written comments read or download comments or other
on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking material in the electronic docket, go to
policies or practices in such a way that
(NPRM) entitled Modernizing http://www.regulations.gov website
§ 160.8 does not require you to provide
Recruitment Requirements for the (search using RIN 1205–AB90 or Docket
a revised privacy notice, you must
Temporary Employment of H–2A No. ETA–2018–0002). The Department
provide an annual privacy notice within Foreign Workers in the United States.
100 days of the change in your policies also will make all the comments it
The comment period ends on December receives available for public inspection
or practices that causes you to no longer 10, 2018. The Department of Labor
meet the requirements of paragraph by appointment during normal business
(Department) is taking this action to hours at the above address. If you need
(d)(1) of this section. provide interested parties additional assistance to review the comments, the
Issued in Washington, DC, on November time to submit comments in response to Department will provide appropriate
30, 2018, by the Commission. requests for an extension of the aids, such as readers or print magnifiers.
Christopher Kirkpatrick, commenting period. The Department will make copies of this
Secretary of the Commission. DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule available, upon request,
proposed rule published on November in large print and electronic file on
Note: The following appendices will not 9, 2018, at 83 FR 55985, is extended. computer disk. To schedule an
appear in the Code of Federal Regulations. Comments should be received on or appointment to review the comments
before December 28, 2018. and/or obtain the proposed rule in an
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, alternative format, contact the Office of
identified by Docket No. ETA–2018– Policy Development and Research at
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(202) 693–3700 (this is not a toll-free DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND comments electronically. Electronic
number). You may also contact Adele URBAN DEVELOPMENT submission of comments allows the
Gagliardi, Administrator, Office of commenter maximum time to prepare
Policy Development and Research, U.S. 24 CFR Part 51 and submit a comment, ensures timely
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution [Docket No: FR–6054–P–01] receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to
Avenue NW, Room N–5641, make comments immediately available
Washington, DC 20210. RIN 2506–AC45 to the public. Comments submitted
Comments under the Paperwork electronically through the
Reduction Act (PRA): In addition to Conforming the Acceptable Separation www.regulations.gov website can be
filing comments with ETA, persons Distance (ASD) Standards for viewed by other commenters and
wishing to comment on the information Residential Propane Tanks to Industry interested members of the public.
collection (IC) aspects of this rule may Standards Commenters should follow the
send comments to: Office of Information AGENCY: Office of the Assistant instructions provided on that site to
and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Secretary for Community Planning and submit comments electronically.
Officer for DOL–ETA, Office of Development, HUD. Note: To receive consideration as public
Management and Budget, Room 10235, comments, comments must be submitted
ACTION: Proposed rule.
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC through one of the two methods specified
20503, Fax: (202) 395–6881 (this is not SUMMARY: This proposed rule would above. Again, all submissions must refer to
a toll-free number), email: OIRA_ modernize an existing regulation to the docket number and title of the rule.
submission@omb.eop.gov. See reduce regulatory and cost burden on No Facsimiled Comments. Facsimiled
Paperwork Reduction Act section of this communities that may be restricted in (faxed) comments are not acceptable.
proposal for particular areas of interest. their ability to site HUD-assisted Public Inspection of Public
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: projects, including those for low- and Comments. Copies of all comments
Thomas M. Dowd, Deputy Assistant moderate-income housing, because of submitted are available for inspection
Secretary, Employment and Training the presence of stationary aboveground and downloading at
Administration, Department of Labor, liquefied petroleum gas (propane) www.regulations.gov. In addition, all
Box #12–200, 200 Constitution Ave. storage tanks that may be nearby. properly submitted comments and
NW, Washington, DC 20210, telephone Specifically, this proposed rule would communications submitted to HUD will
(202) 513–7350 (this is not a toll-free allow the siting of HUD-assisted projects be available for public inspection and
number). Individuals with hearing or near stationary aboveground propane copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
speech impairments may access the storage tanks with a capacity of 250 weekdays, at the above address. Due to
telephone numbers above via TTY by gallons or less if the storage tank security measures at the HUD
calling the toll-free Federal Information complies with National Fire Protection Headquarters building, an advance
Relay Service at 1–877–889–5627 (TTY/ Association (NFPA) Code 58 (Liquefied appointment to review the public
TDD). Petroleum Gas Code) (2017). HUD comments must be scheduled by calling
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On proposes to incorporate, by reference, the Regulations Division at 202–708–
November 9, 2018, the Department NFPA 58, a voluntary consensus 3055 (this is not a toll-free number).
published an NPRM in the Federal standard for public safety that Individuals with speech or hearing
Register at 83 FR 55985, proposing establishes standards used by the impairments may access this number
regulatory revisions that would propane industry and operators via TTY by calling the Federal Relay
modernize the recruitment an employer regarding storage, handling, Service at 800–877–8339 (this is a toll-
seeking H–2A nonimmigrant transportation, and use of propane. To free number).
agricultural workers must conduct when ensure the continued safety of residents FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
applying for a temporary labor in HUD-assisted projects and Danielle Schopp, Director, Office of
certification. In particular, the communities, HUD would rely upon Environment and Energy, Office of
Department is proposing to replace the NFPA codes and standards, with which Community Planning and Development,
print newspaper advertisements that its many states already comply. Department of Housing and Urban
regulations currently require with DATES: Comment Due Date: February 8, Development, 451 7th Street SW,
electronic advertisements posted on the 2019. Washington, DC 20410; telephone
internet, which the Department believes
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are number 202–402–5226 (this is not a toll-
will be a more effective and efficient
invited to submit comments regarding free number). Persons with hearing or
means of disseminating information
this proposed rule. All communications speech impairments may access this
about job openings to U.S. workers.
The NPRM requested public must refer to the above docket number number through TTY by calling the
comments on the NPRM on or before and title. There are two methods for Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339
December 10, 2018. The Department has submitting public comments. (this is a toll-free number).
received a request to extend the 1. Submission of Comments by Mail. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
comment period to allow the public to Comments may be submitted by mail to
the Regulations Division, Office of I. Background
provide input on the proposed changes.
General Counsel, Department of On February 10, 1984 (49 FR 5100),
In light of the request, the Department
Housing and Urban Development, 451 HUD published a final rule to minimize
has extended the period for submitting
7th Street SW, Room 10276, the possibility of loss of life and
public comment to December 28, 2018.
Washington, DC 20410–0500. substantial property loss by establishing
Molly E. Conway, 2. Electronic Submission of for HUD-assisted projects safety
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment Comments. Interested persons may standards to calculate acceptable
and Training Administration, Department of submit comments electronically through separation distances (ASD) from
Labor. the Federal eRulemaking Portal at specific, stationary, hazardous
[FR Doc. 2018–26766 Filed 12–6–18; 4:15 pm] www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly operations that store, handle, or process
BILLING CODE 4510–FP–P encourages commenters to submit hazardous substances, including
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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 | Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period. | |
| Dates | The comment period for the proposed rule published on November 9, 2018, at 83 FR 55985, is extended. Comments should be received on or before December 28, 2018. | |
| Contact | Thomas M. Dowd, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, Box #12-200, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 513-7350 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone numbers above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD). | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 63456 | |
| RIN Number | 1205-AB90 |
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