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

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.

[FR Doc. 2015-10464 Filed 5-4-15; 8:45 am]

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