Labor Department, Employment and Training Administration
The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) proposes to amend its regulations for employer-provided wage surveys for the H-2B temporary labor certification program. The regulations were published in the Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program final rule (2015 Wage Rule). This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) proposes to amend those regulations consistent with recent Federal litigation by clarifying existing requirements for employer-provided surveys for the H-2B program, proposing new requirements, and proposing to eliminate Form ETA-9165, Employer-Provided Survey Attestations to Accompany H-2B Prevailing Wage Determination Request Based on a Non-OEWS Survey (Form ETA-9165).
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration 20 CFR Part 655 [DOL Docket No. ETA-2024-0001] RIN 1205-AC15 AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) proposes to amend ( printed page 90647) its regulations for employer-provided wage surveys for the H-2B temporary labor certification program. The regulations were published in the Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program final rule (2015 Wage Rule). This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) proposes to amend those regulations consistent with recent Federal litigation by clarifying existing requirements for employer-provided surveys for the H-2B program, proposing new requirements, and proposing to eliminate Form ETA-9165, Employer-Provided Survey Attestations to Accompany H-2B Prevailing Wage Determination Request Based on a Non-OEWS Survey (Form ETA-9165). DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed rule on or before January 17, 2025. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments electronically by the following method: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/​ . Follow the instructions on the website for submitting comments. Instructions: Include the agency's name and docket number ETA-2024-0001 in your comments. All comments received will become a matter of public record and may be posted without ch…
Citation: 89 FR 90646
