[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 184 (Thursday, September 21, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 57092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24252]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

20 CFR Part 655

RIN 1205-AB27


Attestations by Facilities Temporarily Employing H-1C 
Nonimmigrant Aliens as Registered Nurses

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor, in concurrence 
with the Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, 
Labor.

ACTION: Interim final rule; compliance with information and 
recordkeeping requirements.

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SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the 
Employment Standards Administration (ESA) of the Department of Labor 
(DOL or Department) are announcing that a collection of information has 
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for the Interim Final Rule (IFR) for 
Attestations by Facilities Temporarily Employing H-1C Nonimmigrant 
Aliens as Registered Nurses. This notice announces the OMB approval 
number and expiration date.

DATES:   
    Effective Date: The interim rule published at 65 FR 51138 continues 
to be effective September 21, 2000.
    Compliance Date: Affected parties must comply with the information 
and recordkeeping requirements in Secs. 655.1101(b), (c) and (f); 
655.1110; 655.1111(e); 655.1112(c)(2) and (4); 655.1113(d); 
655.1114(e); 655.1115(b) and (d); 655.1116; 655.1117(b); 655.1150(b), 
and 655.1205(b), which have been approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget, as of September 21, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ginley, Director, Office of 
Enforcement Policy, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Room S-3510, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, 
Telephone: 202-693-0071 (this is not a toll-free number); Dale Ziegler, 
Chief, Division of Foreign Labor Certifications, Office of Workforce 
Security, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Room C-4318, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, 
Telephone: 202-693-3010 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 22, 2000, ETA and ESA jointly 
published an IFR governing the filing and enforcement of attestations 
by facilities seeking to employ aliens as registered nurses in health 
professional shortage areas on a temporary basis under H-1C visas. The 
Department submitted the information collection request included in the 
IFR to OMB using emergency procedures and requested approval by the 
effective date of the IFR which is September 21, 2000 (65 FR 51138). 
The information and recordkeeping requirements needing OMB approval are 
found in Secs. 655.1101(b), (c) and (f); 655.1110; 655.1111(e); 
655.1112(c) (2) and (4); 655.1113(d); 655.1114(e); 655.111(b) and (d); 
655.1116; 655.1117(b); 655.1150(b) and 655.1205(b).
    On September 14, 2000, OMB approved the information collection 
request under emergency provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq) and 5 CFR 1320. The control number 
assigned to this information collection request by OMB is 1205-0415. 
The approval will expire on February 28, 2001.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of September, 2000.
Raymond Bramucci,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Employment and 
Training Administration.
John R. Fraser,
Deputy Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-24252 Filed 9-20-00; 8:45 am]
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