[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 10814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4119]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

20 CFR Parts 655 and 656

RIN 1215-AB09


Labor Condition Applications and Requirements for Employers Using 
Nonimmigrants on H-1B Visas in Specialty Occupations and as Fashion 
Models; Labor Certification Process for Permanent Employment of Aliens 
in the United States

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

ACTION: Interim final rule; OMB approval of information collection 
requirements.

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SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the 
Employment Standards Administration (ESA) of the Department of Labor 
(DOL) are providing notice that on January 18, 2001, the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approved under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA), the information collection requirements contained in Sections 
655.700; 655.731; 655.736; 655.737(e)(1); 655.738(e); 655.739(i), and 
655.760 of the subject regulation, under OMB No. 1205-0310.

DATES: These information collection requirements became effective on 
January 19, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ginley, Director, Office of 
Enforcement Policy, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards 
Administration, Department of Labor, Room S-3510, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-0745 (this is 
not a toll-free number).
    Dale M. Ziegler, Chief, Division of Foreign Labor Certifications, 
U.S. Employment Service, Employment and Training Administration, 
Department of Labor, Room C-4318, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-2942 (this is not a toll-
free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 20, 2000 (65 FR 80110), ETA and 
ESA jointly published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) governing the 
employment of H-1B nonimmigrants in the United States. The Department 
at the same time submitted an information collection request, in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq. and 5 CFR part 1320, seeking approval of the information 
collection requirements contained in that rule. These information 
collection requirements are contained in Sections 655.700; 655.731; 
655.736; 655.737(e)(1); 655.738(e); 655.739(i); and 655.760 of that 
rule.
    On January 18, 2001, OMB approved these information collections 
under the PRA and 5 CFR part 1320. The OMB control number assigned to 
these information collections is 1205-0310 and approval will expire 
January 31, 2004.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 12th day of February, 2001.
Raymond J. Uhalde,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
Thomas M. Markey,
Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-4119 Filed 2-16-01; 8:45 am]
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