[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 17940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6694]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Announcement of Public Briefings on the H-2B Temporary Non-
Agricultural Worker Labor Certification Program

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the 
Department of Labor (Department) is issuing this notice to announce the 
Department will offer two public briefings to educate the public on 
filing procedures and standards of review for employer applications for 
labor certification under the H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker 
Labor Certification Program. The two briefings will take place the 
first week in May 2007--one in Chicago, a second in Atlanta. This 
notice provides the public with locations, dates, and registration 
information regarding these briefings.

DATES: The Department will hold a public meeting in Chicago, Illinois, 
on Tuesday, May 1, 2007, and one in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 4, 
2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William L. Carlson, Administrator, 
Office of Foreign Labor Certification, Employment and Training 
Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room C-4312, Washington, 
DC 20210; Telephone: (202) 693-3010 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In July 2005, Federal processing activities 
for the H-2A and H-2B temporary labor certification programs were 
transferred from ETA Regional Offices to ETA National Processing 
Centers (NPC) in Atlanta and Chicago. The briefings planned for May 
2007 follow a national training session convened for State Workforce 
Agencies in November 2006, and are part of ETA's ongoing effort to 
assist program partners and program users in understanding H-2B filing 
procedures, application requirements, and NPC standards of review. 
These sessions will reinforce information previously provided as well 
as new guidance, and respond to questions from stakeholders on issues 
of general interest. The sessions will not address specialized non-
agricultural occupations--including boilermakers, entertainers, logging 
or other forestry occupations, or professional team sports--all of 
which require special procedures and will be covered in guidance being 
issued separately by ETA. The following registration information should 
be used by any member of the public to attend an H-2B briefing session.

Chicago, Illinois

    Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2007.
    Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
    Location: Chicago Marriott Downtown, 540 North Michigan Avenue, 
Chicago, IL 60611.

Atlanta, Georgia

    Date: Friday, May 4, 2007.
    Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
    Location: Atlanta Hilton Downtown, 255 Courtland Street NE., 
Atlanta, GA 30303.
    To Register: To register for one of the H-2B briefings listed 
above, please use the following information. To complete the 
registration process online, please visit http://www.dtiassociates.com/H2Bstakeholdersmeeting. For questions regarding the registration 
process, please call (703) 299-1618.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 4th day of April, 2007.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-6694 Filed 4-9-07; 8:45 am]
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