[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25633-25634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10464]


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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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