[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 21, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 77979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27804]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

8 CFR Parts 214 and 274a

[CIS No. 2731-22, DHS Docket No. USCIS-2022-0015]
RIN 1615-AC82

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

20 CFR Part 655

[DOL Docket No. ETA-2022-0008]
RIN 1205-AC14


Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Numerical 
Limitation for FY 2023 for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker 
Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking To Change 
Employers; Correction

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department 
of Homeland Security (DHS), and Employment and Training Administration 
and Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

ACTION: Temporary rule; correction and correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: On December 15, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security and 
Department of Labor jointly published a temporary rule titled 
``Exercise of Time-Limited Authority to Increase the Numerical 
Limitation for FY 2023 for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker 
Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking to Change 
Employers.'' The temporary rule contains errors that this document 
corrects.

DATES: Effective on December 21, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles L. Nimick, Chief, Business and 
Foreign Workers Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 
5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746; telephone 240-721-
3000 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the temporary rule, FR Doc. 2022-27236, 
beginning on page 76816 in the issue of Thursday, December 15, 2022, 
make the following corrections:
    1. On page 76816, in the first column, the DOL docket is corrected 
to read ``[DOL Docket No. ETA 2022-0008]''.
    2. On page 76829, in the third column, in footnote 93, the citation 
to ``(h)(6)(xii)(A)(1)(b)'' is corrected to read 
``(h)(6)(xiii)(A)(1)(ii)''.
    3. On page 76830, in the second column, in footnote 94, the 
citation to ``(h)(6)(xii)(A)(1)(c)'' is corrected to read 
``(h)(6)(xiii)(A)(1)(iii)''.
    4. On page 76831, in the second column, in footnote 100, the 
citation to ``(h)(6)(xii)(A)(2)'' is corrected to read 
``(h)(6)(xiii)(A)(2)''.
    5. On page 76840, in the third column, in footnote 142, the 
citation to ``Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable 
to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States 
and Mexico, 87 FR 24048 (Apr. 22, 2022)'' is corrected to read 
``Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land 
Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and 
Canada, 87 FR 24048 (Apr. 22, 2022)''.

List of Subjects in 8 CFR Part 214

    Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Cultural exchange 
program, Employment, Foreign officials, Health professions, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements, Students.

    Accordingly, 8 CFR part 214 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

PART 214--NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES

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1. The authority citation for part 214 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 6 U.S.C. 202, 236; 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1102, 1103, 1182, 
1184, 1186a, 1187, 1221, 1281, 1282, 1301-1305, 1357, and 1372; sec. 
643, Pub. L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009-708; Pub. L. 106-386, 114 Stat. 
1477-1480; section 141 of the Compacts of Free Association with the 
Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands, and with the Government of Palau, 48 U.S.C. 1901 note and 
1931 note, respectively; 48 U.S.C. 1806; 8 CFR part 2; Pub. L. 115-
218, 132 Stat. 1547 (48 U.S.C. 1806).


Sec.  214.2   [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  214.2:
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a. In paragraph (h)(6)(xiii)(C)(1), remove the citation 
``(h)(6)(xiii)(A)(1)(a)'' and add ``(h)(6)(xiii)(A)(1)(i)'' in its 
place.
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b. In paragraph (h)(6)(xiii)(C)(2), remove the citation 
``(h)(6)(xii)(A)(1)(ii)'' and add ``(h)(6)(xiii)(A)(1)(ii)'' in its 
place.

Christina E. McDonald,
Federal Register Liaison, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Laura Dawkins,
Federal Register Liaison, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2022-27804 Filed 12-20-22; 8:45 am]
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