United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2015_register executive 2015-10-16 article Part IV Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f700ff D09002ee1c7f701c3 United States Department of Labor originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Employment and Training Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Department of Labor is issuing regulations to govern its certification of the employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal agricultural employment under the H-2A program. Specifically, these regulations establish standards and procedures for employers seeking to hire foreign temporary agricultural workers for job opportunities in herding and production of livestock on the range. These regulations are consistent with the Secretary of Labor's statutory responsibility to certify that there are not sufficient able, willing, qualified and available U.S. workers to perform these jobs, and that the employment of foreign workers will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers in the United States similarly employed. Among the issues addressed in these regulations are the qualifying criteria for employing foreign workers in the applicable job opportunities, preparing job orders, program obligations of employers, filing of H-2A applications requesting temporary labor certification for range occupations, recruiting U.S. workers, determining the minimum offered wage rate, and the minimum standards for housing used on the range. The regulations establish a single set of standards and procedures applicable to employers seeking to hire foreign temporary agricultural workers for sheep and goat herding and range production of livestock, given the unique characteristics of these job opportunities in their industry. 80 FR 62958 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-10-16/2015-26252 2015-26252 fr16oc15-25 RIN 1205-AB70 4510-FP-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-10-16/2015-26252 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-10-16/html/2015-26252.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-10-16/pdf/2015-26252.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Employment Employment and Training Enforcement Foreign Workers Forest and Forest Products Fraud Health Professions Immigration Labor Passports and Visas Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Unemployment Wages Working Conditions 113 p. 62958 63070 80 FR 62958 Title 20 Part 655 20 CFR Part 655 RIN 1205-AB70 Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the Herding or Production of Livestock on the Range in the United States; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue RULE 2015-26252 IV DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration 2015-11-16 4510-FP-P 2015-26252 Final rule.

The Department of Labor is issuing regulations to govern its certification of the employment of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal agricultural employment under the H-2A program. Specifically, these regulations establish standards and procedures for employers seeking to hire foreign temporary agricultural workers for job opportunities in herding and production of livestock on the range. These regulations are consistent with the Secretary of Labor's statutory responsibility to certify that there are not sufficient able, willing, qualified and available U.S. workers to perform these jobs, and that the employment of foreign workers will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers in the United States similarly employed. Among the issues addressed in these regulations are the qualifying criteria for employing foreign workers in the applicable job opportunities, preparing job orders, program obligations of employers, filing of H-2A applications requesting temporary labor certification for range occupations, recruiting U.S. workers, determining the minimum offered wage rate, and the minimum standards for housing used on the range. The regulations establish a single set of standards and procedures applicable to employers seeking to hire foreign temporary agricultural workers for sheep and goat herding and range production of livestock, given the unique characteristics of these job opportunities in their industry.

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