Justification

JUSTIFICATION FOR EMERGENCY REQUEST FOR OMB APPROVAL

UNDER THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995

OF A NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE TO AN ALREADY APPROVED

INFORMATION COLLECTION

OMB Control Number: 1205-0466

Title: H-2A Application for Temporary Employment Certification; An employer seeking temporary labor certification under the H-2A visa program must submit an application and all required supporting documentation to the Department of Labor's (Department) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) either electronically using the iCERT System (http://icert.doleta.gov) or by U.S. mail, and recruit for qualified U.S. workers before a temporary labor certification may be granted. In an effort to provide better customer service, the Department proposes to collect the following commonly available information from employers that will provide greater assistance to prospective U.S. applicants in applying for job vacancies: (1) a phone number where U.S. workers can apply; (2) an email address where U.S. workers can apply and (3) a website address where U.S. workers can apply. Once this information is collected from employers and the job opportunity is determined to be compliant with regulatory requirements, OFLC will make this information publicly available on the Department’s existing electronic job registry that displays information about the employer’s job opportunity and where U.S. workers can apply. The Department’s electronic job registry for posting available job vacancies is required by 20 Code of Federal Regulations 655.144.