Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 161 / Friday, August 21, 2009 / Notices 42331 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Announcement of Public Briefings on 

Using the New H–2B Temporary Labor 

Certification Process for Occupations 

Other Than Agriculture or Registered 

Nursing 

AGENCIES: Employment and Training 

Administration; Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Foreign Labor 

Certification (OFLC) in the Department 

of Labor’s Employment & Training 

Administration (ETA) has recently reengineered several of its programs, 

including the H–2B temporary 

nonagricultural program. In addition, 

the Department’s Wage and Hour 

Division (WHD) of the Employment 

Standards Administration (ESA) has 

amended contractual obligations 

applicable to employers of workers 

subject to Sections 101, 103 and 214(c) 

of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

(INA). 

On December 19, 2008, the 

Department published a final rule 

redesigning the H–2B temporary 

nonagricultural program. The final rule 

significantly streamlined the labor 

certification process, including 

eliminating the duplicative review of H– 

2B applications by State Workforce 

Agencies and federalizing the provision 

of prevailing wage determinations. The 

H–2B Final Rule contains two 

implementation stages; a transition stage 

for all applications with a date of need 

before October 1, 2009, and a full 

implementation stage for applications 

with a date of need on or after October 

1, 2009. All employers with a date of 

need on or after October 1, 2009 are 

required to comply with all assurances 

and obligations under the new final 

regulations. 

In the preamble discussion of the H– 

2B Final Rule, the Department 

announced that it would provide 

stakeholder briefings on the H–2B Final 

Rule. ETA is issuing this notice to 

announce that it has scheduled two 

public briefings to educate stakeholders, 

program users, and other interested 

members of the public on applying for 

H–2B temporary labor certifications 

under the full implementation stage of 

the re-engineered program and on using 

the new ETA–9142 form. 

As currently planned, the two 

briefings will take place in September of 

2009 in Boston and Chicago. This notice 

provides the public with locations, 

dates, and registration information 

regarding the briefings. However, these 

briefings are subject to change and/or 

cancellation without further notice in 

the Federal Register. In the event of a 

change participants who have registered 

will be notified. 

Time and Dates: 

1. Thursday, September 17, 2009, 

Boston, Massachusetts. Time: 8:30 a.m. 

to 12:30 p.m. 

2. Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 

Chicago, Illinois. Time: 12:30 p.m. to 

4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting locations are: 

1. Boston—Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 

Dalton Street; Boston, MA 02199. 

2. Chicago—Westin O’Hare, 6100 

North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois 

60018. 

To Register: To register to attend a 

briefing session please complete the 

registration process on-line, by visiting 

http://www.devdti.haverstick.biz/ 

OFLCbriefings/Home.cfm. For questions 

regarding the registration process, 

please call (703) 299–1623 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Due to space 

considerations, attendance will be 

limited to those who register online. In 

the event of cancellation or change, 

registered participants will be notified. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information regarding the 

briefing, please contact William L. 

Carlson, PhD, 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: The 

registration information should be used 

by any member of the public planning 

to attend a briefing session. 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 17th day of 

August 2009. 

Jane Oates, 

Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Request for Comments—LSC Budget 

Request for FY 2011 

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. 

ACTION: Request for Comments—LSC 

Budget Request for FY 2011. 

SUMMARY: The Legal Services 

Corporation is beginning the process of 

developing its FY 2011 budget request 

to Congress and is soliciting suggestions 

as to what the request should be. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before September 4, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted by mail, fax or e-mail to 

Charles Jeffress, Chief Administrative 

Officer, Legal Services Corporation, 

3333 K St., NW., Washington, DC 20007; 

202–295–1630 (phone); 202–337–6386 

(fax); cjeffress@lsc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Jeffress, Chief Administrative 

Officer, Legal Services Corporation, 

3333 K St., NW., Washington, DC 20007; 

202–295–1630 (phone); 202–337–6386 

(fax); cjeffress@lsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Legal 

Services Corporation’s (LSC) mission is 

to promote equal access to justice in our 

Nation and to provide for high-quality 

civil legal assistance to low income 

persons. LSC submits an annual budget 

request directly to Congress and 

receives an annual direct appropriation 

to carry out its mission. For the current 

fiscal year (FY 2009), LSC received an 

appropriation of $390,000,000 of which 

$365,800,000 was for basic field 

programs and required independent 

audits; $4,200,000 was for the Office of 

Inspector General; $16,000,000 was for 

management and grants oversight; 

$3,000,00 was for technology initiative 

grants; and $1,000,000 was for loan 

repayment assistance. Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2009, Public Law 

111–8, Div. B, Title IV, 123 Stat. 524 

(2009). (The FY 2010 budget request has 

already been submitted to Congress and 

LSC is awaiting Congressional action.) 

As part of its annual budget and 

appropriation process, LSC notifies the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) in September as to what the LSC 

budget request to Congress will be for 

the next fiscal year. Accordingly, LSC is 

currently in the process of formulating 

its FY 2011 budget request. The Finance 

Committee of the LSC Board of Directors 

will meet on September 21, 2009 to 

develop a recommendation to make to 

the full Board. 

LSC invites public comment on what 

its FY 2011 budget request should be. 

Interested parties may submit comments 

to LSC by September 4, 2009. More 

information about LSC can be found at 

LSC’s Web site: http://www.lsc.gov. 

Dated: August 18, 2009. 

Victor M. Fortuno, 

Vice President & General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E9–20136 Filed 8–20–09; 8:45 am] 

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