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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Foreign Claims Settlement 

Commission 

[F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No. 

8–18] 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

The Foreign Claims Settlement 

Commission, pursuant to its regulations 

(45 CFR part 503.25) and the 

Government in the Sunshine Act (5 

U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in 

regard to the scheduling of open 

meetings as follows: 

Tuesday, September 18, 2018: 9:30 

a.m.—Issuance of Proposed Decisions in 

claims against Iraq. 

10:30 a.m.—Issuance of Proposed 

Decisions under the Guam World War II 

Loyalty Recognition Act, Title XVII, 

Public Law 114–328. 

STATUS: Open. 

All meetings are held at the Foreign 

Claims Settlement Commission, 601 D 

Street NW, Suite 10300, Washington, 

DC. Requests for information, or 

advance notices of intention to observe 

an open meeting, may be directed to: 

Patricia M. Hall, Foreign Claims 

Settlement Commission, 601 D Street 

NW, Suite 10300, Washington, DC 

20579. Telephone: (202) 616–6975. 

Brian M. Simkin, 

Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19550 Filed 9–5–18; 11:15 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection; 

Request for Comments; H–2B 

Temporary Non-Agricultural Labor 

Certification Program Forms (OMB 

Control Number 1205–0509) 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL), as part of its effort to streamline 

information collection, clarify statutory 

and regulatory requirements, and 

provide greater transparency and 

oversight of the H–2B labor certification 

program, conducts a preclearance 

consultation program to provide the 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 

program helps ensure that requested 

data can be provided in the desired 

format, reporting burden (time and 

financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. In accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 

ETA, within DOL, is providing the 

public notice and opportunity to 

comment on proposed revisions to the 

H–2B Foreign Labor Certification 

Program information collection. 

The information collection for each 

existing form was approved on 

December 31, 2015 and expires 

December 31, 2018. A copy of the 

proposed information collection request 

can be obtained by contacting the office 

listed below in the ADDRESSES section of 

this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addresses section below on or before 

November 6, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted by the following methods: 

• Email (encouraged): 

ETA.OFLC.Forms@dol.gov. 

• Mail: William W. Thompson II, 

Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor 

Certification, Box PPII 12–200, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210. 

• Fax: 202–513–7395. 

Instructions: Comments which are 

related to specific forms should identify 

that form or form instruction using the 

form number, e.g., Form ETA–9142B or 

Form ETA–9165, etc., and should 

identify the particular area of the form 

for comment. A copy of the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) can 

be obtained by contacting the Office of 

Foreign Labor Certification as listed 

above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William W. Thompson II, 

Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor 

Certification, 202–513–7350 (this is not 

a toll-free number), or for individuals 

with hearing or speech impairments, 1– 

877–889–5627 (this is the TTY toll-free 

Federal Information Relay Service 

number), Box PPII 12–200, Employment 

and Training Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The information collection is required 

by Sections 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) and 

214(c) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 

1011(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) and 1184(c)), as 

well as 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6), 20 CFR 655, 

Subpart A, and 29 CFR 503. The H–2B 

program enables employers to bring 

nonimmigrant foreign workers to the 

United States to perform nonagricultural work of a temporary or 

seasonal nature as defined in 8 U.S.C. 

1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b). The Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) consults with 

DOL with respect to the H–2B program, 

and DOL provides advice on whether 

U.S. workers capable of performing the 

temporary services or labor are 

available. See 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(1), INA 

Section 214(c)(1) (providing for DHS to 

consult with ‘‘appropriate agencies of 

the Government’’). Under DHS 

regulations, an H–2B petition for 

temporary employment must be 

accompanied by an approved temporary 

labor certification from DOL, which 

serves as DOL’s consultative advice to 

DHS regarding whether a qualified U.S. 

worker is available to fill the petitioning 

H–2B employer’s job opportunity and 

whether a foreign worker’s employment 

in the job opportunity will adversely 

affect the wages or working conditions 

of similarly employed U.S. workers. See 

8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(iii)(A), (iv)(A). DHS 

and DOL jointly promulgated 

regulations establishing the processes by 

which an employer must obtain a 

prevailing wage and temporary labor 

certification from DOL, and the rights 

and obligations of workers and 

employers. 20 CFR 655, Subpart A; 

8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(iii)–(iv). 

This ICR, OMB Control No. 1205– 

0509, includes the collection of 

information related to the use of 

employer-provided surveys for 

determining prevailing wages and the 

temporary labor certification process in 

the H–2B program. The Form ETA– 

9165, Employer-Provided Survey 

Attestations to Accompany H–2B 

Prevailing Wage Determination Request 

Based on a Non-OES Survey, is used to 

collect information that permits ETA to 

determine whether an employerprovided survey can be used to establish 

H–2B prevailing wages in the 

occupational classification in lieu of 

prevailing wages available under the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational 

Employment Statistics (OES) program. 

The information contained in the 

application Form ETA–9142B, H–2B 

Application for Temporary Employment 

Certification, and corresponding 

appendices serve as the basis for the 

Secretary’s determination that qualified 

U.S. workers are not available to 

perform the services or labor needed by 


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the employer, and that the wages and 

working conditions of similarly 

employed U.S. workers will not be 

adversely affected by the employment of 

H–2B workers. This determination is 

required before a petition can be 

approved by DHS. Employers use 

Appendix B of the Form ETA–9142B to 

attest that they will comply with all of 

the terms, conditions, and obligations of 

the H–2B program. 

ETA is seeking comments on 

proposed revisions to the Form ETA– 

9142B, H–2B Application for Temporary 

Employment Certification; Form ETA– 

9142B, Appendix B; Form ETA–9165, 

Employer-Provided Survey Attestations 

to Accompany H–2B Prevailing Wage 

Determination Request Based on a NonOES Survey; and the instructions 

accompanying those forms. The 

proposed revisions will better align 

information collection requirements 

with DOL’s current regulatory 

framework, provide greater clarity to 

employers on regulatory requirements, 

standardize and streamline information 

collection to reduce employer time and 

burden preparing applications, and 

promote greater efficiency and 

transparency in ETA’s review and 

issuance of labor certification decisions 

under the H–2B program. 

ETA is also seeking comments on its 

proposed implementation of three new 

appendices to the Form ETA–9142B. 

The proposed Appendix A would 

require an employer to use a standard 

format to disclose multiple worksites 

and, if applicable, multiple wage offers 

for the job opportunity within an area of 

intended employment. Proposed 

Appendix C would require an employer 

to use a standard format to disclose the 

identity and location of all foreign labor 

recruiters. In order to recruit 

prospective foreign workers for the job 

opportunities offered by the employer 

under the Form ETA–9142B, the 

employer, and its attorney or agent (as 

applicable), must provide the identity 

and location of all persons and entities 

hired by or working for the recruiter or 

agent, and any of the agent(s) or 

employee(s) of those person and 

entities. 20 CFR 655.9(b). Collection of 

this information in a standard format 

will also permit ETA to more effectively 

comply with 20 CFR 655.9(c), which 

requires the maintenance of a publicly 

available list of foreign labor recruiters 

and the location(s) in which they are 

operating. Proposed Appendix D would 

require an employer filing as a job 

contractor to disclose the name and 

contact information of its employerclient, as required by 20 CFR 

655.19(d)(1). These appendices will 

establish a more efficient and 

standardized method of collecting 

information currently submitted by 

employers to the Department using a 

variety of paper-based documents that 

are separately attached to the Form 

ETA–9142B. 

To promote greater efficiency in 

issuing temporary labor certification 

decisions and minimize delays 

associated with employers filing H–2B 

petitions with DHS, ETA is seeking to 

eliminate the issuance of paper-based 

labor certification decisions by 

proposing the creation of a one-page 

Form ETA–9142B, Labor Certification 

Determination, which will be issued 

electronically to employers granted 

temporary labor certification by DOL. In 

circumstances where the employer or, if 

applicable, its authorized attorney or 

agent, is not able to receive the 

temporary labor certification documents 

electronically, ETA will send the 

certification documents printed on 

standard paper in a manner that ensures 

overnight delivery. 

Finally, ETA is requesting a three-year 

extension, without change, of the Form 

ETA–9142B, Seafood Industry 

Attestation and Form ETA–9155, H–2B 

Registration. Employers in the seafood 

industry who wish to stagger the entry 

of H–2B workers into the United States 

between 90 and 120 days after the 

certified start date of need will need to 

complete the Form ETA–9142B, 

Seafood Industry Attestation and 

provide a copy to each H–2B worker to 

present, upon request by DHS, when 

seeking entry into the United States. 

The information collected on the Form 

ETA–9155, H–2B Registration allows 

ETA to determine whether the nature 

and duration of the employer’s need for 

H–2B workers is temporary. Where ETA 

has not operationalized the registration 

process through a separate notice in the 

Federal Register, H–2B applications are 

exempt from the registration 

requirements under 20 CFR 655.11, and 

the adjudication of the employer’s 

temporary need will continue to occur 

based on information collected on the 

Form ETA–9142B. For complete details 

regarding this ICR, contact the office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section above. 

II. Review Focus 

DOL is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

and also the agency’s estimates 

associated with the annual burden cost 

incurred by respondents and the 

government cost associated with this 

collection of information; 

• enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

III. Current Actions 

This revision request will allow ETA 

to meet its statutory and regulatory 

responsibilities pertaining to labor 

certification applications that are used 

in the H–2B program and that allow 

employers to bring foreign labor to the 

United States on a temporary basis. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid control number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. DOL obtains 

OMB approval for this information 

collection under control number 1205– 

0509. 

Title of Collection: H–2B Temporary 

Non-Agricultural Employment 

Certification Program. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection. 

OMB Number: 1205–0509. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households; Private Sector (businesses 

or other for-profit institutions); Federal 

Government; and State, Local and Tribal 

Governments. 

Form(s): ETA–9142B, H–2B 

Application for Temporary Employment 

Certification; ETA–9142B, Labor 

Certification Determination; ETA– 

9142B—Appendix A; ETA–9142B— 

Appendix B; ETA–9142B—Appendix C; 

ETA–9142B—Appendix D; ETA–9142B, 

Seafood Industry Attestation; ETA– 

9165, Employer-Provided Survey 

Attestations to Accompany H–2B 

Prevailing Wage Determination Request 


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Based on a Non-OES Survey; and ETA– 

9155, H–2B Registration. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 85,057. 

Annual Frequency: On Occasion. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 286,978. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

Various. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 80,201. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Cost 

for Respondents: $705,400. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this comment request will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval of the ICR; 

they will also become a matter of public 

record. Commenters are encouraged not 

to submit sensitive information (e.g., 

confidential business information or 

personally identifiable information such 

as a social security number). 

Rosemary Lahasky, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19459 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FP–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Sunshine Act Meeting; National 

Science Board 

The National Science Board’s 

Committee on National Science and 

Engineering Policy (SEP), pursuant to 

NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the 

National Science Foundation Act, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the 

Government in the Sunshine Act (5 

U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of the 

scheduling of a teleconference for the 

transaction of National Science Board 

business, as follows: 

TIME AND DATE: Tuesday, September 11, 

2018 at 2 p.m.–3 p.m. EDT. 

PLACE: This meeting will be held by 

teleconference at the National Science 

Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. An audio link 

will be available for the public. 

Members of the public must contact the 

Board Office to request the public audio 

link by sending an email to 

nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov at least 24 

hours prior to the teleconference. 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Chair’s 

opening remarks; discussion of narrative 

outlines for thematic reports to be 

included in Science and Engineering 

Indicators 2020. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Point of contact for this meeting is: Matt 

Wilson (mbwilson@nsf.gov), 703/292– 

7000. 

Meeting information and updates 

(time, place, subject matter or status of 

meeting) may be found at http://

www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/ 

notices.jsp#sunshine. Please refer to the 

National Science Board website 

www.nsf.gov/nsb for additional 

information. 

Christopher Blair, 

Executive Assistant, National Science Board 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19549 Filed 9–5–18; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Sunshine Act Meeting; National 

Science Board 

The National Science Board’s 

Committee on National Science and 

Engineering Policy (SEP), pursuant to 

NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the 

National Science Foundation Act, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the 

Government in the Sunshine Act (5 

U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of the 

scheduling of a teleconference for the 

transaction of National Science Board 

business, as follows: 

TIME AND DATE: Friday, September 14, 

2018 at 4 p.m.–5 p.m. EDT. 

PLACE: This meeting will be held by 

teleconference at the National Science 

Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. An audio link 

will be available for the public. 

Members of the public must contact the 

Board Office to request the public audio 

link by sending an email to 

nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov at least 24 

hours prior to the teleconference. 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Chair’s 

opening remarks; continued discussion 

of narrative outlines for thematic reports 

to be included in Science and 

Engineering Indicators 2020. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Point of contact for this meeting is: Matt 

Wilson, (mbwilson@nsf.gov), 703/292– 

7000. 

Meeting information and updates 

(time, place, subject matter or status of 

meeting) may be found at http://

www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/ 

notices.jsp#sunshine. Please refer to the 

National Science Board website 

www.nsf.gov/nsb for additional 

information. 

Christopher Blair, 

Executive Assistant, National Science Board 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19546 Filed 9–5–18; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2018–0035] 

Information Collection: NRC Form 664, 

General Licensee Registration 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Renewal of existing information 

collection; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) invites public 

comment on the renewal of Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval for an existing collection of 

information. The information collection 

is entitled, ‘‘General Licensee 

Registration.’’ 

DATES: Submit comments by November 

6, 2018. Comments received after this 

date will be considered if it is practical 

to do so, but the Commission is able to 

ensure consideration only for comments 

received on or before this date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2018–0035. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer 

Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; 

email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For 

technical questions, contact the 

individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. 

• Mail comments to: David Cullison, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer, 

Mail Stop: T–2 F43, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001. 

For additional direction on obtaining 

information and submitting comments, 

see ‘‘Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments’’ in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Cullison, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 

2084; email: Infocollects.Resource@

nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments 

A. Obtaining Information 

Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018– 

0035 when contacting the NRC about 

the availability of information for this 

action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this 

action by any of the following methods: 


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