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worksite and the place from which the 

worker has come to work for the 

employer, if the worker completes 50 

percent of the work contract period. The 

employer must provide (or pay at the 

time of departure) the worker’s return 

costs upon the worker completing the 

contract or being dismissed without 

cause. See 20 CFR 655.122(h)(1) and (2). 

Similarly, an H–2B employer is 

responsible for providing, paying in 

advance, or reimbursing a worker for the 

reasonable costs of transportation and 

daily subsistence between the 

employer’s worksite and the place from 

which the worker has come to work for 

the employer—if the worker completes 

50 percent of the job order period—and 

upon the worker completing the job 

order period or being dismissed early 

(for any reason), return costs as well. 

See 20 CFR 655.20(j)(1)(i) and (ii). 

The minimum amount of daily travel 

subsistence expense for meals for which 

a worker is entitled to reimbursement 

must be at least as much as the 

employer would charge for providing 

the worker with three meals per day 

during employment (if applicable). 

Under no circumstances may the 

employer reimburse workers less than 

the amount permitted under 20 CFR 

655.173(a) (i.e., the current year’s daily 

meal charge amount of $14.00). The 

maximum amount an employer is 

required to reimburse workers for daily 

travel-related subsistence, as evidenced 

with receipts, is equal to the standard 

Continental United States (CONUS) per 

diem rate, as established by the General 

Services Administration (GSA) at 41 

CFR part 301, formerly published in 

Appendix A and now found at https:// 

www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/perdiem-rates. See Maximum Per Diem 

Reimbursement Rates for the 

Continental United States, 86 FR 45731 

(Aug. 16, 2021) (2021 Update). The 

standard CONUS meals and incidental 

expenses rate is $59.00 per day for 

2022.4 Workers who qualify for travel 

reimbursement are entitled to 

reimbursement for meals up to the 

standard CONUS meals and incidental 

expenses rate when they provide 

receipts. In determining the appropriate 

amount of reimbursement for meals for 

less than a full day, the employer may 

limit the meal expense reimbursement, 

with receipts, to 75 percent of the 

maximum reimbursement for meals, or 

$44.25, based on the GSA per diem 

schedule. See 2021 Update, 86 FR at 

45731. If a worker does not provide 

receipts, the employer is not obligated 

to reimburse above the minimum stated 

at 20 CFR 655.173, as specified above. 

If transportation and lodging are not 

provided by the employer, the amount 

an employer must pay for transportation 

and, where required, lodging must be no 

less than (and is not required to be more 

than) the most economical and 

reasonable costs. The employer is 

responsible for those costs necessary for 

the worker to travel to the worksite if 

the worker completes 50 percent of the 

work contract period but is not 

responsible for unauthorized detours. 

The employer also is responsible for the 

costs of return transportation and 

subsistence, including lodging costs 

where necessary, as described above. 

These requirements apply equally to 

instances where the worker is traveling 

within the U.S. to the employer’s 

worksite. See 20 CFR 655.122(h)(1) and 

(2) and 655.20(j)(1)(i) and (ii). 

For further information on when the 

employer is responsible for lodging 

costs, please see the DOL’s H–2A 

Frequently Asked Questions on Travel 

and Daily Subsistence, on OFLC’s 

website at https://www.dol.gov/ 

agencies/eta/foreign-labor. 

Authority: 20 CFR 655.173. 

Angela Hanks, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment 

and Training, Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03762 Filed 2–22–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Unemployment Compensation for ExServicemembers, Handbook No. 384 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor’s 

(DOL) Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) is soliciting 

comments concerning a proposed 

revision to the information collection 

request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Unemployment 

Compensation for Ex-servicemembers 

Handbook No. 384.’’ This comment 

request is part of continuing 

Departmental efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

written comments received by April 25, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation, 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden, 

may be obtained free by contacting Jorge 

Colo ́n by telephone at (202) 693–0173 

(this is not a toll-free number), TTY 1– 

877–889–5627 (this is not a toll-free 

number), or by email at Colon.Jorge.D@

dol.gov. 

Submit written comments about, or 

requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail 

or courier to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of 

Unemployment Insurance, 200 

Constitution Ave. NW, S–4524, 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

Colon.Jorge.D@dol.gov or by Fax at 202– 

693–3975. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jorge Colo ́n by telephone at (202) 693– 

0173 (this is not a toll-free number) or 

by email at Colon.Jorge.D@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as 

part of continuing efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information 

before submitting them to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for final 

approval. This program helps to ensure 

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 can be properly assessed. 

This notice reflects a revision changing 

the burden for the frequency of 

responses per respondent, reducing the 

frequency from 51.5 to 36. 

State Workforce Agencies (SWA) 

administer the Unemployment 

Compensation for Ex-servicemembers 

(UCX) program in accordance with the 

same terms and provisions of the paying 

State’s unemployment insurance laws, 

which apply to unemployed claimants 

who worked in the private sector. SWAs 

must be able to obtain certain 

information (wage and separation data) 

about each claimant filing claims for 

UCX benefits in order to determine their 

eligibility for benefits. DOL has 

prescribed a form to enable SWAs to 

obtain this necessary information from 

the Military Branches. Form ETA–843 is 

essential to the UCX claims process, and 

the frequency of use varies depending 

upon the circumstances involved. 

Sections 8521–8525 of Title 5 of the 

U.S. Code authorize this information 

collection. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

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of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by 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. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

provide comments to the contact shown 

in the ADDRESSES section. Comments 

must be written to receive 

consideration, and they will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval of the final ICR. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB 1205–0176. 

Submitted comments will also be a 

matter of public record for this ICR and 

posted on the internet, without 

redaction. DOL encourages commenters 

not to include personally identifiable 

information, confidential business data, 

or other sensitive statements/ 

information in any comments. 

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; 

• 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 submission 

of responses). 

Agency: DOL–ETA. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title of Collection: Unemployment 

Compensation for Ex-servicemembers 

Handbook No. 384. 

Form: ETA–843. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0176. 

Affected Public: State Workforce 

Agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

53. 

Frequency: 36. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

1,908. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 5 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 158 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $0. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 

Angela Hanks, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment 

and Training, Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03766 Filed 2–22–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Notice of a Change in Status of the 

Extended Benefit (EB) Program for 

New Mexico 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

This notice announces a change in 

benefit period eligibility under the EB 

program that has occurred since the 

publication of the last notice regarding 

the State’s EB status: 

• Based on the data released by the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics on January 25, 

2022, the seasonally-adjusted Total 

Unemployment Rate (TUR) for New 

Mexico fell below the 6.5% threshold 

necessary to remain ‘‘on’’ in EB. 

Therefore the payable period in EB for 

New Mexico will end on February 19, 

2022. 

The trigger notice covering state 

eligibility for the EB program can be 

found at: http://ows.doleta.gov/ 

unemploy/claims_arch.as. 

Information for Claimants 

The duration of benefits payable in 

the EB program, and the terms and 

conditions on which they are payable, 

are governed by the Federal-State 

Extended Unemployment Compensation 

Act of 1970, as amended, and the 

operating instructions issued to the 

states by the U.S. Department of Labor. 

In the case of a state ending an EB 

period, the State Workforce Agency will 

furnish a written notice to each 

individual who is currently filing a 

claim for EB of the forthcoming end of 

the EB period and its effect on the 

individual’s rights to EB (20 CFR 

615.13(c)(4)). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. 

Department of Labor, Employment and 

Training Administration, Office of 

Unemployment Insurance Room S– 

4524, Attn: Kevin Stapleton, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone number (202) 693– 

3009 (this is not a toll-free number) or 

by email: Stapleton.Kevin@dol.gov. 

Signed in Washington, DC. 

Angela Hanks, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment 

and Training, Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03764 Filed 2–22–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; PTE 1990– 

1; Insurance Company Pooled 

Separate Accounts 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Employee 

Benefits Security Administration 

(EBSA)-sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that the agency 

receives on or before March 25, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) if the 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202– 


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