[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 2634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-678]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Announcement of Public Briefings on Using Redesigned Labor 
Certification Forms and Stakeholder Meeting

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) in the 
Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration (ETA) has 
been re-engineering several of its program forms to improve the 
information it collects from the public. These changes are intended to 
improve the application to and day-to-day operation of OFLC programs. 
The system re-engineering will impact the program for the Temporary 
Employment of Nonimmigrants in Professional, Specialty Occupations, and 
as Fashion Models (H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3). The Form ETA 9035, the Labor 
Condition Application (OMB control number 1205-0310) used for the H-1B, 
H-1B1, and E-3 programs, was redesigned and submitted for public 
comment, 73 FR 36357, Jun. 26, 2008, and for review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), 73 FR 66259, Nov. 7, 2008. In addition, 
the Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM), OFLC will be 
implementing changes to the electronic filing process and is 
implementing a revised application form. The redesigned Form ETA 9089 
(OMB control number 1205-451) has been approved by OMB subject to 
review of the final electronic version.
    ETA is issuing this notice to announce that OFLC will offer two 
public briefings to educate stakeholders, program users, and other 
interested members of the public on using the re-engineered 9035 and 
9089 application forms, and the online portal system by which most 
users file program applications.
    ETA will also hold a stakeholder meeting in San Diego, California 
on February 3, 2009.
    As currently planned, the two briefings will take place in 
February, 2009 in San Diego and Baltimore, Maryland. This notice 
provides the public with locations, dates, and registration information 
regarding the briefings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William L. Carlson, Ph.D., 
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 following registration information 
should be used by any member of the public planning to attend any of 
the briefing sessions.
    San Diego: February 4, 2009.
    Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    PERM Update (changes to electronic filing and new application form) 
and H-1B LCA Form 9035.
    Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt, One Market Place, San Diego, 
California 92101
    Washington, DC: February 9, 2009.
    Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    PERM Update (changes to electronic filing and new application form) 
and H-1B LCA Form 9035.
    Location: Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, 110 
South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.
    Registration: To register for one of the briefings listed above, 
please use the following information. To complete the registration 
process on-line, please visit http://www.dtiassociates.com/oflcbriefings. 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 on-
line.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 9th day of January 2009.
Brent R. Orrell,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-678 Filed 1-14-09; 8:45 am]
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