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The Employment and Training Administration is reengineering the permanent alien labor certification process. ETA's goals are to streamline the process; save resources; improve effectiveness. Any interested party is invited and encouraged to participate in this collaborative process.
The Employment and Training Administration is reengineering the permanent alien labor certification process. ETA's goals are to streamline the process; save resources; improve effectiveness. Any interested party is invited and encouraged to participate in this collaborative process.
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The Employment and Training Administration is reengineering the permanent alien labor certification process. ETA's goals are to streamline the process; save resources; improve effectiveness. Any interested party is invited and encouraged to participate in this collaborative process.
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Reengineering of Permanent Labor SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: immigrant aliens permanently in the
Certification Program; Solicitation of United States. Such employers are Permanent Alien Employment Comments Certification Process required to demonstrate that they have attempted to recruit U.S. workers AGENCY:Employment and Training Before the Department of State (DOS) through advertising, through the Administration, Labor. and the Immigration and Naturalization Federal/State Employment Service Service (INS) may issue visas and admit System, and by other specified means. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. certain nonimmigrant aliens to work The purpose is to assure an adequate permanently in the United States, the test of the availability of qualified, SUMMARY: The Employment and Secretary of Labor must first certify to willing, and able U.S. workers to Training Administration (ETA) is in the the Secretary of State and to the process of reengineering the permanent perform the work, and to ensure that Attorney General that: alien labor certification process. ETA’s (a) There are not sufficient United aliens are not employed under goals are to make fundamental changes States workers, who are able, willing, conditions affecting the wages and and refinements that will: (1) streamline qualified, and available at the time of working conditions of similarly the process; (2) save resources; (3) the application for a visa and admission employed U.S. workers. improve effectiveness; and (4) better into the United States and at the place serve customers. The reengineering Why Reengineer? where the alien is to perform the work; effort is a collaborative effort of federal and The labor certification process and State staff who are involved in the (b) The employment of the alien will described above has been criticized as administration of alien certification not adversely affect the wages and being complicated and time consuming. programs. The reengineering effort also working conditions of similarly It can take up to 2 years or more to involves consultation throughout the employed United States workers. 8 complete the process; requires process with sponsors, stakeholders, U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(a). substantial government resources to State partners, and outside interest If the Department of Labor (DOL) administer; and is reportedly costly and groups to solicit ideas and suggestions determines that there are no able, burdensome to employers. ETA, for change. willing, qualified, and available U.S. therefore, is reexamining the As part of the collaborative effort workers, and that the employment of the effectiveness of the various regulatory required for effective reengineering, alien will not adversely affect wages and requirements and the application ETA is publishing a questionnaire in the working conditions of similarly processing procedure, with a view to Federal Register to aid in the employed U.S. workers, DOL so certifies achieving considerable savings in solicitation of comments on important to the DOS and INS by issuing a resources both for the Government and issues that are fundamental to the permanent alien labor certification. employers, without diminishing reengineering process. In addition, ETA Department of Labor Regulations significant protections now afforded welcomes comments on any other U.S. workers by the current regulatory matter pertaining to the reengineering of The Department has promulgated regulations at 20 CFR part 656, and administrative requirements. the permanent alien certification program. Any interested party is invited governing the labor certification process The questionnaire published below and encouraged to participate in this described above for the permanent solicits comments on how best to collaborative process and provide input employment of certain immigrant aliens achieve the goals of the reengineering to the Department through written in the United States. Part 656 was process. comments. promulgated pursuant to section Interested parties are invited and 212(a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and encouraged to participate in this DATES: Responses to and comments on Nationality Act. 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A). the attached questionnaire should be collaborative process and to provide The regulations at 20 CFR part 656 set submitted to ETA no later than August forth the factfinding process designed to input to the Department through 22, 1995. develop information sufficient to answers to the questionnaire, and/or support the granting or denial of a written comments on any issue they ADDRESSES: Submit comments to: Flora believe to be relevant to the T. Richardson, Chief, Division of permanent labor certification. They describe the potential of the nationwide reengineering process. Copies of the Foreign Labor Certifications, questionnaire also are being mailed to Employment and Training system of public employment service offices to assist employers in finding various employers, unions, associations, Administration, Department of Labor, and other interest groups. 200 Constitution Avenue., NW., Room available U.S. workers and how the N–4456. Washington, DC 20210. factfinding process is utilized by DOL as Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of the primary basis of developing July 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information for the certification John R. Beverly III, Denis M. Gruskin, Senior specialist determinations. Deputy Director, U.S. Employment Service. (202) 219–4369 (this is not a toll-free Part 656 sets forth the responsibility number). of employers who desire to employ BILLING CODE 4510–30–M Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 136 / Monday, July 17, 1995 / Notices 36441 36442 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 136 / Monday, July 17, 1995 / Notices Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 136 / Monday, July 17, 1995 / Notices 36443 36444 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 136 / Monday, July 17, 1995 / Notices