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FY 2014 foreign labor certification grant planning
Summary ETA told state workforce agencies how to apply for and manage fiscal year 2014 foreign labor certification grants. It set a 30-day application deadline and attached planning instructions, an annual plan and certification, and prior-year funding figures used as estimates. ETA now labels the advisory Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 10-13
Date issued
February 4, 2014
Status
Withdrawn
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION Foreign Labor Certification
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFLC
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
February 4, 2014
ADVISORY: TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 10-13
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCY ADMINISTRATORS
FROM: GERRI FIALA /s/ for ERIC M. SELEZNOW
Acting Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) Grant Planning
Guidance
1. Purpose. To provide guidance for the funding and management of FY 2014 annual grant
allocations in order to perform FLC program activities.
2. References.
• Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended, 8 U.S.C. 1101(a), 1182(a)(5)(A),
1184(c), and 1188;
• Approval of Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 48
U.S.C. 1801;
• Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act, Pub. L. 94-241, Section 302;
• Consolidated Natural Resources Act, Pub. L. 110-229, 122 Stat. 865, Title VII – Northern
Mariana Islands, Subtitle A-Immigration, Security, and Labor;
• Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 U.S.C. 49f(d);
• Division F, Title I, “State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service
Operations,” Subs. 5, 125 Stat. 786, 1055 (Pub. L. 112-74), as incorporated by
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013, Pub. L. 112-175, Section 101(a)(8), 126
Stat. 1313, and as amended by Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, Pub. L. 113-46, 127
Stat. 567;
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations at 8 CFR Part 214;
• 20 CFR Parts 653, subpart F, 654, subpart E, 655, subparts A and B, 656 and 658;
• 2 CFR Part 225, Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments (OMB
Circular A-87);
• OMB Circular No. A-102, Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local
Governments;
• Employment and Training (ET) Handbook No. 385, Wage Finding Process, August,
1981;
• Guide for Employment Service Reimbursable Grant Activities;
• ETA H-2A Program Handbook No. 398, January 1988; and
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
• Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 04-06, Plans to Phase out
Penalty Mail Costs for “Employment Security” Programs and Availability of
Supplemental Budget Funds for Conversion to Commercial Mail Methods.
3. Background. The Department of Labor through the Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification’s (OFLC) national office and two
processing centers, with the assistance of State Workforce Agencies (SWAs), administers
various Foreign Labor Certification programs. Congress appropriates funding to OFLC,
through the Wagner-Peyser allocations under the State Unemployment Insurance and
Employment Service Operations provisions, to meet certain obligations mandated by the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). OFLC provides annual guidance and funding levels
to the SWAs so that they may support certain foreign labor certification activities. This TEGL
is to provide SWAs with programmatic guidance and financial figures for FY 2014 to support
FLC activities.
4. Action Requested. SWA Administrators are requested to immediately provide copies of this
TEGL planning guidance to all staff involved in the preparation and submission of the annual
grant plan for FLC program activities for FY 2014. Within 30 calendar days from the date
of issuance of this TEGL, SWAs must submit their grant applications to OFLC unless they
are in receipt of an approved, written extension from the OFLC National Office. We request
that Administrators receiving this guidance share this information within their respective
state and territory structures in order to ensure fiscal and program public workforce system
members are fully aware of required FY 2014 FLC grant application process activities and
timelines.
5. Inquiries. SWA staff should direct questions to OFLC National Office at
[email protected]
6. Attachments.
Attachment 1 - Program Planning Guidance and Information Package
Attachment 2 - Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Annual Plan
Attachment 3 - Annual Plan Certification
Attachment 4 - FY 2013 Funding Level (provided as example for TBD FY 2014 final
funding levels)
Attachment 1: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2014/TEGL_10_13_Attach1.pdf
Attachment 1
Program Planning Guidance and Information Package
I. Introduction
The Immigration and Nationality Act entrusts specific responsibilities to the U.S. Secretary
of Labor (Secretary) for the administration of certain employment-based immigration
programs that require a labor certification. These statutory responsibilities include
determining whether there are able, willing, and qualified U.S. workers for a position for
which certification is requested and whether any adverse impact exists on similarly
employed U.S. workers should a labor certification be granted. Accordingly, statutory and
regulatory provisions require all employers seeking a labor certification, for either
permanent or temporary nonimmigrant labor, to apply first to the Secretary for
certification. The Secretary has delegated these responsibilities to the Office of Foreign
Labor Certification (OFLC) of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
Under the State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations (SUIESO)
account, Congress appropriates funding for state activities supporting foreign labor
certification and the Federal administration of foreign labor certification programs as two
separate activities. Federal Administration activity funds Federal program functions, such
as the full Federal program costs of OFLC to receive and process employer-filed
applications for permanent and temporary labor certification.
The State Grants activity funds state employment services supporting the Federal foreign
labor certification programs including the review and clearance of job orders, inspection of
employer-provided housing, and the administration of prevailing wage and practice
surveys. ETA, through OFLC, distributes these funds annually to State Workforce
Agencies (SWAs) as fiscal year (FY) formula grants in accordance with approved state
plans. This document provides SWAs with the necessary guidelines for updating their
annual plans and requesting funds in order to carry out their foreign labor certification
program support responsibilities for a performance period of 12 months that began on
October 1, 2013, and continues through September 30, 2014.
II. Grant Procedures
A. Grant Application. The SWA grant application must be developed in accordance with
instructions contained in this Training and Employment Guidance Letter. The grant
application package submitted by the SWA to OFLC should consist of: (1) a
transmittal letter and (2) one original and one copy of the following documents:
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424), Expiration Date 08/31/2016, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 4040-0004 (Grants.gov).
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/forms/sf-424-family.html#sortby=1
Budget Information -Non-Construction Programs, SF 424A (sections B and D
only), Expiration Date 06/30/2014, OMB Control No. 4040-0006 (Grants.gov).
http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms/sample/SF424A-V1.0.pdf
Important Notes:
1. Please submit a listing in addition to grant budget form narrative including
supporting documentation to explain and justify any proposed equipment
purchases of $5,000 or more.
2. Please submit in addition to grant budget form, a narrative including
supporting documentation to explain and justify any proposed contracts and/or
subcontracts the SWA intends to execute to carry out these grant activities.
3. Prior approval of any equipment exceeding $5,000 and any
contracts/subcontracts must be obtained per 29 CFR 97.30
(subgrants/contracts) and 29 CFR 97.32 (equipment).
4. In addition to the above additional justifications (if needed) and submitting the
total grant amount request as specified in the 424 and 424a, please note the
application/budget must be based on projected state/territory needs for a
period of one year.
5. Full-year funding levels will not be confirmed until 2014 appropriations are
approved by Congress; please use the FY 2013 funding level amounts
provided in Attachment 4 for your state or territory FY 2014 estimated request
until the Federal Government Continuing Resolution(s) and FY14 budget are
fully approved.
FY 2014 Annual Plan
Foreign Labor Certification Workload (Attachment 2, Section A)
H-2A Program Activities (Attachment 2, Section C)
Cost of H-2A and H-2B Temporary Labor Certification Activities
(Attachment 2, Section D)
Grantee Contact Information (Attachment 2, Section F)
Annual Plan Certification (Attachment 3)
B. Grant Submission. Absent receiving an approved written extension from the OFLC
National Office, a completed grant application package must be submitted by the SWA
to OFLC within 30 calendar days following the date of issuance of the planning
guidance using the following address:
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Office of Foreign Labor Certification
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room C-4312
Washington, D.C. 20210
Attn: OFLC Grants/Finance Team
To expedite review of your grant application package, the SWA may also send a Word
or PDF copy using electronic mail (e-mail) to [email protected] and include “FY
2014 SWA Grant Plan” in the subject line of the e-mail.
C. Grant Approval. Within 30 calendar days of receipt, OFLC will review the grant
application package and inform the SWA, in writing, of any concerns or deficiencies
that may prevent the grant application package from being approved. When it is
determined that the grant application package meets the established criteria, the OFLC
Administrator will recommend approval to the ETA Grant Officer. After receiving the
approved grant application package from the OFLC Administrator, the ETA Grant
Officer will issue the grant, including the approved grant application package, and a
Notice of Obligation, to the SWA.
D. Grant Signatures. The SWA’s authorized representative must sign all signature pages
of the grant application. If that individual has changed from the prior year, you must
provide an official letter, on state letterhead, with the grant application package
identifying the new authorized representative.
E. Grant Modifications. The grantee and the ETA Grant Officer, at the recommendation
of the OFLC Administrator, may jointly modify the FY 2014 SWA Annual Plan
including negotiated changes in program activities (e.g., review of job orders, wage or
prevailing practice surveys, etc.) and funding levels during the grant period of
performance. The OFLC Administrator has the authority to recommend funding
adjustments to the ETA Grant Officer when overall grant expenditures are substantially
below or exceed forecasted or actual spending levels. Any grant plan modification
request must include a transmittal letter, written narrative of the proposed
modification(s), revised annual budget, and quarterly spending plan.
In the event that the Secretary is required by future legislation, regulatory action, or a
court order to carry out responsibilities related to the administration of foreign labor
certification programs not currently anticipated, the OFLC Administrator will notify the
SWAs and request that they submit appropriate modifications to their approved grant
plans directly to the ETA Grant Officer in order to fully carry out their responsibilities
under the grants.
III. Grant Reporting Procedures
As a condition of receiving grant funds under the SUIESO account, SWAs agree to carry
out responsibilities supporting the Federal administration of foreign labor certification
programs in accordance with all applicable regulations, policies, procedures, handbooks,
manuals, and other directives, including but not limited to 20 CFR parts 655 and 656, 29
CFR Part 97 and 2 CFR Part 225. Financial and programmatic reporting by SWAs enables
OFLC to report key information to Congress and OFLC stakeholders regarding the use of
grant funds. Accurate reporting of required financial and program management data
provides vital information to support future OFLC funding levels and ensure appropriate
management of grant funds.
OFLC is responsible for monitoring the cost-reimbursable grants. Monitoring activities
may include: review and recommendation for approval of the grant application package;
analysis of expenditure and performance data submitted by grantees; execution of
programmatic plan modifications; assessing a grantee’s timely and accurate submission of
all required reports; and on-site reviews where needed, as fiscal constraints allow. OFLC
will advise SWAs on how to administer the grant in accordance with the approved plan and
the terms and conditions of their Wagner-Peyser Annual Grant Funding Agreement.
SWAs will report financial and program management information using the following
required reports:
A. Financial Status Report. ETA requires all grant recipients to submit the ETA Form
9130, U.S. DOL Financial Report (OMB Control No. 1205-0461, Expiration
12/31/2015) on a quarterly basis providing detailed expenditure information on the
grant award activities. The ETA Form 9130 report is due no later than 45 calendar
days after the end of each quarter left in the fiscal year and must be submitted
online through ETA’s Grantee Reporting System. You can obtain a copy of the ETA
Form 9130 at the following Web site: http://www.doleta.gov/grants/docs/ETA-9130-
ESandUI.pdf.
Reporting Report
Fiscal Year 2014
Months Due Date*
1st Quarter October – December February 14
2nd Quarter January – March May 15
3rd Quarter April – June August 15
4th Quarter July – September November 14
If the SWA experiences any technical issues submitting the report, please contact the
E-Grants Helpdesk via e-mail at [email protected] or phone at (202) 693-
2682.
Important Notes on Allowable Costs:
Costs incurred under the grant may only be attributed to activities supporting the
direct administration of foreign labor certification programs; and
Costs can include staff resources, travel expenditures, other direct administrative
costs, and indirect/overhead support (where an approved indirect cost plan is in
place).
B. Program Activity Report. To account for work performed under the grant, SWAs must
submit the ETA Form 9127, Foreign Labor Certification Quarterly Activity Report
(OMB Control No. 1205-0457, Expiration 09/30/2015) on a quarterly basis providing
detailed information on H-2A and H-2B program activities, and Permanent Labor
Certification Program job order postings.
The data required by the ETA Form 9127 are available to the SWAs as part of their
routine processing of requests from employers (SWAs currently maintain this data).
ETA Form 9127 report is due within 2 weeks after the end of each quarter during
the fiscal year and may be submitted by e-mail directly to OFLC at
[email protected]
OFLC will promptly review the report for completeness and notify the SWA of any
inaccuracies or deficiencies requiring correction. You can obtain a copy of the ETA
Form 9127 at the following Web site:
http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/pdf/9127Instructions_Final.pdf
Reporting Report
Months Due Date*
1st Quarter October – December January 15
2nd Quarter January – March April 15
3rd Quarter April – June July 15
4th Quarter July – September October 15
th
* If the 15 day falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday, or Federal holiday), then
the report is due the next business day.
If the SWA experiences any difficulties submitting the report, please contact
the OFLC Grants/Finance Team via e-mail at [email protected] or phone at (202)
693-3010.
C. Agricultural Prevailing Wage Survey Reports. A critical component of OFLC’s ability
to grant a labor certification under the H-2A temporary agricultural program is a
finding that the wages of U.S. workers similarly employed are not adversely impacted
by the admission of temporary foreign workers. To that end, an employer participating
in the program is required to offer and pay the highest of several wages, namely: the
Adverse Effect Wage Rate, the prevailing hourly wage or piece rate, the agreed-upon
collective bargaining wage, or the Federal or state minimum wage, except where a
special procedure is approved for an occupation or specific class of agricultural
employment (20 CFR 655.120(a)). SWAs collect and provide vital information to
OFLC with respect to whether a prevailing hourly wage or piece rate exists for the
occupation or crop in the area of intended employment (also see, 20 CFR
653.501(d)(4)). These employer wage results are collected through survey instruments
designed by the SWA, conducted in accordance with the ET Handbook No. 385, and
transmitted to OFLC as soon as the wage results are completed (based on the
SWA’s wage survey plan) using the following standard forms:
ETA Form 232, Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report (OMB Control No.
1205-0017, Expiration 09/30/2016)
http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/pdf/in_season.pdf
ETA Form 232A, Wage Survey Interview Record (OMB Control No. 1205-0017,
Expiration 09/30/2016) http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/pdf/wage.pdf.
ETA Forms 232 and 232A may be submitted electronically directly to OFLC at
[email protected] or mailed to the following address:
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Office of Foreign Labor Certification
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room C-4312
Washington, D.C. 20210
Attn: H-2A Prevailing Wage Surveys
If the SWA experiences any technical issues conducting or submitting the prevailing
wage survey results, please contact the OFLC Temporary Programs Team, via
e-mail at [email protected] or phone at (202) 693-3010. For assistance with
FY 2014 surveys, the primary contact on OFLC’s Temporary Programs Team is Mr.
Ben Orona.
D. Agricultural Employment Practice Survey Reports. The Department of Labor
(Department) regulations at 20 CFR 655.122(b) require that each job qualification and
requirement listed in the employer’s job offer must be bona fide and consistent with the
normal and accepted qualifications required by employers that do not use H-2A
workers in the same or comparable occupation and crops. In addition, Department
regulations allow for certain terms of employment, provided that those terms constitute
a prevailing practice. In making a determination as to whether a job offer contains
normal and accepted qualifications and requirements or whether a term of employment
would be considered a prevailing practice, OFLC may rely on any information or data
collected through state-conducted surveys. The SWA is responsible for designing the
survey instruments to collect the data, and for transmitting in summary form to the
Chicago National Processing Center (NPC) the survey results as soon as the
employment practice results are completed. Absent employment practice survey
results, the SWA will be required to conduct ad hoc surveys.
The prevailing, normal or common practice survey results may be submitted
electronically directly to the Chicago NPC at [email protected] or mailed to
the following address:
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Chicago National Processing Center
11 West Quincy Court
Chicago, IL 60604-2105
Attn: H-2A Prevailing Practice Surveys
If the SWA experiences any technical issues conducting or submitting the employment
practice results, please contact the Chicago NPC, via e-mail at
[email protected] or phone at (312) 886-8000.
Attachment 2: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2014/TEGL_10_13_Attach2.pdf
Attachment 2
FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2014 ANNUAL PLAN
(Please complete all yellow highlighted fields)
____________ (Insert SWA Name)_________________________ has prepared the following
plan and statement of assurances for delivering services during FY 2014 (October 1, 2013
through September 30, 2014) to support the Federal administration of foreign labor certification
(FLC) programs in accordance with all applicable regulations, policies, procedures, handbooks,
manuals, and other directives.
A. Foreign Labor Certification Workload
FY 2014 FY 2014 TOTAL FY 2014
Category of OFLC Program
Workload Workload Workload(1)
Services/Activities Completed To be Processed add previous columns
A. Number of job orders related to H-2A
temporary labor certification
applications processed and expected
to be processed.
B. Number of prevailing wage surveys
conducted and expected to be
conducted in agricultural activities.
C. Number of prevailing practice
surveys conducted and expected to be
conducted in agricultural activities.
D. Number of housing inspections
conducted and expected to be
conducted in anticipation of H-2A job
orders.
E. Number of job orders related to H-2B
temporary labor certification
applications processed and expected
to be processed.
F. Number of Full Time Equivalent
(FTE) staff funded by this grant.
(1) Workload includes actual OFLC program services/activities provided or services/activities planned for
the period between October 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014.
B. H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Program Activities
No narrative required for FY 2014.
C. H-2A Temporary Agricultural Program Activities
The SWA agrees to carry out all activities in support of the Secretary's responsibilities under
8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) and 1188, and 20 CFR Part 655, subpart B, to certify, upon
application by a U.S. employer intending to petition Department of Homeland Security to
admit H-2A workers, that there are not enough able and qualified U.S. workers available for
the position sought to be filled, and that the employment of the foreign worker(s) will not
adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers.
This section of the plan describes how the SWA will conduct agricultural surveys of
prevailing wages, prevailing practices, and normal and accepted requirements. It also
includes standards applicable to SWA-conducted housing inspections.
a. Schedule of the agricultural prevailing wage surveys (including logging activities) the
SWA plans to conduct during the performance period of the grant in accordance with ET
Handbook No. 385, including anticipated survey timeframes by area (e.g., statewide,
regional), crops or other agricultural activities/commodities, and approximately when
wage results are expected to be transmitted to the OFLC National Office (via the ETA
Forms 232 and 232A) for review. The SWA’s schedule of surveys may be based upon
current and historical agricultural job order activities or other information about major
crops/commodities within the state’s agricultural sector.
[SWA schedule of wage surveys inserted here and, if necessary, include attachments]
b. Schedule of the agricultural prevailing practice and normal and accepted requirement
surveys (including logging activities) the SWA plans to conduct during the performance
period of the grant in accordance with ET Handbook No. 398, including anticipated
survey timeframes by area (e.g., statewide, regional) and crops or other agricultural
activities/commodities, and approximately when employment practice results are
expected to be transmitted to the OFLC Chicago National Processing Center (NPC) for
review.
[SWA schedule of wage surveys inserted here and, if necessary, include attachments]
The SWA agrees to submit all completed prevailing practice and normal and accepted
requirement surveys promptly to the OFLC Chicago NPC either electronically at
[email protected] or mailed to the following address:
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Chicago National Processing Center
11 West Quincy Court
Chicago, IL 60604-2105
Attn: H-2A Prevailing Practice Surveys
c. SWAs will schedule and conduct pre-occupancy inspections of housing to be furnished
to U.S. and H-2A workers who are not reasonably able to return to their place of
residence the same day. Except in circumstances where the Department of Labor has
promulgated special procedures, employer housing must meet the applicable local, state,
or Federal standards, and be sufficient to house the number of workers requested in order
for OFLC to grant a temporary labor certification. All employer-provided housing must,
at a minimum, meet the full set of U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and
Health Administration standards at 29 CFR 1910.142 or the full set of standards at 20
CFR 654.404-654.417, whichever are applicable under 20 CFR 654.401. To the extent
practicable, the SWA will plan to schedule housing inspections before the filing of the
agricultural clearance order for those employers who regularly use the H-2A Program.
To the extent the SWA will use alternative methods for conducting pre-occupancy
housing inspections such as contracts, memoranda of understanding, or other cooperative
agreements with state or local organizations, please include a short description of these
arrangements.
You must provide results of housing inspections to the Chicago National Processing
Center 32 days before the employer’s date of need. The preferred method for supplying
this information is by e-mail to [email protected]. If it is not possible to
transmit this information by e-mail, the SWA may send it by fax: (312) 886-1688 or U.S.
Mail:
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Chicago National Processing Center
11 West Quincy Court
Chicago, IL 60604-2105
D. Cost of H-2A and H-2B Temporary Labor Certification Activities
Please base the information supplied in the table below on available prior fiscal year
expenditure data to estimate the cost of conducting state activities under the H-2A and H-2B
temporary labor certification programs, including applications for logging. Please complete
all yellow highlighted areas.
Costing Sheet (Including Logging)
Total Total Average
Activity
Number Cost Cost(5)
H-2A Housing Inspections(1)
H-2A Prevailing Wage Surveys(2)
H-2A Prevailing Practice and Normal and
Accepted Requirement Surveys(2)
H-2A Job Orders Processed(3)
Total Cost of H-2A Activities(4)
Staff Assisted H-2B Job Orders(6)
Total Cost of H-2A and H-2B Activities(7)
(1) H-2A Housing Inspections:
Include in the total cost estimate: travel time, inspection time, travel mileage, and completion of
paperwork. Include in the total, all housing inspections started during the prior FY regardless of the final
completion date.
• If housing inspections are done by another organization, estimate the cost that the H-2A portion adds
to their total cost and include this amount in the table.
(2) H-2A Prevailing Wage/Practice and Normal and Accepted Requirement Surveys:
• Include in the total cost estimate the development of the survey instrument, postage, collection of
responses, collation of information, and publication of results.
• Include in the total, all surveys started during the prior fiscal year regardless of the final completion
date.
(3) H-2A Job Orders Processed:
• Include in the total cost estimate the creation and maintenance of files, taking into account the cost
associated with receiving and reviewing applications, referring applicants, and releasing orders into
inter/intra-state job system.
(4) Total Cost of H-2A Activities:
• Total Cost of Housing Inspections plus Total Cost of Prevailing Wage/Practice Surveys plus Total
Cost of Job Orders Processed.
(5) Average Cost:
• Total Cost of activity/Total Number of activity.
(6) Staff Assisted H-2B Job Orders:
• Total number of job orders.
(7) Total Cost of H-2A and H-2B Activities
• Add cost of all activities
E. Permanent Labor Certification Activities
The SWAs are expected to perform labor exchange activities necessary to support the
recruitment of U.S. workers under the permanent labor certification program. Such labor
exchange activities include placing job orders serving the area of intended employment and
receiving referrals of qualified applicants for consideration. Please note that these activities are
covered by existing Wagner-Peyser formula grants and not by the FLC grants that are the subject
of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter.
F. Grantee Contact Information
H-2A Program Point-of-Contact
Last (family) name First (given) name
Job title
Address
City State Postal code
Telephone number (including extension) Fax number
E-mail address
H-2B Program Point-of-Contact (if different than the contact listed above)
Last (family) name First (given) name
Job title
Address
City State Postal code
Telephone number (including extension) Fax number
E-mail address
Fiscal Grant Point-of-Contact (if different than the contact listed above)
Last (family) name First (given) name
Job title
Address
City State Postal code
Telephone number (including extension) Fax number
E-mail address
Attachment 3: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2014/TEGL_10_13Attach3.pdf
Attachment 3
ANNUAL PLAN CERTIFICATION
____________ (Insert SWA Name)_________________________ certifies that it will carry out
all activities outlined in the fiscal year 2014 Annual Plan to support the Secretary of Labor's
responsibilities under the Immigration and Nationality Act as well as all other standard
certifications and assurances as a condition of receiving the Federal grant funds. Per 29 CFR
97.42(e)(1), file documentation of grant activities and accomplishments will be available for
examination by the Employment and Training Administration or other authorized Federal
representatives.
_______________________________________________ Date________________
Authorized Representative’s Signature
_______________________________________________
Authorized Representative’s Job Title
_______________________________________________
Authorized Representative’s Printed Name
Attachment 4: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2014/TEGL_10_13_Attach4.pdf
Attachment 4
FY 2013 Funding Levels (Provided as Estimates due to FY 2014 Continuing Resolution)*
Alabama 83,020 Nevada 85,679
Alaska 76,145 New Hampshire 92,632
Arizona 277,396 New Jersey 624,092
Arkansas 87,591 New Mexico 87,591
California 1,094,787 New York 1,417,021
Colorado 241,500 North Carolina 211,660
Connecticut 270,215 North Dakota 96,625
Delaware 104,573 Northern Mariana Islands 71,565
Florida 606,551 Ohio 213,176
Georgia 564,490 Oklahoma 83,012
Guam 71,564 Oregon 91,975
Hawaii 71,564 Pennsylvania 581,030
Idaho 221,094 Puerto Rico 71,564
Illinois 438,816 Rhode Island 76,145
Indiana 76,143 South Carolina 95,155
Iowa 85,309 South Dakota 85,309
Kansas 126,182 Tennessee 174,769
Kentucky 340,345 Texas 973,058
Louisiana 170,409 Utah 104,638
Maine 302,952 Vermont 107,620
Maryland 526,713 Virgin Islands 71,564
Massachusetts 797,299 Virginia 763,075
Michigan 307,306 Washington 217,939
Minnesota 106,673 Washington DC 123,809
Mississippi 99,043 West Virginia 78,433
Missouri 130,986 Wisconsin 134,349
Montana 80,722 Wyoming 78,437
Nebraska 110,877
*Please use provided FY 2013 levels as an estimate for your FY 2014 requests, as Continuing
Resolution funding due to the Federal Budget status means full FY 2014 funding has not been
determined yet. Adjustments to FY 2014 awards will be based on appropriated funds when
additional Continuing Resolutions or full FY 2014 Congressional Budget approval is
determined.
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