Notices. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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BILLING CODE 4510-28-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Division of Foreign Labor Certification; Designation of Centralized Location in Each State for the Processing of H-2A Applications; General Administration Letter No. 2-01 The Employment and Training Administration administers and interprets the requirements of the temporary, alien agricultural labor certification (H-2A) program. These interpretations are issued in General Administration Letters (GAL's) to its Regional Offices and the State Employment Security Agencies.
The GAL below is published in the **Federal Register** in order to inform the public. GAL No. 2-01 GAL No. 2-01 lists the centralized H-2A processing locations in each state. Signed at Washington, DC this 10th day of April 2001. Raymond J. Uhalde, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor. U. S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Washington, D.C. 20210 Classification: H-2A Correspondence Symbol: OWS Date: March 14, 2001 Directive: General Administration Letter No. 2-01 To:
All State Employment Security Agencies From: Lenita Jacobs-Simmons, Deputy Assistant Secretary Subject: Designation of Centralized Location in Each State for the Processing of H-2A Applications 1. *Purpose. * To distribute a list of the centralized H-2A processing locations in each State. 2. *References. * 20 CFR part 655, Subpart B 20 CFR 655.101(a). 3. *Background. * As a result of funding reductions and streamlining measures which have occurred throughout the years, most States have transferred the H-2A functions to a centralized location within the State to better coordinate the programmatic efforts between the State and the Regional Office and to expedite the H-2A certification process.
The H-2A regulations at 20 CFR 655.101 require the simultaneous submission of an H-2A application to the Regional Office of the Department of Labor
(DOL)and the State Employment Service Agency
(SESA)in the area of intended employment. While most of the functions of the H-2A process are actually administered by one or more State-level office(s), the regulations frequently refer to the local offices of the SESA when referring to the recruitment process of the application. Most, if not all, of the correspondence that occurs during the submission of the application and the recruitment process is actually between the employer and a centralized location within the State, since most States have designated a centralized location for the processing of H-2A applications. 4. *Action Required. * SESAs are required to assure that employers using the H-2A program in their areas are aware of the specific location where filing and notification must occur. In the very near future, the Employment and Training Administration web site will include the listing of the SESAs' Central Office processing addresses which will be updated periodically. 5. *Inquiries. * Address questions and inquiries to Charlene Giles at
(202)693-2950. 6. *Attachment. * Listing of State Employment Service Agencies with Central Offices processing H-2A applications. H-2A State Job Service Offices Region I—Boston Connecticut Department of Labor 200 Folly Brook Blvd. Wethersfield, CT 06109 Phone:
(860)263-6020 Maine Department of Labor 45 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0045 Phone:
(207)624-6487 Massachusetts Massachusetts Division of Employment and Training Charles F. Hurley ES Building Boston, MA 02114 Phone:
(617)626-5358 New Hampshire New Hampshire Department of Employment Security 32 South Main Street Concord, NH 03301 Phone:
(603)228-4083 Rhode Island Rhode Island Dept. of Labor and Training Center General Complex, Building 73 1511 Pontiac Ave. Cranson, RI 02920-4407 Phone:
(401)462-8813 Vermont Vermont Department of Employment and Training 700 Exchange St., Suite 106 Middlebury, VT 05753-1529 Phone:
(802)388-5716 Region I—New York New Jersey New Jersey Department of Labor Labor Building, John Fitch Plaza Trenton, NJ 08625 Phone:
(609)777-1838 New York New York State Department of Labor State Campus Office Bldg #12, Rm 286 Albany, NY 12240 Phone:
(518)457-6798 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Department of Labor Metro Center Building Mayaguez St. Corner Cidra San Juan, PR 00918 Phone:
(787)754-5151 ext 2292 Region II—Philadelphia Delaware 4425 N Market Street Wilmington, DE 19809-0828 Phone:
(302)761-8116 Maryland Maryland Department of Labor Suite 100 14 North Potomac Street Hagerstown, MD 21740 Phone:
(301)393-8218 Pennsylvania Bureau of Employer & Career Services 7th and Forster Streets, 13th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17120 Phone:
(717)787-6521 Virginia Virginia Employment Commission P.O. Box 1358, Room 333 Richmond, VA 23211 Phone:
(804)786-8714 Virginia Employment Commission 192 Bristol East Road P.O. Box Drawer 16129 Bristol, VA 24209-6129 Phone:
(540)642-7350 Virginia Employment Commission 400 Preston Avenue P.O. Box 1587 Charlottesville, VA 22902-1587 Phone:
(804)984-7630 Virginia Employment Commission 910 North Mecklenburg Ave P.O. Box 6800 Danville, VA 24540 Phone:
(804)791-5291 Virginia Employment Commission 5240 Oaklawn Boulevard Hopewell, VA 23860 Phone:
(804)541-6503 Virginia Employment Commission 3204 Main Street P.O. Box 9 Onley, VA 23418 Phone:
(757)302-2029 Virginia Employment Commission P.O. Box 40008 Roanoke, VA 24022 Phone:
(540)561-7489 Virginia Employment Commission P.O. Box 485 South Hill, VA 23970 Phone:
(804)447-8700 Virginia Employment Commission P.O. Box 67 Warsaw, VA 22572 Phone:
(804)333-3675 Virginia Employment Commission 100 Premier Place Winchester, VA 22602 Phone:
(540)722-3415 West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs 112 California Avenue Charleston, WV 25305 Phone:
(304)558-2850 Region III—Atlanta Alabama Department of Labor Industrial Relations Building, Room 2805 649 Monroe Street Montgomery, AL 36131 Phone:
(334)242-8020 Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation P.O. Box 10869 Tallahassee, FL 32302-0512 Phone:
(850)921-3830 Georgia Georgia Department of Labor 148 International Blvd., Suite 450 Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone:
(404)656-3164 Kentucky Division of Employment Services Frankfort, KY 40621 2 West 275 East Main Street Phone:
(502)564-7456 Mississippi Mississippi Employment Security Commission P.O. Box 1699 Jackson, MS 39215 Phone:
(601)961-7529 North Carolina North Carolina Employment Security Commission P.O. Box 27625 Raleigh, NC 27611 Phone:
(919)733-3210 South Carolina South Carolina Employment Security Commission P.O. Box 1406 Columbia, SC 29202 Phone:
(803)737-2599 Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Davy Crockett Tower—11th Floor 500 James Robertson Pkwy. Nashville, TN 37245-1200 Phone:
(615)741-1977 Region IV—Dallas Arkansas Employment Security Department Post Office Box 2981 Little Rock, AR 72203-2981 Phone:
(501)682-3129 Colorado Colorado Dept of Labor & Employment Tower 2, Suite 400 1515 Arapahoe St. Denver, CO 80202-2117 Phone:
(303)620-4202 Louisiana Louisiana Department of Labor Post Office Box 94094 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9094 Phone:
(225)342-3280 Montana Department of Labor & Industry Box 1728 Helena, MT 59624 Phone:
(406)444-3480 New Mexico New Mexico Department of Labor 401 Broadway, NE P.O. Box 1928 Albuquerque, NM 87103 Phone:
(505)841-8878 North Dakota Job Service of North Dakota P.O. Box 1727 Minot, ND 57502 Phone:
(701)857-7557 Oklahoma Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Will Rogers Memorial Office Building P.O. Box 52003 Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2003 Phone:
(405)557-7126 South Dakota South Dakota Dept. of Labor 700 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501 Phone:
(605)773-3101 Texas Texas Workforce Commission 101 E. 15th Street Room 424T Austin, Texas 78778 Phone:
(512)463-2977 Utah Utah Department of Workforce Services 140 E 300 Street Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0249 Phone:
(801)526-9459 Wyoming Department of Employment P.O. Box 70 Rawlins, WY 82301-0070 Phone:
(307)324-3485 Region V—Chicago Illinois Illinois Department of Employment Security 401 South State Street, 7th Floor Chicago, IL 60605 Phone:
(312)793-6807 Indiana Indiana Dept. of Workforce Development 10 N. Senate Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone:
(317)232-7187 Iowa Iowa Workforce Development 150 Des Moines St. Des Moines, IA 50309-5563 Phone:
(515)281-9336 Kansas Department of Human Resources Division of Employment and Training 401 Southwest Topeka Blvd. Topeka, KS 66603-3182 Phone:
(785)296-5014 Michigan Michigan Dept of Career Development 7310 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 Phone:
(313)876-5284 Missouri Division of Employment Security P.O. Box 1087 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone:
(573)751-3773 Minnesota Minnesota Dept of Economic Security 390 N. Robert St. Minneapolis, MN 55101 Phone:
(651)296-2949 Nebraska Nebraska Workforce Development P.O. Box 94600 Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone:
(402)471-2776 Ohio Ohio Dept of Jobs & Family Services 145 S. Front Street Columbus, OH 43216 Phone:
(614)644-7288 Wisconsin Wisconsin Dept. of Workforce Development 201 E. Washington Ave. Madison, WI 53707 Phone:
(608)266-0017 Region VI—San Francisco Alaska Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development P.O. Box 25509 Juneau, AK 99802 Phone:
(907)465-5956 Arizona Arizona Department of Economic Security P.O. Box 6123 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone:
(602)542-6515 California Employment Development 800 Capitol Mall, MIC 37 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone:
(916)654-9270 Hawaii Workforce Development Division 830 Punchbowl Street Room 329 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone:
(808)586-8820 Idaho Idaho Department of Labor 317 W Main Street Boise, ID 83735 Phone:
(208)334-6139 Nevada Department Employment Training & Rehabilitation 500 East 3rd Street Carson City, NV 89713 Phone:
(775)684-0415 Oregon Oregon Employment Department 875 Union Street NE Rm 201 Salem, OR 97311 Phone:
(503)947-1679 Washington Employment Security Department—WorkSource Operations Division P.O. Box 9046 Olympia, WA 98507-9046 Phone:
(360)438-3285 [FR Doc. 01-9574 Filed 4-17-01; 8:45 am]
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