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Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Animals Reporting Activities, 50-51 2020-29014 Centers Medicare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 99-100 2020-29116 Coast Guard Coast Guard PROPOSED RULES Safety Zones: Super Bowl LV; Hillsborough Bay and River, Tampa, FL, 32-34 2020-26070 Commerce Commerce Department See Foreign-Trade Zones Board See International Trade Administration See National Institute of Standards and Technology See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Education Department Education Department NOTICES Submission of Data by State Educational Agencies:

Submission Dates for State Revenue and Expenditure Reports for Fiscal Year 2020, Revisions to Those Reports, and Revisions to Prior Fiscal Year Reports, 74-75 2020-29112 Employee Benefits Employee Benefits Security Administration NOTICES Proposed Exemption for Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, NY; Goldman Sachs or the Applicant, 131-144 2020-29113 Employment and Training Employment and Training Administration RULES Discretionary Review by the Secretary of Labor, 1-4 2020-28951 PROPOSED RULES Discretionary Review by the Secretary of Labor, 29-32 2020-28952 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: YouthBuild Reporting System, 145 2020-29011 Revised Schedule of Remuneration for the Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers Program Reflecting Military Pay Increase Effective January 1, 2021, 144-145 2020-29140 Energy Department Energy Department See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission RULES Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Small Electric Motors and Electric Motors, 4-25 2020-27662 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 78-79 2020-29053 Energy Conservation Program: Decision and Order Granting a Waiver to Senneca Holdings from the Walk-in Cooler and Walk-in Freezer Test Procedure, 75-78 2020-29099 Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency NOTICES Asbestos (Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos); Final Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluation, 89-91 2020-29109 Proposed Consent Decree: Clean Air Act Citizen Suit, 88-89 2020-29078 Proposed Settlement Agreement:

Challenge to Clean Air Act, 87-88 2020-29065 Export Import Export-Import Bank NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 91-92 2020-29156 Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration RULES Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures: Miscellaneous Amendments, 25-28 2020-29056 2020-29057 Federal Communications Federal Communications Commission PROPOSED RULES Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act, 44-47 2020-28612 Federal Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Rated Orders, Adjustments, Exceptions, or Appeals under the Emergency Management Priorities and Allocations System, 113-114 2020-29029 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Combined Filings, 80-82 2020-29070 2020-29072 Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., 86-87 2020-29068 Filing: Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., 86 2020-29073 Initial Market-Based Rate Filings Including Requests for Blanket Section 204 Authorizations:

RE Slate 1, LLC, 85 2020-29071 Petition for Declaratory Order: Hollow Road Solar, LLC, 85-86 2020-29076 Request under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 79-80 2020-29066 Colorado Interstate Gas Co., LLC, 82-83 2020-29067 Request under Blanket Authorization: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC, 83-85 2020-29069 Federal Motor Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration NOTICES Hours of Service of Drivers: Proposed Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Use of a Commercial Motor Vehicle for Yard Moves, 179-181 2020-29062 Federal Reserve Federal Reserve System NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 92-97 2020-29028 Change in Bank Control: Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company, 92 2020-29030 Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 98 2020-29033 Proposals to Engage in or to Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities, 98 2020-29034 Fish Fish and Wildlife Service RULES Endangered and Threatened Species: Reclassification of the Endangered June Sucker to Threatened, 192-212 2020-27833 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Concessions, 123-126 2020-29074 Online Eastern Population Sandhill Crane Survey Data Entry Portal, 116-118 2020-29047 Draft Revised Boundaries: John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System; Okaloosa and Walton Counties, FL; Beaufort and Charleston Counties, SC, 118-123 2020-29043 Food and Drug Food and Drug Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Class II Special Controls Guidance Document:

Labeling Natural Rubber Latex Condoms, 109-111 2020-29091 National Agriculture and Food Defense Strategy Survey, 104-106 2020-29082 Final Debarment Order: Alec Burlakoff, 102-103 2020-29046 Jerrod Nichols Smith, 101-102 2020-29052 Joseph A. Rowan, 103-104 2020-29045 Sunrise Lee, 100-101 2020-29044 Guidance: Coronavirus Disease 2019, 106-109 2020-29058 Food and Nutrition Food and Nutrition Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Quality Control Regulations, 51-52 2020-29005 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Requirement for National Directory of New Hires Employment Verification, 52-54 2020-29007 Privacy Act; Matching Program, 54-55 2020-29004 Foreign Assets Foreign Assets Control Office NOTICES Blocking or Unblocking of Persons and Properties, 186-189 2020-28363 Foreign Trade Foreign-Trade Zones Board NOTICES Approval of Expansion of Subzone 18F: Lam Research Corp., Fremont, CA, 55-56 2020-29115 Government Accountability Government Accountability Office NOTICES Requests for Nominations:

Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Payment and Access Commission, 98 2020-28477 Health and Human Health and Human Services Department See Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services See Food and Drug Administration See National Institutes of Health See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Homeland Homeland Security Department See Coast Guard See Federal Emergency Management Agency RULES Discretionary Review by the Secretary of Labor, 1-4 2020-28951 PROPOSED RULES Discretionary Review by the Secretary of Labor, 29-32 2020-28952 NOTICES Determination Pursuant to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, 114-115 2020-29128 Housing Housing and Urban Development Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Transfer and Consolidation of Public Housing Programs, 115-116 2020-28705 Interior Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service International Trade Adm International Trade Administration NOTICES Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from the People's Republic of China, 58-60 2020-29097 2020-29106 Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from the People's Republic of China, 56-58 2020-29101 Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the People's Republic of China, 72-73 2020-29114 Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 60-61 2020-29123 Uncovered Innerspring Units from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 61-63 2020-29110 Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from the People's Republic of China, 67-70 2020-29105 Determination of Sales At Less Than Fair Value:

Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from Brazil, 70-72 2020-29103 Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from the People's Republic of China, 63-67 2020-29104 International Trade Com International Trade Commission NOTICES Complaint: Certain Active Matrix Organic Light-emitting Diode Display Devices and Components Thereof, 128-129 2020-29102 Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.: Certain Cloud-Connected Wood-Pellet Grills and Components Thereof, 129-130 2020-29009 Magnesia Carbon Bricks from China and Mexico;

Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 126-128 2020-28941 Justice Department Justice Department NOTICES Proposed Consent Decree: United States v. Russell Kirk, et al., 130 2020-29039 Labor Department Labor Department See Employee Benefits Security Administration See Employment and Training Administration See Wage and Hour Division RULES Discretionary Review by the Secretary of Labor, 1-4 2020-28951 PROPOSED RULES Discretionary Review by the Secretary of Labor, 29-32 2020-28952 National Highway National Highway Traffic Safety Administration PROPOSED RULES Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards:

Child Restraint Systems, Incorporation by Reference, 47-48 2020-29111 NOTICES Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., 181-182 2020-29094 Porsche Cars North America, Inc., 184-186 2020-29042 Petition for Decision: Nonconforming Model Year 1997 Jeep Wrangler Multi-purpose Vehicles are Eligible for Importation, 183-184 2020-29041 National Institute National Institute of Standards and Technology PROPOSED RULES Rights to Federally Funded Inventions and Licensing of Government Owned Inventions, 35-44 2020-27581 National Institute National Institutes of Health NOTICES Meetings:

National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors, 111-112 2020-29079 National Oceanic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOTICES Requests for Nominations: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Permanent Advisory Committee, 73-74 2020-29075 Nuclear Regulatory Nuclear Regulatory Commission NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 146 2020-29174 Postal Regulatory Postal Regulatory Commission NOTICES New Postal Products, 146-147 2020-29080 Postal Service Postal Service NOTICES International Product Change:

International Priority Airmail, Commercial ePacket, Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International and First-Class Package International Service Agreement, 147-148 2020-29035 International Priority Airmail, International Surface Air Lift, Commercial ePacket, Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International and First-Class Package International Service Agreement, 148 2020-29032 Presidential Documents Presidential Documents PROCLAMATIONS Special Observances:

Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket; 850th Anniversary (Proc. 10129), 213-217 2020-29226 EXECUTIVE ORDERS Educational Opportunity; Effort to Expand Through School Choice (EO 13969), 219-221 2020-29235 Rural Business Rural Business-Cooperative Service NOTICES Inviting applications for Value-Added Producer Grants and Solicitation of Grant Reviewers; Correction, 55 2020-29010 Securities Securities and Exchange Commission NOTICES Application: Deregistration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 157 2020-29013 Meetings;

Sunshine Act, 157 2020-29201 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc., 158-159 2020-29021 Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc., 163-164 2020-29019 ICE Clear Europe, Ltd., 169-172 2020-29023 Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc., 164-168 2020-29027 MEMX, LLC, 152-157 2020-29026 New York Stock Exchange, LLC, 148-152 2020-29020 NYSE Arca, Inc., 159-161 2020-29025 The Depository Trust Co., 162-163 2020-29022 Small Business Small Business Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Paycheck Protection Program, 172-173 2020-29012 State Department State Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Career Connections Evaluation, 174 2020-29050 TechGirls Evaluation, 178-179 2020-29049 Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Annual Report, 174-178 2020-29015 Substance Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration NOTICES Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities:

List of Facilities which Meet Minimum Standards to Engage in Urine and Oral Fluid Drug Testing for Federal Agencies, 112-113 2020-29059 Transportation Department Transportation Department See Federal Aviation Administration See Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Treasury Treasury Department See Foreign Assets Control Office NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Internal Revenue Service Request for Section 754 Revocation, 189 2020-29095 Veteran Affairs Veterans Affairs Department NOTICES Meetings:

Veterans and Community Oversight and Engagement Board, 189-190 2020-29051 Wage Wage and Hour Division RULES Discretionary Review by the Secretary of Labor, 1-4 2020-28951 PROPOSED RULES Discretionary Review by the Secretary of Labor, 29-32 2020-28952 Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service, 192-212 2020-27833 Part III Presidential Documents, 213-217, 219-221 2020-29226 2020-29235 Reader Aids Consult the Reader Aids section at the end of this issue for phone numbers, online resources, finding aids, and notice of recently enacted public laws.

To subscribe to the Federal Register Table of Contents electronic mailing list, go to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USGPOOFR/subscriber/new, enter your e-mail address, then follow the instructions to join, leave, or manage your subscription. 86 1 Monday, January 4, 2021 Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY RIN 1615-AC63 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration 20 CFR Part 655 Office of the Secretary 29 CFR Part 18 Wage and Hour Division 29 CFR Part 503 [DOL Docket No.

DOL-2020-0019] RIN 1290-AA43 Discretionary Review by the Secretary of Labor AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security; and Office of the Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, and Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor. ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor

(DOL)are jointly issuing this direct final rule to extend DOL's recently established system of discretionary Secretary of Labor review to H-2B temporary labor certification cases (H-2B cases) pending before or decided by the Department of Labor's Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals and to make technical, conforming changes to regulations governing the timing and finality of those decisions and of decisions from the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board in H-2B cases. DATES: This direct final rule

(DFR)is effective February 3, 2021 unless significant adverse comment is submitted by January 19, 2021. If the Departments receive significant adverse comment, the Departments will publish a timely withdrawal in the **Federal Register** informing the public that this DFR will not take effect (see Section I, Direct Final Rule Published Concurrently With Companion Proposed Rule, for more details on this process). To ensure consideration, comments must be in writing and must be received by January 19, 2021. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Regulatory Identification Number

(RIN)1290-AA43, electronically only, consistent with the following instructions. Submit comments, read background documents, and read comments received through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at *http://www.regulations.gov.* To locate this rulemaking, use docket number DOL-2020-0019 key words such as “Office of Administrative Law Judges” or “Rules of Practice and Procedure for Administrative Hearings Before the Office of Administrative Law Judges.” Instructions for submitting comments are found on the *www.regulations.gov* website. All comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. on the date indicated for consideration in this rulemaking. Please be advised that comments received will be posted without change to *http://www.regulations.gov,* including any personal information provided. Therefore, the Departments recommend that commenters safeguard their personal information by not including Social Security numbers, personal addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses in comments. It is the responsibility of the commenters to safeguard their information. If you need assistance to review the comments of the rulemaking, the Department will consider providing the comments and the proposed rule in other formats upon request. For assistance to review the comments or obtain the direct final rule in an alternate format, contact Mr. Todd Smyth, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Labor, at

(513)684-3252. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Smyth, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges, 800 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20001-8002; telephone

(513)684-3252. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number above by TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at

(800)877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This preamble is divided into five sections: Section I describes the process of rulemaking using a direct final rule with a companion proposed rule; Section II provides general background information on the rulemaking; Section III summarizes the regulatory text; Section IV covers the administrative requirements for this rulemaking; and Section V provides additional information and instructions to those wishing to comment on the rule. This final rule is not an Executive Order 13771 regulatory action because it is not significant under Executive Order 12866. Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 *et seq.* ), the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs designated this as not a major rule as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). I. Direct Final Rule Published Concurrently With Companion Proposed Rule The Department of Homeland Security

(DHS)and Department of Labor

(DOL)(collectively, the Departments) are simultaneously publishing with this “direct final” rule an identical proposed rule elsewhere in this issue of the **Federal Register** , with an identical change to the regulatory text. In direct final rulemaking, an agency publishes a final rule with a statement that the rule will go into effect unless the agency receives significant adverse comments within a specified period. If the agency receives no significant adverse comments in response to the direct final rule, the DFR goes into effect. If the agency receives significant adverse comments, the agency withdraws the direct final rule and treats such comments as submissions in response to the proposed rule. The proposed rule provides the procedural framework to finalize the proposed regulatory changes through a final rule. Agencies typically use direct final rulemaking when they anticipate a rule will be non-controversial. The Departments have determined that this rule is suitable for direct final rulemaking. The revision to DOL's internal adjudicatory processes would implement the mechanism by which the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) can review H-2B cases pending before or decided by the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) and decisions of the Administrative Review Board (ARB)—a power the Secretary already possesses with respect to other cases pending before or decided by BALCA under DOL's recent final rule, *Rules Concerning Discretionary Review by the Secretary,* 85 FR 30608 (May 20, 2020), and, with respect to ARB decisions in H-2B cases, reflects a power he already possesses pursuant to the Secretary's Order 01-2020, *Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibility to the Administrative Review Board,* 85 FR 13186 (Mar. 6, 2020). This is a rule of agency management and personnel and is entirely a procedural change to how officers within DOL exercise delegated authority on behalf of the Secretary; therefore, the Departments are not required to engage in a notice-and-comment process to issue this rule. *See* 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2), (b)(A). Further, discretionary review by an agency head over adjudicatory decisions exists in many other executive branch agencies, including the Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Education. The rule is thus consistent with well-known and well-established models of internal agency review both at DOL and at other agencies. The comment period for the proposed rule runs concurrently with the comment period for this DFR. Any comments received in response to the proposed rule will also be considered comments regarding the direct final rule and vice versa. For purposes of this rulemaking, a significant adverse comment is one that addresses

(1)why the rule is inappropriate, including challenges to the rule's underlying premise or approach; or

(2)why the rule will be ineffective or unacceptable without a change. In determining whether a significant adverse comment counsels in favor of withdrawal of the direct final rule, the Departments will consider whether the comment raises an issue serious enough to warrant a substantive response. A comment recommending an addition to the rule will not be considered significant and adverse unless the comment explains how the direct final rule would be ineffective or unacceptable without the addition. The Departments request comments on all issues related to this rule, including economic or other regulatory impacts of this rule on the public. II. Background and Joint Issuance for This Rulemaking BALCA has authority over appeals from the decisions of the Employment and Training Administration's adjudication of foreign labor certification applications. It was created by regulation to exercise delegated authority on behalf of the Secretary of Labor. Its existence is neither compelled nor governed by statute, and it is entrusted with the power to issue final agency decisions in the name of the Secretary of Labor. Earlier this year, DOL issued regulations establishing a mechanism by which the Secretary can exercise review of decisions issued by BALCA on his behalf in the H-2A, CW-1, and PERM programs. This rule will apply the same mechanism for review over decisions issued by BALCA in the H-2B program. To ensure that the Secretary has the ability to properly supervise and direct the actions of the Department he supervises, earlier this year the Secretary of Labor also established a system of discretionary secretarial review over the decisions of the ARB. *See* Secretary of Labor's Order No. 01-2020. DOL's authority to effect this reform, as well as the related rulemaking undertaken earlier this year to establish discretionary review over decisions of and appeals before BALCA, derives from 5 U.S.C. 301, which authorizes the heads of agencies to regulate the internal operations of their departments; 5 U.S.C. 305, which provides for continuing review of agency operations; and the Secretary's authority to administer the statutes and programs at issue in ARB and BALCA proceedings, including the H-2B temporary-labor-certification and enforcement programs provided for in DHS and DOL's 2015 joint rules. In combination, these authorities establish many of the powers of DOL within the Office of the Secretary, and give the Secretary of Labor wide latitude to delegate those powers to his subordinates on the terms he deems appropriate. Thus, the Secretary of Labor has the power to delegate his authority to appropriately supervise the adjudicatory process within DOL, and has similarly exercised that same authority to assert his decision-making prerogatives by modifying the terms on which the members of the ARB and BALCA exercise his delegated authority. The Departments do so through this rulemaking with respect to H-2B cases pending before or decided by BALCA. This rule, like those actions undertaken earlier this year, preserves the existing structures by which DOL processes adjudications while giving the Secretary the option, in his sole discretion, to initiate review directly. As with DOL's existing mechanisms of secretarial review, under this reform the Secretary of Labor will rely on BALCA to assist him in identifying cases where secretarial review may be warranted. Also consistent with current practices at DOL and other agencies, the Departments do not anticipate that the power of secretarial review over H-2B cases will be used often. The Departments similarly anticipate that secretarial review—while completely within the Secretary's discretion as the principal officer accountable for DOL's activities—will typically be reserved for matters of significant importance. Finally, DOL will ensure that the secretarial review process will continue to be accomplished in a manner that complies with any applicable legal requirements. The Departments appreciate the expeditious nature of BALCA proceedings involving temporary labor certifications and, as with the existing system of review, do not anticipate that secretarial review over H-2B cases will significantly disrupt or otherwise impede the way such cases are currently processed. As noted above, the Departments expect that secretarial review over BALCA's H-2B decisions will likely not be exercised often. Further, BALCA decisions will remain the Secretary of Labor's final administrative decision unless the Secretary himself assumes jurisdiction over the case. For example, once BALCA issues a decision that grants a labor certification or remands for further processing, the private party in the case will be able to proceed immediately to the next step of the application process. The private party will be delayed in doing so only if the Secretary later decides to undertake review. Moreover, as it does now, 29 CFR 18.95 will continue to limit any potential uncertainty that may exist because of the possibility of secretarial review by placing strict time limits on when the Secretary of Labor will have the option of assuming jurisdiction over a case. As noted in the DOL's prior rulemaking establishing secretarial review over other BALCA cases, 85 FR 30608, the Departments have determined that it is appropriate to issue jointly this rule regarding the Secretary of Labor's review authority over H-2B cases under 29 CFR 18.95. This determination follows conflicting court decisions concerning DOL's authority to issue legislative rules on its own to carry out its duties in the H-2B program. Although the Departments each have authority to issue rules implementing their respective duties in the H-2B program, including rules providing for secretarial review, the Departments determined to make the amendments to the applicable regulations jointly to ensure that there can be no question about the authority underlying such amendments. This approach is consistent with the joint rulemaking governing the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States, 80 FR 24042 (Apr. 29, 2015) (codified at 8 CFR part 214, 20 CFR part 655, and 29 CFR part 503). III. Discussion of Changes Through this rule, the Departments revise 29 CFR part 18 by modifying the conditions under which an H-2B decision of BALCA becomes the final decision of DOL and by extending to H-2B cases the process by which the Secretary of Labor may exercise discretionary review over cases pending before or decided by the BALCA. Technical amendments are also made to 20 CFR part 655, subpart A, to harmonize the manner in which BALCA issues decisions on behalf of the Secretary with the system of discretionary review established in 29 CFR part 18. Additionally, this rule modifies or removes the reference to “final” decisions of the ARB in 20 CFR 655.73(g)(6) and 29 CFR 503.55 to reflect that the finality of ARB decisions is governed by Secretary's Order 01-2020. IV. Administrative Requirements Executive Orders 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility. This rule has been drafted and reviewed in accordance with Executive Order 12866. The Departments, in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), determined that this rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 because the rule will not have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; will not create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency; and will not materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients thereof. Furthermore, the rule does not raise a novel legal or policy issue arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in the Executive order. Accordingly, OMB has waived review. Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required for this rule under section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act, the regulatory flexibility analysis requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 603, 604, do not apply to this rule. *See* 5 U.S.C. 603(a), 604(a). Paperwork Reduction Act The Departments have determined that this rule is not subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.,* as this rulemaking does not involve any collections of information. *See* 5 CFR 1320.3(c). Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 and Executive Order 13132, Federalism The Departments have reviewed this rule in accordance with the requirements of Executive Order 13132 and the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1501 *et seq.,* and have found no potential or substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between the National Government and the states, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. As there is no Federal mandate contained herein that could result in increased expenditures by state, local, and tribal governments, or by the private sector, the Departments have not prepared a budgetary impact statement. Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments The Departments have reviewed this rule in accordance with Executive Order 13175 and has determined that it does not have “tribal implications.” The rule does not “have substantial direct effects on one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal government and Indian tribes.” Signature The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad F. Wolf, having reviewed and approved this document, has delegated the authority to electronically sign this document to Chad R. Mizelle, who is the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the General Counsel for DHS, for purposes of publication in the **Federal Register** . V. Notice and Comment A. APA Requirements for Notice and Comment This rule addresses matters of internal agency management and personnel, as well as matters of agency organization, practice and procedure, and consequently are exempt from the notice and public comments requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. *See* 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2), (b)(A). Nevertheless, the Departments wish to provide the public an opportunity to submit comments. B. Publication of Comments Please be advised that the Departments will generally post all comments without making any change to the comments, including any personal information provided. The *www.regulations.gov* website is the Federal e-rulemaking portal, and all comments received will be available and accessible to the public on this website. Therefore, the Departments recommend that commenters safeguard their personal information by not including social security numbers, personal addresses, telephone numbers, or email addresses in comments. It is the responsibility of the commenter to safeguard his or her information. C. Access to Docket In addition to all comments received by the Departments being accessible on *www.regulations.gov,* the Departments will make all the comments available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office listed in the ADDRESSES section above. If you need assistance to review the comments, the Departments will provide you with appropriate aids such as readers or print magnifiers. The Departments will make copies of the rule available, upon request, in large print or electronic file on portable digital media. The Departments will consider providing the rule in other formats upon request. To schedule an appointment to review the comments or obtain the rule in an alternate format, contact Todd Smyth, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges, 800 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20001-8002; telephone

(513)684-3252. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number above by TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at

(800)877-8339. List of Subjects 20 CFR Part 655 Administrative practice and procedure, Labor certification processes for temporary employment. 29 CFR Part 18 Administrative practice and procedure, Labor. 29 CFR Part 503 Administrative practice and procedure, Obligations, Enforcement, Immigration and Nationality Act, Temporary alien non-agricultural workers. For the reasons discussed in the joint preamble, part 655 of title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations and parts 18 and 503 of title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations are amended as follows: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Title 20: Employees' Benefits Employment and Training Administration PART 655—TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES 1. The authority citation for part 655 continues to read as follows: Authority: Section 655.0 issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii), 1101(a)(15)(H)(i) and (ii), 8 U.S.C. 1103(a)(6), 1182(m), (n), (p), and (t), 1184(c), (g), and (j), 1188, and 1288(c) and (d); sec. 3(c)(1), Pub. L. 101-238, 103 Stat. 2099, 2102 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 221(a), Pub. L. 101-649, 104 Stat. 4978, 5027 (8 U.S.C. 1184 note); sec. 303(a)(8), Pub. L. 102-232, 105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); sec. 323(c), Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2428; sec. 412(e), Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 2(d), Pub. L. 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); 29 U.S.C. 49k; Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135, as amended; Pub. L. 109-423, 120 Stat. 2900; 8 CFR 214.2(h)(4)(i); 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(iii); and sec. 6, Pub. L. 115-218, 132 Stat. 1547 (48 U.S.C. 1806). Subpart A issued under 8 CFR 214.2(h). Subpart B issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184(c), and 1188; and 8 CFR 214.2(h). Subpart E issued under 48 U.S.C. 1806. Subparts F and G issued under 8 U.S.C. 1288(c) and (d); sec. 323(c), Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2428; and 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, Pub. L. 114-74 at section 701. Subparts H and I issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) and (b)(1), 1182(n), (p), and (t), and 1184(g) and (j); sec. 303(a)(8), Pub. L. 102-232, 105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); sec. 412(e), Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681; 8 CFR 214.2(h); and 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, Pub. L. 114-74 at section 701. Subparts L and M issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) and 1182(m); sec. 2(d), Pub. L. 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); Pub. L. 109-423, 120 Stat. 2900; and 8 CFR 214.2(h). 2. In § 655.61, revise paragraph

(e)to read as follows: § 655.61 Administrative review.

(e)*Review.* The BALCA must review the CO's determination only on the basis of the Appeal File, the request for review, and any legal briefs submitted and must, except in cases over which the Secretary has assumed jurisdiction pursuant to 29 CFR 18.95:

(1)Affirm the CO's determination; or

(2)Reverse or modify the CO's determination; or

(3)Remand to the CO for further action. 3. In § 655.72, revise paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows: § 655.72 Revocation.

(b)* * *

(3)*Appeal.* An employer may appeal a Notice of Revocation, or a final determination of the Administrator, OFLC after the review of rebuttal evidence, according to the appeal procedures of § 655.61. 4. In § 655.73, revise paragraph (g)(6) to read as follows: § 655.73 Debarment.

(g)* * *

(6)*ARB decision.* The ARB's decision must be issued within 90 calendar days from the notice granting the petition and served upon all parties and the ALJ. Title 29: Labor Office of the Secretary of Labor PART 18—RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS BEFORE THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 5. The authority citation for part 18 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 5 U.S.C. 551-553; 5 U.S.C. 571 note; E.O. 12778; 57 FR 7292. 6. In § 18.95, revise paragraph (b)(1) to read as follows: § 18.95 Review of decision and review by the Secretary.

(b)* * *

(1)In any case for which administrative review is sought or handled in accordance with 20 CFR 655.61, 655.171(a), or 655.461, at any point from when the BALCA receives a request for review until the passage of 10 business days after the date on which BALCA has issued its decision. Title 29: Labor Wage and Hour Division PART 503—ENFORCEMENT OF OBLIGATIONS FOR TEMPORARY NONIMMIGRANT NON-AGRICULTURAL WORKERS DESCRIBED IN THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT 7. The authority citation for part 503 continues to read as follows: Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b); 8 U.S.C. 1184; 8 CFR 214.2(h); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at § 701. 8. Revise § 503.55 to read as follows: § 503.55 Decision of the Administrative Review Board. The ARB's decision will be issued within 90 days from the notice granting the petition and served upon all parties and the ALJ. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor. Chad R. Mizelle, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2020-28951 Filed 12-30-20; 4:15 pm]

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